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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Month! Dr. Ada Cheng presents "Our Words, Our Truths: Storytelling as a Performative Memoir for Collective Identity and Community Engagement."
Storyteller Dr. Cheng discusses her journey as an Asian American and immigrant storyteller and delineates how her personal stories reflect and mirror urgent social concerns of our time. She also shares her experiences as a storytelling show producer who engages in community-based storytelling. Register online to get a Zoom link prior to the program.
This program is part of the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Program and is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Older Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Performances |
TAGS: | genealogy | Asian American and Pacific Islander Month |