Kelly Yang is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 15 books for children, young adults and adults, including the Front Desk series, New From Here, Finally Seen, Finally Heard, Parachutes, Private Label, The Take, Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country and Little Bird Laila. She will speak on how she overcame poverty and language barriers as a young immigrant child to become an internationally best-selling and award-winning author.
This is an endowed Louise Seaman Bechtel (1915) Lecture.
The event is free and open to the public.