Book Launches & Talks發佈會與講座

On September 3, 2020, the sixth cultural-history talk organized by the New York Chinese Women Writers Association and Queens Public Library’s New Americans Program explored the history behind My Journey to the West, reflecting on how a speck of history’s dust can become a mountain in an individual life.2020年9月3日，紐約華文女作家協會與皇后區圖書館新移民服務部系列文化歷史講座第六講：《戰後西遊記》往事揭祕。 説説時代的一粒灰，個人頭上一座山的往事 。

From Sonia Hu’s talk胡桃的講座節錄

Speaker Sonia Hu: An American historian once described history as a distant foreign country, and it is difficult to reach. However diligent and learned historians may be, their knowledge of the past remains fragmentary. No one can recreate history in full. Historical accounts often follow the main outlines and overlook important details; yet those details are precisely what bring us closer to the past.主講人胡桃（紐約桃花）： 一位美國史學家說過，歷史是一個遙遠的異國他鄉。這也是一個很難到達的國度。無論歷史學家如何敬業和博學，他們對過去的知識永遠是支離破碎的。沒人能夠將歷史 完整地重新呈現在我們面前。史書描述的往往只是主線條，而忽略了很多重要的細節。但正是這樣的細節，才能使我們走近歷史。

This is why I search for details. Family history is part of history, and its details reveal what makes one family different from another. Fortunately, old writings and photographs offer a very different, intimate perspective. Without either, there would be little to tell—even historians need traces before they can investigate. Tonight is my only lecture devoted to my family’s history, and I will explain everything I know in detail. My writer friend Gao Jian says that an individual’s history is also a community’s history, and later generations have a responsibility to carry forward the memories of those who came before. This is why I decided to republish this book: by uncovering this long-hidden history, I hope the people and events of the past will be remembered.這也是我為什麼追尋細節的原因。家史就是歷史的部分，而細節取決於你與其他的不同。好在有過去的文字與照片，提供了一個完全不同的近距離觀察。如果這兩個都 沒有，就沒什麼可說了！就是歷史學家也得有蛛絲馬跡纔可以開始探究。 今晚的講座是關於我家族歷史的唯一的一次講座，我會把所知道的一切都闡述詳盡。我的作家朋友高劍說： 個人的歷史就是羣體的歷史，後人有責任延續前人的記憶！這也是我為什麼決定再版這本書，讓過去的故人與往事因為解開這段塵封的歷史而被人記著。

On June 24, 2020, the New York Chinese Women Writers Association and Queens Public Library’s New Americans Program opened their online cultural-history lecture series with Zhiguang discussing the purpose and process of writing her debut novel, Youth in the Red and Black Era.2020年6月24日，皇后圖書館新移民服務部與紐約華文女作家協會聯合推出系列文化歷史線上講座的第一講：之光的處女長篇小說《紅黑時代的青春》，講述了她撰寫這本書的目的和過程。

Chen Xi, director of the New Americans Program, introduced the event. Long Publishing founder Sonia Hu explained the publication process; Zhiguang discussed historical events and context; and established writers Liu Ying, Wang Yu and Liu Huangtian recommended the book.皇后圖書館新移民服務部總監陳曦開場介紹，美國龍出版社社長胡桃（紐約桃花）介紹出版過程，作者之光講述歷史往事和時代背景，海外知名作家柳營，王渝，劉荒田對此書進行了推介。

Stone’s Mona Lisa, a contemporary art book jointly published by Long Publishers and New Century Press, launched at Queens Public Library’s Flushing branch on September 8, 2019. New York artist Stone is a painter who has also released heavy-metal recordings, hosted MTV programs, and worked in business. His many identities have shaped remarkable experiences in Beijing, Taiwan, and New York. The book brings together media interviews from 1993 to 2019, articles by people around him, and his own writings on art and music, offering a broad view of his independent artistic practice. Writer and poet Wang Yu hosted the launch. Speakers included poet Yan Li, president of the Overseas Chinese PEN association; Chen Yi, editor of Chinese Students in America; painter Li Zuming; and poet Lu Ming, who discussed the Stone they knew and his art.美國龍出版社於新世紀出版社聯合出版的當代藝術新書《石村的蒙娜麗莎》發佈會於2019年9月8日在紐約皇后圖書館法拉盛圖書館舉行。 紐約藝術家石村不僅是畫家，還出版過重金屬唱片，擔任美國音樂電視臺MTV主持人，也曾下海經商，多重身分的他在北京、臺灣和紐約書寫傳奇經歷。新書《石村的蒙娜麗莎》收集了從1993年至今年關於他的媒體採訪，他周邊人士撰寫的文章，他自己在藝術於音樂上的筆錄，全方位展現他在藝術上的特立獨行。這次發佈會由知名作家詩人王渝主持， 海外華人筆會會長，詩人嚴力， 《留美學子》主編陳屹， 畫家李祖明、詩人魯鳴等發言談了他們所認識的石村與他的藝術。

On August 12, 2018, Chinese American writer Sonia Hu held a launch for North of Shanghai, South of Beijing at Flushing Library. The book follows emotional and personal experiences unfolding across Shanghai, Beijing, and New York over fifteen years. Many literature enthusiasts attended and shared their responses with the author.2018年8月12日，華裔女作家胡桃於法拉盛圖書館舉辦《上海以北，北京以南》新書發佈會，該書記錄了十五年間，上海、北京和紐約三地發生的情感和人生故事。衆多文學愛好者慕名前來，並與作者分享了讀書心得。

Sonia Hu, has family roots in Shanghai, was born in Beijing, and now lives in New York. At Flushing Library she introduced North of Shanghai, South of Beijing, her first collection of novellas and short stories, containing one novella, approximately five short stories, and several pieces of flash fiction. She sees traces of Shanghai and Beijing in New York, a city that feels like a link between the two. Set in these three beloved cities, the stories explore their characters’ interwoven emotional lives. — Zhang Jing, The China Press, reporting from New York on August 12胡桃筆名紐約桃花，祖籍上海，出生於北京，現居紐約。本次，其攜新書《上海以北，北京以南》亮相法拉盛圖書館。胡桃介紹，該書是其第一本中短篇小說集，其中收錄了一部中篇小說，約5部短篇小說以及數部微小說。她認爲，紐約有着上海和北京的痕跡，給人的感覺如同上海與北京間的紐帶。該小說中的故事都發生在她極愛的這3個城市間，並描述了主角們三地交織的感情故事。—- 僑報記者張晶8月12日紐約報道