Author Phuc Tran discusses Sigh, Gone

When:
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020 6:00p -
7:00p

Where:
Online event
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/5e99c355864b4b2f006d13f8

Join the Boston Public Library and American Ancestors NEHGS for a virtual author talk in their new series “American Stories, Inspiration Now.” On Tuesday, April 28, Phuc Tran will discuss his just-released book, Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In.


In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family. By sheer chance they land in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a small town where the Trans struggle to assimilate into their new life. In this coming-of-age memoir told through the themes of great books such as The Metamorphosis, The Scarlet Letter, The Iliad, and more, Tran navigates the push and pull of finding and accepting himself despite the challenges of immigration, feelings of isolation, and teenage rebellion, all while attempting to meet the rigid expectations set by his immigrant parents. Sigh, Gone explores one man’s bewildering experiences of abuse, racism, and tragedy. Against the hairspray-and-synthesizer backdrop of the ‘80s, he finds solace and kinship in the wisdom of classic literature; and in the subculture of punk rock, he finds affirmation and echoes of his disaffection. In his journey for self-discovery, Tran ultimately finds refuge and inspiration in the art that shapes—and ultimately saves—him.


Phuc Tran has been a high school Latin teacher for more than twenty years while also simultaneously establishing himself as a highly sought-after tattooer in the Northeast. A graduate of Bard College, he has taught Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and German in New York City and Portland, Maine. His 2012 TEDx talk “Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive” was featured on NPR’s Ted Radio Hour.


This series is also in partnership with the WGBH Forum (https://forum-network.org/lectures/phuc-tran-sigh-gone-misfits-memoir-great-books-punk-rock-and-fight-fit/). Each event is a free Zoom webinar, but registration is required. Sign up today at https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IJ5i8XBWS4mpPswb2wRvIQ. For more information about American Stories, Inspiration Now, visit https://www.americanancestors.org/inspire.

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