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Posted on: January 30, 2024

[ARCHIVED] Reimagining Asian Communities: A Morning with Curtis Chin, Jeff Yang & Paula Yoo

Reimagining Asian Communities Curtis Chin Author Talk - Instagram

Our panel of acclaimed authors will talk about a wide range of topics including Chinese restaurant culture, Asian American representation in film and television, the 1992 LA uprisings - and, of course, their books!

Featuring:

  • Curtis Chin, author of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. 
  • Jeff Yang, author of The Golden Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America.
  • Paula Yoo, author of Rising from The Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire (May 2024) and From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement.
  • Dr. Juily Phun (moderator), Assistant Professor of Asian/Asian American Studies at Cal State LA.

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