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Wild Geese Sorrow: Book Event & Author Discussion

July 14, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wild Geese Sorrow

A Discussion with Author and Poet

Jeffrey Leong

Join us for an evening talk with Jeffrey Leong, author of the new book “Wild Geese Sorrow”:

 

The deep anger, sorrow, and loneliness of Chinese immigrant detainees held at the Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910-1940 are revealed in a new book of translations by East Bay poet and writer Jeffrey Thomas Leong. The first new translations in almost 40 years, the poems of Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island are sequenced to narrate the incarceration experience: the shock of arrival, lengthy stays from a week up to two years, humiliating medical exams, political outrage, and for some, deportation. Readers will learn of this critical period of anti-Chinese discrimination in American history, so relevant in the current political climate for our immigration policy debates.

Leong is a MFA graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has published widely in journals such as Bamboo Ridge, Crab Orchard, Hyphen and Spillway.               

When : July 14th, 2018    

Time: 6pm-7pm

Where: China Camp Village

Location: Lower Village Museum,  China Camp State Park

Space is limited and reservations are required.  To reserve, send email to: chinacamp.programs@gmail.com, or call (415) 456-0766. Please indicate a) the date of the program you would like to reserve b) your name, c) your phone number, d) the total number of places you are reserving. We will reply to confirm your reservation.

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Date:
July 14, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm