A Playwright's Journey From Hand Laundry to the Stage

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 3, 2022

Alvin Eng, playwright, educator and author of his new book,  Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life From Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond, shares his journey from his childhood in Queens to a career as a playwright, with help from Our Town.

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