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An Asian American Reckoning

Humanities Forum with Cathy Park Hong

Location

Fine Arts : Recital Hall

Date & Time

March 31, 2022, 4:00 pm5:30 pm

Description

For their Spring 2022 Humanities Forum, the Dresher Center for the Humanities presents

An Asian American Reckoning: A Conversation with Cathy Park Hong

Cathy Park Hong, poet, essayist, and New York Times best-selling author

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong will read from and speak about her memoir, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. Minor Feelings is a vulnerable, humorous, and provocative essay collection, whose relentless pursuit of vital questions around family and friendship, art and politics, identity and individuality, will change the way you think about our world.

Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Asian American Faculty and Staff Council.

Photo by Beowulf Sheehan.

UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Live-captioning will be provided at all online events. To request additional accessibility accommodations, please contact us at dreshercenter@umbc.edu.

Image description: Cathy Park Hong, an Asian-American woman with short dark hair, is looking forward. She is wear a blue colored-top and gold hoop earrings.

Limited in-person capacity. Tickets are required. The lecture will also be live-streamed on YouTube.