Join us for our Pride Month Spotlight featuring author Curtis Chin for a reading and conversation of his new memoir "Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant." This event is cosponsored by the Office of LGBTQ Resources, the Asian American Cultural Center, and The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity.
The first 25 people to RSVP and attend the event will receive a free, signed copy of the book.
EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT
From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, Curtis Chin's memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author's journey through 1980's Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia, the AIDS epidemic, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family's popular Chinese restaurant.
CURTIS CHIN
A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television, New York Foundation for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and more. His memoir, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" was published by Little, Brown in Fall 2023. His essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023 and he just produced an episode of America's Test Kitchen's podcast, Proof.