Intergenerational Impacts of Gambling in Asian American Families Through Storytelling

Includes a Live Web Event on 04/29/2026 at 3:30 PM (CDT)

Join us on April 29th from 12:00-1:00 PM CT for Intergenerational Impacts of Gambling in Asian American Families Through Storytelling with Jane Wong!

Poet and memoirist Jane Wong, author of Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City, will reflect on how writing her memoir led her to explore the broader cultural context of gambling harm in Asian American families. Drawing from personal experience, research, and poetry, Jane will discuss the intergenerational impact of gambling addiction, the stigma that can make these conversations difficult within families and communities, and how storytelling can open space for healing and dialogue.

The session will include a poetry reading and a passage from her memoir, followed by time for reflection, conversation, and discussion with participants.

Objectives:

Explore the intergenerational impacts of gambling harm within Asian American families through lived experience and storytelling.
Examine how cultural stigma and silence can shape conversations about gambling addiction in Asian American communities.
Identify how storytelling and creative expression can support healing, awareness, and community dialogue around gambling harm.

Live and On Demand CE Pending approval.

This training is sponsored in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery.

ICPG workshops and trainings provide CEU (continuing education units) through the Illinois Certification Board based on approval for individual trainings.
The State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has approved all ICPG workshops and trainings as a Registered Social Worker CE Sponsor. This program is recognized as providing CE hours for: LSW/LCSW and LPC/LCPC under IDFPR license #159.001302.
The International Problem Gambling and Gaming Certification Organization recognizes ICPG as a preferred partner for workshops and trainings in line with the ICGC Level I & II.

Jane Wong

Jane Wong is the author of the memoir Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City (Tin House, 2023), winner of the 2024 Washington State Book Award. She also wrote two poetry collections: How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James, 2021) and Overpour (Action Books, 2016). She is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships and residencies from the U.S. Fulbright Program, Harvard's Woodberry Poetry Room, Artist Trust, Hedgebrook, Ucross, Loghaven, the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, and others. An interdisciplinary artist as well, she has exhibited her poetry installations and performances at the Frye Art Museum, Richmond Art Gallery, and the Asian Art Museum. She grew up in a Chinese American take-out restaurant on the Jersey shore and is an Associate Professor at Western Washington University.