In many Chinese sayings\, &ldquo\;ten thou sand&rdquo\; is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite\, vast \, and unfathomable. In a sense\, the story of Asians in America is just t hat. In her NPR podcast Ten Thousand Things\, Shin Yu Pai explores a colle ction of objects and artifacts that reveal personal and cultural values\, stories of diaspora\, and tales of trauma that illuminate the Asian Americ an experience.
\nIn this talk enriched by audio clips\, Pai shares i ntimate stories from Asian American communities drawn from two seasons of her chart-topping podcast. From a second-hand novel to a blue suit worn by a congressman on January 6\, Shin Yu Pai will discuss Asian American hist ories\, the complexity of Asian American identities and where they fit or don&rsquo\;t fit within larger conversations on race\, and what the Asian American experience was like during the pandemic. \;
\nThis even t is presented through Humanities WA Speakers Bureau \;in partnership with Asians for Collective Liberation. \;
\nAbout the Presenter
\nShin Yu Pai \;(she/her) is the creator and host of \;Ten Thousand Things\, a podcast of Asian American storie s produced for KUOW. A published poet and author of 13 books\, she current ly serves as Seattle&rsquo\;s Civic Poet through 2024. Her work has appear ed in \;publications such as the \;New York Times \;and \; Atlas Obscura. She holds an MA degree in Museology from the University of Washington and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
\nPai lives in Seattle.
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