Slices of American Life: With Aaliyah Bilal & Gina Chung

Join us for an intimate discussion with authors Gina Chung (Green Frog) and Aaliyah Bilal (Temple Folk) whose short story collections offer rich portraits of two vibrant American communities. In Green Frog, Chung explores Korean American womanhood in stories that weave in Korean folklore, science fiction and the fantastic. In Temple Folk, Bilal’s stories chart the lives of people of the nation of Islam, as they navigate questions of race, faith, sexuality and politics.

In this dynamic discussion, moderated by writer Sarah Dillard, Chung and Bilal will explore the power of storytelling to reflect the lives and desires of their communities and the art of capturing the complexities of communities through fiction.

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