# Event Details - **Event Name**: Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a discussion with these two insanely talented artists and writers (and fantastic humans) about their latest graphic novels.About this EventRaised By GhostsThis brilliant YA graphic novel is a love letter to family and all of the messy complexities they come with, from the acclaimed author of Ephemera: A Memoir.Harvey Awards WINNER Best Young Adult Book Award 2025ALA's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table Outstanding Young Adult Comic, 2025New York Public Library Best Comics for Adults 2025Best Graphic Novel of 2025 - The GuardianBest Teen Graphic Novel of 2025 - The Chicago Public LibraryThe Missouri Association of School Librarians Denny O’Neil Graphic Novel List, 2026-2027National Cartoonist Society Awards NOMINEE Graphic Novel Award 2025Raised By Ghosts is a powerful, affecting graphic novel for young adult readers. The story is told by shifting between Briana’s first-person class notes and diary entries. In her understated yet masterful approach to comics storytelling, Loewinsohn eschews dramatic confrontations and overt sentimentality, preferring instead to underscore the idea that sometimes acceptance and love can be communicated through quiet, everyday moments and close family bonds.Family StyleOriginally posted on Instagram, this young adult graphic novel details the author's childhood immigration to America with his family, through the lens of particularly meaningful food and meals.Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam.After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips are an indulgence that bring Thien so much joy that they become a necessity.Behind every cut of steak and inside every croissant lies a story. And for Thien Pham, that story is about a search—for belonging, for happiness, for the American dream. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/drawing-from-memory-family-and-belonging-with-briana-loewinsohn-thein-pham/100001991984055934 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Theatre, Workshops, fine-arts, performances - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chicago - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Slant of Light Books - **lat**: 41.9104189 - **long**: -87.6343491 - **full address**: Slant of Light Books, 1543 North Wells Street, Chicago, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3b9b4d9fca2647acf828a9880dde6714f04da84fa0f01861a62d88fdc712c81d-rimg-w1200-h633-dc93bbc2-gmir.jpg?v=1782024363 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham being held? - **A:** Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Slant of Light Books, 1543 North Wells Street, Chicago, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham? - **A:** Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham is organized by Slant of Light Books. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Drawing From Memory: Family & Belonging with Briana Loewinsohn + Thein Pham", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/3b9b4d9fca2647acf828a9880dde6714f04da84fa0f01861a62d88fdc712c81d-rimg-w1200-h633-dc93bbc2-gmir.jpg?v=1782024363", "startDate": "2026-06-25", "endDate": "2026-06-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/drawing-from-memory-family-and-belonging-with-briana-loewinsohn-thein-pham/100001991984055934", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Slant of Light Books", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1543 North Wells Street", "postalCode": "60610", "addressLocality": "Chicago", "addressRegion": "IL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.9104189", "longitude": "-87.6343491" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a discussion with these two insanely talented artists and writers (and fantastic humans) about their latest graphic novels.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-08", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-25", "validFrom": "2026-09-08", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/drawing-from-memory-family-and-belonging-with-briana-loewinsohn-thein-pham/100001991984055934" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/chicago/drawing-from-memory-family-and-belonging-with-briana-loewinsohn-thein-pham/100001991984055934", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Slant of Light Books", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/slant-of-light-books/24888922" } ] } ] ```