Author, stage and television actor B.D. Wong will speak on exclusion, acceptance and contemporary culture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Student Activities Center, Indiana University South Bend.

Wong’s topic is “All the World’s a Stage: From Exclusion to Inclusion.” He has become a respected actor but the lessons Wong learned in order to survive and excel in a vocation fraught with rejection and racism, have given him a keen perspective on the subject of diversity. He will speak on racial self-image, race-based rejection, Asian-American parental pressure and the “model-minority myth.”

He is best known for his work as the no-nonsense forensic psychiatrist Dr. George Huang on NBC’s “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” and as Father Ray Makuda on HBO’s prison drama “Oz.”

Wong is the only actor ever to have received all five major New York theater awards for a single role. For his performance in “M. Butterfly,” his Broadway debut, he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Theater World Award, and the Clarence Derwent Award.

Additional New York theater credits include “The Tempest,” “A Language of Their Own,” “As Thousands Cheer,” and the Broadway musical revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in a critically acclaimed performance as Linus.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Calif., he has appeared in 20 films including “Jurassic Park,” “The Freshman” and “Father of the Bride.” His TV roles include “Chicago Hope” and “The X-Files.”

Wong recently published his first book “Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man” (Harper Entertainment). Wong wrote through e-mail accounts to friends and family about the birth of twin boys born prematurely, the death of one child and the struggle of the other son, Jackson, to survive. He shared this personal drama with his long-time partner Richie Jackson.

Tickets are free for IU South Bend students, $3 for students and $5 for the general public and can be picked up on a will-call basis the night of the talk. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Call the Student Activities Board at (574) 237-6574 to reserve tickets.