11/24/2022
Holy Envy: Writing in the Jewish Christian Borderzone, by Maeera Y. Shreiber http://ow.ly/Gh9k50LlwQs
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11/23/2022
📚New Review! Stephanie Azzarone's Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park offers "an inherently fascinating and impressively informative New York City community history." https://midwestbookreview.com/rbw/nov_22.htm#carllogan
11/22/2022
📺 🎤 Boukary Sawadogo, author of Africans in Harlem: An Untold New York Story, was a special guest on FRANCE 24's morning news show today in . Tune in here to watch: http://ow.ly/oT1M50LKY6e Combined Academic Publishers
11/22/2022
Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality, edited by Thomas Arentzen, Ashley M. Purpura, and Aristotle Papanikolaou, with a foreword by Metropolitan Ambrosius, Helsinki http://ow.ly/2Jx750Llwn2
11/21/2022
Have you seen our new religious studies titles yet? Stop by booth #431 at and browse like Susan Bigelow Reynold's People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury http://ow.ly/xqAO50LIy46
11/20/2022
📚📰Fantastic piece on HEAVEN ON THE HUDSON in today's New York Daily News by Jacqueline Cutler! Read it online here👉http://ow.ly/4mci50LJ5Mp #upperwestside Book Culture
11/20/2022
How NYC’s Riverside Park became ‘Heaven on the Hudson’
How NYC’s Riverside Park became ‘Heaven on the Hudson’ | Good things come in green patches. New York Daily News
This urban gem and its neighborhood are chronicled in longtime resident Stephanie Azzarone’s “Mansions, Monuments and Marvels of Riverside Park: Heaven on the Hudson.”
11/19/2022
Miguel Díaz, author of Q***R GOD DE AMOR (DISRUPTIVE CARTOGRAPHERS Series) w/ FUP Acquisitions Editor, John Garza, at . Stop by booth 431 and check out our latest titles! http://ow.ly/VxaY50LIVhE 📸photo credit: Richard Morrison
11/19/2022
Good morning Denver! We are at . Stop by booth #431 to check out our latest religious studies titles. Browsing online? Use coupon code AAR2022 at checkout to receive 30% off exhibit titles. http://ow.ly/SF5i50LIy7v
11/18/2022
Spread the bookseller love! Today’s blog tour posts turn our attention to local booksellers that make great contributions to our academic community, supporting Association of University Presses books and authors and promoting the work we all do! https://bit.ly/3DqTtqX
11/17/2022
Townies, by William O'Shaughnessy http://ow.ly/Mvm050LlsoN
11/17/2022
Tonight! Join Stephanie Azzarone and The Municipal Art Society of New York at 6 p.m. ET for a virtual tour through the creation and evolution of Riverside Park and Riverside Drive through the eyes of the movers and shakers responsible for it ow.ly/lHht50LAbhs
11/17/2022
What’s in publishing? Today’s blog tour posts reveal what Association of University Presses members are excited about! From new book series to library partnerships, technology platforms to acquisitions initiatives, read about what UPs are looking forward to. https://bit.ly/3DqTtqX
11/16/2022
FUP remembers Msgr. Thomas J. Shelley—priest, theologian, and historian. A perennial favorite among Rams, he authored Fordham, A History of the Jesuit University of New York http://ow.ly/ZAk150LGpVo Fordham University Archdiocese of New York St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie Cardinal Spellman HS The Catholic University of America America Magazine - The Jesuit Review
11/16/2022
Ron Goldberg is on our list! http://ow.ly/C4qa50LGeRE with posts from MIT Press, University of Georgia Press, Duke University Press, University of Notre Dame Press, Penn State University Press, UBC Press, Purdue University Press, SUNY Press, University of Michigan Press, University of Alberta Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Washington Press, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, and more!
