The OldTimers: A Poetry Reading and Talk by Wing Tek Lum
October 3, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CST
Location
Rm 1-470 Daley Library
Address
801 S. Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607
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Imagining life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900, Lum gives voice to the forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the trials and temptations of this bachelor society living far from their homeland—their hard work, their diversions, their challenges, and, even amidst the notorious plague and fire, their perseverance. Verses in The Oldtimers reflect on themes of displacement, labor, isolation, familial bonds and obligations, cultural heritage and adaptation, and the preservation of traditions and values amidst the islands’ rapid growth.
Wing Tek Lum is the author of two previous collections, Expounding the Doubtful Points, and The Nanjing Massacre: Poems. His books have won the American Book Award and the Elliot Cades Award for Literature. He lives in Honolulu.
Refreshments will be served.
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Date posted
Sep 24, 2024
Date updated
Sep 24, 2024