Join us for a special screening and book reading of recent works by Jean-Baptiste Phou, a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in Paris to Chinese-Cambodian parents: 

“My Mother’s Tongue”, is a short film that tells the story of a mother and son who don’t share a language, her being born in Cambodia and him in France. They have difficulties communicating until something unlocks when she suddenly falls very ill. 

“Coming Out of My Skin”, is a compelling memoir of a gay Asian man living in a white world that deftly aspires for a reconciliation that can empower people of sexual and racial minorities to inhabit their bodies joyfully.

A discussion will follow the screening and reading.

This event is co-presented with the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI).