The Importance of Windows and Mirrors
Title and/or Affiliation
Author/Illustrator
Presenter Bio
Before Grace Lin was an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of picture books, early readers, and middle grade novels, she was the only Asian girl (except for her sisters) going to her elementary school in Upstate New York. That experience, good and bad, has influenced her books—including her Newbery Honor Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, her Geisel Honor Ling & Ting, her National Book Finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver, and her Caldecott Honor A Big Mooncake for Little Star. But, it also causes Lin to persevere for diversity as an occasional New England Pubic Radio commentator and when she gave her TEDx talk “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf,” as well as her PBS NewsHour video essay “What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist?” She continues this mission with her two podcasts kidlitwomen* and Book Friends Forever. In 2016, Lin’s art was displayed at The White House and Lin, herself, was recognized by President Obama’s office as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. She will give the opening keynote lecture at the first kidlit@hollins Own and Other Voices Symposium, and her work will be on display in the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum.
Session
Keynote
Location
VAC Auditorium and Zoom
Start Date
7-7-2022 7:30 PM
End Date
7-7-2022 8:45 PM
Abstract
Grace Lin will give the opening keynote lecture at the first kidlit@hollins Own and Other Voices Symposium, and her work will be on display in the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum.
The Importance of Windows and Mirrors
VAC Auditorium and Zoom
Grace Lin will give the opening keynote lecture at the first kidlit@hollins Own and Other Voices Symposium, and her work will be on display in the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum.