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I received the following email from a friend recently:
Natalie, I have a friend who is interested in joining a book club with Asian/Chinese members. Do you know of any Asian/Chinese book club in Atlanta? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
My response:
I don’t know of an Asian book club personally but it seems likely there would be one type or other in Atlanta. Depends on if you mean 1) read books in Chinese, 2) read books about Asia/Asian culture in English or 3) mainly have Asian/Asian American club members who read any books in English/Chinese/another Asian language.
There are many countries/ethnicities in Asia plus distinctions across Chinese groups—Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Chinese Americans–or maybe a different Asian group and language–Japanese, Thai, Hindi…
A few places to check: Chinese Cultural School or NACA, National Association of Chinese Americans (Atlanta). Also found a helpful website on local book clubs
This one sounded interesting: Round World Books is a newly-formed reading group for women (ages 17 and up) residing in North Atlanta. This group was created to offer diversity to readers of all genres and nationalities. As the world changes, we must learn more about the cultures, traditions and preferences of nationalities other than our own. Round World Books will introduce our members to authors from all over the globe. roundworldbooks@yahoo.com.
Perhaps a good opportunity to start one. Good luck!
