Saturday, December 29, 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Kartika Review 14 and 16 by Kartika Review - issuu

Excited to find my long-lost poems from Kartika Review! After being hacked a few years ago, Kartika Review has found them again. Yay

Kartika Review 14 by Kartika Review - issuu
Fall 2012, page 63
"'Did you eat?' means...I love you"

Kartika Review 16 by Kartika Review - issuu
Fall 2013, page 109
"Grandfather Walking"

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Speaking: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Community High

Speaking about the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival today, November 20, 2018, at Community High School as part of their Multicultural Day. Students were really well prepared. Even taught them to recite a Chinese poem to the moon. Chuang Qian Ming Yue Guang...

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Facing Race Conference, Detroit

So glad to be able to attend the Facing Race Conference in Detroit November 8-9, 2018 and see so many friends, meet so many heroes, buy so many books, and learn so much about the good work folks are doing around the country.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Lifting up all voices in metro Detroit, including Michigan’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, for the 2018 midterm election – MI Asian

My article for MI Asian and Detroit Journalism Cooperative and New Michigan Media:
“It is so important that all voices are lifted up in our democracy, and that includes Asian American voters,” said Michigan Representative and Democratic state Senate candidate for District 1 Stephanie Chang. “There is so much at stake in the 2018 elections — from immigrants’ rights to an economy that works for everyone — Asian American voters should have a say in who will serve us in our representative democracy.”
Lifting up all voices in metro Detroit, including Michigan’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, for the 2018 midterm election – MI Asian

Friday, October 19, 2018

Slamiversary Showcase: Celebrating 5 Years of A2Poetry

Just got invited to read this Sunday, October 21, 7pm, at Espresso Royale on State Street in Ann Arbor!

Also found out that Ann Arbor Poetry Slam is the second oldest poetry slam in the country (after Chicago), established in 1987, even though they don't shout any more.

Hope to see you there!

Slamiversary Showcase: Celebrating 5 Years of A2Poetry

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Writing from the Heart and Finding the Writer Within WCC

Writing from the Heart workshop this Saturday, October 6, 2018, and Finding the Writer Within (10 weeks) beginning this Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Washtenaw Community College. Register now or find more courses here:

Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

Thursday, September 20, 2018

College Day at WCC

Intro to "Chinese language and culture" and all my writing classes today, September 30, 2018, at WCC College Day

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Viet Thanh Nguyen at UM!

Viet Thanh Nguyen at UM today for special September 11 lecture at Lydia Mendelssohn theatre (and I got to have lunch with him and Peter Ho Davies and Emily Lawsin)

Saturday, September 8, 2018

SAT/ACT Essay writing and Public Speaking classes

Teaching SAT/ACT Essay writing and Public Speaking classes at Ann Hua Chinese School again this year! Sundays 11-12 and 2-3, starting Sept. 9. See you all there!

Friday, September 7, 2018

New Ann Arbor courses coming soon: Memoir in Free Verse




New Ann Arbor courses coming soon through Springfed Arts! Check out Springfed.org

Memoir in Free Verse

Writing workshop with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Everyone has interesting stories to tell, but not everyone knows where to begin. Whether you want to write a family history for your loved ones or publish a memoir of your life, why not start here, one word, one story at time? Short writing and reading exercises, tips and tricks to overcome barriers to writing, if you can tell your story, you can write your story! No prerequisites. Bring a notebook and a pen.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang is a journalist, essayist, speaker, educator, and poet focused on issues of race, culture, and the arts. Her writing has appeared at NBC News Asian America, PRI Global Nation, New America Media, Cha Asian Literary Journal, Kartika Review, and several anthologies, journals, and art exhibitions. She teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American media and civil rights law at the University of Michigan, and she teaches creative writing at University of Hawaii Hilo and Washtenaw Community College. Franceskaihwawang.com

6 class sessions, 2 hours each session, weekday times

Fall term Oct-Nov, Winter term Feb-Mar, Spring term April-May

Tuition $130 for members, $180 for nonmembers

Membership Springfed Arts $50 (1 year)

Dates, times, locations available soon at Springfedarts.org or Franceskaihwawang.com (still setting things up with venue)

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

A2SO @ 90 - Ann Arbor Observer

My article for the Ann Arbor Observer, August 2018 issue

"This is a quality-sensitive community," says Lipsky. "Ann Arbor is a hub for the best professional orchestras in the world. So we are lucky to be here, but our audience--which is the same audience--comes to expect the same experience as with the Berlin Philharmonic."

