As part of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s “Writers-in-Schools” program, author Gish Jen will be visiting Washington Latin on Monday, October 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. Jen writes essays and short stories about East-West cultural differences and Asian-American identity. Her latest is A Girl at the Baggage Claim, a study about how culture influences identity. Previously the Foundation has sent writer Donal Ryan and Madison Smart Bell to our school.