Join us at the Carbondale Public Library for a film screening and community conversation on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public.

WSIU and the Carbondale Public Library will host a screening and community conversation centered on the Independent Lens film Free Chol Soo Lee by filmmakers Julie Ha and Eugene Yi.

Guest presenter is Dr. Mingqing Xiao, a Chinese American, currently a professor of mathematics at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He got his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997 and worked at University of California at Davis for two more years. Since 2000, he has been lived in Southern Illinois with his wife and three daughters.

Dr. Xiao is the recipient of One Region All Neighbors `Neighborly’ Award in July 2021 from WSIU Public Broadcasting for his devotion to help local young students in math on Saturdays for many years. He was also named the Excellent Scholar in 2016 by the College of Science at SIUC. In his spare time, he enjoys helping the local community as well as to teach local students in math.

Individuals with disabilities are welcome. Call (618) 453-4344 to request accommodations.

Carbondale Public Library
405 West Main Street
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-457-0354