Author and Poet, Roya Hakakian

A conversation with visiting essayist, author and poet, Roya Hakakian, keynote speaker at the 2013 Hawaii Federal District Court Conference. Her 2004 memoir of growing up in post-revolution Iran "Journey From The Land Of No" put her in the American consciousness.  Her most recent book, "Assassins Of The Turquoise Palace" makes the case why the American relationship with Iran isn't history"