Global Asia Speaker Series: Curtis Chin

From growing up in his family’s Chinese restaurant in 1980s Detroit to finding his voice as a writer and film director, Curtis Chin’s candid and heartfelt memoir, Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant, explores identity, family, sexuality, belonging, and coming of age in America. Come for the stories, stay for the conversation about identity, belonging, community, and finding your voice.

About the Author

Curtis Chin is the author of the award-winning memoir, Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant and the founding executive director of the Asian American Writers Workshop, which he co-funded in New York City in 1991. Chin has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe, as well as television programs on ABC, Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon. His directorial work includes the documentary short, Dear Corky (2022), which premiered on American Masters (PBS). He is currently working on his forthcoming memoir Little Brown.