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Building Belonging: Writing the Chinese American Experience | Wendy Wan-Long Shang | TEDxUVA

Children’s book author Wendy Shang recounts how she hopes to create a sense of belonging for all of her readers through accounts of Chinese American history and experiences. A double Hoo (CLAS ’90, LAW ’94), Wendy Wan-Long Shang is an award-winning author of books featuring Chinese and Chinese-American characters, including The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, The Secret Battle of Evan Pao and The Best Worst Summer of Esme Sun. She also wrote the 2022 American Girl books for the first Chinese-American Girl of the Year. Her work has been featured in collaborations with Netflix and Disney. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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