Lisa Liang(she/her/hers)

Biography

Elizabeth Liang (aka Lisa) is an actress, writer, producer, speaker, and workshop leader. Her one-woman show about growing up as a multiracial kid in six countries, Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey, toured internationally and is now an award-winning film. Lisa is a keynote speaker on intercultural and intersectional storytelling; personal narrative workshop leader; published essayist; co-host of the longest running podcast on the multiracial experience; and bilingual actress on stage and screen. She grew up in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Morocco, Egypt, and Connecticut, and is a graduate of Wesleyan University.

Articles, Publications, and Appearances

PUBLISHED & PRODUCED WRITING

• “Checked Baggage: Writing Unpacked.” Chapter in Writing Out of Limbo: International Childhoods, Global Nomads and Third Culture Kids, eds. Gene Bell-Villada and Nina Sichel. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2011.
• “Transforming Three Sisters: A Hapa Family in Chekhov’s Modern Classic.” Peer-reviewed journal article in Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies 3 (2012): 130-146.
• Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey. Wrote, produced, and performed multi-character, multilingual, autobiographical one-woman show about growing up as a dual citizen of mixed heritage in six countries. Produced award-winning film of performance, used as a resource for Anthropology, Communications, Drama, Ethnic Studies, Psychology, Women’s & Gender Studies, and other academia.
• “Who are you?” Essay published in Wesleyan Magazine, May 10, 2018.
• “TCK Talent.” Column in TheDisplacedNation.com, consisting of interviews of Adult Third Culture Kids who work in creative fields. 2013–2016.
• “Suitcase Factory.” Blog about creating, producing, and touring a solo show. http://suitcasefactory.wordpress.com. 2015–2020.

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