Clark County Historical Museum Speaker Series: “Resisting Erasure Through Storytelling”

Clark County Historical Museum, Fourth Plain Forward and Humanities Washington invite the community to a conversation with author and journalist Putsata Reang, a member of the 2024-2025 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, at 7 p.m. June 6 at Fourth Plain Community Commons, 3101 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Suite 101, Vancouver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

An increasing number of Americans like Reang are at risk of erasure because of external forces such as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and internal forces, such as shame and discrimination. Reang discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure. Reang’s debut memoir, “Ma and Me,” was awarded the 2023 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association prize for nonfiction and was recognized as a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Ms. magazine, Politico, and The Guardian. For more details, contact the museum at 360-993-5679 or outreach@cchmuseum.org.