Peter Pereira is a family physician in South Seattle, and a founding editor of Floating Bridge Press. His poetry has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The Nation, Poetry East, North Dakota Quarterly, Willow Springs, and Seattle Review. He won a 1997 “Discovery”/The Nation award, and was a finalist in the 1998 National Poetry Series. His first chapbook, The Lost Twin, was recently produced by Grey Spider Press of Sedro-Wooley Washington.
Putsata Reang: Resisting Erasure through Storytelling
Putsata Reang discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure.
Tuesday, December 3, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Shin Yu Pai: Ten Thousand Things: Artifacts of Asian American Life
In this talk enriched by audio clips, Pai shares intimate stories from Asian American communities drawn from two seasons of her chart-topping podcast.
Tuesday, December 17, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
An anthology and reading from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Raven Chronicles celebrating the first twenty years of the Jack Straw Writers Program, 1997-2016
