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Elizabeth Mehren

Biography

Elizabeth Mehren

Elizabeth Mehren is a Portland-based writer, editor and educator. After working at The Washington Post, she became a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and later spent a decade on the faculty at Boston University. Mehren earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at UC Berkeley and has written for national magazines, appeared on television and radio, and received awards for teaching and journalism. I LIVED TO TELL THE WORLD is her fifth book.

Elizabeth Mehren

Books by Elizabeth Mehren

I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War
by Elizabeth Mehren - Biography, History, Nonfiction, Politics

As Americans increasingly question how each of us fits into our nation's cultural tapestry, I LIVED TO TELL THE WORLD presents 13 inspiring profiles of refugees who have settled in Oregon. They come from Rwanda, Myanmar, Bosnia, Syria and more --- different stories and different conflicts, but similar paths through loss and violence to a new, not always easy, life in the United States. The in-depth profiles are drawn from hours of interviews and oral histories. Journalist Elizabeth Mehren worked collaboratively with the survivors to honor the complexity of their experiences and to ensure that the stories are told with, and not just about, them. Mehren also weaves in historical, cultural and political context alongside these personal stories of resilience.