Detroit-Born Author Curtis Chin Returns on October 29: An Evening on Identity, Community and Resilience
The Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) will host 'An Evening with Curtis Chin: Identity, Community, and Resilience' on Thursday, October 29, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the ACA Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive in Madison Heights, Oakland County, Michigan. The event is hosted by the ACA Teen Volunteer Council as a Great Michigan Read partner event and will be conducted in English.
Curtis Chin was born and raised in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, where his family owned Chung's Cantonese Cuisine in the city's historic Chinatown. His memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant (2023), is structured around the restaurant's menu and tells of his childhood in the family restaurant, the family business, a changing Detroit, and his coming of age as a gay Chinese American.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Chin co-founded the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York and has written for CNN, Bon Appétit and the Detroit Free Press, among others. The book was named an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book and a 2024 Michigan Notable Book, and was selected by Michigan Humanities as the 2025-26 Great Michigan Read. Registration and details are on the ACA event page. Fee: as announced by the organizer.
(Source: Association of Chinese Americans, ACA Detroit)
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