A2SO @ 90 - Ann Arbor Observer

Sunday, August 26, 2018

College Application Essay Writing Workshop

College Application Essay Writing Workshop
Saturday, September 08, 2018, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Chelsea District Library Learning Lab

Have you been meaning to start your college application essays all summer? What do those questions mean? Where do you even start? How do you fit it all into the word count? This college application essay boot camp prompts you to sit down and just get it done. Using timed writings and discussion, we will inventory your high school experiences, analyze application essay questions, write a good first draft and discuss editing techniques. Bring a laptop or a notebook and pen.

Event Type(s): Teen
Age Group(s): High SchoolCollege Application Essay Writing Workshop

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Literary Reading at Mokupapapa next summer

Confirmed: We'll be having a literary reading next summer at Mokupapapa Discovery Center in Hilo on Thursday, July 18, 2019! Mark your calendars!

Friday, July 13, 2018

Jumpstart Your College Essay at Washtenaw Community College

Jumpstart Your College Essay
Washtenaw Community College
Technical and Industrial Bldg
2 Saturdays, August 18 and 25, 2018, 1-4 pm

Have you been meaning to start your college application essays all summer? What do those questions mean? Where do you even start? How do you fit it all into the word count? This college application essay boot camp prompts you to sit down and just get it done. Using timed writings and discussion, we will inventory your high school experiences, analyze application essay questions, write a good first draft and discuss editing techniques. Bring a laptop, notebook and pen. Bring a friend too!

Please read: Lunch is not provided. For ages 15-18.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Writing the Stories of Your Life

Big Island friends! Come write with me! Starting this thursday, July 12, for four weeks at UHH. It will be fun (esp since my my mom may sit in on the class with us!) There is still room because of the lava so register now and bring/send friends xoxo see you soon

Writing the Stories of Your Life

The Customs & Culture of Chinese Food at AADL

The Customs & Culture of Chinese Food with Cooking Demonstration

Ann Arbor District Library
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Thursday September 27, 2018: 6:30pm to 8:00pm

For Whom
Grade 6 - Adult

Explore the customs, traditions, and stories surrounding Chinese food and festivals.
What do Chinese people eat at Chinese New Year and the Chinese moon festival, and why?
What role did Chinese restaurants play in American immigration history?
Where were fortune cookies invented?
And who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken?

Afterward, watch Frances Kai-Hwa Wang demonstrate how to make a smashed cucumber salad and discover your fortune in a cookie!

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Jumpstart Your College Essay at Chelsea District Library

Jumpstart Your College Essay
Chelsea District Library
Saturday, September 29, 2-4 pm

Have you been meaning to start your college application essays all summer? What do those questions mean? Where do you even start? How do you fit it all into the word count? This college application essay boot camp prompts you to sit down and just get it done. Using timed writings and discussion, we will inventory your high school experiences, analyze application essay questions, write a good first draft and discuss editing techniques. Bring a laptop, notebook and pen.

Link coming soon

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Friday, June 22, 2018

Stargazers: A Cracked Walnut poetry reading

Thanks for inviting me to be a part of
Stargazers: A Cracked Walnut reading,
Friday, June 22 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM, at
East Side Freedom Library, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Cracked Walnut presents an evening of original literature by local authors presented with the theme of “Stargazers” which they may use to alter their own reality as they see fit. This reading will feature Josh Brown, Emylisa Warrick, Riawa Thomas-Smith, Mike Finley, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and Bryan Thao Worra. Hosted by Bryan Thao Worra. https://www.facebook.com/events/189864468502744/

Stargazers: A Cracked Walnut reading


And pictures too

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing

June 19, 2018...36 years ago now...

We're all in this together. A Vincent Chin Reader I put together for NBC Asian America last year

Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing

"Racists are not very smart. Don’t count on them being able to tell any of us apart (not that that would make it ok). Don’t assume that you or your children or your elders are safe because you are not from that other group."

