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Ep. 268 Over Burdened and Under Funded by Roxanna Asgarian


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Journalist and author Roxanna Asgarian joins The Stacks to talk about her new nonfiction book, We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America. We find out how Roxanna pushed back against true crime culture in writing about the 2018 Hart family tragedy. We also discuss how birth families are treated versus adoptive parents, how race and class factor into American child welfare and the financial implications of the system.

The Stacks Book Club selection for May is This Boy We Made by Taylor Harris. We will discuss the book on May 31st with Nicole Chung.


You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:

https://thestackspodcast.com/2023/05/24/ep-268-roxanna-asgarian


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