#Canada, let's show some neighborly love! Seven book talks. April 19-25. Windsor, Sarnia, #Toronto #Ottawa #Montreal #writers @hachetteus @littlebrown @biblioasis_books @tangschinahouse @anotherstorybookshop @yuehtungrestaurant @naaapto @donkwanart @mcgillu @jiafoundationmtl

#Canada, I'll be doing 7 book talks from April 19-25. Info at curtisfromdetroit.com. Several events, including #Sarnia, will be fundraisers for the local community. Please come out for fun and friendship. Other stops include Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, & Montreal. #writers

#Booktour update. Here at @soapbubblelaundromat in Portland, Maine doing my laundry. The glamorous side of being an author that you don't hear about! #writers

After laying low for three months to work on my next memoir, I'm ready to hit the road again. Join me in some of my favorite cities. If you're interested in having me speak in May, let me know. I'm putting together that tour now. Hope to see you soon! #writers

Congrats. I like to think of my book talks as community building. I have a lot of fun with them. I actually don't think of it as book selling. Maybe we'll have a chance to do a book talk together someday.

#booktour @londonwriterssalon is an excellent resource for all writers. They helped me write my first book. Listen as I talk to Parul about book marketing! (I'll be hitting the road again starting March 25!)

Thanks for listening. I'm about to go on another 30 talks, including 5 in #Canada. I want to make sure our friends and neighbors to the north know that we still love them. It's my own artistic diplomacy.

#Booktour kicks off again March 27 in #Naperville. Then Boston; Portland, ME; Grand Rapids, Lansing; Muskegon; Saginaw; Flint; Ann Arbor; Port Huron; Ypsilanti; and then our "Building Bridges Tour" to #Canada - Windsor, Sarnia, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal. More details to come. #writers

#BuildingBridgesTour. I've been looking forward to the new #gordiehowebridge. But Trump and his billionaires are trying to stop it's opening. In response, I am organizing a tour of Eastern Canada. I'm happy to announce Toronto @anotherstorybookshop. Windsor, Sarnia, Ottawa, and Montreal to come.

#happynewyear! Hope you get rich (in love, laughter, and good health)!

Supporting #blackhistorymonth means supporting Black-owned businesses. Here's a handy list that bookshop.org compiled. Glad to see some of my friends on the list! #writers

#Screening! Our short doc for @pbsamericanmasters and @firelight_media, "Warren King: King of Cardboard," will have its West Coast debut @cinequestorg on March 20 & 22nd. Still trying to see if we can make it, but here's the ticket info. tickets.cinequest.org/websales/pag...

#Scholarship alert! Entries are now open for my family's Shui Kuen and Allen Chin award. Applicants must be connected to the Asian food service industry and be interested in social justice. We will award up to three students. Good luck! @asianpacificfund

Thanks @mdhumanities for this great honor. So happy to be included on this incredible list of incredible books! #writers

Thanks! I enjoyed our talk as well!

It's always been an uphill battle. Looks like these numbers are only going to get worse. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/d...

Hi, no public events this time. :)

Chinese restaurant kids, got cool memories of your family's place? The food? Customers? If you're home for the holidays, you can reminisce with family, then share with us on our upcoming website (Feb). We want to create a global archive of these memorable places!

@mayleechai.bsky.social hey, I sent you a message on Facebook, but I guess you're not able to access? Are you in SF on December 26? My husband and I will be in town.

#scholarship alert! When our dad died in 2005, we decided to honor both of our parents dedication to education. This is the 19th year of supporting kids whose parents work in the Asian food service industry. Best wishes to this year's winners. Next app opens in January. Thanks @asianpacificfund

BOOK TOUR UPDATE: It's been an exciting two years. 330+ in person events from Oxford (UK) to Camp Humphreys (Korea) plus 50+ Zoom talks from Addis Ababa to Detroit. I'm taking a little break to write the next memoir. Until then, I'd like to celebrate my friends' books. Send me a DM with info!

When Christmas Is Just Another Day at the Restaurant For kids growing up at their parents’ Chinese restaurants, working during the Christmas holiday meant creating traditions all their own.

#Thanksgiving was the one day of the year that our restaurant closed, so the family always gathered for big reunion. Thanks @eater Paul Kim for letting me share. And thanks to family, friends, and activists who make this a better world. Gobble gobble! www.eater.com/holidays/925...

Thanks @dr.melodyli @universityofhouston @asiasocietytx for a lovely time in Texas. Can't wait to come back next July 2026 for @houstonpubliclibrary and @macondowriters!

Thanks @cityfoodfigueroa @nyuniversity for inviting me to speak to your food class! I didn't even mind it was at 8:30 AM! (bonus photos from @docnycfest

Thanks to my friends @nationalassociation4me for a wonderful time in #NewOrleans. Robin, Charlene, Bill, Ludy, Kevin, James, Maria, and all. Keep up the great work. See you all in Vegas!

Thanks @mysapl @sapubliclibraryfdn @worldaffairssa
@salgbtqchamber and the Asian American alliance for inviting me to your lovely city. I'll be back in July 2026 for @macondowriters. Hope to see you there! #writers

#Ethiopia Thanks Marion @a2zede @semra_asefa @rgorna Ariane Moya and the Addis Ababa Book Club for hosting at the oldest #Chinese restaurant in Addis! My first event in Africa. It was a great conversation. Hopefully I'll get to try the Chinese food there someday!

Thanks @docnycfest @firelight_media @pbsamericanmasters @pbs for an awesome premiere for @wrnking doc. Thanks to all our friends and relatives who came out to support. Much love.