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SUMMARY:The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:Dan Lie\, Memory Stick ou Pau de Memória\, 2015. (Image: Edouard Fraipont) \nThe Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean is the first exhibition in New York City to center the artistic production of the Asian diaspora in the region from the 1940s to the present. Focusing on postwar and contemporary art\, the exhibition showcases the work of twenty-seven artists from fourteen countries working in a range of artistic mediums including painting\, sculpture\, performance\, photography\, and video\, to shed light into strategies and themes that resonate across a wide array of Asian diasporic practice throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. \nThe exhibition embraces and performs the multiple and interrelated meanings embedded in the notion of appearance\, inspired by Japanese Brazilian artist Lydia Okumura’s 1975 print by the same title. From acts of appearing and becoming visible—including different types of apparitions—to the idea of impressions and physical resemblance\, artists in the show grapple with the complexities of negotiating (in)visibility\, revisiting and remaking family archives and stories\, and engaging and reconfiguring spiritual practices. The show also addresses abstraction as a formal strategy linked to language\, the senses\, and the body in the context of the Americas’ postwar art. \nConceived as an appearance in and of itself\, the show sheds light on the often-overlooked experiences and artistic trajectories of Asian diasporic subjects and collectives across Latin America and the Caribbean\, casting them as both grounded in their particular context and constitutive of broader transnational histories. \nTo accompany the show\, we will present a series of public programs and publish a catalogue. \nThis exhibition is co-curated by Tie Jojima\, associate curator and manager of Exhibitions at Americas Society in New York\, and Yudi Rafael\, independent curator and researcher based in São Paulo\, Brazil.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-appearance-art-of-the-asian-diaspora-in-latin-america-the-caribbean/
LOCATION:Americas Society/Council of the Americas\, 680 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241221
DTSTAMP:20240901T215736Z
CREATED:20240901T201007Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit - Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)
DESCRIPTION:Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) is an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American\,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis\, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated identity in America as a set of situated practices and institutional structures amidst transnational diasporas\, racial phantasms\, and political imaginaries.\n\nPresenting over 90 artists and collectives\, Legacies is the first institutional survey exhibition focusing on artists of Asian descent who were based in New York City.\n\n\nLegacies features works – paintings\, drawings\, sculpture\, and new media\, among other mediums – that serve to complicate the idea of defining “Asian American art” as singular and static through the lens of art history\, cultural studies\, and sociology. Recognizing that “identity-based” categories of art are bound to the dominant racial ideology and political narrative of a nation\, the exhibition instead focuses on a multiplicity of subjectivities\, political horizons\, and artistic expressions to interrogate life in America.\n\nIn addition to aesthetic concerns such as figuration\, abstraction and materiality\, the exhibition tracks how these artists addressed migration\, displacement\, racism\, cultural autonomy\, Western imperialism\, societal violence\, and representations of sexuality and gender through the decades.\n\nLegacies also constellates three key artist collectives and organizations: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network; the Basement Workshop; and Asian American Arts Centre. All three organizations were artistic\, social\, and political hubs for diasporic Asian artists in New York that intersected with other marginalized communities.\n\nThe exhibition also features newly commissioned installations\, including a large-scale Washington Square Windows installation by new-media artist Shu Lea Cheang connected to the 30th anniversary of her groundbreaking film\, Fresh Kill (1994).\n\nFilmmaker Rea Tajiri presents an assemblage sculpture that expands on her groundbreaking History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991)\, a meditation on her family history and Japanese and Japanese American internment during World War II.\n\nOrganized by Howie Chen\, Curator at 80WSE\, Jayne Cole Southard\, PhD.\, CUNY\, and christina ong\, PhD. \n \nProduced by Jon Huron\, 80WSE.  Gini Yu Pei Lee\, Curatorial Assistant. Gracia Brown and Daniella Occhineri\, Research Assistants. Kate Edelson\, Exhibition Registrar.\n \nThe exhibition’s presentation is made possible by Teiger Foundation.  \n\nSpecial thanks for the support of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU\, Squid Frames\, CHENZO.STUDIO\, and Fales Library and Special Collections. Equipment provided in part by Lower East Side Ecology Center and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.\n\n\nImage credit:  Bridge Magazine Vol. 1 No. 6. New York: Basement Workshop\, 1972
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-legacies-asian-american-art-movements-in-new-york-city-1969-2001/
LOCATION:80WSE\, 80 Washington Square East\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,History,In Person,Reception
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250601
DTSTAMP:20241210T171522Z
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SUMMARY:Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending
