Anis Gisele lives in Seattle, by way of Manila, Philippines. She is a queer immigrant writer of color whose work is celebrated as much as it is minimized and/or blindly consumed. Her writing draws together personal narrative, intergenerational pain, and identity politics. She has decided to stop writing her bios like resumes.
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
