Alice Pung

Growing up Asian in Australia

Alice Pung is one of Australia’s most talented and celebrated young writers. A child of Chinese immigrants, Pung was raised in Melbourne’s western suburbs. She burst onto the literary scene when she was just 25 with her award-winning memoir, Unpolished Gem. A lawyer and teacher, she has written children’s and young-adult fiction, as well as a novel exploring her father’s experiences on the Cambodian Killing Fields. Pung conceived of and edited the hugely popular anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia, a collection of stories that give voice to the children of Asian immigrants.

Come and hear one of Australia’s most sought-after public speakers discuss her life, work and influences.

DATE
Thursday 9th June 2016

TIME
6.30pm refreshments
7.00pm event starts

VENUE
Senior Library via
Woodstock St entrance

RSVP
Anne Devenish
Head of Library
Call 9811 8591
devenisha@cggs.vic.edu.au

This is a free event.
All welcome.