Dreams of the Diaspora by Jyoti Omi Chowdhury and Frances Kai-Hwa Wang | Smithsonian Institution

Wow. Just discovering this direct link so many years after the fact. Looks so official, omg omg.

Dreams of the Diaspora by Jyoti Omi Chowdhury and Frances Kai-Hwa Wang | Smithsonian Institution

Why Are Asian American Women Still Inaccurately Portrayed on TV? | Creed Politico

Just found this mostly unattributed reprint (March 11, 2018) of my article from Women's Media Center via Alternet. Fun. Luckily my name is included at the very end.

Why Are Asian American Women Still Inaccurately Portrayed on TV? | Creed Politico

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"

Writing to Change the World WCC

Writing to Change the World this Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Washtenaw Community College. Register now or find more classes

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

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...

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.

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

Jumpstart your Memoir WCC

Jumpstart your Memoir this Saturday, November 3, 2018, at Washtenaw Community College. Register now or find more classes

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

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

Ethical Wills--Writing a love letter to your family WCC

Ethical Wills--Writing a love letter to your family this Sat., Oct 20, 2018, at Washtenaw Community College. Register now or find more courses here:

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

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

The Customs & Culture of Chinese Food | Ann Arbor District Library

The Customs and Culture of Chinese Food, Thursday September 27, 2018, 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown Library: Secret Lab

Cooking Demonstration | The Customs & Culture of Chinese Food | Ann Arbor District Library

College Day at WCC

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

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)

Open Mic & Share Poetry feat Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Reading Thursday, September 13, 2018, 7pm, at Bookbound Open Mic and Share Poetry Series, Ann Arbor
Open Mic and Share Poetry feat Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

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!

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)

King and Thurston neighborhoods | Ann Arbor City Guide

My articles in this year's Ann Arbor City Guide, looking at King and Thurston neighborhoods

 

My Neighborhood - Thurston (CG18) - Ann Arbor Observer

My Neighborhood - King (CG18) - Ann Arbor Observer

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

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