CLASS: Upcoming Fall Writing Classes, mostly at WCC

Upcoming Fall Writing Classes, mostly at WCC, mostly on Zoom

Introduction to Publishing

Sunday Sept 26, 2021, 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Continuing Writing Workshop: Finding the Writer Within

10 Sundays Oct 3-Dec 12, 2021 (no class Nov 28), 12-2pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Asian American History and Heroes

3 Mondays, Oct 4-18, 2021, 6-8pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Dare to Dream Creative Writing Workshop

4 Wednesdays, Oct 6-27, 2021, 6-8pm EDT, Chelsea Adult Learners Institute (ALI), Zoom (Time change)

Writing the Stories of your Life

3 Mondays, Nov 8-22, 2021, 6-8pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing from the Heart

3 Saturdays Nov 6-20, 2021, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Chinese food cultures and traditions

3 Wednesdays, Dec 1-15, 2021, 6-8pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Ethical Wills

2 Saturdays, Dec 4-11, 2021, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Writing to Save the World

2 Saturdays, Dec 4-11, 2021, 1-3pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom

Fall term New York Writers Workshop?, Zoom

Register early and bring your friends: Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 15, Reflections on Afghanistan, Vietnamese American journeys, more

My essay and curated news reader in 1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 15 Aug 27, 2021

How can our end of summer journeys help us better understand our families’ stories and the world?

1990 Institute Newsletter

CLASS: Finding Your Voice and Jumpstart your College Application Essay - Washtenaw Community College WCC

Teaching Finding Your Voice and Jumpstart your College Application Essay Aug 21 and 28, 2021, on Zoom. These are the last two classes of the summer. See you next fall! 

Finding Your Voice - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & Community Development

‘I feel so helpless.’ Afghans in the U.S. worry for friends and family back home | PBS NewsHour

So I unexpectedly ended up covering Afghanistan on my second day at PBS NewsHour. An amazing Communities Initiative team effort. I wrote the two sections here about Michigan. My first article at PBS NewsHour. 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/i-feel-so-helpless-afghans-in-the-u-s-worry-for-friends-and-family-back-home

And you can see a picture of it in the broadcast 8/20/2021 at 12:33 mark
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/august-20-2021-pbs-newshour-full-episode

It was even shown on the Friday evening broadcast, and my friend, novelist Tom Peek, saw and somehow recognized me from my tiny little author photo scrolling by on their TV, and then sent me a picture...I hadn't even seen it...I love this tiny little picture he sent)

My article was also mentioned on the Broadcast August 20, 2021 – PBS NewsHour full episode | PBS NewsHour at the 12:33 mark

PBS NewsHour Names Three New Reporters for its Communities Initiative | PBS NewsHour

Check out PBS NewHour's cool new project and reporters:

PBS NewsHour today announced three new reporter hires to its cross-platform Communities Initiative, which was launched earlier this year. These new journalists will report from across the country as a part of the project’s mission to expand the scope and reach of NewsHour’s journalism and news team. Each has a deep knowledge of his or her community and a keen interest in bringing often under-told stories to NewsHour’s digital, social and broadcast platforms.

 PBS NewsHour Names Three New Reporters for its Communities Initiative | PBS NewsHour

More re PBS NewsHour Communities Initiative: 

PBS NewsHour today announced the launch of The Communities Initiative, a project to expand the scope and reach of its journalism and news team. The new reporting project will hire journalists with deep knowledge of their communities and a keen interest in bringing often under-told stories to NewsHour’s digital, social and broadcast platforms. This effort will bring six new journalists into NewsHour’s editorial fold and is funded by PBS, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and 26North Foundation.

PBS NewsHour Launches Local Community Reporting Initiative | PBS NewsHour

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 14, How do the stories of the Olympics help create community for Asian Americans?

Check out my essay for 1990 Institute, Vol 1 Issue 14, August 13, 2021

How do the stories of the Olympics help create community for Asian Americans?

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 14, Aug 13, 2021

Book: You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids | Wayne State University Press

Omg my book: “A notable work in the landscape of Asian American literature” coming March 2022 from Wayne State University Press

You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids | Wayne State University Press

Shop — AAWAA | Asian American Women Artists Association | SF

Interested in purchasing my chapbooks, postcards, and poems? Check out the AAWAA Shop!

Shop — AAWAA | Asian American Women Artists Association | SF

Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2021-22 Curriculum - The New York Times

Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2021-22 Curriculum - The New York Times