An interview I did with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles re Vincent Chin case last year that resonates painfully today

Q&A with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang | Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA

Monday, June 11, 2018

Asian Heritage Street Celebration Newspaper by cccsanfrancisco - issuu

I curated the essays and poetry for "Without Walls," May 2018, Issue 1, published by Chinese Culture Center San Francisco with Tamiko Wong for San Francisco's Asian Heritage Street Celebration

Asian Heritage Street Celebration Newspaper by cccsanfrancisco - issuu

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The #WriteBackFightBack Twitter townhall

The #WriteBackFightBack Twitter townhall, inspired by the http://WriteBackFightBack.com/ essay series, is happening today, May 30, 2018, at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT, as the #WriteBackFightBack writers come together to talk about Asian American resistance to white supremacy!

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Saturday, May 5, 2018

Monday, April 2, 2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Speaking at Detroit's 15th Annual Images and Perceptions Diversity Conference

Speaking at Detroit's 15th Annual Images and Perceptions Diversity Conference on April 19 at Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, Dearborn
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Updates

This website is in the middle of being updated so... Here are some of my recent articles:

Hawaiian language finds new prominence in Hawaii's courts ...

NBCNews.com-Feb 28, 2018
After the recall , Ka'eo said he felt the judge did not understand the movement to revitalize the Hawaiian language, NBC affiliate Hawaii News Now reported. "This is not just about language,” Ka'eo reportedly said. “This is a larger questions in which Hawaiians have been struggling to become visible within Hawaii and the ...

Asian Americans and the food justice movement in metro-Detroit
https://www.detroitjournalism.org/2018/02/20/asian-americans-food-justice-movement-metro-detroit-adding-complexity-making-connections/
Reprinted in these New Michigan Media publications: http://newmichiganmedia.com/meet-the-publishers/

Newsrooms should be more diverse, even ours

UConn Daily Campus-Feb 15, 2018
Last Thursday, the University of Connecticut Department of Journalism invited three professional journalists to speak on a panel titled “Confronting Racism in Journalism” in Wilbur Cross. The panelists were Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, essayist for “NBC AsianAmerica” and a contributor to Public Radio International; Helen ...

Professional journalists talk race representation in the media

UConn Daily Campus-Feb 9, 2018
The event hosted Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, essayist for NBC News: Asian America and contributor to Public Radio International; Helen Ubinas, columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Hartford Courant's first Latina news columnist; and Kevin Blackistone, columnist for The Washington Post and commentator on ESPN's ...

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Speaking at Univ of Minnesota Feb 20

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http://aapress.com/community/u-of-mn-asian-american-studies-events-calendar/
Becoming an Asian American Badass feat. Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Appleby Hall 311
Tired of the BS and ready for the Badass? Subject to all sorts of competing—and often conflicting—expectations and pressures about who we are, who we ought to be, and what we could be, it can be hard to figure out how to be Asian, American, Asian American,…oneself? It is not enough to talk about race, it is not enough to talk about gender, it is not enough to talk about the scars of our high expectations tiger parents. Yet we have so many badass role models and superheroes in our community, showing us how to be true to ourselves and a fierce advocate for our communities. How do we cultivate an Asian American identity that works for us as we move through our many different communities and how do we carry our art and activism forward into life after school?
Refreshments will be provided!​
February 20
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Asian American Resistance & Creative ClapbacksRapson Hall 100
Join the Asian Pacific American Resource Center for our Spring Speaker!
Using Asian American stereotypes in the media as an easy and visual entry point into Asian American history, we will examine connections between Asian American media stereotypes, historical anxieties, and what contemporary Asian American creatives are doing to clap back. This history of resistance is more relevant than ever today in this time of Islamophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment, Black Lives Matter, and “fake news.” The challenge is to become critical readers, savvy media consumers, and activist content creators.
Please RSVP at z.umn.edu/APARCspeaker
Doors open at 5 p.m.
For more information on these and other events call 612-625-4813 or visit www.cla.umn.edu/asianamerican and on FACEBOOK.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Ypsilanti District Library Chinese Lunar New Year Festival

Chinese Lunar New Year Festival

Saturday, February 10, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Topic
Family
Contact
734 482-4110 x1340
Department
Whittaker Youth
Link
http://ems.ypsilibrary.org/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=6899
The Lunar Festival marks the beginning of spring. Join Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and learn about New Year traditions and see a performance from the Ann Arbor Chinese Center's Yo-Yo Troupe!
Audience
Family
Event Detail
The Lunar Festival marks the beginning of spring. Join Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and learn about the terrible Nian monster that comes out on New Year's Even, the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, the luckiest way to clean and decorate your house for the New Year, and see the Chinese Yo-Yo Troupe from the Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan perform!

