Book Reading with Dmae Roberts in Portland

Join Dmae Roberts for a reading from her book “The Letting Go Trilogies: Stories of a Mixed-Race Family.” She’ll also talk about mixed-race history in Oregon. The reading and talk event is Sept 1st at 7pm at Another Read Through bookstore, 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, Oregon 97227

Cookies and sparkling cider will be provided! “The Letting go Trilogies will be available for $13 only at Another Read Through Bookstore.

More info: http://www.anotherreadthrough.com/event/local-author-dmae-roberts/

“The Letting go Trilogies: Stories of a Mixed-Race Family” traces four decades of what it means to be a mixed-race adult who sometimes called herself “Secret Asian Woman.” With her personal essays written over a ten-year period, Dmae journeys through biracial identity and her interracial Taiwanese and Oklahoman family amid love, loss and letting go of past regrets and grief.

Dmae will feature a reading from her book and will draw on her personal experiences and historical research on the mixed-race experience in Oregon. Dmae will also present a a short intro of her Oregon Humanities Conversation Project topic: “What Are You? Mixed-Race and Interracial Families in Oregon’s Past and Future.”

For more info about Another Read Through bookstore: http://www.anotherreadthrough.com/
More about “The Letting Go Trilogies”: http://dmaeroberts.com/the-letting-go-trilogies/
More info about the Conversation Project: http://oregonhumanities.org/programs/2016-17-conversation-project-catalog/