11/16/2022
Join Stephanie Azzarone and The Municipal Art Society of New York tomorrow night at 6 p.m. ET for a virtual tour through the creation and evolution of Riverside Park and Riverside Drive through the eyes of the movers and shakers responsible for it ow.ly/lHht50LAbhs
11/16/2022
What author is ? Today’s blog tour posts feature Association of University Presses first-time authors who share their experiences as new university press authors in interviews and guest posts. https://bit.ly/3DqTtqX
11/16/2022
The Gallery presents what’s in the Association of University Presses community, spotlighting our commitment to exploring, engaging, advancing, and promoting the latest ideas and scholarship. Check out what’s in literature & creative expression https://bit.ly/3sLowZw
11/15/2022
Recognizing the Value of University Presses
Publishing with love? We agree! | Recognizing the Value of University Presses Publishers Weekly BookPeople Book Culture Association of University Presses
Two representatives from the Association of University Presses talk with indie booksellers about the value of UPs.
11/15/2022
In honor of , Stephanie Azzarone's new book, Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park is available to read on NetGalley http://ow.ly/5MX450LCGHI
11/15/2022
Spectacles and Specters: A Performative Theory of Political Trials, by Başak Ertür http://ow.ly/ty4c50LluKK
11/15/2022
The Gallery presents what’s in the Association of University Presses community, spotlighting our commitment to exploring, engaging, advancing, and promoting the latest ideas and scholarship. Check out what’s for member presses! http://ow.ly/TnsL50LCCAE
11/15/2022
What’s in Association of University Presses journals? Today’s blog tour posts spotlight new journals, initiatives, and periodical projects. https://bit.ly/3DqTtqX
11/14/2022
2022 celebrates what’s for members, reflecting the spirit of constant learning, adaptation & evolution in our community. See what’s at Fordham University Press! https://www.fordhampress.com/
11/14/2022
Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park – The Municipal Art Society of New York
Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park – The Municipal Art Society of New York
[Virtual tour] Upper West Sider Stephanie Azzarone, author of the just-released book Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments, and Marvels of Riverside Park, takes us on a virtual tour through the creation and evolution of Riverside Park and Riverside Drive through the eyes of the movers and shaker...
11/14/2022
Opinion | University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive
Happy 2022! Looking for a read over your morning ☕? Try Margaret Renkl's The New York Times Opinion Section article, University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive, where she succinctly states, "The same book doesn’t have to matter to everybody, but everybody ought to have access to books that matter." "
As corporate houses get bigger and more commercial, these publishers are doing work that is vital in the marketplace of ideas.
11/11/2022
Have you seen our new books yet? Stop by Ingram Academic booth #431 at and browse like Basak Ertur's Spectacles and Specters: A Performative Theory of Political Trials American Anthropological Association http://ow.ly/LRqP50LAanh
11/10/2022
Save the date! 📆 Join Stephanie Azzarone and The Municipal Art Society of New York on November 17th for a virtual tour through the creation and evolution of Riverside Park and Riverside Drive through the eyes of the movers and shakers responsible for it http://ow.ly/BQkb50LAcU7
11/10/2022
We are at ! Stop by Ingram Academic booth #421 to chat with our editor, Tom Lay & browse our newest titles. Can't make it in person? Our virtual exhibit is live. Use code AAA2022 to save 30% on titles. American Anthropological Association http://ow.ly/zlx850LzXKP
11/10/2022
✨𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥✨
Cross Bronx is Peter Quinn’s one-of-a-kind account of his adventures as ad man, archivist, teacher, Wall Street messenger, court officer, political speechwriter, corporate scribe, and award-winning novelist. Like Pete Hamill, Quinn is a New Yorker through and through. His evolution from a childhood in a now-vanished Bronx, to his exploits in the halls of Albany and swish corporate offices, to then walking away from it all, is evocative and entertaining and enlightening from first page to last. Cross Bronx is bursting with witty, captivating stories.
Quinn is best known for his novels (all recently reissued by Fordham University Press under its New York ReLit imprint), most notably his American Book Award–winning novel Banished Children of Eve. Colum McCann has summed up Quinn’s trilogy of historical detective novels as “generous and agile and profound.” Quinn has now seized the time and inspiration afforded by “the strange interlude of the pandemic” to give his up-close-and-personal accounts of working as a speechwriter in political backrooms and corporate boardrooms.
𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭!
What a great memoir, I wanted to add some books to my tbr for and this story was just perfect. Beautifully writen, funny and entertaining, what more can you ask for?
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𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘅 by released September 13, 2022.
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁?
𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆!
