An Evening with Helen Zia, Journalist, Activist and Author of “Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Fled Mao’s Revolution”
Join us on Tuesday, September 24 for an intimate gathering over dinner and wine where we will have the opportunity to listen to renowned journalist, activities, and author of “Last Boat out of Shanghai” as she shares stories and anecdotes from the refugee during Mao’s chairmanship.
“The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China’s 1949 Communist revolution—a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.” – Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Location:
The Duke Mansion
$100 WACC Member
$125 Non Member Rate
- To join the wait list, call 704-687-7762
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- Check payments: Please make your check payable to “World Affairs Council of Charlotte” and mail it to the following address:
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
All reservation cancellations must be completed at least 3 business days prior to an event for a full refund. Pease let us know in advance if you have dietary restrictions so that we can make the appropriate accommodations.
Biographies
Helen Zia is an award-winning author, journalist, activist and Fulbright Scholar. She is the former Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine and board chair of the Women’s Media Center. Helen has been outspoken on social justice issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering hate violence and homophobia. In 2008, she was one of 79 people in North America who carried the Olympic Torch in San Francisco. Her work on the landmark 1980s civil rights campaign against anti-Asian violence is documented in the Academy Award nominated film, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” She was profiled in Bill Moyers’ PBS documentary, “Becoming American: The Chinese Experience.”
Helen is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of British Columbia and she holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from the Law School of the City University of New York. She is a graduate of Princeton University’s first coeducational class. After college Helen attended medical school but quit after completing two years, then went to work as a construction laborer, an autoworker, and a community organizer, after which she discovered her life’s work as a writer.