WEAI Writer-in-Residence Xiaolu Guo explored the concept of hybrid identities in a dialogue on February 25, 2020, with Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Columbia School of Social Work. Guo, who is a novelist, essayist, and filmmaker, read passages from her published works, weaving her vividly descriptive writing into the discussion centered around identity … [Read more...]
Interview: Xiaolu Guo on the universal human narrative and creating a hybrid voice
Xiaolu Guo is a British/Chinese novelist, essayist, and filmmaker. She currently holds a position as Writer-In-Residence at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and is an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University. Her work includes the novels A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist), and I Am China (a 2014 NPR Best Book), the … [Read more...]
