New Island Books is proud to welcome all to the launch of Úna-Minh Kavanagh’s debut book Anseo!
With guest speaker Darragh Doyle
6:30pm, Thursday 24 October 2019 at Tralee Library
All are welcome, but please register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launch-anseo-by-una-minh-kavanagh-tickets-75819268473
In 2013, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, a young journalist and content creator, was racially abused and spat upon in Dublin’s city centre. Having dealt with racism throughout her young life, this proud Kerrywoman had finally had enough. In the days that followed, she took to Twitter to call out the ‘land of a thousand welcomes’ for its naivety and cowardice in dealing with racism. The incident was widely shared in the media and her story went viral.
But Úna-Minh’s story actually begins in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1991, when she was adopted at just three days old by a single woman from Kerry. Raised in a loving, Irish-speaking home by her mother and grandfather, Úna-Minh was instilled with an enduring sense of her multi-faceted Irish identity. In her first book, she writes honestly and humorously about tackling racism, language elitism and online trolls and the joy of turning her love of the internet, video games and accessible Irish-language content into a healthy work/life balance. Sprinkled throughout with Úna-Minh’s own #FrásaAnLae, Anseo is the heartwarming story of a diverse and contemporary Irish life.
To find out more about the book click here: https://www.newisland.ie/nonfiction/anseo
