Meet the Author Thi Bui on Sept. 28 as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant

is one of 62 organizations nationwide to be awarded a 2023-2024 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The Stark Campus’ $14,100 grant will support the Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program and related events this fall.

Kent State Stark will present Thi Bui, author of the award-winning graphic memoir, “The Best We Could Do”, for a keynote event and book reading 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the campus Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. 

Meet the Author Thi Bui
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Conference Center
at Stark

Books will be available for purchase. A Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation.


FREE EVENT - PLEASE REGISTER

The event is free and tickets are not required, but please register to let us know you're coming!

  
To request disability accommodations, email starkevents@kent.edu. 


Bui, who was born in Vietnam and came to the United States in 1978 as part of a wave of refugees fleeing Southeast Asia at the end of the Vietnam War, explores the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family.

at Stark presents Thi Bui as part of the  and , an initiative that seeks to broaden understanding of the world through the exploration of award-winning books that showcase diverse themes, voices and perspectives. The Stark Campus is also receiving support from the following community partners: ,  and . Additional support provided by 's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and DEAR Committee.


ADDITIONAL BIG READ EVENTS

These local events are free and open to the public.

Date Time Location Event
Friday, Sept. 1 2:30 - 4 p.m. Stark Library -
East Canton Branch
Writers' Workshop
Discussion: The Best
We Could Do
Tuesday, Sept. 5 6 p.m. Stark Library -
Main Library
Read Around the World
Book Club Discussion: 
The Best We Could Do
Tuesday, Sept. 12 6 p.m. McKinley Presidential
Library & Museum
History-based Discussion:
The Best We Could Do
Wednesday, Sept. 13 1:30 p.m. McKinley Presidential 
Library & Museum
History-based Discussion:
The Best We Could Do
Thursday, Sept. 14 4 p.m. Kent State Twinsburg
Academic Center
Book Discussion: 
The Best We Could Do
Tuesday, Sept. 19 6 p.m. Canal Fulton Public Library Book Club Discussion:
The Best We Could Do
Thursday, Sept. 21 11 a.m. Kent Free Library
Bumphrey Room
Book Discussion: 
The Best We Could Do
Thursday, Sept. 21 1:30 p.m. North Canton Public
Library
Senior Group Book Club
Discussion: The Best We
Could Do
Wednesday, Oct. 4 3 - 4 p.m.     Kent State Stark Library Book Discussion: A
History of Banned & Challenged Books from
World War II through the 21st Century
Wednesday, Oct. 11 12 - 1 p.m. Kent State Stark Auditorium Book Discussion: Unsayable: Expressions
of Lived Experiences in Graphic Novels

For more information, visit www.kent.edu/stark/thi-bui.

POSTED: Thursday, August 31, 2023 09:46 AM
Updated: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 01:18 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Melissa Griffy Seeton