Society for Asian Arts Artist Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan

Created by acclaimed illustrator Minnie Phan and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and professor Viet Thanh Nguyen, “Simone” tells the moving story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire. The book explores art’s extraordinary capacity to open dialogues between generations about challenging topics, taking inspiration from the convergence in 2020 of the pandemic’s onset with wildfires that turned California skies red with toxic fumes. After the talk, Phan leads a hands-on drawing and painting activity for children in the Koret Foundation Education Center and Nguyen answers questions about his life and work. Don’t miss the chance to get your copy of “Simone” signed (available for purchase in the Cha May Ching Boutique) and introduce your family to this world-renowned author and illustrator team.

$20 per person in addition to museum admission. Children 12 and under are free. 

Reserve tickets through the Society for Asian Arts website.