Curtis from Detroit
Writer/Producer/Director/Activist

Spring 2025 Tour
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Thanks, everyone, for your massive support for my memoir. I'm happy to say, after doing nearly 300 events (in-person and zoom), the book is already in its third printing.
Please email me if you're interested in hosting a book talk on your campus, your non-profit, or for your company's ERG.
UNITED STATES
Fri., Feb. 7 - Mt. Sac College
Mon, March 3 @11:00am - Oakton College, Des Plaines, IL
Tues, March 4 @3:00pm - University of Illinois, Chicago
Wed, March 5 @11:30am - Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Thurs, March 6 @6:00pm - Butler University, Indianapolis
Wed., March 12@5:00pm - University Paris 8, Paris (Zoom)
Mon., March 24 @5:30pm - Free Library, (Indepe), Philadelphia
Tues., March 25 @12:30pm - Temple University
Tues., March 25 @6:00pm - Sang Kee Peking Duck Restaurant
Wed., March 26 @5:00pm - Univ. of Pennsylvania
Fri., March 28 / Sat., 29 - ASIANetwork Conf. in San Antonio
Mon., April 7 @7pm - E. Lansing Public Library
Tues., April 8@4:00pm - Hope College, Holland, MI
Wed., April 9 @4:00pm - Wayne State University
Thurs., April 10 @12:30pm - Novi Library, Novi, MI
Thurs., April 10 @6:00pm - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Mon., April 14 @4:00pm - San Francisco State University (Zoom)
Wed., April 23 @ 5:30pm - A Seat at the Table, Sacramento
Thurs., April 24 @4:45pm - University of San Francisco
Sat., April 26 @Time TBD - Michigan Notable Books
EUROPE
Wed., May 7 @2:30pm - University of Leiden
Tues., May 8 @11:00am - University of Amsterdam
Tues., May 8 @5:30pm - John Adams Institute
Fri., May 9 @1:00pm - University of Antwerp
Fri., May 9 @8:00pm - Luddites Books and Wine, Antwerp
Sat., May 10 @11:00am - Red Star Line, Antwerp
Sun., May 11 @4:00pm - Boulogne-Billancort Library (Trapeze)
Mon., May 12 @4:30pm - University of Rouen
Tues., May 13 @7:00pm - Columbia in Paris
Thurs., May 15 @6:00pm - Imperial College London
Sun., May 18 @12:00pm - Four Bears Literary Festival (Reading)
Tues., May 20 @3:00pm - Oxford University
Wed., May 21 @6:30pm - Heath Bookshop, Birmingham
Thurs., May 22 @5:00pm - Keele University, Stafford
Fri., May 23 @1:00pm - University of Nottingham
Fri., May 23 @6:30pm - Waterstones, Nottingham
Mon., May 26 @7:00pm - Queer Lit / Social Refuge
Tues., May 27 @Time TBD - University of Leeds
Wed., May 28 @6:00pm - University of York
Thurs., May 29 @3:00pm - University of Edinburgh
Fri., May 30 @1:00pm - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Additional events in the UK to be confirmed. If you have a contact in London or Manchester, please DM me.
Upcoming Projects!
Currently, I'm writing my next memoir, "Leftovers", directing a short documentary for American Masters, and fundraising for my Chinese restaurant doc series, etc.)
Chinese Restaurant Doc Series
From chop suey joints to all-you-can-eat buffets, Chinese restaurants are an important part of America's culinary landscape. To honor this long history, I am planning to produce (and host) a docuseries on the history of these venerable institutions.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the project, click below!
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