“Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” – Book Reading by Author Curtis Chin

Join acclaimed author Curtis Chin as he discusses his new book about growing up Asian American in Detroit, coming out in a working-class immigrant community and being a first-generation college student. Gain insights into identity, resilience and the Asian American experience in this inspiring presentation. Named as a top memoir by Time Magazine, the Washington Post, W. Magazine, Goodreads, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and received American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book–Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award, Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of the Year, and Apple Books Best Books of the Year. Event is free and scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Pheasant and Crest rooms of SDSU Student Union (SSU 253).