Thanks for joining us for FAB Long Beach 2023!
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Another Incredible Celebration of AAPI Literature!
Thank you to all who came out Saturday 5/13 to the Billie Jean King Main Library to celebrate the 2nd FAB Long Beach! What an amazing day, celebrating our AANHPI community in Long Beach and beyond!
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ORDER FAB 2023 BOOKS
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Help support our authors and all the work that goes into planning an AAPI-focused literary festival like FAB by ordering books for family + friends! We happily ship within the domestic US.
SIGNED BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM:
Julie Abe • Tracy Badua • Melissa Chadburn• Cathy Linh Che • Sheila Darcey• Arthur Kayzakian • Jessica Kim • Naz Kutub• Kien Lam • Minh Lê • Jayci Lee • Stacey Lee • James Fujinami Moore • Doua Moua• Alan Nakagawa • Diana Khoi Nguyen • Suzanne Park • Shiho Pate • Angela Peñaredondo • Christian Perfas• LeUyen Pham • Rod Pulido • Michelle Quach• Albert Samaha • Sehba Sarwar • Kiri Schwiethale • Benson Shum • Belinda Huijuan Tang • Julie Tieu • Jane Wong • Nancy Lynée Woo • Kyle Lucia Wu • Jeff Yang • Paula Yoo • Phil Yu
Signed copies will be available after 5/15 - order here for signed copies.
festival SCHEDULE
10:00AM - 10:30AM
OPENING OF FESTIVAL & PERFORMANCE
10:30AM - 11:30AM
CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS:
- Benson Shum, ANZU THE GREAT LISTENER
- Cathy Linh Che & Kyle Lucia Wu, AN ASIAN AMERICAN A TO Z
YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS:
- Your Story Matters: A Writing Workshop for Teens, presented by debut novelist Naz Kutub, author of THE LOOPHOLE.
ADULT AUTHORS (POETRY PANEL):
- Diana Khoi Nguyen, GHOST OF
- Kien Lam, EXTINCTION THEORY: POEMS
- James Fujinami Moore, INDECENT HOURS
- Nancy Lynée Woo, I’D RATHER BE LIGHTING
POETRY/FICTION READING ROOM:
- Jayci Lee, BOOKED ON A FEELING
- Christian Perfas, PLAY: A RECLAMATION OF SOUL
11:30AM - 12:30PM
MORNING AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING & PERFORMANCE
12:30PM - 1:30PM
CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS:
- LeUyen Pham, PARTY HEARTY KITTY-CORN
- Minh Lê, DRAWN TOGETHER
YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS (MIDDLE GRADE PANEL):
- Julie Abe, EVA EVERGREEN & THE SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH
- Jessica Kim, STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG!
- Tracy Badua, THE TAKEOUT
- Stacey Lee, RICK RIORDAN PRESENTS: WINSTON CHU VS. THE WHIMSIES
ADULT AUTHORS (NONFICTION PANEL):
- Albert Samaha, CONCEPCION: CONQUEST, COLONIALISM, AND AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY’S FATE
- Sheila Darcey, SKETCH BY SKETCH: A CREATIVE PATH TO EMOTIONAL HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION
- Alan Nakagawa, A.I.R. HEAD: ANATOMY OF AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
- Jane Wong, MEET ME TONIGHT IN ATLANTIC CITY
POETRY/FICTION READING ROOM:
- Angela Peñaredondo, nature felt but never apprehended
- Belinda Huijuan Tang, A MAP FOR THE MISSING
1:30PM - 2:30PM
CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS:
- Doua Moua, TODAY IS DIFFERENT
- Kiri Schwiethale, ABCS OF CAMBODIA
- Shiho Pate, RAMEN FOR EVERYONE
YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS (YOUNG ADULT PANEL):
- Rod Pulido, CHASING PACQUIAO
- Paula Yoo, FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY: THE KILLING OF VINCENT CHIN AND THE TRIAL THAT GALVANIZED THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT
- Jeff Yang & Phil Yu, RISE: A POP HISTORY OF ASIAN AMERICA
ADULT AUTHORS (FICTION PANEL):
- Suzanne Park, THE DO-OVER
- Michelle Quach, NOT HERE TO BE LIKED
- Julie Tieu, CIRCLING BACK TO YOU
- Melissa Chadburn, A TINY UPWARD SHOVE
POETRY/FICTION READING ROOM:
- Sehba Sarwar, BLACK WINGS
- Arthur Kayzakian, THE BOOK OF REDACTED PAINTINGS
2:30PM - 3:30PM
AFTERNOON AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING & PERFORMANCE
3:30PM -4:00PM
THANK YOU AND CLOSING OF FESTIVAL
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