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A Portrait of Flushing's Chinatown

Category: Society & Culture
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Publish Date: 2018-04-02 10:24:02
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Lauren Hilgers talks about her new book, Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown. Hilgers weaves the personal stories of Zhuang Liehong and Little Yan together with a larger investigation into the Chinese community in Flushing, Queens, one of the fastest-growing immigrant enclaves in the United States.

Hilgers will give a reading at the Tenement Museum on April 18 at 6:30 pm for their PEN Literary Quest and Book Signing, part of the PEN World Voices Festival.

Hilgers will be part of a moderated talk on April 4 at 7 pm at Chappaqua Library and will give a talk/Q&A on April 20 at 1:30 pm at Flushing Public Library.

This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart.

 

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