Reading Groups

The Newcomb Institute's Asian Pacific American Reading Group (APARG) is a space for students, staff, faculty, and allies to discover and discuss contemporary literature by APA authors and creators. If you are interested in joining this group or learning more, visit: https://newcomb.tulane.edu/asian-pacific-american-reading-group

Upcoming Meetings:

• We are planning a Crafternoon in December; check back here or join our mailing list to learn about future events.

Past Meeting:

• December 2, 2022 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in Diboll Gallery, 3rd Floor of Malkin Sacks Commons (43 Newcomb Place)
• Thursday, March 16, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in room 337 at Newcomb Institute, 3rd Floor of Malkin Sacks Commons (43 Newcomb Place)
• Friday, March 17, 12:00 am - 1:00 pm in room 337 at Newcomb Institute, 3rd Floor of Malkin Sacks Commons (43 Newcomb Place)
• Any who attend the book group are invited to join Min Jin Lee for lunch on Tuesday, March 21, at 12:00 pm. Details will be provided after you RSVP for a book discussion date.

If you want to join our mailing list, please fill out this form here. Please contact aparg.ni@gmail.com for any questions or more information. 

Fall 2022

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a disabled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant and her lover is married, she refuses to be bought. Instead, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. Richly told and profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.