Join Kundiman Midwest for The Open Spaces of We: AAPI Writers on the Legacy of Toni Morrison, a virtual panel honoring Morrison’s far-reaching influence on writers and scholars.
This conversation brings together Asian American writers and thinkers whose work is shaped by Morrison’s literature, life, and legacy. Panelists will explore topics including elders and ancestry, writing as a working mother, and the concept of madness as a survival tactic in The Bluest Eye.
Featured speakers include Nina Li Coomes (fiction writer and essayist), Nghiem Tran (poet and fiction writer), and Wilson C. Chen (scholar).
The event will take place May 18, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Virtual) and is free and open to adult audiences.
