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Upcoming Events
March 2011
Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of four
previous novels and is the recipient of
an American Book Award and the janet
Heidinger Kafka Award.
Author Talk
Karen lei Yamashita
I Hotel 2010 National Book Award Finalist
Author Talk followed by Q&A
Wednesday, March 9,2011
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center
10 Upper Campus Road
Tufts University, Medford campus
Refreshments provided.
Free and open to the public
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Tufts American Studies Program Knaster Artist-in-Residence Grant, Tufts American
Studies Asian Amerian Fund, Toupin-Bolwell Fund for the Arts, Tufts Dept of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts Dept of Sociology,
Tufts Peace and justice Studies, Tufts AS&E Graduate Student Council, Tufts Asian American Center, Tufts Women's Studies and Tisch Library at Tufts_
Author Appearances:
Screening 4:00 PM Friday, March 11
The Fall of the I Hotel
by award-winning director Curtis Choy
Rise of the I Hotel by director Caroline Cabading
Tufts University American Studies Program Presents
Spring 2011 Knaster-Artist-in-Residence
Karen Tei Yamashita
author of I Hotel, 2010 National Book Award Finalist
Tufts University Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
15 Talbot Avenue, Somerville 02144
Film Discussion with Author following screenings.
Free Food and Open to the Public
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Keynote Panelist 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sunday March 13
"Making It Real: Bridging Theory and Practice" in
Gender, Sexuality, and Urban Spaces Graduate Conference
MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge 02139
Free and Open to the Public
These events are co-sponsored by the Tufts American Studies Asian American Fund, Tufts Asian American Center and Tufts Women's Studies.
Click here to view past events.
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