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Join the Museum of Chinese in America for a compelling MOCA TALKS event with Curtis Chin, author of *Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.* Chin will delve into his journey growing up as a gay Chinese American in 1980s Detroit, capturing life at his family’s Cantonese restaurant, Chung’s. His memoir reflects on self-discovery amid a backdrop of rising xenophobia, the AIDS crisis, and Reagan-era shifts, offering insight into how these experiences influenced his work as a writer and activist.