![]() ![]() ![]() The Journal News/lohud interviewed six people in attendance, and reviewed video recordings of the event.Īfter the main event, Wang said the affronts continued during book signings afterward. In a statement Monday, the Woman's Club said it was unfortunate that Wang felt mistreated at the event. ![]() Wang said that multiple times, the moderator mispronounced her name (phonetically spelled on her website, “Chien Joolee Wong”) she was questioned about how she received her education (she and one author both went to Yale, but only she was questioned) and her speech was interrupted by dessert service that attendees said wasn't experienced by the other authors, both of whom are white. At the $60-a-plate luncheon, Wang experienced a series of incidents that would leave her in tears, recalling what other authors of color warned her about when speaking in front of primarily white audiences. The dining room event had more than 100 people in attendance. ![]()
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