UPDATE: Tommy had to reschedule, so the show never aired. We hope to have him on soon.

On tonight’s City Visions on KALW, I’ll interview Tommy Orange, author of the acclaimed 2018 debut novel, There There. In the novel, Orange explores the lives of urban Native Americans—stories and perspectives that have historically been underrepresented in literature. 

Orange was born and raised in Oakland, California and is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of and now teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In There There, rather than trying to convey the Oakland urban Native experience from one point of view, Orange introduces 12 narrators and describes their individual struggles with identity and authenticity, tradition and modernity.  What does it mean to be Native American in the United States today?

Find out more by tuning in tonight at 7pm on local public radio KALW in San Francisco (91.7 FM) and streaming live on our website. Call with comments and questions during the program at (866) 798-TALK, email or text us anytime at cityvisions@kalw.org or tweet us @cityvisionsKALW.