{"product_id":"book-fvtr","title":"Go Back to Where You Came From","description":"Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where, exactly? Fremont, California, where he grew up, but now an unaffordable place to live? Or \u003cbr\u003ePakistan, the country his parents left behind a half-century ago?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile living the American Dream, young Wajahat devoured comic books (devoid of brown superheroes) and fielded well-intentioned advice from uncles and aunties (“Become a doctor!”). He had turmeric stains under his fingernails, was \u003cbr\u003eaccident-prone, suffered from OCD, and wore Husky pants. That is, he was as American as his neighbors, with roots all over the world. Then, while Ali was studying at University of California, Berkeley, 9\/11 happened. Muslims replaced \u003cbr\u003eCommunists as America’s enemy #1, and he became an accidental spokesman and ambassador of all ordinary, unthreatening things Muslim-y.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow a middle-aged dad, Ali has become one of the foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America. In Go Back to Where You Came From, he tackles the dangers of Islamophobia, white supremacy, and chocolate hummus, peppering \u003cbr\u003epersonal stories with astute insights into national security, immigration, and pop culture. In this refreshingly bold, hopeful, and uproarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons for cultivating a more compassionate, inclusive, and delicious America.","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49360127033648,"sku":"BDfvtr","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/341626-fvtr-Square.jpg?v=1734477023","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fvtr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}