Our mission is to provide resources and support for the local Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander American community, and increase the visibility and representation of the Asian American diaspora in Evanston’s civic, cultural and community spaces through the arts.
An Evening with Curtis Chin
Thu, Apr 04
|Koi Restaurant
Join us for an exciting evening with author Curtis Chin sharing his memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Click for more info!


Time & Location
Apr 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Koi Restaurant, 624 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
About the event
Join us for an exciting evening with author Curtis Chin sharing Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, his memoir about growing up Asian American in the Black and white city of Detroit, coming out in his working-class immigrant community, as well as being a first-generation college student at the University of Michigan.
Learn more about Curtis here!
An Evening with Curtis Chin
Sponsored by Evanston ASPA & Koi Restaurant
Thursday, April 4, 2024
6pm
In-Person Event
Koi Restaurant
624 Davis St.
Evanston, IL 60201
Event is free but registration is required and space is limited
There will be an opportunity for booksigning at the end of the event. To pre-purchase a copy of Curtis' memoir from Booked order here. Your book can be picked up at the event.
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