Good Girls Marry Doctors talk in Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2017 5:30pm Abramson Family Founders Room, SIS Building at the American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20016
Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion, the ground-breaking anthology, is coming to D.C.! Join editor Piyali Bhattacharya at American University at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 8, as she reads from the book and discusses the cultural, political, and social burdens (along with the assorted hilarious moments) that come with being a South Asian American daughter. Visit the Facebook event page for more details.
Release for new anthology, Imaniman, and writing workshop
February 18, 2017 Writing Workshop 3:00pm, Reading 5:00pm Mexican American Cultural Center 600 River St., Austin, TX 2nd floor Performance Studio
Free Writing Workshop, “On Writing Poetry/Essay Hybrids” led by ire’ne lara silva at 3pm
Award-winning poets ire’ne lara silva and Dan Vera have assembled the work of 54 writers who reflect on the complex terrain—the deeply felt psychic, social, and geopolitical— borderlands that Gloria Anzaldúa inhabited, theorized, explored, and invented. Join ire’ne lara silva for a free writing workshop at 3:00pm, followed by a reading and reception featuring Carmen Calatayud, ire’ne lara silva, Jennine DOC Wright, John Fry, jo reyes-boitel, and Victor Payan. Visit the Facebook event page for more details.