I'll be speaking at the OCA APA Advocates National Convention with filmmaker and author Curtis Chin at a special screening of his new film, "Warren King: King of Cardboard," Friday, July 25, 2026, 5-8pm, Chinese Community Center in Madison Heights.
You can see the film now on PBS https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/warren-king-king-of-cardboard/38103/
More re OCA National Convention https://www.ocanationalconvention.org/
I'll be speaking on a panel at the Asian American Journalists Assn. 2026 Annual Convention in Minneapolis, Thurs., June 25, 2026, 1-2pm PDT, "Covering end-of-life decisions, aging, and AAPI Communities (Presented by Compassion and Choices)" with with Richard Lui and Ben de Guzman
Conversations about aging, serious illness, disability, and end-of-life decision-making are often shaped by culture, faith, family dynamics, and longstanding stigma. This sponsored session by Compassion & Choices explores how Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are engaging—or avoiding—these important discussions, and what barriers still remain. Panelists will share practical tools and planning resources available through Compassion & Choices, along with real-life examples of how advance care planning can support individuals and families facing complex medical decisions.
The session will also examine how journalists and storytellers can report on aging, caregiving, cancer, disability, and end-of-life issues with accuracy, empathy, and ethical care. Attendees will gain insight into culturally responsive reporting practices, navigating religious and intergenerational perspectives, and telling nuanced stories that honor dignity, agency, and community realities.
I'll be performing a new poem as part of a new performance piece, "A Floating World" with IS/LAND Asian Pacific American performance collaborative
2-day Ekphrastic Poetry Walk Event
Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM to Saturday, April 25, 2026, 6:00 PM
Poetry Reading at Cluster Museum: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 307 N. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
During National Poetry Month, the 2-day Ekphrastic Poetry Walk celebrates the power of the Arts through the words of poets.
On Friday & Saturday April 24 & 25, pick up CLUSTER’s Ekphrastic Poetry Guide then head out on a self-guided scavenger hunt around the Kerrytown District’s art galleries to find the artwork written about by 12 Washtenaw County-based poets.
The Ekphrastic Poetry Walk includes CLUSTER’s Grass Grows in the Icebox, WSG Gallery’s Aesthetic Crossings: Ted Ramsey solo show and Gutman Gallery’s Process: A Human Exhibition.
Author list guest curated by Cam Finch & Katie Hartsock.
Featuring the work of James Barton, Scott Beal, Forrest Hejkal, T Hetzel, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Rachel Nelson, Isaac Pickell, Onna Solomon, Ellen Stone, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth, and Lily Tobias.
HOURS: Friday 12-5pm & Saturday 11am-5pm
*Suggested sliding scale donation for the Ekphrastic Poetry Guide is $5-$15.
*All funds go towards visual & literary Arts programming at CLUSTER Museum.
https://clustermuseum.org/events/2026ekphrasticpoetrywalk
Curtis Chin in Conversation/ Great Michigan Read 2025/26 Event
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
307 N. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant is this year’s Great Michigan Read choice, and CLUSTER is thrilled to host author Curtis Chin in conversation.
Chin will be joined in conversation by University of Michigan Professors Nadine Hubbs and William A. Calvo-Quirós exploring themes of immigration, identity, community and the experience of growing up queer in 1980’s American and outside its borders. Together, they will reflect on how a place of upbringing becomes the setting for an unlikely origin story: In Chin’s case a Chinese restaurant becomes the setting for how a closeted Chinese boy raised on republican politics transforms into a searingly honest Gay writer and activist for social and political activism in both the LGBTQ+ and AAPI communities.
The event is moderator by CLUSTER co-founder Chien-An Yuan.
The event is co-sponsored by Asian American Journalists Association Michigan chapter.
FREE but registration required. Register https://clustermuseum.org/events/michigangreatreadcurtischen
Doors open at 6:45.
Great Michigan Reads brings excellent and critically acclaimed books into the public zeitgeist.
This event is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
https://clustermuseum.org/events/michigangreatreadcurtischen
My last WCC class for winter 2026 --ABCs of Publishing
2 Sats, Apr 18, 25, 2026, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, onlineRegister today! https://washtenaw.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&int_category_id=3&int_sub_category_id=49&int_catalog_id=1
Upcoming WCC classes for spring/summer 2026
Spring/Summer 2026Register today! https://washtenaw.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&int_category_id=3&int_sub_category_id=49&int_catalog_id=1
New Winter 2026 course schedule at Washtenaw Community College is out! Come write with me!
Register today. Washtenaw county residents over 65yo are free.
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