In this episode we spoke with Salvadoran-American writer Darrow Farr, also known as Darri, who was visiting New York and stopped by Saki’s apartment for the interview. We talk with Darri about reconnecting with her biological father later in life, what it’s like to date white partners, how and where we gain access to our heritage, and how we’d like to raise children with exposure to these cultures.
Guest Bio:
Darrow Farr is a Salvadoran-American writer. She was a Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University from 2017-2019 and received an MFA in Creative Writing from The Michener Center at the University of Texas. The Bombshell is her debut novel. She was born and raised outside of Philadelphia, where she now lives with her husband and son.
Show notes:
- “Far Away From Me” by Jenny Zhang
- Before meeting, we all read this short essay published by Rookie in 2015. In it, Jenny Zhang discusses the vastly different experiences she had growing up in Queens and Long Island.
- She focuses on the Weezer song “Across the Sea” which begins with the lyrics: You are / Eighteen year-old girl / Who live in small city of Japan (full lyrics here).
- The following podcast/books were mentioned
Credits:
- Edited by Ursula Sommer and mastered by Cedric Wilson.
- Theme music by The Necklace, a project by Taylor Shields and Morgan Võ.
Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org:
- Digging with shovel.m4a by guyburns — https://freesound.org/s/558413/ — License: Creative Commons 0
- Footseps on Sand.wav by 21100206TM — https://freesound.org/s/594484/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0
- Watering with a Watering Can.mp3 by Bricklover — https://freesound.org/s/532890/ — License: Creative Commons 0
- varna birds singing garden.mp3 by martinabg — https://freesound.org/s/613316/ — License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
- Wind – Soft breeze by Vrymaa — https://freesound.org/s/734663/ — License: Creative Commons 0
