Photo: Smithsonian APA Center APA Day in a Life

Look what I found at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center archives -- from APA Day in a Life

https://smithsonianapa.org/now/experimenting-with-digital-media/attachment/279/

1990 Institute Newsletter 2-23 asks How will we chase climate solutions?

1990 Institute Newsletter 2-23 How will we chase climate solutions?

Speaking tonight at SFSU Pathways to Publication, Thurs, Nov 10, 10pm EST, Zoom

Speaking tonight at SFSU Pathways to Publication, Thurs, Nov 10, 10pm EST/ 7pm PST, Zoom 

Thanks for inviting me, Prof. May-lee Chai!

Registration https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qsqsOhwBTm2eyMJLd04h2A

Speaking today! UM Language Matters, Nov 7, 5:30pm EST, in person

I'll be speaking at Univ of Michigan "LanguageMatters" Invitation to Lightning Workshop and Roundtable Conversation, Mon. Nov 7, 2022, 5:30-6:30pm, EST, in person, somewhere at Univ of Michigan. 268 Weiser Hall. They are figuring out the Zoom version.

This will be super fun, I'll have all sorts of new stories to tell, hope you can join!

A Lightning Talk Workshop: Language and Identities | Happening @ Michigan

UM Language Matters – All accents, dialects, and languages deserve respect. How can you help us spread the word?

With ballots in Arabic, how one community is ‘voting with dignity’ in Michigan | PBS NewsHour

My article for PBS NewsHour, with so much info re Voting Rights Act Sections 203 and 208 and the US Census, and some tips if you need language assistance at the polls.

With ballots in Arabic, how one community is ‘voting with dignity’ in Michigan | PBS NewsHour

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 22: What future can we create by voting together and standing together?

My essay for 1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 22 Nov 4, 2022 asks What future can we create by voting together and standing together?

“I’m going to put your name down as a write-in candidate for the library board,” my son, who we all call Little Brother, joked as we filled in our ballots together Sunday at the kitchen table. 

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 22

IS/LAND | Open Studio Rehearsal | Ann Arbor District Library

Come watch our next piece be developed step by step

IS/LAND | Open Studio Rehearsal at Ann Arbor District Library
Friday November 4, 2022: 6:00pm to 7:30pm 

https://aadl.org/node/609036

IS/LAND | Open Studio Rehearsal | Ann Arbor District Library

Writing Opinion Essays - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

Come write with me! I'm teaching Writing Opinion Essays & OpEds at Washtenaw Community College 3 weekends starting this Sat 11/5 10am on Zoom so anyone can join. Register today

How do we use writing to touch, inspire, persuade, and provoke readers to action? Learn simple but powerful methods to get the ideas out of your head and onto the page. Consider different forms including op-ed, persuasive essay, spoken word, social media and art. Part writing, part activism and a lot of heart, this class aspires to help you use the written word to create the change you want to see in the world.

Writing Opinion Essays - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

A Lightning Talk Workshop: Language and Identities | Happening @ Michigan

I’m giving a lightning talk next Monday re language and identities Nov 7 5:40pm at Univ of Michigan 268 Weiser Hall sponsored by UM Language Matters

A Lightning Talk Workshop: Language and Identities | Happening @ Michigan

Speaking at SFSU re "Pathways to Publication" Thurs, Nov 10

 

Speaking at SFSU Pathways to Publication, Thurs, Nov 10, 10pm EST/ 7pm PST, Zoom 

with Kao Kalia Yang Ruben Quesada, SFSU alumna Joan Gelfand, and Prof. May-lee Chai!

Registration https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qsqsOhwBTm2eyMJLd04h2A

1990 Institute Newsletter 2-21 Oct 21, 2022 asks How can our Asian American vote help to unite rather than divide us?

My essay for 1990 Institute Newsletter 2-21 Oct 21, 2022 asks How can our Asian American vote help to unite rather than divide us?

ICYMI: PBS NewsHour: What will the EV revolution mean for Detroit?

Governor Whitmer emailed and tweeted and press released my EV article! Wow!

ICYMI: PBS NewsHour: What will the EV revolution mean for Detroit?

(1) Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Twitter: "I'm proud that Republicans and Democrats worked across the aisle to build up our economic development toolkit and empower Michigan to compete for every project and every job. Together, we’re ensuring Michigan is the top destination for EV and mobility. https://t.co/kyS00V1Gro" / Twitter

2 Readings tomorrow "You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids" at AADL and Booksweet

I have two back to back readings tomorrow! 

First at IS/LAND Open Studio at AADL Downtown Library Multipurpose Room this Friday Oct 21, 2022 6:00-7:30 pm EDT, in person. This will be an open studio with IS/LAND dancers and musicians so will not be your ordinary performance experience. It is always super cool with lots of discussion et al.

IS/LAND | Open Studio Rehearsal | Ann Arbor District Library

And then at Booksweet Bookshop from 7:30-9:00 pm, in person and outdoors (weather pending)!

An evening of readings at Booksweet on the northside of Ann Arbor from four local authors: Vicki Brett-Gach, Jihyun Yun, Ann S. Epstein, and Frances Kai-Hwa Wang.

Friday, October 21 from 7:30-9 pm, 1729 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, in person, hopefully outside, weather permitting. They said there will be treats!

This is a FREE event, but your RSVP is very helpful to their planning.

10/21: Local Authors Night @ Booksweet | Booksweet