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# The write stuff: SMC hosts Asian women series
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-write-stuff-smc-hosts-asian-women-series/
- Published: 2005-04-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:35:28.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Montana, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Want to know which Asian women writers you should put on your reading list? Then you might want to check out “Fighting Against Iron-Strong Reality: Contemporary Asian Women Writers,” a series being presented by the Santa Monica Public Library and Santa Monica College.

Santa Monica College English professor Hari Vishwanadha is hosting a series of discussions on contemporary Asian women writers in May.

The series will focus on writers from four Asian countries. On Tuesday, May 3 at 11:15 a.m. Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin and her book “Shame” will be discussed at SMC in room 214 of the art building.

Korean literature will be the topic on Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. at the Montana Avenue Branch, 1704 Montana Ave. Discussion will focus on two writers, Pak Wan-so, author of “The Naked Tree,” and O Cong-hui, contributing author of “Words of Farewell.”

SMC will host the May 19 event, which begins at 11:15 a.m. in room 214 of the art building, and will focus on Vietnamese author Duong Thu Huong and her book “Novel Without a Name.”

The final event in the series will take place at the Montana Avenue Branch, 1704 Montana Ave., on Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. Two Chinese authors will be discussed, Can Xue, author of “Old Floating Cloud,” and Chen Ran, author of “A Private Life.”

All events are free and open to the public. Seating is on a first arrival basis. For more information, call (310) 458-8600 or check www.smpl.org. A helping hand through history

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 12, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041205.pdf?ref=smdp.com)