Volunteer at WeHo Reads: Asian Pacific Diaspora Talk Story
Volunteer for WeHo Reads: Asian Diaspora Talk Story, hosted by LGBTQ Community Leader and Poet Laureate of West Hollywood Jen Cheng. Jen invites LGBTQ friends and allies to volunteer and support this wonderful event.
Volunteer help is needed in any of the following areas to fit your personality or interests:
Pre-event: sharing the event with social circles to encourage attendance
During event: arrive early, be social and friendly to mingle with attendees
Post-event: cleaning up the reception
Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories, connect across the diaspora, and discuss what it means to be Asian American during May Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Musical guest Jett Kwong opens this event by celebrating the panel of Asian/Pacific American authors, including Ryka Aoki, Curtis Chin, Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Angela Peñaredondo, and Fariha Róisín, and hosted by West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng.
WeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. More information and events at www.weho.org/wehoreads. BookSwell, a literary events and media company dedicated to lifting up writers from historically excluded communities, is producing the WeHo Reads 2024 season. Additional support is provided by UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and Poets & Writers as well as media partnerships with Book Soup and Los Angeles Review of Books.
To RSVP for the event, click here. Sign up at the link below to volunteer and get connected with Jen Cheng.