Big Thanks to Education Writers Association (EWA) for a scholarship to attend the 78th EWA National Seminar, St. Louis, May 28-31, 2025. Learned so much and made so many great connections, as always. And so great to visit The Arch!
https://ewa.org/events/past-events/2025-education-writers-association-national-seminar
Big Thanks to Solutions Journalism Network for the May 2025 Train the Trainers workshop. I learned so much about solutions journalism and how to teach solutions journalism too. Looking forward to getting officially certified soon.
Updates:
Introducing the May 2025 Train-the-Trainers Participants
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Celebrating Heritage: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Part of the Neighbor x Folk Events at Michigan Central Station collection
A meet and greet with a book signing from local author, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang.
By Folk Detroit Events
Saturday, May 24 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Michigan Central, 2001 15th Street Detroit, MI 48216
Join us in our celebration of Asian, Indigenous Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage during the month of May!
Culture and heritage are deeply connected, but distinct. Culture is a broad term, encompassing the shared values, beliefs, practices, and ways of life of a group of people. Heritage refers to the specific aspects of that culture — particularly those inherited or passed down through generations. Our team strives to honor the deep, enduring cultures that have shaped and continue to shape our communities.
In celebration of Asian Heritage we're bringing local author Frances Kai-Hwa Wang to Neighbor X Folk at Michigan Central for an intimate author meet, greet and book signing. The lyric essays in You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids deftly navigate the space between cultures and reflect on lessons learned from both young multiracial children and their elders, punctuated by moments rich with cultural and linguistic nuance. Ticket price includes a copy of this wonderful title and the chance to have it signed in person with the author.
Your ticket purchase includes a copy of Frances Kai-Hwa Wang's You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids.
Frequently asked questions: Where is Neighbor x Folk located within The Station?
Enter The Station through the East door, where desk staff will guide you. Neighbor x Folk at Michigan Central is located in the arcade, facing the great hall and the atrium.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-heritage-frances-kai-hwa-wang-tickets-1338925936519
Spring/Summer 2025
Exhibition Tour: Jared Lew's Strange You Never Knew with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and Curator Jennifer Friess, University of Michigan Museum of Art, in person tour w poetry
Sun., May 18, 2025, 2-4pm EDT, UMMAUPDATE: READING POSTPONED
Celebrating Heritage: Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Part of the Neighbor x Folk Events at Michigan Central Station collection
A meet and greet with a book signing from local author, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang.
By Folk Detroit Events
Saturday, May 24 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Michigan Central, 2001 15th Street Detroit, MI 48216
Join us in our celebration of Asian, Indigenous Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage during the month of May!
Culture and heritage are deeply connected, but distinct. Culture is a broad term, encompassing the shared values, beliefs, practices, and ways of life of a group of people. Heritage refers to the specific aspects of that culture — particularly those inherited or passed down through generations. Our team strives to honor the deep, enduring cultures that have shaped and continue to shape our communities.
In celebration of Asian Heritage we're bringing local author Frances Kai-Hwa Wang to Neighbor X Folk at Michigan Central for an intimate author meet, greet and book signing. The lyric essays in You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids deftly navigate the space between cultures and reflect on lessons learned from both young multiracial children and their elders, punctuated by moments rich with cultural and linguistic nuance. Ticket price includes a copy of this wonderful title and the chance to have it signed in person with the author.
Your ticket purchase includes a copy of Frances Kai-Hwa Wang's You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids.
Frequently asked questions: Where is Neighbor x Folk located within The Station?
Enter The Station through the East door, where desk staff will guide you. Neighbor x Folk at Michigan Central is located in the arcade, facing the great hall and the atrium.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-heritage-frances-kai-hwa-wang-tickets-1338925936519
MI Friends! I'll be speaking on two panels at the Wayne State University Press book publishing conference Sat May 10, 9am to 4:30pm, in Detroit. Join us for a day with local writers and editors designed to help writers understand and navigate the book publishing process. Register today! https://wsupress.wayne.edu/event/wayne-state-university-press-spring-book-publishing-conference
Write Here, Write Now at WCC -- register today! -- New!
Wanted to share some of the great stories I wrote about communities of color in Michigan these past four years at PBS NewsHour.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/frances-kai-hwa-wang
Here are some of my favorite stories
A
new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life
| PBS NewsHour
How
gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities |
PBS NewsHour
How
Asian Americans are filling the gaps in care for their elderly parents | PBS
NewsHour
The
only Arab American museum in the nation is ‘much more than a building’ | PBS
NewsHour
How
segregation and neglect left Benton Harbor, Michigan with toxic water | PBS
NewsHour
Katie
Yamasaki’s Murals Probe Complex Issues of Race and Justice | Hour Detroit
Broadcast/Video/Radio
NewsHour
staff members discuss new books they have written | PBS NewsHour | Jul 1, 2022
Inaugural
Ramadan Market Highlights Islamic Holiday in Metro Detroit | Detroit PBS | Mar
24, 2022
EMU
students help Afghan refugee families move into new homes | Detroit PBS | Feb
17, 2022
