Kearny Street Workshop and Asian Art Museum Present: Interdisciplinary Writers Lab
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Event Description
IWL is Kearny Street Workshop's annual multi-genre master class for emerging writers of color. This three-month summer program, held at the Asian Art Museum, creates a unique setting for POC writers to work with some of the best local writers/educators in the Bay Area. This reading will feature some of IWL's past graduates.
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Curator: Jason BayaniJason Bayani is the author of Amulet from Write Bloody Publishing. He's an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and works as the Artistic Director for Kearny Street Workshop. Jason performs regularly around the country and recently debuted his solo show, "Locus of Control" in 2016. http://jasonbayani.com/
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Event Readers
Shelley Wong
Shelley Wong is a Kundiman fellow who lives in Oakland, CA. Her poems have appeared in The Normal School, Linebreak, and is the recipient of the 2014 Normal Prize for poetry.
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Lark Omura
Lark Omura is from Maui. Her poetry has been recently published in The Berkeley Times, Something Worth Revising, and Milvia Street. She is a member of the Finishing School writing workshop.
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Matt Nelson
Matt Nelson is the Managing Director of Presente.org, a seasoned campaign strategist and community organizer who was recently featured in the book, "Ferguson is America: Roots of Rebellion".
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Derrick Carr
Derrick Carr lives in the Bay Area and is a graduate of Yale. His work has been published in the Oakland Review and Muzzle Magazine.
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Vida Kuang
Vida Kuang grew up in San Francisco Chinatown and studied at the University of Chicago. She uses photography, drawing, 3-D mixed media installation, and video as tools for storytelling.
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