The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) is once again hosting Frances Kai-Hwa Wang for several popular and unique writing workshops in July.
The University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) is once again hosting Frances Kai-Hwa Wang for several popular and unique writing workshops in July.
“Dare to Dream: Write your way through reinvention” is part journaling, part business plan with short writing exercises, and is offered July 12. “Ethical Wills: Writing a love letter to your family” is offered July 19. Both classes are scheduled from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in UCB 113. There is a $50 fee for each class.
Two workshop series are also offered: “Finding your Voice,” from 5-7 p.m. July 8-22 in UCB 113, and Kai-Hwa Wang’s most popular class, “Jumpstart Your Memoir,” from 5-7 p.m. July 10-24 in UCB 113.
Each workshop has three weekly sessions to help participants get started with short writing exercises, learn tips and tricks, including creating a space for writing, writing daily, reading aloud, taking chances with emotion, having fun with humor and flourishes, writing from the heart, cultivating consistency and overcoming barriers. Each workshop series is $50.
Kai-Hwa Wang is a second-generation Chinese American from California who divides her time between Michigan and Hawaii Island. She team-teaches courses on Asian Pacific American civil rights, history, film and media at University of Michigan and University of Michigan Dearborn. She also teaches writing and is a popular speaker on Asian Pacific American, multicultural, diversity, women’s, social justice, and social media issues.
For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 974-7664 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/fitness/.