DESCRIPTION:Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen J Shen in the new romantic musical comedy MAYBE HAPPY ENDING.  A New York Times Critics’ Pick \nInside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul\, Oliver lives a happily quiet life\, listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helperbot 3\, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow Helperbot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger\, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship\, a surprising adventure\, and maybe even…love? \nWinner of the Richard Rodgers Award\, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award® winner Michael Arden (Parade\, Once on This Island)\, with a dazzling scenic design by Dane Laffrey (A Christmas Carol) and book\, music\, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo Will Aronson and Hue Park\, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is a fresh\, original musical about the small things that make any life worth living.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/broadway-maybe-happy-ending/
LOCATION:Belasco Theatre\, 111 West 44th St\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTSTAMP:20250313T115705Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Avani Patel: Connection
DESCRIPTION:Connection is a solo exhibition by Avani Patel\, presented at Evercore’s New York City offices. \nExcerpt from Patel’s artist statement: \n“Art has been an integral part of my life since I was young. I used to go to the theater with my sister for her rehearsals and dance shows. Seeing the colorful costumes\, flowing dresses and festivity of these moments made me feel joyful; I felt as though the colors were speaking to me…I often draw and paint things that I see in my everyday surroundings\, personal experiences\, and memories. I use mark-making and repetition as tools to signify change in nature\, the passage of time\, and the retention and rejection of memory. My work often takes the form of visual studies and drawings that I work on for months as a time. This process helps me understand colors and patterns\, which then allows me to transfer my ideas to large-scale paintings and public projects.” \nFor inquiries\, please email info@cueartfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibition-avani-patel-connection-2/
LOCATION:Evercore Partners\, 55 East 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T170000
DTSTAMP:20250313T104326Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Avani Patel: Connection
DESCRIPTION:Connection is a solo exhibition by Avani Patel\, presented at Evercore’s New York City offices. \nExcerpt from Patel’s artist statement: \n“Art has been an integral part of my life since I was young. I used to go to the theater with my sister for her rehearsals and dance shows. Seeing the colorful costumes\, flowing dresses and festivity of these moments made me feel joyful; I felt as though the colors were speaking to me…I often draw and paint things that I see in my everyday surroundings\, personal experiences\, and memories. I use mark-making and repetition as tools to signify change in nature\, the passage of time\, and the retention and rejection of memory. My work often takes the form of visual studies and drawings that I work on for months as a time. This process helps me understand colors and patterns\, which then allows me to transfer my ideas to large-scale paintings and public projects.” \nFor inquiries\, please email info@cueartfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibition-avani-patel-connection/
LOCATION:Evercore Partners\, 55 East 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250126
DTSTAMP:20241127T131632Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present
DESCRIPTION:Pace University Art Gallery presents Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present\, in collaboration with Blasian March. \nThe show features the work of three contemporary photographers Stas Ginzburg\, Josh Pacheco\, and Cindy Trinh\, who have extensively documented Blasian March. Their work is presented alongside historic images from the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests\, which they drew from the George Stephanopoulos Collection of news photography at Pace. The exhibition also includes selections by Blasian March founder Rohan Zhou-Lee\, highlighting works by an additional 17 contemporary documentarians and nine historic photojournalists. The curatorial team also includes independent curator Sophia Ma\, Professor Sarah Cunningham\, the gallery director at Pace\, and Pace student Hannah Arias ’26\, the Amelia A. Gould Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Creative Arts.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/critical-connections-protest-photography-past-present/
LOCATION:Art Gallery at Pace University\, 41 Park Row\, 1st floor\, Spruce Street entrance\, New York\, NY\, 10038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250326
DTSTAMP:20250312T135821Z
CREATED:20241125T115814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T135821Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: In Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Who is in our corner when we need help?\nWho do we call on when we are down?\nWho backs us up when we are cornered?\nIn Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond explores the personal and professional support that artists of Asian descent received during and after the Asian American Art Movements. This companion exhibition to Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) at New York University’s 80WSE Gallery\, invites five artists of the three key art collectives and organizations featured in Legacies to show alongside five non-Asian American artists who supported their work and growth over the years. These relationships range from recently made friendships to lifelong partnerships and even marriage: Kathleen Foster joins Ching Ming Cheung; Charles Luce joins Helen Oji; Howardena Pindell joins Arlan Huang; Shellyne Rodriguez joins Tomie Arai; and Arleen Schloss joins Nina Kuo. To highlight AAAC’s collection and its ongoing solidarity-building\, In Our Corner presents five works by non-Asian American artists from the collection\, Columbia Fiero\, Kitty Katz\, Donald Lipski\, Eva Mantell\, and Sepp Seitz. As the hosting institution for In Our Corner\, Think!Chinatown’s commission of Black Gotham’s Grand Rising and its inclusion in the show demonstrates the organization’s ongoing exchange and collaboration with communities of color. Through interviews and writings from the artists\, In Our Corner highlights these bonds and explores how artist collectives/organizations intersected and fostered connections. \nNovember 16\, 2024 – March 2025 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, November 16\, 2024\, 3-5PM \nThink!Chinatown’s Studio – 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY 10002 \nPhoto Credit “Untitled” by Sepp Seitz
