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DESCRIPTION:LiterASIAN returns with established and emerging literary voice
 s coming together for a month of commemoration\, celebration\, and convers
 ation showcasing the resilience and growth of Asian Canadian voices in Can
 Lit. With this year’s theme of &lt;em&gt;re(dress) 2024&lt;/em&gt;\, the festival w
 ill include book readings\, writing workshops\, panel discussions\, and an
  afternoon dimsum with the authors. Full events schedule available online 
 at http://literasian.com \n\nThis year’s featured authors include trail
 blazing Canadian writer &lt;strong&gt;Joy Kogawa &lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;From the Lost a
 nd Found Department&lt;/em&gt;)\; politician-turned-author &lt;strong&gt;Ujjal Dosanj
 h &lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;The Past is Never Dead&lt;/em&gt;)\; bestselling author &lt;stron
 g&gt;Lindsay Wong &lt;/strong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality&lt;/e
 m&gt;)\; community worker and mentor &lt;strong&gt;Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio &lt;/s
 trong&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Reuniting with Strangers&lt;/em&gt;)\; author and artist &lt;strong&gt;Kei
 ko Honda&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Accidental Blooms)&lt;/em&gt;\; and scholar and communit
 y researcher &lt;strong&gt;Angie Wong&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Laughing Back at Empire&lt;/e
 m&gt;).\n\n“As one of Canada’s longest-running writers’ festivals\, Lit
 erASIAN Festival continues to spotlight Pan-Asian literary voices that hav
 e enriched Canadian literary culture\,” says Festival Director Allan Cho
 . “This year’s festival is dedicated to our Ada Con\, a founding direc
 tor of the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW)\, who devoted her lif
 e to the love of community\, literature\, and writing.” \n\nLiterASIAN 
 will take place in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown located on the unceded
  Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam\, Tsleil Waututh\, and Squamish 
 people. Events will be held at the Vancouver Japanese Language School &amp;amp
 \; Japanese Hall\, Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, Centre A International 
 Art Gallery\, and Floata Seafood Restaurant.\n\nIn collaboration with Word
  Vancouver Literary Festival\, LiterASIAN will host a special fundraiser e
 vent\, Wine and Words: Dimsum with the Authors\, featuring an afternoon of
  food and festivities with all of the featured writers. This fundraiser wi
 ll include dim sum\, wine tastings\, author readings\, with live and silen
 t auctions. \n\nTickets go on sale April 1\, 2024\, and are available for
  purchase online at http://literasian.com
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SUMMARY:LiterASIAN 2024: (Re)Dress
URL:/en/events/2024/05/04/literasian-2024-redress/
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