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Nancy Wang presents "Red Altar"
On March 15th, author Nancy Wang will read from her new book of historical fiction, Red Altar, at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Davis from 10 to 11:30 AM.
Red Altar is a compelling immigrant story that follows three generations of the Chinese family that started the still thriving fishing industry on California's Monterey Coast. Based on a true story, it begins in 1850 with six teenagers who embark on a journey from China to a shipwreck landing in California's Carmel Bay. Through waves of increasingly intense anti-Chinese policies and prejudice throughout the latter half of the 19th century and into the 20th century, the Quock family confronts racism again and again. Red Altar will take its place as part of the mosaic of immigrants' stories,introducing readers to the extent of early discrimination and to a little-known aspect of California and American history.
We welcome the wider Davis community to this free event, which will include a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A.
