This April and May, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai will be having special events Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Washington DC, Amherst, Boston, New York, Chicago, Madison, San Diego and Los Angeles to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the End of the Việt Nam War.
Quế Mai is bringing poetry, storytelling and her love for peace and human compassion to my in-person events this April and May Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Washington DC, Amherst, Boston, New York, Chicago, Madison, San Diego and Los Angeles.
To register for her events, please visit:
https://nguyenphanquemai.com/en/page/events
Here is the full list of all her events:
15 April, 7pm: Seattle, Seattle Public Library. Conversation with Peter Steinhauer, moderated by Thanh Tan
16 April, 6pm: Portland State University: conversation with Peter Steinhauer, moderated by Tim DuRoche
21 April, 5:30pm: San Francisco, Commonwealth Club, conversation with Craig McNamara, son of the US secretary of defense under the Vietnam War Robert McNamara, moderated by George Hammond
22 April, 12-1:30 pm: San Francisco, Stanford University. Conversation with Alexandra Huynh, the 5th National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States
24 April, 6:00 pm: Busboys & Poets, Washington DC, conversation with Wayne Karlin, moderated by E. Ethelbert Miller
26 April, 2pm: MLK Library, Washington DC, conversation with Peter Steinhauer, moderated by former US ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius
29 April, 7:30pm: Amherst College, Massachusetts: lecture and audience Q&A
30 April, 7pm-8:30pm, UMASS Amherst, Massachusetts, moderated by Professor Christian Appy
1 May, 6pm: Boston: Just Book-ish bookstore, conversation Thuy Ha Ngoc
2 May, 3pm: New York, Columbia University, conversation with Peter Steinhauer, moderated by film-maker Tony Bui
6 May, 6pm, Chicago, Haymarket House, conversation with Peter Steinhauer, moderated by Raghav Rao
7 May, 7pm: Madison, Winsconsin, Leopold’s books and cafe, conversation with Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive magazine.
8 May, 4pm: Chicago, 4936 North Broadway, conversation with Randy Kim
10 May, 7pm: San Diego, Westminster Presbytarian church, conversation with Le Ly Hayslip, moderated by Teresa Mei Chuc.
14 May, 4:30pm to 6pm: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Poetry performances and conversation with George Dutton.
Quế Mai is very grateful to many people who have helped put together these events. She can't wait to see you there!
