About this Event
is a political memoir by Maryland State Delegate Lily Qi that chronicles her remarkable journey from growing up during China’s Cultural Revolution to becoming the first native of Communist China elected to a U.S. state legislature.
Tickets:
$15 for general admission
$40 GA + copy of the book
Admission includes complimentary lunch buffet.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lily Qi has served as a Maryland state legislator representing a Washington, D.C., suburb since 2019, 30 years after her solo journey as an international student. The only U.S. state legislator who lived through China’s Cultural Revolution, she brings a rare immigrant and cross-system perspective to democracy and what it means to become American. Featured by The Washington Post, NPR, and other U.S. and international media, Lily is a longtime cultural broker and leading voice on immigrant integration and civic and political engagement.
Event venue & nearby stays
Chinese Historical Society of America, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, United States
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