11/05/2022
Whose Middle Ages?: Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past is #1 in Historiography on today! Get your edition for the limited time price of $1.99 http://ow.ly/YLQ050LuQz8
11/04/2022
Before the Fires: An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1930s to the 1960s
Before the Fires: An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1930s to the 1960s by Mark Naison & Bob Gumbs is #1 in Black & African American History on Amazon today! Get your edition for the limited time price of $1.99
Before the Fires: An Oral History of African American Life in the Bronx from the 1930s to the 1960s
11/04/2022
A new book is shining the spotlight on how Harlem was shaped by immigrants | Africans in Harlem: An Untold New York Story by Boukary Sawadogo | Spectrum News NY1 The City College of New York https://youtu.be/AUFOvPDZvkU
11/04/2022
We are ready to go at ! Obscene Gestures have never looked so good. Stop by booth #103 and get a sneak peek of What is Extinction: A Natural and Cultural History of Last Animals by Joshua Schuster. Save 30% on all titles in-person and online. http://ow.ly/GcR150LtIjI
11/03/2022
Good morning New Orleans! We are happy to be at . Stop by Booth #103 to chat with our editor, Richard Morrison and browse our books in-person or online. Use coupon code ASTA2022 to receive 30% off all titles https://www.fordhampress.com/asta-2022/
11/03/2022
Cross Bronx by Peter Quinn - Rajiv's Reviews
Cross Bronx by Peter Quinn - Rajiv's Reviews
Cross Bronx : In his inimitable prose, master storyteller Peter Quinn chronicles his odyssey from the Irish Catholic precincts of the Bronx
11/02/2022
Hélène Cixous : Well-Kept Ruins - Tin House
Hélène Cixous : Well-Kept Ruins - Tin House
Today’s guest is poet, novelist, playwright, feminist theorist, literary critic, and philosopher Hélène Cixous. Perhaps best known for her iconic 1976 essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” Cixous thought for much of her writing life that she would never write about her birthplace and childhood in...
11/01/2022
The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico — Open Plaza
The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico is now available in . 🎧 Listen in as Dr. Michael Lee talks to community organizer Angel García about his recent book on the priesthood of Fr. Neil Connolly in the South Bronx Hispanic Theological Initiative
Dr. Michael Lee talks to community organizer Angel García about his recent book on the priesthood of Fr. Neil Connolly in the South Bronx, 1958-1980s
11/01/2022
Now Available in Paperback: The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico: Neil Connolly’s Priesthood in the South Bronx, by Angel Garcia http://ow.ly/OUsq50Llrgt
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For the final stop of the OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN virtual book tour, We Love Big Books and We Cannot Lie joins us, and they share a great review of this highly entertaining memoir about finding one’s place in the world:
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Where are you really from??🌎
I was born in South Korea🇰🇷and am really from there, Alyssa was born in Kansas City Missouri and her family is really from Wales.🏴
In Our Laundry, Our Town (Fordham University Press) by Alvin Eng writer-performer as a first-generation Chinese American, he would frequently get asked this question when he would answer with: Flushing! He was born in the US, his father was a paper son and his parents had an arranged marriage before they were fully settled in the US. His family owns a hand laundry business, where he helps out, but would rather be a rock star!
In this memoir he recalls the ups and downs of his childhood growing up in Flushing NYC. He went into detail about how many times he felt like he didn’t quite fit in anywhere, he was never quite Chinese enough for Chinatown and not American enough for everyone else.
I enjoyed reading about Alvin Eng’s childhood and I was able to relate to many of things he went through, I think this would be a great audio book, with the author narrating!
Thank you for this gifted copy! You can find Our Laundry, Our Town on our Amazon storefront!🧜🏼♀️🌺
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Where are you really from??🌎
I was born in South Korea🇰🇷and am really from there, Alyssa was born in Kansas City Missouri and her family is really from Wales.🏴
In Our Laundry, Our Town (Fordham University Press) by Alvin Eng writer-performer as a first-generation Chinese American, he would frequently get asked this question when he would answer with: Flushing! He was born in the US, his father was a paper son and his parents had an arranged marriage before they were fully settled in the US. His family owns a hand laundry business, where he helps out, but would rather be a rock star!
