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   10 月 25 日 ,克利夫蘭美華協會(OCA Greater Cleveland ),俄亥俄亞裔美國人聯盟 (AACO) 與來自加州的作家兼電影製作人 Abigail Hing Wen 在Barnes & Noble (書店)舉辦了招待會、討論和簽名Abigail 的二本書。
Abigail的二本書《Love boat Taipei》《那Love boat reunion》被評爲《紐約時報》暢銷書作家,她是兩個孩子的母親,先生還是一位專注於人工智能的技術領導者,目前Abigail是電影製片人。
   Abigail她的父母邢永瑞Barbara Hing在克利夫蘭華人社區也十分活躍, Ray 曾經擔任美華協會的主席,Barbara 也擔任過克里夫蘭婦女會主席。25日下午在她母校的Solon高中與同學交流後,就開車到她原來住36年的Solon的房子去看了一下,那里留下他們一家人許多美好的回憶。
   當晩簽書會來自學校和敎會的老朋友以及她當前文學作品的粉絲參加了活動。本書已經改編成電影,Abigail的父親Ray吿訴我,上周電影已經做了首映,女兒也在電影里擔任角色,據説在2023年中國新年將在各大影院播放。Abigail目前職業是作家和電影製片人。
   Abigail她當過律師、人工智能專家、商業主管、家庭女性,以及她作爲亞裔美國人的經歷中汲取了經驗。目前因爲兒子拿到了奧地利音樂奬學金一年,她也隨兒子住奧地利一年,這兩周正是她兒子放假。
   Abigail的同名小説改編的電影是與獅門影業和 ACE 娛樂公司合作。她和她的作品曾在《娛樂周刋》、《好萊塢報道者》、《福布斯》、《財富》、《大都會》、《十七歲》、NBCNews 等雜誌上都有過報道。
   當晩Abigail簽書會,她分享了她的經歷,並談到了她的家庭和她的亞洲血統。還有她在俄亥俄州東北部的根、她的靈感、她的創作,她到台灣的硏究之旅、她的職業電影製作經驗,以及她對未來的書和電影的設想。
   Loveboat 背景是台北,目前在台灣電影首映,憑藉她的法律學位和作爲商業主管的經驗,Abigail參與這部電影製作,這些對於一位作家來説是獨一無二的,而且她還擔任執行製片人。
   請您在 Facebook 上關注“Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen”,瞭解 Abigail 的最新動態。您還可以在OCAGC.org 上瞭解未來的 OCA 亞太裔美國倡導者 - 大克利夫蘭活動和項目。
　

　
   Author and Filmmaker Abigail Hing Wen Book Signing & Reception
By Wayne Wong
   OCA Greater Cleveland (OCAGC) along with Asian American Coalition of Ohio (AACO) hosted a reception, discussion, and book signing with author and filmmaker Abigail Hing Wen on October 25. Abigail is a New York Times Best Selling Author, woman-in-tech leader specializing in artificial intelligence, a filmmaker as well as a wife and mother of two. Part of her book tour, Abigail’s return to Cleveland is special as she has deep roots in the region having grown up in Solon, Ohio with her family. Her parents were very active in OCAGC with father Ray having served as past president and mother Barbara as a VP.
   The event was attended by old friends from school and church as well as new fans of her current literary work. Abigail penned the New York Times best-selling novel, Loveboat, Taipei, a Barnes and Noble YA Book Club Pick which follows 18-year-old Ever Wong from Ohio to Taipei. She then followed-up with her companion novel, Loveboat Reunion, that follows girl-in-tech Sophie Ha and the heir to a tech empire, Xavier Yeh, as they team up to take control of their own lives.
   In her current career as author and filmmaker, Abigail is able to draw from her amazingly broad experience as a lawyer, expert in artificial intelligence, business executive, family woman, and her experiences as an Asian American.
   Abigail is executive producing the book-to-film adaptation with Lionsgate and ACE Entertainment, creators of the Netflix franchise, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. She and her work have been profiled in Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, NBCNews, and many more.
During the event, Abigail shared her journey and touched on her Asian heritage, her northeast Ohio roots, her inspirations, her varied career path, her research trips to Taiwan for her books, her filmmaking experience, along with a glimpse of her future books and films. The success of the Loveboat books has led to a host of other projects – and the NE Ohio community can’t wait!
   Most anticipated is the film premiere for Loveboat, Taipei. With her law degree and experience as a business executive, Abigail’s involvement in the film is unique for an author in that she also serves as Executive Producer.
   Keep up to date with Abigail by following “Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen” on Facebook. You can also keep up with future OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates - Greater Cleveland events and projects at OCAGC.org.

Photos: Wayne & Lisa Wong