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Rainbow Bookfest
Schedule of Events
Saturday April 28, 2007
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
11AM to Noon
Creating Identity
These authors will discuss the difficulties they and their characters face in defining their identity among the competing influences of family, friends and culture, especially as they progressed from being teenagers to adults.
Panel:
Ken Mochizuki, Moderator
with Lensey Namioka, Antonio Hopson, Marcia Baker-Johnson and Alvin Horn
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1 PM to 2 PM
Recovering History Through Fiction
Writers' novels often shine a light on the history of people,
places, and times history that has been neglected. Hear how these authors have incorporated these themes
into their writing life and work.
Panel: Indu Sundaresan, Moderator
with Chikodi Anunobi, Kathleen Alcalá, Frederick Su, and Sultan Mohamed
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2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Revolutionary Women in Revolutionary Times
A diverse panel of women writers, who both write about and are themselves revolutionary women, discuss their experiences and how these experiences have shaped their writing.
Panel: : Nisi Shawl, Moderator,
with Maliha Masood, Edwina Martin-Arnold, María Nélida Mendoza , and Linda Sawaya
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4 PM to 5 PM
The Immigrant Experience
The struggle of immigrants who have created lives in America is captured in the work of this panel. Listen as these authors talk about the tensions and ambiguities often present in their lives and how these have affected their writing and their work.
Panel: : Bharti Kirchner, Moderator,
with Maria Victoria, Flor Fernandez Barrios, Stephen Ling and
Sasha Su-Ling Welland
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Closing Remarks
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