2: Writer YELENA KHONGAS (E-lane-a HONGAS). Her new book "Soul to Soul," is about her family's multi-cultural, multi-ethnic background. KHONGAS' grandparents met in jail where they were being held for political activism. Her grandfather was African-American and her grandmother Jewish. They moved to Russia, where KHONGAS's mother was born, and subsequently YELENA herself.
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