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-in-our-corner-exchanges-in-the-asian-american-art-movements-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Chinatown!Studio\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250105T180000
DTSTAMP:20241202T053740Z
CREATED:20241118T093210Z
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SUMMARY:The Film Lab Presents: Season 18 Premieres Nationwide on TV on Dec 1st
DESCRIPTION:The Film Lab (also known as the Asian American Film Lab) is excited to announce the nationwide premiere of the 18th season of Film Lab Presents\, hosted by Jennifer Betit Yen\, airing Sundays starting December 1. This season will showcase the exceptional talent from the 2024 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition\, bringing diverse voices and stories to over one million viewers across the country. \nThe 2024 Film Lab Presents will broadcast on CrossingsTV via Comcast and Spectrum in\nChicago\, Minneapolis-St. Paul\, Houston\, Los Angeles\, New York\, Sacramento-Fresno\, San\nFrancisco\, Seattle\, and Washington\, D.C. at 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (local time). In Dallas\, Texas\, it will air on The Asian Channel from 9:30 p.m.-10 p.m. CT. \nNew York         Spectrum Channel 1519 (Charter)   Sundays 6pm to 6:30pm \nOther Markets:https://www.crossingstv.com/programming/weekly-schedule/ https://www.crossingstv.com/coverage-map-all-markets/ \nEpisode Lineup:\n● December 1 – Film Lab Presents Practical Dreamer\n● December 8 – Film Lab Presents Blueprints of Imagination (featuring Hey Ladies)\n● December 15 – Film Lab Presents The Dreamer’s Dilemma\n● December 22 – Film Lab Presents From Fantasy to Function\n● December 29 – Film Lab Presents Dreams with a Deadline\n● January 5\, 2025 – Film Lab Presents The Practical Visionary
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-film-lab-presents-season-18-premieres-nationwide-on-tv-on-dec-1st/
LOCATION:On Television / Cable
CATEGORIES:Television,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241225
DTSTAMP:20241219T161306Z
CREATED:20241216T092138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T161306Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Market: Chinatown Forever
DESCRIPTION:Chinatown Forever\nDecember 11-24 | Canal Street Market\nCanal Street Market is sadly closing its doors on December 29\, 2024 after opening eight years ago. Support the Market and its vendors at its Chinatown Forever event now until Christmas Eve. Open daily from 11 am – 7 pm\, and 11 am – 4 pm on Christmas Eve.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/holiday-market-chinatown-forever/
LOCATION:Canal Street Market\, 265 Canal St\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person,Shopping
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T150000
DTSTAMP:20241210T074231Z
CREATED:20241210T074231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T074231Z
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SUMMARY:Regarding Repatriation: Museums and Native Communities Today
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation about the 2024 revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)\, including its effects on museums and Native communities featuring Danyelle Means\, Director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe\, NM and co-curator of the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center’s (KHC) 2019-20 exhibition\, Survivance and Sovereignty on Turtle Island: Engaging with Contemporary Native American Art. \nPhoto Credit: Shutterstock / Tammy Kelly
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/regarding-repatriation-museums-and-native-communities-today-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T210000
DTSTAMP:20241210T101914Z
CREATED:20241210T101914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T101914Z
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SUMMARY:Opera: Pauchi Sasaki Presents ARTEMIS
DESCRIPTION:The New Latin Wave brings their popular Latine Composers Showcase to the Atrium for four nights only with some of New York’s most unique Latine voices. Composer-performer\, Latina-Japanese\, Pauchi Sasaki presents another installment of her opera ARTEMIS\, a multi-year project inspired by NASA’s program to bring the first woman to the Moon’s surface in 2026. Known for her interdisciplinary approach\, integrating musical composition with multimedia performance\, new technologies\, and self-designed instruments\, Pauchi explores the relationship and tensions between the female body\, metal\, technology\, futurism and power. ARTEMIS aims to celebrate and bring light to this milestone in women’s history in our pursuit of knowledge and new discoveries. This opera is envisioned as a transcultural coven\, a rite of passage where the voices of women from all cultures and times resonate and are amplified. \n\nPhoto by Musuk Nolte\n\n\nPresented in collaboration with New Latin Wave
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opera-pauchi-sasaki-presents-artemis/
LOCATION:David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center\, 1887 Broadway\, New York\, New York\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T193000
DTSTAMP:20241208T054010Z
CREATED:20241208T033430Z
