Local author and scholar, Hildi Kang, will share two versions of travel across the Silk Road of China—the reality of her own trip and the imaginative tale of her historical fiction book, Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan.
The presentation will include pictures from her trip that became the backdrop for Chengli’s story, readings from Chengli as he traveled the same route in the 600s, all enhanced by bits of history of the ancient trade routes.
Meet Hildi Kang
Hildi Kang is a graduate of UC Berkeley, with a life-time interest in Korean history. Her publications include articles in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, Korean Culture magazine, and contributor to the "Proceedings of the Fourth Pacific and Asia Conference of Korea." She is the author of "Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Korea 1910-1945. Ms. Kang is a member of the Association for Asian Studies, National Coalition of Independent Scholars, the Institute for Historical Study, and SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators).
Hildi Kang’s book will be sold at the event.
Sunday May 6 at 2pm, in the Pleasanton Public Library Meeting Room.
400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566.
The program is free and open to all. No registration required.
