This Is Not Who We Are

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After the chaos of 2020 many of us came away looking for meaning and authentic connection. David Maeda's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This Is Not Who We Are</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> could not be more timely or more relevant. In his memoir David connects his own personal struggles-with finding purpose romantic connections and deep depression-to the greater struggles of average Americans during a pandemic and an intense election season.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>David's honest assessment of his own life both the highs and lows is entertaining and relatable. He regales us with stories that present what it looks like to orient toward the truth of oneself amidst the expectations and pressures of the world.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you appreciate memoirs like </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lost & Found</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> by Kathryn Schulz or </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth Transformation and the New American Story</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> by Raphael G. Warnoc </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This is Not Who We Are </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is for you.</span></p>