Wai Chim – Author Talk – The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

by Wai Chim

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Description

Wai Chim discusses how her cultural background and experiences growing up in an immigrant family inspired her writing career. She covers the important themes behind The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling and how young writers can decide how to write about topics and tell stories that are unique to them.

Topics covered

* Growing up Asian American

* Writing about cultural identity and how that shaped my writing career

* Focus on The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling and its themes
* Writing about mental health, the stigma around it and why it was important

* How to find your voice and the topics that you want to write about

Details

Audience

Secondary

Duration

30-40 minutes (with time for questions)

Requirements

Data Projector Powerpoint presentation projected to group (no sound). Author can BYO laptop (PC) or bring USB