Poetry Reading with Matwaala Sept 28

 Matwaala Asian American Poetry Reading 

Flavors of Verse: Marinating in the diverse voices of E and SE Asia

Thurs., Sept. 28, 2023, Zoom  https://www.matwaala.com/

1990 Institute Newsletter Sept 22, 2023

September 22 , 2023
Volume 3, Issue 19
Can mooncakes, songpyeon, and frozen kimbap bring us closer across cultures?

https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue19

Auto workers in Detroit share why they’re striking | PBS NewsHour

My article for PBS NewsHour
Auto workers in Detroit share why they’re striking | PBS NewsHour
Nation Sep 21, 2023 4:45 PM EST

At the UAW “Stand up for our Communities against Corporate Greed” rally in Detroit, UAW members and allies talk with the PBS NewsHour Communities Initiative about the challenges of working for the Detroit Big Three and why they are striking.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/auto-workers-in-detroit-share-why-theyre-striking

Secrets of Publishing Panel Discussion at Sidetrack Bookshop, Royal Oak

Tonight in Royal Oak! Secrets of Publishing Panel Discussion at Sidetrack Bookshop, helmed by the great Susan Shapiro, in person. https://www.facebook.com/events/222782470439600?ref=newsfeed 

WCC Fall writing classes starting today

 Fall writing classes at Washtenaw Community College (WCC)

Introduction to Publishing

2 Saturdays, Sept 16-23, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Finding the Writer Within Continuing Writers Workshop
10 Sundays, Oct 1 - Dec 10, 2023, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Jumpstart your Memoir
3 Sats, Oct 7 - 21, 2023, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing Op-Eds or opinion essays

3 Sats, Nov 4 - 18, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Ethical or Legacy Wills -- Writing a Love Letter to your Family
3 Sats, Dec 2 - 16, 2023, 10am-12pm EST, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

1990 Institute Newsletter Sept 8, 2023

September 8 , 2023
Volume 3, Issue 18
The power of communal responsibility

https://1990institute.salsalabs.org/1990newsletter_vol3_issue18

How states are responding after federal funding for free school meals for all ends | PBS NewsHour

The Communities Initiative team discusses

How states are responding after federal funding for free school meals for all ends | PBS NewsHour

Sep 7, 2023 6:30 PM EST

During the pandemic, the federal government provided funds for free healthy school meals for students, but that program ended in 2022. Most states went back to the system they had before, but some will continue providing meals. NewsHour Communities Correspondents…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-states-are-responding-after-federal-funding-for-free-school-meals-for-all-ends

How gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities | PBS NewsHour

my article for PBS NewsHour

How gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities | PBS NewsHour

Sep 6, 2023 5:08 PM EST

Gardening and community gardens can help immigrant and refugee communities supplement their pantries by growing their own culturally appropriate food that isn’t readily found in grocery stores while maintaining a connection with their homeland across generations. Two community garden projects…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-gardens-enable-refugees-and-immigrants-to-put-down-roots-in-new-communities