Come join the Multicultural Center as we observe and celebrate the culture, traditions, and history of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island people in the United States. We will officially celebrate and kick off Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Heritage Month with performances by the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company, the Chienhong School of Kung Fu, and others. Our Keynote speaker is Ms. Jennifer 8 Lee. Ms. Lee is an American journalist who previously worked for The New York Times. She is the co-founder and president of the literary studio Plympton, as well as a producer on the film: The Search for General Tso, which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. She has served on the advisory panel for the John S and James L. Knight Foundation's "News Challenge", and has assisted the whistleblowing site Wikileaks, dealing with the press and with social networking sites. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Public Integrity, the Advisory Board of the Nieman Foundation, and the Asian-American Writers Workshop. She is also an advisor to Unworthy news site. Finally, she wrote the book/blog, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, which takes readers on a remarkable journey that is both foreign and familiar: penetrating the Asian subculture by traveling the world (and almost every American state) in her quest to understand Chinese food and the people who make it.​ Ms. Lee will discuss the journey she took in writing The Fourtune Cookie Chronicles and the interesting facts she discovered on her journey through America and around the world. Her Ted Talk on the subject has over 1 million views. http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_8_lee_looks_for_general_tso?language=en. This event is free and open to the public. ALL ARE WELCOME

Sponsors: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures - Confucius Classroom, the Office for University Writing & ePortfolio Program, and the Division of Student Affairs