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Ed Lin Event Recap

Posted on May 5, 2010 by bigWOWO

Byron, author Ed Lin, actress Cindy Cheung

Thank you Thymos, AAJA-Portland, Friends of Portland Chinatown, and Murder By the Book for the awesome Ed Lin event yesterday.  Special thanks to Amy Wang, Ruth Liao, Elizabeth Suh from AAJA; Joann Le, Fai Chong, and Ivy Lin from Friends of Portland Chinatown, and Barbara Tom from Murder By the Book.  I had a blast.  Not only did we get to learn writing from an awesome author, but we also had a chance to hear Ed speak from the heart on his thoughts about the publishing industry and Asian American issues.  What is super cool about Ed’s career is that he started from an Asian American perspective, writing about Asian American issues and participating in the Asian American Writers Workshop.

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Some of the stuff I'm working on

Posted on July 29, 2009 by bigWOWO

As I mentioned in my last post about the Thymos book project, I finished my submission.  Actually, I finished my first submission.  I enjoyed writing it so much that I’m now working on a second submission.  My second submission is an essay about why Asian American literature is different from mainstream lit, how it is similar to mainstream lit, and how I hope Asian Americans can join the dialogue when it comes to human issues, even though our situation is very unique.  I’ve already rewritten the first page at least three times, so blog posts will continue to be more sporadic than usual.

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