Author has a waiting support network of local organizations
(including InterIm Community Development Association, Hokubei
Hochi, Historic Seattle, and the Kong Yick Investment Company) that
she has become prominently involved with over the course of this
book's research.
Author is a dynamic speaker who will be steadily building buzz up
to the book's release. She has presented her findings at several
conferences, and will be doing more presentations in 2017: one in
July at the International Conference on Diversity Organizations,
Communities and Nations; and others in October with Historic
Seattle.
We will be pitching Wong as a reader and panelist for conferences
on urbanism and Asian American studies, including Powell Street
Festival, Asian American Writers' Workshop, Association of Asian
American Studies Conference, and the Association of American
Geographers Annual Meeting.
We'll be pitching excerpts and articles on similar topics to
publications with a broader, more general reach, including the New
York Times, CityLab (from The Atlantic), and Atlas Obscura.
Approaching Karen Tei Yamashita, Jamie Ford, and Sharon Zukin for
blurbs.
Marie Rose Wong is an associate professor in the Institute of Public Service and an associate appointment in the Asian Studies Program and Public Affairs at Seattle University. She serves as an advisor for the Kong Yick Investment Corporation and a board member for the InterIm Community Development Association and Historic Seattle.
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