The Claremont Colleges\, the \;International Author Talk with Tom Lin (Pomona Class of 2018) \;will take place on Tuesday\, April 9\, 2024 at the Pitzer College Benson Auditorium. This event is open to the 7Cs and local community. \;
\n\nTalk 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Reception 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Pitzer College Benson Auditorium \;
\n\nRSVP Requested - Please send the number in your party\, if you will attend the lunch\, and any dietary restrictions to ssuccess@pitzer.edu \;
\n\nJoin us in a conversation with author Tom Lin (PO &lsquo\;18) as we engage in a \;conversation about his experience as an international writer and his debut novel---a western with \;supernatural elements \;set in the 1860s. \;The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu \;is about a \;Chinese American \;assassin who pursues vengeance after railroad \;barons \;kidnap his lover and conscript him into constructing the \;Central Pacific Railroad. Media has praised the story'\;s subversion of the white-centric perspective of traditional westerns and its exploration of \;identity. The novel was awarded the 2022 \;Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\, making Lin the youngest Carnegie winner. Lunch reception to follow. *The book is available for purchase at the Huntley Bookstore and \;online here.
\n\nPitzer Campus Map: \;https://bit.ly/PitzerMap \; | Overflow parking is available on Claremont Blvd. \;
\n\nPresented by Student Success Initiatives with support from the \;Pitzer College Teaching\, Learning\, and Campus Life Committee (TLCLC)\, Pitzer International Programs\, and the \;7C International Students Community Planning Committee (ISCPC). \;
\n\nFor more information\, questions\, or concerns\, please contact melissa_burrows@pitzer.edu. \;
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