Virtual reading of Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist with author Julie Leung!
On Sunday, August 14, author Julie Leung will be doing a read-aloud of her book—Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant, and Artist, which was awarded the Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book by the American Library Association. This is a family event open to all members of your family to listen, participate, and learn together. While the event will benefit learners of all ages, it is most well suited to those between the ages of 7 and 11 years old.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
10:00 am to 10:45 am PT (virtual program)
Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing–which he loved to do–but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime–and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi.
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