It is with great pleasure that we present to you the third issue of volume five of Falastin magazine. This issue, our theme was family and the many ways they shape our identities. We asked our contributors to reflect on the ways family has influenced our ties to our homeland. For many first generation Palestinian Americans, family is one of our strongest ties to Palestine, especially for those of us who have never been able to visit Falastin but grew up hearing about it’s beauty from relatives.