

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Homesickness from Afar, part 2 (adults and high school students)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Where is your hometown? What do the words ‘home’ and ‘hometown’ mean to you? When we ask the question ‘where’s home?,’ are we asking something different than ‘where are you from?’ What’s your impression of the place(s) you call ‘hometown’? How has your hometown shaped you and your loved ones (and hated ones too, perhaps)? How would you introduce it to a stranger, and how would you discuss it differently in front of someone who knows you well? And if you have ever spent time away from it, how did you scrutinize it from a distance? How does the idea of homecoming/homegoing – temporary or permanent – make you feel?

An immigrant himself, Tony Hao has always considered the themes of ‘hometown’ and ‘movement’ core to his creative practice. Over the past few years, as he slowly emerged in the field of literary translation and connected with writers and artists from various places that might be called ‘the margins,’ he has observed many unexpected similarities between people’s hometowns – northeastern Taiwan, rural Georgia, the redwood forests in northern California, and so on – many of which have become throughlines of their oeuvres.

In this workshop series, Tony hopes to explore the questions that have perturbed yet also inspired him and his colleagues, and will introduce writers to a few niches of contemporary Sinophone literature – as well as the historical and sociocultural moments behind them – through a selection of recent and forthcoming translations.

Workshops will be presented in twos, with the first focused on reflecting on and writing to prompts based on the selected readings, and the second a casual creative writing session. Students are encouraged to attend all four sessions, but can sign up for individual sessions if doing the whole series is not an option.

Homesickness from Afar, part 2 (adults and high school students)
Sunday, January 25, 10-11:30am
Participants will further reflect on the reading in the previous class and dig deeper into their memories and feelings about their hometown through a variety of writing prompts. Participants have the option of signing up for “office hours” to discuss their writing with Tony after the class. Please register at least one week prior to the start of the series so that we can send you the readings in advance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/st-johnsbury/homesickness-from-afar-part-2-adults-and-high-school-students/200029571965745
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: St Johnsbury
- **state**: VT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 115 Eastern Avenue, PO Box 324, Saint Johnsbury, VT, United States, Vermont 05819
- **lat**: 44.41817
- **long**: -72.01836
- **full address**: 115 Eastern Avenue, PO Box 324, Saint Johnsbury, VT, United States, Vermont 05819, 115 Eastern Ave, St Johnsbury, VT 05819-2656, United States

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- **organizer**: Catamount Film and Arts (https://allevents.in/org/catamount-film-and-arts/25995268)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 115 Eastern Avenue, PO Box 324, Saint Johnsbury, VT, United States, Vermont 05819, 115 Eastern Ave, St Johnsbury, VT 05819-2656, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Catamount Film and Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Homesickness from Afar, part 2 (adults and high school students) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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