An Asian American Writer's Notebook: Past, Present, and Future Tense
Thu 5/29/2025 • 5PM - 8PM PDT
UCLA Art Council Amphitheater for Reception 5:00 pm and UCLA Harry & Yvonne Lenart Auditorium for Program at 6:00 pm
Join us for the David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture and Panel featuring keynote speaker Helen Zia, activist, journalist and author, who will be in conversation with Julie Ha, Journalist & co-director of "Free Chol Soo Lee" documentary and Amber Phung, Journalist with Pacific Ties newsmagazine. This program is dedicated in loving memory of trailblazing, award-winning journalist and activist, K.W. Lee, who passed away in March 2025.
5:00 pm Reception at the UCLA Art Council Amphitheater
(located outside of the Fowler Museum and in front of the Lenart Auditorium)
6:00 pm Program at the UCLA Harry and Yvonne Lenart Auditorium
(located below the Fowler Museum)
Also, featuring new book on sale "Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America"! Julie Ha and Editors Arnold Pan and Yi-Shen Loo will be signing books during the reception.