Qian Julie Wang Speaker Biography
Bestselling Author of Beautiful Country,
Speaker, and Litigator
Civil rights litigator and New York Times bestselling author Qian Julie Wang uses her unique gift for storytelling to transcend the business, legal, political, and literary worlds and focus on the humanity at the heart of these issues.
Beautiful Country
Qian Julie’s debut Beautiful Country: A Memoir became an instant New York Times bestseller, and was heralded as “an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent.” Lauded as an “essential book for our times” and named one of the New York Times Book Review’s “Notable Books of 2021,” Beautiful Country is a poignant and heartrending literary memoir that intimately retraces Qian Julie’s childhood footsteps where at age seven, she moved from China to Brooklyn, New York with her parents, and overnight went from being the daughter of professors to being deemed “illegal.” As a litigator, Qian Julie has been praised by clients as “exceptionally talented” and “exemplary.” For a decade, she has represented Fortune 500 corporations, governmental entities, and individuals in complex civil litigation. Qian Julie is now a managing partner at Gottlieb & Wang LLP and is dedicated to advocating for marginalized communities’ education and discrimination rights.
Publications
Qian Julie’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Cut, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and she has appeared on PBS Newshour, ABC News, NPR, BBC World Outlook, C-SPAN, The TODAY Show, among many others. A highly sought-after keynote speaker, Qian Julie is in demand for events with groups like the Association of Small and Rural Libraries, Datadog, the Nantucket and Savannah Book Festivals, Sentara Healthcare, and Central Synagogue, to name a few. For her open heart and strong passion for advocacy and bringing awareness to marginalized communities, she regularly receives rave reviews.
She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their two rescue dogs, Salty and Peppers.
Qian Julie Wang Speaking Topics
Author Talk: Beautiful Country
Civil rights litigator and New York Times bestselling author QIAN JULIE WANG offers this riveting talk inspired by her debut memoir Beautiful Country, which The New York Times called, “an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent.” Qian Julie balances her powerful personal narrative with authenticity and humor and leaves a lasting impact on audiences of all kinds.
DEI in Corporate and Educational Spaces
Civil rights litigator and New York Times bestselling author QIAN JULIE WANG uses her unique gift for storytelling to transcend the business, legal, political, and literary worlds and focus on the humanity at the heart of these issues. Qian Julie shares both her personal experience as well as actionable strategies in this compelling talk.
Finding a Home for Immigrants
Civil rights litigator and bestselling memoirist QIAN JULIE WANG shares insights from her personal experience as a young person immigrating to the U.S., as well as her career advocating for marginalized communities. Qian Julie offers this riveting talk about the power of finding ‘home’.
The Power of Lifelong Literacy and Storytelling
Civil rights litigator and bestselling memoirist QIAN JULIE WANG offers insights about the power of literacy and storytelling throughout childhood and adulthood in this meaningful talk for audiences of all kinds.
Qian Julie Wang Books
Beautiful Country: A Memoir
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Qian Julie Wang Speaker Testimonials
We were honored to have Qian Julie Wang as the keynote speaker at our annual forum for litigation finance, attended by an exclusive group of high-powered investors, litigators, and brokers. This is not a group that is easily influenced, so imagine our surprise when we read all the rave reviews in our feedback survey! Impressive, inspiring, thought provoking, and deeply moving — these were just some of the words our attendees used to describe Qian Julie’s keynote. She clearly has an important message, a way with words, and a special ability to connect with the audience. As someone who has been organizing events for over 20 years, I have no reservations about recommending Qian Julie. She took the time to learn about our audience and even agreed to an interview and book signing after her speech. She was an absolute pleasure to work with, and I hope to invite her back for another keynote soon.
- Dealmakers Forums |
ARSL is in your debt, not only for raising our awareness of your incredible memoir so we can share it with our communities, but for such strong validation of the important work happening in our libraries every day. It can be difficult for librarians to understand the long-term effects of their daily work and you made it so very clear. I think this evaluation quote puts it perfectly, "We really need to hear stories like this to empathize with our patrons and remember each one has their own unique story." We're already seeing LOTS of people naming your presentation specifically as their favorite conference program this year. I am not surprised. You'll remember how I (tearfully) said that you spoke right to our hearts and refilled some very shallow wells in that banquet hall.
- Association of Small and Rural Libraries Conference |
Thank you for your truly inspiring and transformative contributions to the Nantucket Book Festival. I do not think there is a person who saw and heard you Friday night or Saturday who could have failed to benefit from being in your presence. It is not often that I can say that an author I loved reading intensified so greatly my appreciation and inspiration through in person presentation. You are truly one of those authors who makes that happen. Many thanks for being with us, for being part of the Opening Night Celebration, which you elevated to a level we will be hard pressed to ever equal, and for your moving presentation on Saturday. You moved the audience to tears. I saw it.
- Nantucket Book Festival |
That was one of the most powerful hours I have ever witnessed. She has such an incredible clarity, wisdom, and power to fight injustice. I am blown away. The combination of vulnerability, rage, healing, and ability to challenge trauma and violence is exceptional.
- CUNY Lehman College |
