Willy Wilkinson, 'Viewing Trans Experience through a Mixed Heritage Lens'- Jan. 5

Author and spoken-word performer Willy Wilkinson, reads excerpts from his writing that address social interactions, community membership, classification systems and services.

Author and spoken-word performer Willy Wilkinson will read excerpts from his writing that address social interactions, community membership, classification systems and services on Jan. 5.

Willy Wilkinson is an award-winning, mixed-heritage, Asian American, transgender writer, public health consultant, cultural competency trainer and spoken-word performer. He is author of the Lambda Literary-award winning book “Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency,” which explores the ambiguities and complexities of mixed, trans and disability experience within a cultural competency framework.

Reading excerpts from his writing, Wilkinson will use these passages as a jumping off point for an engaging discussion about culturally competent approaches to social interactions, community membership, classification systems and services.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Gender and LGBTQIA Center