The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. The Center for Asian Arts and Media will use Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” to explore issues of immigration and assimilation shaping Asian American identity across generations through both educational outreach in public schools and community forums. A group of Asian-American writers and college students will serve as discussion facilitators. CAAM will also provide high school teachers with learning and study materials for classroom discussions.
Additional programs include a keynote address by The Joy Luck Club film producer Janet Yang, an exhibition of Asian women on screen and a series of mother-daughter workshops in addition to The Woman Warrior Festival, our biennial event honoring women of Asian descent.
Interested in hosting a book discussion? Looking for someone to lead your book discussion in your school or community? Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/34408213 or ychang@colum.edu.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
10/1 - 10/31 Woman Warrior Festival 2007
10/6 The Joy Luck Club Discussion Group Facilitators’ Workshop
10 am-12 pm, Columbia College Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave, 5F
Columbia College Chicago professor of English and first-generation Asian-American, Samuel Park, Ph. D., will present a workshop for young Asian-American college-age students from the Chicago area who will serve as group discussion leaders at schools and community sites. Workshop themes will revolve around extraction of their personal experiences and anecdotes within the framework of The Joy Luck Club’s own motifs; Dr. Park will assist these young adults in honing presentations of such personal materials with a view to these adults serving as discussion facilitators at each of the target discussion venues later. (Pre-registration required. Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/344-8213)
10/6 Educators’ Luncheon/Workshop
12 – 3 pm, Columbia College Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave, 5F
Columbia College Chicago professor of English and first-generation Asian-American, Samuel Park, Ph. D., will present a workshop aimed at secondary-level teachers. Teachers will be presented with supplementary learning/study materials on “The Joy Luck Club,” explore topics specific to the Asian immigration experience, and be encouraged to discuss personal life and family anecdotes relevant to assimilation and the challenges of generational understanding. (Pre-registration required. Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/344-8213)
10/13 The Joy Luck Club Book Discussion
1:30 pm Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute Book Store, 2145-B S. China Place
Join us for an informal book discussion and check out the many unique books and cultural resources offered by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute. (free admission)
More book discussion venues to be added.
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Additional programs include a keynote address by The Joy Luck Club film producer Janet Yang, an exhibition of Asian women on screen and a series of mother-daughter workshops in addition to The Woman Warrior Festival, our biennial event honoring women of Asian descent.
Interested in hosting a book discussion? Looking for someone to lead your book discussion in your school or community? Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/34408213 or ychang@colum.edu.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
10/1 - 10/31 Woman Warrior Festival 2007
10/6 The Joy Luck Club Discussion Group Facilitators’ Workshop
10 am-12 pm, Columbia College Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave, 5F
Columbia College Chicago professor of English and first-generation Asian-American, Samuel Park, Ph. D., will present a workshop for young Asian-American college-age students from the Chicago area who will serve as group discussion leaders at schools and community sites. Workshop themes will revolve around extraction of their personal experiences and anecdotes within the framework of The Joy Luck Club’s own motifs; Dr. Park will assist these young adults in honing presentations of such personal materials with a view to these adults serving as discussion facilitators at each of the target discussion venues later. (Pre-registration required. Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/344-8213)
10/6 Educators’ Luncheon/Workshop
12 – 3 pm, Columbia College Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave, 5F
Columbia College Chicago professor of English and first-generation Asian-American, Samuel Park, Ph. D., will present a workshop aimed at secondary-level teachers. Teachers will be presented with supplementary learning/study materials on “The Joy Luck Club,” explore topics specific to the Asian immigration experience, and be encouraged to discuss personal life and family anecdotes relevant to assimilation and the challenges of generational understanding. (Pre-registration required. Contact Yuchia Chang at 312/344-8213)
10/13 The Joy Luck Club Book Discussion
1:30 pm Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute Book Store, 2145-B S. China Place
Join us for an informal book discussion and check out the many unique books and cultural resources offered by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute. (free admission)
More book discussion venues to be added.
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