Book Launch Event at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, May 3

Book Launch Event

Sunday May 3rd, 2015 2:00pm — 4:00pm (Free Admission)
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver Museum
555 Columbia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 4H5 Canada

Organizers:
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
Chinese Canadian Military Museum

First published in 1980, Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island has been expanded to include a new historical introduction, poems from Ellis Island and Victoria, B.C., twenty oral histories, and dozens of new photographs. Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/Vn7kJscWIaM

In his memoir, The Adventures of Eddie Fung, Eddie recalls how his Chinese upbringing and work as a Texas cowboy helped him to survive forty-two months of captivity as a Prisoner of War during World War II. Book talk: http://youtu.be/GbOsxCrRruU

Join us for an afternoon of book discussion, poetry reading, and storytelling by authors Judy Yung and Eddie Fung. Book signing follows the event. Admission is free. Inquiries: 604.658.8880, museum@cccvan.com

To pre-order signed copies of the books, please call 604.658.8880 or email museum2@cccvan.com before April 5th, 2015 5:00pm. 
Island  CAD $30, The Adventures of Eddie Fung CAD$24.95