Author–illustrator Laura Gao is scheduled to visit Penn State Harrisburg for a speaking and book signing event 5 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at 210 Capital Union Building. Gao's graphic memoir, “Messy Roots, A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American,” tells the story of Gao’s childhood, moving from Wuhan, China, to Texas and discovering her queer identity.