The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman
Book Talk with Author Tim Vandehey and Editor Pattie Fong
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 | 1 PM | FREE
Join us for the release of The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman, a biography celebrating the life of Asian American pioneer, political icon, and California’s Secretary of State, March Fong Eu.
March Fong Eu was the first woman and Chinese American in many arenas. She was head of a UCSF division, the Alameda County Board of Education, the California State Assembly, and the California Secretary of State. With deep roots in Alameda County, Eu rose from being born in the back of a Hanford hand laundry to non-English-speaking parents to serving as a United States Ambassador. This program will include individuals sharing memories of Eu’s passions and work.
Meet the Speakers
Tim Vandehey, author of The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman, is a native Californian, New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, and editor. He is also the co-author of Swipe: Why We Don’t Finish What We Start. Today, he lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, daughters, and an inappropriate number of beagles.
Pattie Fong, editor of The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman, a retired deputy district attorney, is a niece of March Fong Eu, who, as a kid, spent summers in the Capitol “going to work” with Auntie March, accompanied her to the 1972 Democratic convention (Clinton’s first nomination), traveled with her and Henry Eu on their first trip to Micronesia for the ambassadorship and all the events and dinners in between. Fong is the book’s final editor.
