Meet Justina Chen Headley, Grace Lin and Janet S. Wong

Monday, May 1, 2006, 3:30 to 4:40 pm
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, 38 Ash Street, Boston
617-635-5129 or info@bcnc.net

To kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May. Three Asian American authors are embarking on a nationwide tour entitled Hi-Yah! Asian American Writers Speak Out!

First stop - Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center to meet with young people in the community.

Award-winning poet Janet Wong (www.janetwong.com), the author of 15 books for children and teens, is a former lawyer who has been featured on Oprah and at the White House. She will be joined by the critically acclaimed author-illustrator of over a dozen picture books Grace Lin (www.gracelin.com) and debut author Justina Chen Headley (www.justinachenheadley.com) whose young adult novel, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH (and a few white lies), was sold at auction between 4 major publishers, resulting in a 2-book contract with Little, Brown.

The three authors will discuss their experience of growing up Asian American, how they found what was worth writing about and how they got their books published. Bring your questions!