Take a Stand for Free Expression in China
Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Ha Jin, Alison Klayman, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel
On the occasion of Ai Weiwei’s retrospective opening at the Brooklyn Museum, Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Ha Jin, Alison Klayman, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel will read writing and testimonials from Ai Weiwei, Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xia, and Ilham Tohti in support of freedom expression in China.
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Presented by PEN American Center in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library and Friends of Ai Weiwei. Co-sponsored by AAWW and Phil & Co.
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Upcoming Events
May 15 7:00 PM
Please join us for a reading and conversation with poets Jimin Seo and Emily Jungmin Yoon, moderated by R. A. Villanueva! The authors will discuss the poetics of love, grief, haunting, and Asian diasporic experience.
May 17 1:00 PM
Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love!
May 20 7:00 PM
Join AAWW for the PBS-streaming premiere night of documentary short After All This, featuring Sarah Thankam Mathews, Andrew Nadkarni, and Maryam Mir!