In this memoir he recalls the ups and downs of his childhood growing up in Flushing NYC. He went into detail about how many times he felt like he didn’t quite fit in anywhere, he was never quite Chinese enough for Chinatown and not American enough for everyone else.
I enjoyed reading about Alvin Eng’s childhood and I was able to relate to many of things he went through, I think this would be a great audio book, with the author narrating!
Thank you for this gifted copy! You can find Our Laundry, Our Town on our Amazon storefront!🧜🏼♀️🌺
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Wonderous Reads, thanks for the marvelous review of OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN by Alvin Eng writer-performer! She is also offering a book giveaway, courtesy of Fordham University Press -- to enter, head over to Instagram for entry instructions. Good luck!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeUNQ4qv8Nk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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🎉 REVIEW & GIVEAWAY 🎉
Title: OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by Alvin Eng
💭 THOUGHTS 💭
I really enjoyed this raw, heartwarming, and inspiring memoir by Alvin Eng! Readers are taken on a journey through the author's upbringing in Flushing (Queens, NY) during the 1970s and how he came to become an author, playwright, and artist . He discusses his family's struggles along with his own, being raised between a cross of two very different cultures while trying to find his own place in the world.
The author shares his personal experiences, the good and the bad, with us in such a beautiful and captivating way. He depicts what it was like growing up Chinese American in a somewhat dysfunctional family with many siblings. I love the role that music played in his upbringing and how it influenced him. This memoir puts emphasis on the "American dream", and what this can mean to some, while also putting emphasis on the Asian dream.
As an Asian American, this memoir is so very relatable as my family went through some similar struggles. It's about finding your place in the world, which isn't always easy, while trying to balance family dynamics. If you're into memoirs, I would highly recommend this one!
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🎉 REVIEW & GIVEAWAY 🎉
Title: OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by Alvin Eng
💭 THOUGHTS 💭
I really enjoyed this raw, heartwarming, and inspiring memoir by Alvin Eng! Readers are taken on a journey through the author's upbringing in Flushing (Queens, NY) during the 1970s and how he came to become an author, playwright, and artist . He discusses his family's struggles along with his own, being raised between a cross of two very different cultures while trying to find his own place in the world.
The author shares his personal experiences, the good and the bad, with us in such a beautiful and captivating way. He depicts what it was like growing up Chinese American in a somewhat dysfunctional family with many siblings. I love the role that music played in his upbringing and how it influenced him. This memoir puts emphasis on the "American dream", and what this can mean to some, while also putting emphasis on the Asian dream.
As an Asian American, this memoir is so very relatable as my family went through some similar struggles. It's about finding your place in the world, which isn't always easy, while trying to balance family dynamics. If you're into memoirs, I would highly recommend this one!
🎉 GIVEAWAY INFO 🎉
Enter to win a copy of OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by Alvin Eng
TO ENTER:
- Must be following me.
- Like & save this post.
- Tag 2 friends.
EXTRA ENTRIES:
- Share this post and tag me.
- Tag 2 more friends. (Can do this up to 5 times max.)
RULES:
- US shipping only.
- Must have a public, bookish account.
- Must be 18+ or have parental permission.
- Must be willing to give me your mailing address.
- Not affiliated with Instagram or anyone else.
- Giveaway ends June 5, 2022 at 6:30 pm EST.
- Winner will be DM'd from this account only and have 24 hours to respond. I never ask for payment info. Be careful of scammers.
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If all this buzz about Alvin Eng writer-performer's new memoir has made you eager to check out OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN, then head over to Instagram and visit Lady Bookette’s page. She’s hosting a , and you could get lucky!
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“If you wept while reading the memoir Crying in H Mart, ached at the injustice in Minor Feelings, and laughed during graphic novel Messy Roots, then Our Laundry, Our Town is the sweet spot between these three.” - The Pundlit
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“If you wept while reading the memoir Crying in H Mart, ached at the injustice in Minor Feelings, and laughed during graphic novel Messy Roots, then Our Laundry, Our Town is the sweet spot between these three.” - The Pundlit
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Ohh! It’s OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN time! Head over to Tina May Reads on Instagram - today’s virtual book tour stop - for the details: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_EqgeLSn5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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CANADA & USA BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🎉 OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by Alvin Eng writer-performer is an illuminating new memoir that’s the perfect book to read this month for AAPI Heritage Month. It just came out on May 17! In this book Eng shares his experiences growing up in 70s and 80s as an immigrant and how the theatre impacted his life. Thank you to & Fordham University Press for my gifted review copy and for giving away a copy and for including me in this virtual book tour! Swipe for the full synopsis.
