Positive CreAsians

📚✍Positive Cre(Asians)

📚✍️Sunday 06/02, 3 PM-5 PM

📚✍️Location: Strike-slip Gallery, 201 Guerrero St

📚✍️Tickets: $5

Event Description:

Join us for a 2-hour event, diving into how writing and literature affect mental health. The first half will be the panel and Q&A portion (~45 minutes). There will be a 5-10 min intermission for attendees to get some water and snacks. The second half of the event will be a live demonstration/workshop with the panelists.

We welcome everyone to participate!

About the Venue:

Strike-Slip Gallery is more than just a space for exhibitions; it's a hub for art appreciation and exploration. They host various events, from artist talks and workshops to community engagement initiatives. They want their visitors to not only view art but to engage with it, to ask questions, and to explore the deeper meanings behind each creation.

They are committed to facilitating meaningful connections between creators and patrons, fostering collaborations that result in the co-creation of the art collection they seek.

From emerging talents to established artists, Strike-Slip Gallery offers a safe space for artists who embrace their unique voices, experiment, and play with freedom to find the next generation's voice.

About the Panelists:

Stephanie Lim: Stephanie Lim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Third State Books, which launched in 2023 as the first general-interest publisher dedicated exclusively to AAPI authors and stories. Before TSB, Stephanie spent over 15 years in digital marketing and operations, first as a strategist for advertising clients at Google, then leading e-commerce teams and managing multi-million-dollar advertising budgets for retail brands such as ModCloth, Bebe, and Serena Williams’s eponymous fashion label. Early in her career, she sifted through slush piles as an intern at Penguin Putnam and then screenplays as a development assistant for comedy producer Bob Simonds and actor/director Forest Whitaker, so working on TSB feels truly like coming full circle for her.

Stephanie will always be a SoCal girl at heart, but she’s making the best of the perpetually foggy weather in San Francisco with her husband, Garry, and their two sons. Stephanie is of Chinese-American descent by way of Burma.

Adam Sherman: Adam Sherman is a first-time author with a long history of activism in environmental, social justice, and human rights causes. Through his memoir, Living Beyond Normal, he seeks to show the futility of division, exclusivity, and hatred towards our fellow human beings.

Eric Toda: Eric is a tech executive who has held brand and digital marketing leadership roles at Fortune 100 companies including Gap Inc., Airbnb, Snapchat, and Nike. His work has garnered Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, Shortys, and other awards for marketing and business excellence. Eric's inspiration for this book was his personal experience of being discouraged from creativity when his artistic ability left something to be desired, and he wanted to tell a story that encourages children, including his own, to be creative without fear of judgment. He lives with his family in the Bay Area. Eric is of Filipino- and Japanese-Amercian descent.

Recently, Shay Fan and Eric set out to write a children’s picture book that celebrates creativity and perseverance. Being both from creative industries It was a story they wanted to tell that inspires more children to create.

Their book "What In The World Is Ezra's Art?" Is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Inc. Within the first week, they have been within the Top 100 in: Children’s Art Fiction and Children’s Asian and Asian American Books.

🔥Dear Community is a grassroots movement that started during the pandemic to create a safe space and support local businesses during the lockdowns. Our mission is to uplift Asian pride and inspire new leaders through community building and activism.🔥