“So, what are you?” Since childhood, I've had a go-to response: “I’m fifty-percent Taiwanese, twenty-five percent Mexican, and twenty-five percent German.” I was proud to present myself as a unique combination of races and ethnicities, to be “othered” from any and all groups; but this statistical proclamation showed that I only understood myself as a pie chart in which I was part of a whole. I wasn’t allowed full access into any of these identities. I grew tired trying to…
Join award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's book author and illustrator Grace Lin as she reads and signs copies of our favorite books! This event is FREE, family-friendly, and open to the public. We'll have goody bags for our first 300 guests, refreshments from local business like Austin Gourmet Popcorn, face painting by Little Fox Face Paint, and a chance to win prizes from Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Amy's Ice Creams, Thinkery, Pinthouse Pizza, Galaxy Cafe, Hat Creek Burger Company,…
To have a career that you love is an achievable feat. Alvina Ling, editor-in-chief for Little, Brown Book for Young Readers shares her insights on how she found her calling. She has helped publish over 100 children books and continues to introduce great stories for all readers. Better yet, she illuminates what a career in the book publishing industry is like--and how to embody what you believe in through your work! As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, TaiwaneseAmerican.org…
