Curtis Chin will hold a guest talk and book reading about his new book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant (to be released October 17, 2023). There will be a pre-submitted Q&A and live Q&A sections. All members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to attend. This is hosted by VU APIDA & TAAAP and cosponsored by AASA, GSC, Women's Center, Peabody
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About Curtis Chin
Graduating with a degree in creative writing, Chin has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, and the Boston Globe, as well as for shows on network television. Chin has received fellowships from ABC/Disney Television, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has won awards from the National Association for Multicultural Education, the National Association for Ethnic Studies, the American Librarians Association, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and served as a Visiting Scholar at New York University. Chin has screened his films with over 600 entities in sixteen countries including the White House, Lincoln Center, Amnesty International, SXSWEdu, and the Government of Norway. Past media include CNN, MSNBC, and public radio, as well as the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Huffington Post. As an organizer, Chin co-founded the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, the premiere non-profit dedicated to promoting Asian American writers. He has also worked as the Director of Outreach for the Democratic National Committee and served on Barack Obama’s Asian American Leadership Committee during his 2008 Presidential Campaign.
www.curtisfromdetroit.com
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Commons 235/237 MPR
Appetizers will be catered from Lucky Bamboo. Boba from Yin Yang Tea.
Masks recommended for this event!