Craft in A Time of Crisis: A Panel with Jeff Chang, Cathy Park Hong, Terisa Siagatonu, and Colleen Lye

Craft in A Time of Crisis: Asian American and Pacific Islander Writers on Meeting the Moment

Why write now?

In a time of polycrisis—from war, genocide, clash of empires, and attacks on migrants to the erosion of basic human rights and American intellectual freedom—what role can writing and writers play? Join award-winning author and organizer Jeff Chang on the occasion of the release of his new biography of Bruce Lee and Asian America, Water Mirror Echo, in a discussion with Pulitzer finalist Cathy Park Hong (Minor Feelings), acclaimed poet Terisa Siagatonu (We The Gathered Heat), and renowned scholar Colleen Lye (After Marx), on how craft becomes witness, and how poetry, biography, and leftist scholarship can shape resistance and renewal. This urgent conversation asks how Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and thinkers are reimagining culture, politics, and solidarity in a changing world.

Event from 6pm with reception and book signing to follow.

This event is free. Seats are limited. Register here.

Sponsored by: UC Berkeley Asian American Research Center
Co-sponsored by: UC Berkeley Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program, the Department of English, and the Arts Research Center, UC Berkeley