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CANADA & USA BOOK GIVEAWAY! 🎉 OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond by Alvin Eng writer-performer is an illuminating new memoir that’s the perfect book to read this month for AAPI Heritage Month. It just came out on May 17! In this book Eng shares his experiences growing up in 70s and 80s as an immigrant and how the theatre impacted his life. Thank you to & Fordham University Press for my gifted review copy and for giving away a copy and for including me in this virtual book tour! Swipe for the full synopsis.
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One lucky reader will win a copy of Our Laundry, Our Town!
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To enter:
📕 Like & save this post & follow me
📗 Comment what you’re currently reading
📘 Bonus entry: tag a friend (Unlimited entries)
📙 Bonus entry: share in your stories & tag me & then comment “shared” on this post
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Giveaway not affiliated with Instagram. Ends May 30, 2022. Good luck!
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What a wonderful way to celebrate 59 years and 51 weeks of being with a two-part book launch and pre-birthday celebration. Wendy and I were so grateful to celebrate with family and friends from all walks of our lives...some whose Bar Mitzvahs I attended! We cannot thank you enough for being there last night and always. We are blessed to be on this journey together.
Thank you Fordham University Press, City Lore, Asian American / Asian Research Institute - City University of New York, ThinkChinatown and Rise and Resist for making last night possible.
Next in-person book events will be in Chinatown:
June 8 - Yu and Me Books
June 12 - 21 Pell St Community Center (with musical guest Skyler Chin)
More online events to be announced
Billy's Bakery
Billy's Bakery
— at City Lore.
Thank you Fordham University Press, City Lore, Asian American / Asian Research Institute - City University of New York, ThinkChinatown and Rise and Resist for making last night possible.
Next in-person book events will be in Chinatown:
June 8 - Yu and Me Books
June 12 - 21 Pell St Community Center (with musical guest Skyler Chin)
More online events to be announced
Billy's Bakery
Billy's Bakery
— at City Lore.
Thanks for shining a spotlight on OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN, Gloriana Wong Blog!
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As we continue to celebrate heritage month, I am honored to have been given the opportunity by to read a memoir by Alvin Eng writer-performer. Alvin Eng grew up in Flushing, Queens, a neighborhood of that singular universe that was New York City in the 1970s – back then, his was one of the few immigrant Chinese families to live there. His parents had an arranged marriage and ran a Chinese Hand Laundry. Eng has created an illuminating time capsule of the Chinese-American experience, from the Chinatowns of the U.S to China’s motherland. Eng explores issues of identity, race, and societal expectations with marvelous humor, introspection and tenderness. Eng reconciles the push and pull of an insular home life with the turbulent yet inspiring street life around him – from faux martial arts TV stars to punk rock and theater. In the 1970s, NYC, like most of the world, was in the throes of regenerating itself in the wake of major social and cultural changes resulting from the Counterculture and Civil Rights movements. These same systemic conflicts form the core of our current global reckoning on representation and identity.
By the 1980s, Chinese culture began to flourish in Flushing. Yet, Eng remained an outsider of sorts because he was one of Flushing’s few Chinese citizens who could not speak fluent Chinese. As a theatre practitioner and professor in the 21st century, discovering the under-chronicled Chinese influence on Thornton Wilder’s seminal Americana drama, Our Town, became the unlikely catalyst for a psyche-healing pilgrimage.
