Reading and Panel: We Are Meant to Rise (TruArtSpeaks)
TruArtSpeaks will co-host this We Are Meant to Rise reading and panel with writers Douglas Kearney, Arleta Little, Sun Yung Shin, Michael Torres and Kevin Yang. REGISTER HERE
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Writer to Writer: Ed Bok Lee & Kevin Yang
Join writers Ed Bok Lee and Kevin Yang in a conversation about their writing, lives and mutual admiration. Lee and Yang will reflect on their identities as Asian American artists living in Minnesota and creating art for themselves vs. creating art for their communities and explore writing in different languages. REGISTER HERE ABOUT THE...
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Embracing Our Roots: Asian Rennaissance
We are excited to announce a new strand in our Embracing Our Roots series: Asian Americans Rooted & Rising! For our first event in this sub-series, we have Asian Rennaissance: On Thursday, May 19th More Than a Single Story and the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) invite you to join us for a virtual...
Our Stories, Ourselves: Home & Exile
Zoom| Virtual event | Immigrants and refugees often come to the United States because they were traumatized in their homeland and many end up in Minnesota. Sometimes they were uprooted overnight and find themselves in a land that is strange to them. How do they make new lives for themselves in this new land?...
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Writing Workshop | Home & Exile: Mastering Your Memoir
Zoom| Virtual Writing Workshop | Everyone has a story to tell. But how can we tell captivating stories about real people? Whether you’re writing your own memoir or want to document a family history, you need to know what idea or message you want to convey to a reader. Once you’ve tackled the big...
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African Americans Rooted & Rising: T. Mychael Rambo & Jasmine McBride
Zoom| Virtual Event | Embracing Our Roots is a conversation series that reaches back into the history of Minnesota’s African American arts community. The purpose is to pass this knowledge along to the new generation that is now ascending as leaders in our African American arts community. The series features Elders and Culture Bearers who...
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We Are Meant to Rise (Minnesota Writers Series)
Minnesota Humanities Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJoin the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and an interactive round table discussion around the book, “We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World,” which was published by University of Minnesota Press with More Than a Single Story. The book’s editors, Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, will be joined...
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Writing Workshop | Home & Exile: Novels Without Fiction
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, United States| In-person Writing Workshop | Novels without Fiction is how Spanish writer, Javier Cercas, describes his stories; books in which reporting and narrative go hand in hand. It is a style that includes dialogue and character development, and makes literary non-fiction come alive for many readers. Please bring your chosen topic to share. It can...
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Anthology Reading: We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World
Soul Bone Literary Festival 2022 will host a reading of the anthology We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World, edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura. Our readers tonight are Sherrie Fernandez-Williams, Ahmad Qais Munhazim, Diane Wilson, and Sun Yung Shin. Carolyn Holbrook will introduce and curated this evening...
We Are Meant to Rise Reading & Panel
Jewish Family Services 1633 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesJewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS) invites the public to join the unveiling and dedication of The Bruce Goodman Read in Color Little Free Library at on Sunday, September 11 at 2:00 p.m. The library, built by Highland Park residents Mike and Mary Link, brings diverse books to Little Free Library book-sharing boxes that...