Book Launch With Curtis Chin

CAWA and our partners invite you to meet Curtis Chin, author of one of the most widely anticipated books of this Fall, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

VIP Reception 6-7 PM (With book purchase)
Book Talk 7-8:30 PM (Free admission)

EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT
A MEMOIR BY CURTIS CHIN

1980s Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone—from the city’s first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples—could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin came of age; where he learned to embrace his identity as a gay ABC, or American-born Chinese; where he navigated the divided city’s spiraling misfortunes; and where—between helpings of almond boneless chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, and some of his own, less-savory culinary concoctions—he realized just how much he had to offer to the world, to his beloved family, and to himself.

“As a kid who also ran around in the back of a Chinese restaurant, this book is literary comfort food, so delicious and good for the soul. Curtis Chin’s story of coming of age and coming out is endearing and unforgettable.” —JAMIE FORD, AUTHOR OF THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MAY

The event is hosted by Chinese American Women in Action (CAWA), North Central College, Naperville Bank & Trust and Anderson’s Bookshop