“The Supreme Court will not determine our future – Michigan voters will,”
Asian American Writer, Editor, Speaker, Activist, "Adventures in Multicultural Living," "Multicultural Toolbox," "Remembering Vincent Chin,"
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
A ballot initiative in Michigan could let voters choose whether abortion is a protected right | PBS NewsHour
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Today! Book Talk & Signing in Chelsea at Serendipity Books | Events 18213
Monday, June 27, 2022
Serendipity Books | Events 18213
Sunday, June 26, 2022
“Time in the Garden” Art Exhibit” Community Art Exhibit | Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Vincent Chin and the Roots and Future of Asian American Activism – CAAM Home
Friday, June 24, 2022
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Talks Divorce, Banana Covers, More in New Book | Hour Detroit
When you pick up Frances Kai-Hwa Wang’s new book, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids, published by Wayne State University Press, you have to let go of the reflexive, all-too-human impulse to pinpoint its genre. Is it a collection of prose poems with photos? A kind of experimental memoir? A collection of short, lyrical essays?I confess, I spent no small amount of time ruminating on these questions while reading the first half of Braids, since I would obviously need to describe it in a review. But here’s the thing: Once I let go of trying to figure out what Braids was, exactly — and instead got into the practice of approaching each short piece with an open mind and a curiosity about where Wang might take me next — I unlocked its power.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
"Who Killed Vincent Chin" Screening + Panel Discussion Registration, Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite
I will also be performing my poem, "Finding home between the Vincent Chin case and COVID-19," and "Ypsilanti 1982" by Bryan Thao Worra, and excerpt from "Latin for New World Order" by Ravi Shankar." These poems will be published in my upcoming book, "Beyond Vincent Chin: Legacies in Action and Art, Wayne State Press, 2024. Thanks CultureVerse and The New Foundry for supporting this project, along with Knight Arts Challenge Detroit, CultureSource, Ann Arbor Area Foundation, Michigan Humanties, and friends who have contributed essays and poems.
JustUs for Vincent Twitter Spaces Convo w The Emancipator
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang 6/20: JustUs for Vincent: Finding Home Between the Vincent Chin Case and COVID-19 - The EmancipatorMay-lee Chai 6/21: JustUs for Vincent: Remembering Vincent: The Unsilenced - The EmancipatorBryan Thao Worra 6/22: JustUs for Vincent: Ypsilanti, 1982 - The EmancipatorCurtis Chin 6/22: JustUs for Vincent: Beyond Vincent - The EmancipatorMika Kennedy 6/23: JustUs for Vincent: This is a Vincent Chin Essay - The Emancipator
Great Twitter Spaces Convo 6/23: Audio: JustUs for Vincent Twitter Spaces conversation w the authors and The Emancipator
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
40 years after Vincent Chin’s death, activists work to keep legacy from fading | PBS NewsHour
“We’re seeing history repeat itself. From the Chinese Exclusion Act to the Great Replacement Theory, the blaming of Asians and marginalized communities for various social, structural, and systemic issues is not new. Nor is the violence that is emboldened by these claims,” Koelzer said. “Real solutions include addressing the root causes of violence: Access to vital resources; stopping hate speech, especially by people in power; data collection with language access and disaggregation for our diverse communities; and taking action on immigration.”
Monday, June 20, 2022
JustUs for Vincent: Finding Home Between the Vincent Chin Case and COVID-19 - The Emancipator
This week, Asian American writers pay tribute to Vincent Chin on the 40th anniversary of his death:
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Performance ACJ Vincent Chin 40th year Commemoration June 16-19, 2022
ACJ Vincent Chin 40th year Commemoration Events June 16-19, 2022
I'll be performing at Vincent Chin 40th year Commemoration Arts Performance . I'll be performing poems from my new book, "You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids," Wayne State University Press, 2022. And I will also be performing my poem, "Finding home between the Vincent Chin case and COVID-19," and "Ypsilanti 1982" by Bryan Thao Worra, and excerpt from "Latin for New World Order" by Ravi Shankar," which will be published in my upcoming book, "Beyond Vincent Chin: Legacies in Action and Art, Wayne State Press, 2024. Thanks to Knight Arts Challenge Detroit, CultureSource, Ann Arbor Area Foundation, Michigan Humanties, and friends who have contributed essays and poems to this next book project.
