BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190927T173000Z DTEND:20190927T183000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Xu Zhimo’s Surprising Journey: An Exploration of My Grandfather’s Life DESCRIPTION:Tony Hsu\, grandson of famous poet - Xu Zhimo\, is a University of Michigan Engineering alum and will be coming to speak on September 27th at Rackham Graduate School. Tony would like to draw the largest crowd possible\, he is very passionate about his family history and the book he has written about his grandfather in particular. We are so excited to host him here!\n\n\n\nTony's recent book\, Chasing the Modern\, is the reason for his visit and his talk. Tony's blog is a great place to learn more about him and his book.\n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nTony S. Hsu is the grandson of Xu Zhimo. He was born in Shanghai shortly after the end of World War II. As a toddler\, Hsu and his sisters were raised by his grandmother\, Zhang Youyi\, while his parents pursued their studies in America. In the late 1940s\, Zhang and her young charges left China amidst national political turmoil and settled in Hong Kong. At age six\, Hsu and his sisters emigrated to New York to join their parents and begin a new life in America. Hsu ultimately received his bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and doctorate in applied physics from Yale University. He has been an executive for several technology companies. Hsu lives with his fashion designer wife\, Lily Pao Hsu\, and his filmmaker daughter\, Alexandra\, in Southern California. Chasing the Modern is his first book.\n\n\n\nTo view event poster\, please click here.\n\nFor visitor parking information\, please click here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Tony Hsu\, grandson of famous poet - Xu Zhimo\, is a University of Michigan Engineering alum and will be coming to speak on September 27th at Rackham Graduate School. Tony would like to draw the largest crowd possible\, he is very passionate about his family history and the book he has written about his grandfather in particular. We are so excited to host him here!
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\nTony'\;s recent book\, Chasing the Modern\, is the reason for his visit and his talk. Tony'\;s blog is a great place to learn more about him and his book.
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\nABOUT THE SPEAKER
\nTony S. Hsu is the grandson of Xu Zhimo. He was born in Shanghai shortly after the end of World War II. As a toddler\, Hsu and his sisters were raised by his grandmother\, Zhang Youyi\, while his parents pursued their studies in America. In the late 1940s\, Zhang and her young charges left China amidst national political turmoil and settled in Hong Kong. At age six\, Hsu and his sisters emigrated to New York to join their parents and begin a new life in America. Hsu ultimately received his bachelor&rsquo\;s in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and doctorate in applied physics from Yale University. He has been an executive for several technology companies. Hsu lives with his fashion designer wife\, Lily Pao Hsu\, and his filmmaker daughter\, Alexandra\, in Southern California. Chasing the Modern is his first book.
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\nTo view event poster\, please click here.
\nFor visitor parking information\, please click here. LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School\, 4th Floor Auditorium W Washington St Ann Arbor\, MI 48103 View a Map UID:e.3222.506 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260515T120844Z URL:https://www.apacc.net/events/details/xu-zhimo-s-surprising-journey-an-exploration-of-my-grandfather-s-life-506 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR