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Welcome to PBS Books!
PBS Books is thrilled to partner with Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) to present the 2025 Detroit Festival of Books at the historic Eastern Market. This virtual event is made possible through the generous support of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), with additional support from Michigan Humanities and the Detroit Festival of Books.
Curtis Chin is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and activist whose debut memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, offers a poignant and humorous look at growing up gay and Asian American in 1980s Detroit. A cofounder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and a longtime advocate for multicultural storytelling, Chin has screened his films around the world and recently premiered his documentary Dear Corky on PBS’s American Masters. His memoir, structured around the menu of his family's restaurant, is a powerful coming-of-age story rooted in community, identity, and resilience.
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Welcome to PBS Books!
PBS Books is thrilled to partner with Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) to present the 2025 Detroit Festival of Books at the historic Eastern Market. This virtual event is made possible through the generous support of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), with additional support from Michigan Humanities and the Detroit Festival of Books.
Curtis Chin is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and activist whose debut memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, offers a poignant and humorous look at growing up gay and Asian American in 1980s Detroit. A cofounder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and a longtime advocate for multicultural storytelling, Chin has screened his films around the world and recently premiered his documentary Dear Corky on PBS’s American Masters. His memoir, structured around the menu of his family's restaurant, is a powerful coming-of-age story rooted in community, identity, and resilience.
Explore our website: pbsbooks.org
Subscribe to our newsletter: pbsbooks.org/subscribe
Join the Readers Club: facebook.com/groups/pbsbooksreadersclub
Support us: pbsbooks.org/donate
Find your next book: pbsbooks.org/bookshop
#pbsbooks #pbs #author #bookclub #books #author #curtischin #asianamerican #detroit #detroitchinatown #writing
