One City One Book Hong Kong
One City One Book Hong Kong
Past Events
Sat, Dec 07University Museum and Art Gallery, HKUDec 07, 2019, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMUniversity Museum and Art Gallery, HKU , 90號 Bonham Rd, Lung Fu Shan, Hong KongCha: An Asian Literary Journal has invited TWENTY-TWO Hong Kong poets to write poems in response to The Arrival, and these poems will be read at "Sketches in Notebooks", moderated by Cha's co-editor Tammy Lai-Ming Ho. Click for more details.
Tue, Jun 11B3-LP-06, Tai Po Campus, EdUHKJun 11, 2019, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMB3-LP-06, Tai Po Campus, EdUHK, 10 Lo Ping Rd, Tai Po, Hong KongProfessor Lai will compare the similarity and difference between migration and translation through this wordless novel, and also address several issues evolved around translation, communication and culture.
Sat, May 18Makerbay, PMQMay 18, 2019, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMMakerbay, PMQ, 35號 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong KongA conversation based on Shaun Tan's graphic novel, "The Arrival", about the inclusionary (and sometimes exclusionary) aspects of food in migration and the role that food plays in negotiating interactions between migrants and hosts. Egyptian hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Wed, May 08Colette's (Room b), Fringe ClubMay 08, 2019, 7:45 PM – 9:45 PM GMT+8Colette's (Room b), Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, Hong KongPlease join us on Wednesday 8 May 2019 for an ekphrastic poetry workshop, making use of writing prompts based on Shaun Tan's THE ARRIVAL (2006), led by Kate Rogers. Participants are very welcome to read their poems.
Fri, Apr 26St. Hilary's Primary School
Tue, Apr 16KubrickApr 16, 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM GMT+8Kubrick, Hong Kong, 油麻地眾坊街駿發花園3座Shop H2THE ARRIVAL: Found in Translation is a panel discussion on translation and/or pictorial texts. The event is co-organized by 我城我書 / One City One Book Hong Kong and CHA: An Asian Literary Journal, as part of the Cha Reading Series (http://bit.ly/2DrlbI9).
Thu, Apr 11Kam Tin
Mon, Mar 25KubrickMar 25, 2019, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM GMT+8Kubrick, Hong Kong, 油麻地眾坊街駿發花園3座Shop H2"Upon Arrival: Otherness, Belonging, and Hospitality" will feature several speakers in Hong Kong who are familiar with the topic of immigration and other related-themes. Moderated by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, Associate Director of 我城我書 ／ One City One Book Hong Kong.
Sat, Mar 16Location is TBD
Sat, Mar 16Location is TBD
Wed, Mar 06The Education University of Hong Kong
Tue, Mar 05Kubrick
Fri, Mar 01Hong Kong
Tue, Jan 22Location is TBD
Sat, Jan 12Hong Kong Arts Centre
Sat, Jan 05Hong Kong Arts Centre- Sat, Jan 05Hong Kong Arts CentreJan 05, 2019, 10:00 AM GMT+8 – Jan 13, 2019, 8:00 PM GMT+8Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, Hong KongThe opening of the exhibition will be the launch event of One City One Book Hong Kong and also the first exhibition of Shaun Tan in Asia, exhibiting his book-related original sketches and limited edition prints.