Flip the Beat

Christine Bacareza Balance, Jessica Hagedorn, Patrick Rosal

December 12th (7-9pm)

Asian American Writer’s Workshop

112 West 27th Street, 6th floor

[btw 6th & 7th Aves]

New York, NY 10001

Join us for the New York launch of scholar Christine Bacareza Balance’s new book Tropical Renditions: Making Musical Scenes in Filipino America (Duke 2016), a vital exploration of post-WWII Filipino literary and musical culture. We’ll also feature former AAWW Literary Award winner Patrick Rosal’s new poetry collection Brooklyn Antediluvian (Persea 2016). His work channels DJ culture, family history, soul music, dance, and Galeanoesque myth-making to explore vital questions about race in America. The evening will culminate with a conversation moderated by legendary novelist Jessica Hagedorn, author ofToxicology and former bandleader of The Gangster Choir.

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