Book Launch: Amplify!: My Fight for Asian America

Schedule

Fri May 08 2026 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Central Library - Taper Auditorium | Los Angeles, CA

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Award-winning news reporter Dion Lim discusses her new book, the first mainstream book about anti-Asian racism during the Covid era.
About this Event

Through deeply personal anecdotes about her own life as a Chinese American, exclusive interviews with survivors, activists, and historians, and incisive historical context, Ms. Lim will discuss her six-years -and-counting quest to bring attention to one of the biggest political and social controversies of this century from the perspective of the AAPI community. Amplify!: My fight for Asian America provides Asian Americans and allies of all backgrounds a vital resource to broaden their perspective on anti-Asian hate and contribute to positive social transformation.

Book signing to follow.

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Central Library - Taper Auditorium, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, United States

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