“We are more complex than that”: How television portrays Asian American women - Women’s Media Center

My first article at Women's Media Center!
“It is not realistic,” said Yuen. “Every show has more than one white character, but it is rare to have more than one Asian American character.”
“We are more complex than that”: How television portrays Asian American women - Women’s Media Center

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Adventures with the haircut aunties

Went to see the haircut aunties today for my biannual lecture about how I need to dress better and take at least 8 minutes to do my hair in the morning and find a nice Chinese boyfriend with a good job, now ready for the lunar new year's season.

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Winter term beginning Washtenaw Community College

Starting this week!

Wednesday
Chinese: Level 1 - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

Saturday
Writing with Style: Finding Your Voice - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

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


Thursday, January 18, 2018

Exploring Chinese Food Culture and Customs Today!

Exploring Chinese Food Culture and Customs
Salem-South Lyon District Library
Thursday, January 18, 2018, 7:00-8:30 pm
Free but Registration required
Explore the customs, traditions, and stories surrounding Chinese food and festivals. What do Chinese people eat at Chinese New Year and why? How do you put together a Chinese meal and what counts as good Chinese table manners? What role did Chinese restaurants play in American immigration history? Where were fortune cookies invented? And who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken?

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Talk this Thursday: Chinese Food: Custom & Culture

Chinese Food: Custom & Culture, Thursday, January 18, 2018, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Salem-South Lyon District Library

Explore the customs, traditions, and stories surrounding Chinese food and festivals. What do Chinese people eat at Chinese New Year and why? How do you put together a Chinese meal and what counts as good Chinese table manners? What role did Chinese restaurants play in American immigration history? Where were fortune cookies invented? And who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken?


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Sunday, January 14, 2018

WCC Writing Classes Winter 2018 beginning this week!

Here are my upcoming writing classes at WCC. Lots of writing and sharing with tips and tricks. The full descriptions are in the link (Spring classes might not be listed yet). Come join the fun!

Dare to Dream writing workshop
Saturday, January 20, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice, Writing with Style
Saturday, February 3, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Jumpstart your Memoir
2 Saturdays, March 3 and 17, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Continuing Writing Workshop
4 sessions every other Saturday, Mar 3, Mar 17, April 7, Apr 21, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice--Food and Family
Saturday, April 7, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Writing with Style--Family and Culture
Saturday, May 5, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Writing from the Heart 
4 Wednesday evenings, May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 6:00-8:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice, Writing with Style
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Exploring Chinese Food Culture and Customs this thursday!

Exploring Chinese Food Culture and Customs
Salem-South Lyon District Library
Thursday, January 18, 2018, 7:00-8:30 pm
Free but Registration required
Explore the customs, traditions, and stories surrounding Chinese food and festivals. What do Chinese people eat at Chinese New Year and why? How do you put together a Chinese meal and what counts as good Chinese table manners? What role did Chinese restaurants play in American immigration history? Where were fortune cookies invented? And who is General Tso and why are we eating his chicken?

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Writing classes WCC Winter and Spring 2018

Here are my upcoming writing classes at WCC. Lots of writing and sharing with tips and tricks. The full descriptions are in the link (Spring classes might not be listed yet). Come join the fun!

Dare to Dream writing workshop
Saturday, January 20, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice, Writing with Style
Saturday, February 3, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Jumpstart your Memoir
2 Saturdays, March 3 and 17, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Continuing Writing Workshop
4 sessions every other Saturday, Mar 3, Mar 17, April 7, Apr 21, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice--Food and Family
Saturday, April 7, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Writing with Style--Family and Culture
Saturday, May 5, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Writing from the Heart 
4 Wednesday evenings, May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 6:00-8:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Finding your Voice, Writing with Style
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm, Washtenaw Community College

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

UMich first day of school

Back to school today, send me your Umich students!

Asian/ Pacific Islander Americans and Civil Rights Law
University of Michigan Department of American Culture AC301
Winter semester 2018
(listed under Roland Hwang)