The Snakehead with Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe will discuss his acclaimed new book, The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream. This brilliant book examines America’s complicated relationship with immigration through the story of Cheng Chui Ping, known as Sister Ping, who built a multimillion-dollar empire as a “snakehead,” smuggling Chinese immigrants into America. With the immigration debate still simmering, this exciting exploration of how far people will go in pursuit of the American dream is a must-read.
Time:
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Location:
Lindner Family Commons
The Elliott School of International Affairs
6th floor
The George Washington University
1957 E St., NW
Metro:
Foggy Bottom-GWU (Blue and Orange lines)
Patrick Radden Keefe is a writer who focuses on international security, immigration, espionage, and the globalization of crime. He is a fellow at The Century Foundation and a project leader at the World Policy Institute. His articles and op-eds have appeared in the New Yorker, Slate, the New York Times, the New York Review of Books, and other publications. He is the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. He is also a non-practicing lawyer and a member of the New York State Bar.
Panelists:
Moisés Naím, editor-in-chief, Foreign Policy
Other panelists soon to be confirmed.
Moderator:
Sujit Raman, member, Asia Society Young Professionals Steering Committee
No Charge. Book sales and signing will follow the event. Space is limited. Please RSVP HERE by Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
This event is co-hosted by Asia Society and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
Outreach Partners include: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund, OCA National, and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area, Inc.
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