# Finding My Soul in Chinatown: The Making of an Accidental Activist

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Salon E  
**Format:** Presentation  
**Track:** Culture  
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## Speakers

- **Grace Young** — Cookbook Author, Humanitarian

Grace Young — James Beard Humanitarian of the Year — never planned on becoming an activist. But when the pandemic gutted America’s Chinatowns she went from cookbook author to the unexpected frontline advocate for America’s Chinatowns. In this talk, she unpacks how personal storytelling, chance encounters, and cultural memories fueled her pivot into activism. Her story challenges you to define your own purpose—and inspires you to show up, push boundaries and take action for the communities and causes you care about.

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