Expand Your Career Horizons: How I Got Into Creative Writing

To celebrate AAPI Month, join us with a group of AAPI writers who will share their journeys of how they got into creative writing!

We are honored to feature Vincent Yee (as seen on The Kelly Clarkson Show), an award-winning Asian American author, and several part-time writers, including Tiancheng Yu （余天呈；笔名余在水）, Yuki Liu（刘玥琪；笔名桃树生）and Xu Shen （沈序).

Please purchase Vincent's books (Clara Wu Series, The Purple Heart, The Tamago Stories) on Amazon ahead of time to get it signed at the event!

Note: This is a bilingual event. The keynote (ft. Vincent Yee) will be in English and the panel discussion will be in Mandarin. Please see the flyers in the Photos section for more details.

Agenda

1 - 1:30 pm: Introduction & Warm-up activities (English)
1:30 – 2:20 pm Part I: Fireside chat with Vincent & Book Signings (English)
2:30 – 3:30 pm Part II: Panel (short presentations & discussion) (Mandarin)
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks & Social

Fireside Chat: Vincent Yee

Vincent Yee was born in Boston, Massachusetts. For most of his career, he has worked for several Fortune 100 companies in various managerial roles. At all other times, he has a vision…

“To write for better Asian Representation.”

His first novel, “The Purple Heart,” is a story about love and courage set during the Japanese American experience in WWII. His second book is a collection of 8 riveting contemporary Asian American short stories. His third book project, the Clara Wu Books, is an epic young adult Asian American fantasy series consisting of five books that was all launched within one year. They are: “Clara Wu and the Portal Book, Jade Labyrinth, Rescue, Final Battle and the Warlock.”

Vincent Yee was a former National President for the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). He also co-founded the ERG at his last employer and grew it to be one of the largest ERGs with over 450+ members within a few months. He’s also been known to create artistic culinary dishes for friends. When he is not writing, he may be binging a K-Drama on Netflix. He now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Featured Panelist: Tiancheng Yu （余天呈）

Tiancheng Yu is 5-th PhD student at MIT EECS, working on the intersection of machine learning and game theory. He has been writing the wechat blog "余在水” since 2020. The blog is based on the communication between he and his family members back in China. The initial goal is to show his family how research and life is like in the US, but the content includes a wider range of topics such as music, sports and gaming.

My personal website: yutc.me

Panelist: Yuki （刘玥琪）

As a full-time data scientist, I see writing as distilled life, and I believe that by becoming an amateur writer, I can transform my fantasies into literature. I have completed my first suspense novel on psychology and published it on Douban. Currently, I am working on my second novel, a romantic story set in western China between 1970 and 1990.

During my spare time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and seeking inspiration.

Panelist: Xu Shen （沈序）

I’m a passionate writer and data scientist at an insurance company. I write about first generation immigrants stories in turbulent times and technical essays about actuarial science, tail hedging and taoist philosophy in competitive capital market.

I also program, teach, practice martial arts to express myself and see it as an effective way to improve our wellbeing.