June 13, 2024 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Join us for an evening with Eve Chung, author of Daughters of Shandong. This will be a seated event in which Eve Chunge will be joining us virtually. Our own Ellen Speers will be leading the conversation, which will then be followed by a Q&A.
A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story.
Eve J. Chung is a Taiwanese American lawyer and women’s human rights specialist. She has worked on a range of issues, including torture, sexual violence, contemporary forms of slavery, and discriminatory legislation. Her writing is inspired by social justice movements, and the continued struggle for equality and fundamental freedoms worldwide. She currently lives in New York with her husband, two children, and two dogs.