In 1982, Jenny Heijun Wills was given up for adoption as an infant by her Korean parents and raised by a family in Ontario. The emotional experience of reuniting with her Korean family years later served as the basis of her debut 2019 memoir, . Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * In 1982, Jenny Heijun Wills was given up for adoption as an infant by her Korean parents and raised by a family in Ontario.
The emotional experience of reuniting with her Korean family years later served as the basis of her debut 2019 memoir, . Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? In 1982, Jenny Heijun Wills was given up for adoption as an infant by her Korean parents and raised by a family in Ontario. The emotional experience of reuniting with her Korean family years later served as the basis of her debut 2019 memoir, .
Launching Everything and Nothing at All: Essays ● Saturday, 7 p.m. ● McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 120 Grant Ave.
● Free In her new collection of essays, , the Winnipeg author and University of Winnipeg professor expands on aspects of her experience as a transracial and transnational adoptee as well as exploring notions of family, race, beauty, kinship, reading and more. She launches the book at 7 p.m.
on Saturday at McNally Robinson’s Grant Park location, at an event hosted by U of W colleague Lindsay Wong as part of this year’s Thin Air writers festival. While isn’t a seque.