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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds
DESCRIPTION:For over 60 years\, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling\, inventive artistry\, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks\, family photos\, and personal effects. \nYoung achieved distinction as a beloved storyteller and illustrator who challenged younger audiences with pictorial and moral complexity. He was a towering figure in children’s literature\, reaching wide audiences while earning the field’s top honors. His retelling of the Chinese “Little Red Riding Hood\,” Lon Po Po\, introduced generations of children to Chinese folklore and won the Caldecott Medal; he also received two Caldecott Honors for earlier works. Across his career\, he garnered numerous accolades\, including multiple selections for The New York Times’ “10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books” list. \nThe exhibition traces Young’s family life in Shanghai\, where he was the fourth youngest of five children. As a teenager\, he and his brother were sent to live in Hong Kong to flee the civil war in China. He immigrated to America for college\, eventually earning an art degree from the ArtCenter School in Los Angeles\, and then moved to New York. “I set out with $20 borrowed money in my pocket to bet my life in New York City\,” he wrote. After being laid off from an advertising studio\, he submitted sketches to children’s book publisher Ursula Nordstrom\, who hired him to illustrate The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories (1962)\, launching a career that would span over 100 books. \nHis most memorable projects were deeply personal. Ed Young’s Bright Worlds guides viewers through key moments of his life and oeuvre with original artwork from The House Baba Built (2011)\, about his childhood in Japan-occupied Shanghai; Voices of the Heart (1997)\, exploring Chinese culture through the relationship between writing\, image and his lifelong tai chi practice; My Mei Mei (2006)\, on adopting his daughters; and Bright World (2024)\, a book published posthumously in China\, meditating on the cyclical nature of life. \n“So many of us grew up on Ed Young’s art and storytelling\,” said Herb Tam\, MOCA’s Chief Curator. “This exhibition will reveal what went into crafting masterworks of the children’s book form. Visitors will be enchanted by his fluent handling of media—from pastel and cut paper to pen\, ink\, and collage—and inspired by his story as a resourceful immigrant striving to make his mark in a creative field.” \n“As a father of three\, I’ve seen firsthand how children’s books shape the way we see the world\,” said Michael Lee\, MOCA’s President. “The imagery and storytelling stay with us—they become part of our family conversations\, our imaginations\, and even the way we share stories later in life. It’s a special honor to explore the life and mind of Ed Young\, whose work has inspired generations. Through this exhibition\, we not only celebrate his extraordinary achievements but also revisit how deeply his art was shaped by his journey as a Chinese American—reflecting his early life in China and the graceful balance he found as a lifelong practitioner of tai chi.” \nEd Young’s Bright Worlds is part of MOCA’s Luminaries for America250\, a yearlong celebration of Chinese American historymakers at the Semiquincentennial. For more about the Luminaries project\, visit https://www.mocanyc.org/2026/01/02/moca-luminaries-for-america250/ \nPhoto of Ed Young by Sean Kernan
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibition-ed-youngs-bright-worlds/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Art,Book,Grades K–5
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SUMMARY:Book Talk | The Hyphenated Life by Dr Han Ren
DESCRIPTION:For readers of Permission to Come Home\, Minor Feelings\, and Pleasure Activism\, an insightful guide for “hyphenates” seeking to better understand themselves and help others understand them\, too. \nWhat does it mean to live a hyphenated life? \nSo many folks are forced to toggle across the multiple layers of who they are\, and across the diverse spaces they occupy. They may be children of immigrants\, 1.5 gen\, of color; they may be disabled\, neurodivergent\, or queer. Regardless of how they identify\, they exist in an in-between space while also trying to fit into the dominant culture. With a foot in multiple worlds\, belonging fully to none\, it can be hard to figure out where they fit in. \nDr. Han Ren\, licensed psychologist and a hyphenate herself\, seeks to offer solutions for those with intersectional identities to fully express who they are in any and every environment. The Hyphenated Life is an intersectional\, inside out excavation of how existing in marginalized bodies affects the ways folks show up in dominant culture and predominantly white spaces. \nOffering tools\, stories\, conversations\, solutions and insights\, this book will resonate with anyone who is navigating the intricacies of their multicultural identity development. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nHan Ren\, PhD\, is a hyphenated professional: licensed clinical and school psychologist\, speaker\, educator\, and content creator. She is also a 1.5-generation Chinese-American immigrant\, neurodivergent mind\, mother\, partner\, and only child. Dr. Ren holds a doctorate in Child Clinical and School Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin\, a Master of Education in Special Education from the University of Houston\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan. She was an adjunct professor at UT Austin and a former pre-K special educator. Han lives in Austin\, Texas\, where she co-leads Pivot Psychology Austin\, a group private practice. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nKimmy Wu\, MHC\, MA is a NYC-based psychotherapist\, writer\, and founder whose work lives in the hyphenated spaces—between cultures\, identities\, and ways of belonging. Born and raised in Taiwan\, and now rooted in New York City\, she brings an embodied understanding of what it means to hold multiple worlds at once without dissolving the tension between them. Her clinical practice centers on narrative\, relational\, and anti-oppressive frameworks\, with a particular focus on intimacy\, identity\, and the slow work of reclaiming wholeness across fractured contexts. She writes about these themes on her Substack\, Between Living & Dreaming\, and is the founder of Thirdspace\, a relational technology company dedicated to exploring the depth possible in close relationships. She comes to The Hyphenated Life not just as a clinician\, but as someone who has lived the intersections the book highlights—and has spent years helping others find language for it.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-talk-the-hyphenated-life-by-dr-han-ren/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Mental Health
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