Long Story Short: UC Berkeley professor emeritus Maxine Hong Kingston talks about her work and most recent memoir, “˜I Love a Broad Margin to My Life’

Author Maxine Hong Kingston visited UCLA last week, reading excerpts from her writings, including her newest memoir, “I Love a Broad Margin to My Life.” Kingston is a professor emeritus of literature at UC Berkeley and a winner of the National Book Award for her novel “China Men.” Kingston’s work focuses on gender identity and ethnicity. Host Andrea Wang spoke with her over the phone this weekend. Hear Kingston read an excerpt from her book here. [8:02]

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