Center Stage
Saturday, Sept. 7th at 1pm

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu writes to explore her identity as an immigrant raised by a single mother. Born in Mexico City, raised in Chicago, she has more than 200 bylines in publications such as The New York Times, CNN, Food & Wine, and Harper’s Bazaar. Journalist Elizabeth Quan Kiu V., her mom, inspires her work. Ximena is a Mexican-Chinese immigrant who is bicultural and fluent in Spanish. She splits her time between Chicago, Albuquerque, and Mexico City.