Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
Brought to you by GET HAAPI KY & The Kentucky Theatre
BEFORE THE SHOW
Storytime for Kids with Yvonne Hwang
ABOUT THE FILM
"Heartwarming, humorous, beautifully animated, and culturally expansive, Turning Red extends Pixar's long list of family-friendly triumphs."
—Rotten Tomatoes
"We all need a little reassurance once in a while to stay true to ourselves, and Turning Red is speaking directly to generations of Asian women in the diaspora when they need to hear this the most."
—AV Club
Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!
ABOUT YVONNE HWANG
Originally from Taiwan, Yvonne Hwang is a captivating storyteller and a children’s librarian at the Lexington Public Library. Yvonne has been in public service for over twenty years. She enjoys reading, trying out new food, solving puzzles, and playing with her cats.
ABOUT GET HAAPI KY
GET HAAPI KY is a scrappy group of Lexington AAPI community members all volunteering their time to create a robust series of cultural events to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in Lexington and the Bluegrass region.
