“Too Asian to be American, too American to be Asian” with Luis Francia

Filipino-American writer, poet and veteran journalist Luis Francia will read from his prize-winning memoir "Eye of the Fish" May 15 at Simon Fraser University as part of Asian Heritage Month, then lecture on the question "Too Asian to be American, too American to be Asian" on May 16 also at SFU's Harbour Centre campus.

Luis H. Francia is a journalist, nonfiction writer, and poet. He is the author of the semiautobiographical "Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago", winner of the 2002 PEN Center Open Book and the 2002 Asian American Writers literary awards. He was New York correspondent for Hong Kong-based Asiaweek for close to two decades. He has also written for various publications, among them the Village Voice, New York Newsday, the Daily News, the San Francisco Chronicle, Far Eastern Economic Review, and the Nation. He writes a monthly column for the online edition of Manila’s Philippine Daily Inquirer.

All the events are open to the public, free of charge.

Tuesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m.
A book reading by Luis H. Francia

Room 1425, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
To reserve a seat, call 604-291-5089 or email dlam-info@sfu.ca

In honor of Asian Heritage Month, Filipino American writer Luis Francia will read from his prize-winning memoir Eye of the Fish. The author will be happy to sign books.

Wednesday, May 16, 6:30 p.m.
Too Asian to Be American, Too American to Be Asian?

Labatt Hall Room 1700, SFU at Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
To reserve a seat, call 604-291-5089 or email dlam-info@sfu.ca

The hyphen between “Asian” and “American”--is that a bridge between the two, or a wedge that separates?

Thursday, May 17, 2007, 12 p.m.
Auditorium (main floor)
UBC Asian Centre
1871 West Mall
University of British Columbia

The hyphen between “Asian” and “American”--is that a bridge between the two, or a wedge that separates?

Thursday, May 17, 2007 6 p.m.
Kalayaan Centre
451 Powell Street, Vancouver

Meet and greet with Luis Francia. He will discuss his various works.

Friday, May 18, 2007, 10 a.m.

A book reading by Luis H. Francia

Britannia Library
1661 Napier Street
604-665-2222

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with the PEN award winning author of “Eye of the Fish: a Personal Archipelago”. This is an account of the author’s childhood memories of his Philippine homeland and his visits back as an adult journalist.

Luis H. Francia is presented by the Consulate General United States of America
Office of Press and Cultural Affairs
1095 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2M6