Searching for co-existence: Overtourism in South Korea’s Bukchon Hanok Village | KITV

So glad to be a small part of this fascinating story by the great Lia Kamanā TV. thanks to the East-West Center for the opportunity.

Searching for co-existence: Overtourism in South Korea’s Bukchon Hanok Village | KITV

https://www.kitv.com/news/top-stories/searching-for-co-existence-overtourism-in-south-korea-s-bukchon-hanok-village/article_d3d21446-bca1-11ef-ac01-3794c69a7d55.html

Write with me this winter at Washtenaw Community College

Come write with me this winter at Washtenaw Community College. On Zoom so bring your friends!

Chinese New Year's Traditions, Stories and Food
1 Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Continuing Writing Workshop: Finding the Writer Within
10 Sundays, February 2 – April 6, 2025, 12pm-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

The ABCs of Getting Published
2 Saturdays, February 22 - March 1, 2025,10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Telling the Stories of Your Life through Food
3 Saturdays, March 8, March 22, 2025- 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

https://washtenaw.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassListing.ClassListingDisplay&int_category_id=3&int_sub_category_id=49&int_catalog_id=1

Newsletter What Asian American and Pacific Islander books are you buying this holiday season? | 1990 Institute

My annual round up of interesting Asian American and Pacific Islander books published this year.

I also love buying books for the holidays. So as much as my kids complain about being gifted books for every occasion, I want to share my annual round up of interesting Asian American and Pacific Islander books published this year. (Friends and family, do not look if you want to be surprised). Thanks to my many writer friends who helped me with this year’s list – Bryan Thao Worra, Ravi Shankar, Lakshmi Gandhi, Lia Kamana, May-lee Chai, and our own Stephanie Ming. What books would you add?

https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol4_issue12?wvpId=3472bc42-b4b5-46d4-8347-f928d14e9f4f

ARTICLE: In Dearborn, Arab and Muslim Americans share their hopes and fears for a new president | PBS News Hour

As leaders reflect on the election outcome and what happens next, we asked Muslim and Arab American voters about how they felt after the election.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/in-dearborn-arab-and-muslim-americans-share-their-hopes-and-fears-for-a-new-president

Wayne State University Press Made in Michigan Writers Series News

Wayne State University Press announcement re some exciting changes to the Made in Michigan Writers Series! With thanks to the outgoing editors, Michael Delp and M. L. Liebler, for their support of the Made in Michigan Writers Series and the Michigan literary community.

For the full press release: https://bit.ly/4hL4bM2

ARTICLE Michigan Muslim leaders are split on presidential endorsements | PBS News Hour

More than 310,000 people of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) ancestry call Michigan home, according to 2020 census data, and there are more than 200,000 Muslim American voters in the state, according to Emgage, including many Asian, Arab, and…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/live-update/election-news-2024/michigan-muslim-leaders-are-split-on-presidential-endorsements

ARTICLE: Split on who to support, Muslim and Arab American leaders give a range of endorsements — or none at all | PBS News Hour

For many Muslim and Arab Americans, Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and the wider Middle East are personal, and so is this election.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/split-on-who-to-support-muslim-and-arab-american-leaders-give-a-range-of-endorsements-or-none-at-all

ARTICLE: How Asian Americans are filling the gaps in care for their elderly parents | PBS News Hour

Almost two-thirds of Asian American and Pacific Islander caregivers felt that they did not have a choice in becoming a caregiver, according to the AARP. These groups are trying to offer more culturally competent resources to their communities.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-asian-americans-are-filling-the-gaps-in-care-for-their-elderly-parents

Newsletter Are you ready to vote? These new American voters and Asian American voters are. | 1990 Institute

Are you ready to vote? These new American voters and Asian American voters are.

https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol4_issue10?wvpId=3472bc42-b4b5-46d4-8347-f928d14e9f4f

PICTURE New citizens in Michigan share what voting means to them | PBS News Hour

 

Look! My picture is on the Sept 19, 2024 PBS News Hour broadcast!

Here's the article from Sept 11, 2024: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-citizens-in-michigan-share-what-voting-means-to-them

New citizens in Michigan share what voting means to them

New American voters, those who came to the U.S. as immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers, and have since become citizens, are an increasingly important group of voters in the United States.