DAY 3: Join Asian American artists and activists for an evening of performance embodying the collaboration, healing, and spirit of unity necessary to push our communities forward. Through song, poetry and movement, these artists affirm our vow to future generations.
Learn more about the artists and register at VincentChin.org/schedule
Performers include:
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Joo Won Park & the Electronic Music Ensemble of Wayne State (EMEWS)
Joori Jung
Nobuko Miyamoto with Derek Nakamoto, Juan Perez, Asiyah Ayubbi
Friday, June 17, 2022
1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 12, June 17, 2022, How is 1990 Institute reshaping and relaunching its Teachers Workshop, adding arrows to teachers’ quivers?
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Tonight! Reading at Emil & Tamiko's Father's Day Month Gathering | Facebook
Please join us as we honor, remember, process, sort through, and share our memories of our fathers and father figures in our lives, and those who have been absent and/or less than loving/ideal.
Storytellers, visual artists, poets, essayists, singers, songwriters, and creators of all kinds will have 3-5 minutes to share their creativity at this gathering.
We hope to see you there!
Emil & Tamiko
Emil Guillermo is a journalist, award-winning essayist, broadcaster, and performer. He's done his one-man shows on Asian American Filipino History at theater festivals around the country. He is the host of The PETA Podcast, and Emil Amok's Takeout. His weekly column is at AALDEF.org/blog and at amok.com. He was the first Asian American male to host a national news show (NPR's "All Things Considered," in 1989).
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Today Sunday June 12! Book Talk, signing, and reception Ypsilanti District Library
Sun., June 12, 2022, 2pm EDT in person
Whittaker Community Room, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Poetry Reading Sat., June 18, 7pm, Detroit Film Theatre
Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance and Rededication
DAY 3: Join Asian American artists and activists for an evening of performance embodying the collaboration, healing, and spirit of unity necessary to push our communities forward. Through song, poetry and movement, these artists affirm our vow to future generations.
Learn more about the artists and register at VincentChin.org/schedule
Performers include:
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Joo Won Park & the Electronic Music Ensemble of Wayne State (EMEWS)
Joori Jung
Nobuko Miyamoto with Derek Nakamoto, Juan Perez, Asiyah Ayubbi
Friday, June 10, 2022
Book talk Sun 6/12 2pm Ypsilanti District Library
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Reading Emil & Tamiko's Father's Day Month Gathering | Facebook
Please join us as we honor, remember, process, sort through, and share our memories of our fathers and father figures in our lives, and those who have been absent and/or less than loving/ideal.
Storytellers, visual artists, poets, essayists, singers, songwriters, and creators of all kinds will have 3-5 minutes to share their creativity at this gathering.
We hope to see you there!
Emil & Tamiko
Emil Guillermo is a journalist, award-winning essayist, broadcaster, and performer. He's done his one-man shows on Asian American Filipino History at theater festivals around the country. He is the host of The PETA Podcast, and Emil Amok's Takeout. His weekly column is at AALDEF.org/blog and at amok.com. He was the first Asian American male to host a national news show (NPR's "All Things Considered," in 1989).
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Today! Book Talk with Bridge Michigan Book Club (plus recording)
Bridge Michigan Book Club--Thanks for inviting me!
Sunday, June 5, 2022
An Asian American Poetry Companion: Mesmerizing Reads for APA Heritage Month (May 2022) – Lantern Review Blog
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Today at WCC: Op-Ed and Opinion Essay Writing and Publishing classes
2 Sats., June 4-11, 2022, 10am-12pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom
ABCs of Publishing
2 Sats., June 4-11, 2022, 1pm-3pm EDT, Washtenaw Community College, Zoom
Friday, June 3, 2022
1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 11, June 3, 2022 asks What will we do for all those little children in Uvalde?
"As an essayist, I have written about mass shootings, racially-motivated shootings, school and church shootings, police violence, worrying about my children and elders, and the senseless loss of innocent lives so many times, as recently as two weeks ago. But this time, words falter. I feel all written out." including data from AAPI-Data
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Bridge June book club choice: ‘You Can’t Resist Me When My Hair is in Braids’ | Bridge Michigan
Next Wednesday June 8 12pm EDT/ 9am PDT! Join Bridge Book Club and get a FREE EBOOK just in time for the virtual discussion (on Zoom so anyone can join)!