UNAM San Antonio is pleased to invite you to a conversation with Dr. Barbara Hong, author of Failing Up, on Thursday, May 2nd. at 12:00 PM.

Failing Up: A Professor’s Odyssey of Flunking, Determination, and Hope. Hong’s path to an Ivy League university and beyond started in a filthy tenement in Singapore where she lived with an abusive father and an illiterate mother. Even as a child of six, she worked in her sweatshop home to help with extra money, which her father often wasted on alcohol. As she endured his drinking and abuse, she feared that the pain she internalized could shatter her. But instead of falling apart, Hong managed to escape her misery, thanks to a teacher who believed in her. Once she knew she wasn’t the brainless “cabbage head” her mother called her, she began excelling as a student, eventually finding the courage to leave her home and discover her true calling as a knowledge seeker, educator, and an advocate. Hong’s inspirational journey from a sweatshop home upbringing to an influential dean and professor movingly illustrates the true strength of the human spirit and the power of teachers.

Don’t Miss Out!

Open to the public

Free admission