About
Sonia Daccarett is a writer and communications professional. Born in Colombia, she moved to the United States and received an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a master’s degree in international and public affairs from Columbia University. For more than two decades, she worked on strategic communications initiatives with corporate and non-profit clients and currently writes and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. "The Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in Colombia," is her first book.
Featured Work
The Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in Colombia
A debut contemporary memoir about a young woman struggling to understand her identity as the daughter of a Jewish mother and Christian Palestinian father, coming of age in Colombia as increasing violence and the instability of the 1980s engulf her country.
Other Works
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The Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in Colombia
2025
