Great Michigan Read: Author Event with Curtis Chin

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

photo of author Curtis Chin with cover of his book

Award-winning author Curtis Chin will read from, discuss, and answer questions about his acclaimed memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, which was selected as the 2025-26 Great Michigan Read. The memoir follows Chin from childhood through college graduation, sharing life lessons he learned while working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, which operated for decades on Cass Ave in Detroit’s historic Chinatown. Both deeply personal and socially relevant, the book explores identity, family, self-discovery, and the power of storytelling. This event, part of the Grand Valley Writers Series, is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support is provided by national, statewide, and local partners, including the Library of Michigan and MSU Federal Credit Union.

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KC 2204

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[email protected] (Caitlin Horrocks, coordinator of the Grand Valley Writers Series)

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Grand Valley Writers Series

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This event was added to the calendar by Caitlin Horrocks (horrockc@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 and was last updated on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.