At City University of Hong Kong, Alvin and his wife, director/dramaturg Wendy Wasdahl, led a Fulbright Specialist devised theatre residency on the Chinese influence on Our Town. From this residency, the US Consulate Guangzhou invited Alvin to perform his Our Town-inspired solo, The Last Emperor of Flushing, in his family’s ancestral Guangdong Province of southern China. Learning to proudly tell his own story on stage helped to make him whole. Fordham University Press
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As we continue to celebrate heritage month, I am honored to have been given the opportunity by to read a memoir by Alvin Eng writer-performer. Alvin Eng grew up in Flushing, Queens, a neighborhood of that singular universe that was New York City in the 1970s – back then, his was one of the few immigrant Chinese families to live there. His parents had an arranged marriage and ran a Chinese Hand Laundry. Eng has created an illuminating time capsule of the Chinese-American experience, from the Chinatowns of the U.S to China’s motherland. Eng explores issues of identity, race, and societal expectations with marvelous humor, introspection and tenderness. Eng reconciles the push and pull of an insular home life with the turbulent yet inspiring street life around him – from faux martial arts TV stars to punk rock and theater. In the 1970s, NYC, like most of the world, was in the throes of regenerating itself in the wake of major social and cultural changes resulting from the Counterculture and Civil Rights movements. These same systemic conflicts form the core of our current global reckoning on representation and identity.
By the 1980s, Chinese culture began to flourish in Flushing. Yet, Eng remained an outsider of sorts because he was one of Flushing’s few Chinese citizens who could not speak fluent Chinese. As a theatre practitioner and professor in the 21st century, discovering the under-chronicled Chinese influence on Thornton Wilder’s seminal Americana drama, Our Town, became the unlikely catalyst for a psyche-healing pilgrimage.
At City University of Hong Kong, Alvin and his wife, director/dramaturg Wendy Wasdahl, led a Fulbright Specialist devised theatre residency on the Chinese influence on Our Town. From this residency, the US Consulate Guangzhou invited Alvin to perform his Our Town-inspired solo, The Last Emperor of Flushing, in his family’s ancestral Guangdong Province of southern China. Learning to proudly tell his own story on stage helped to make him whole. Fordham University Press
Parution de The Politics of the Near. On the Edges of Protest in South Africa (Fordham University Press), de Jérôme Tournadre, chercheur CNRS à l'ISP.
On today’s virtual book tour stop, the What Is That Book About blog features an excerpt from OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN by Alvin Eng writer-performer, courtesy of Fordham University Press.
The It’s Bibliotherapy blog joins the OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN virtual book tour today! Thanks for the spotlight feature on Alvin Eng writer-performer's compelling memoir available now by Fordham University Press.
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💫 Book Tour 💫
Our Laundry, Our Town by Alvin Eng
Pub Day: May 17th, 2022
What’s your favorite city to visit? 🏙 To me, there’s nothing like a long weekend in New York. Though I’ve spent most of my time in Manhattan and Brooklyn, this book is set in Queens—back in the 1970s. 🖤 Check out the details below.👇🏼
“Alvin Eng grew up in Flushing, Queens, a neighborhood of that singular universe that was New York City in the 1970s – back then, his was one of the few immigrant Chinese families to live there. 🇨🇳
“His parents had an arranged marriage and ran a Chinese Hand Laundry. In OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, Eng has created an illuminating time capsule of the Chinese-American experience, from the Chinatowns of the U.S to China’s motherland. 🧺 Eng explores issues of identity, race, and societal expectations with marvelous humor, introspection and tenderness.” 💭
Thank you to for this copy! ✨
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💫 Book Tour 💫
Our Laundry, Our Town by Alvin Eng
Pub Day: May 17th, 2022
What’s your favorite city to visit? 🏙 To me, there’s nothing like a long weekend in New York. Though I’ve spent most of my time in Manhattan and Brooklyn, this book is set in Queens—back in the 1970s. 🖤 Check out the details below.👇🏼
“Alvin Eng grew up in Flushing, Queens, a neighborhood of that singular universe that was New York City in the 1970s – back then, his was one of the few immigrant Chinese families to live there. 🇨🇳
“His parents had an arranged marriage and ran a Chinese Hand Laundry. In OUR LAUNDRY, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, Eng has created an illuminating time capsule of the Chinese-American experience, from the Chinatowns of the U.S to China’s motherland. 🧺 Eng explores issues of identity, race, and societal expectations with marvelous humor, introspection and tenderness.” 💭
Thank you to for this copy! ✨
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