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SUMMARY:Radio Free Afghanistan: A Conversation with Saad Mohseni and Sophie Schmidt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thought-provoking talk around Afghanistan’s evolving identity\, the impact of tech amid isolation\, and a path for its future.\n\n\nAsia Society and Rest of World invite you to join a thought-provoking conversation between Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni and Rest of World founder Sophie Schmidt\, celebrating the release of his new memoir Radio Free Afghanistan: A Twenty Year Odyssey for an Independent Voice in Kabul. \nSaad’s firsthand account provides a rare insider’s perspective on the recent history of Afghanistan and the role of independent media. With the return of the Taliban and shifting US priorities abroad\, his story is more timely and important than ever. This discussion will explore Afghanistan’s evolving identity\, the impact of technology amid increasing isolation\, and the role of global actors in shaping its future. \n  \n5:30 pm Discussion and Q&A \n6:30 pm Reception \n  \nThis event is invitation only. Please contact Rest of World if you would like to bring additional guests. \nSaad Mohseni was born in London to Afghan parents in 1966 and lived in Japan\, Australia\, Uzbekistan\, and Pakistan before returning to Kabul in 2002 after the U.S. invasion. He is the co-founder\, chairman\, and executive officer of Moby Group\, Afghanistan’s largest media company and has brought top-tier news and media content to emerging markets for the past two decades. He was named an Asia Game Changer by the Asian Society and in 2011 was one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Mohseni serves on board of the International Crisis Group and is a member of the International Advisor Council for the Middle East Institute. He lives in London and Dubai. \nSophie Schmidt is the founder and publisher of Rest of World. Sophie began her career in the Middle East with Afghanistan’s Moby Media Group\, and subsequently worked in technology and politics across the UK\, China\, the UAE\, South Africa\, and Myanmar. Prior to founding Rest of World in 2019\, she held public policy and communications roles at Uber\, in both their San Francisco HQ and European offices. She was named a 2024 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/radio-free-afghanistan-a-conversation-with-saad-mohseni-and-sophie-schmidt/
LOCATION:Rest of World HQ\, 101 Greenwich Street\, 15th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T190000
DTSTAMP:20241206T004647Z
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SUMMARY:Gefilte Fish to Chop Suey: The History of Kosher Chinese Food in New York City
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) and the Museum at Eldridge Street cordially invite you to a virtual seminar with Judaic Studies scholar Shiyong Lu on the history of kosher Chinese food in New York City. \nThe debate over the Jewish craze for Chinese food erupted in the New York Yiddish press in the 1920s. For commentators who considered food an embodiment of identity\, whether Jewish immigrants and their children stayed with gefilte fish or turned to chop suey indicated what kinds of values they held most dear. Once it became clear that this fervor for Chinese food was here to stay\, New York Jews in the late twentieth century sought to bridge the divide by incorporating Chinese cooking styles into traditional Jewish cuisine. With assistance from Chinese food purveyors\, they fashioned a new phenomenon\, kosher Chinese cuisine\, and pioneered efforts to popularize it. \nKosher Chinese restaurants and cookbooks soon became a specialty of New York City\, emulated by Jewish communities across the country and overseas. By confidently making Chinese food kosher\, New York Jews showed the vitality of American Jewish identity\, that being Jewish never conflicted with enjoying what their American home has to offer. Join NYU researcher and doctoral candidate Shiyong Lu as we explore this fascinating history in anticipation of the holiday season. \nPhoto Credit: Shutterstock: Brent Hofacker
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/gefilte-fish-to-chop-suey-the-history-of-kosher-chinese-food-in-new-york-city/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T193000
DTSTAMP:20241211T094811Z
CREATED:20241120T103509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T094811Z
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SUMMARY:Not Your Model Minority Movie: How Asian & Asian American Cinema Got Real
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Samuel Jamier will dive into how the rise of Asian cinema is making waves that reach all the way to Asian American filmmaking.\n\n\nFrom Parasite to Everything Everywhere All at Once\, Asian and Asian American cinema are having more than just a moment—they’re transforming the landscape of the film world. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a nuanced\, provocative conversation with Dr. Samuel Jamier\, President and Executive Director of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Known for shaking up the world of Asian cinema\, Jamier has played a transformative role in putting Japanese\, Korean and Chinese films and filmmakers on the global radar\, spotlighting their critical and box-office successes. \nIn this talk\, Jamier will dive into how the rise of Asian cinema is making waves that reach all the way to Asian American filmmaking\, setting off a ripple effect that’s rewriting expectations—and\, frankly\, stealing the spotlight. \nJamier will explore what “Asian American cinema” even means today\, unpacking the quiet disappearance of the hyphen in “Asian-American.” Small change? Maybe. But it speaks volumes about shifting identity\, moving from a split between “Asian” and “American” to a more fluid\, self-determined identity—one that says\, “we’re not here to be pinned down.” Jamier will also tackle the risk of essentializing Asian American film\, championing a more complex view that resists tidy labels. \nTracing a path from the mythic Bruce Lee to the genre-bending Parasite\, the Oscar-winning Minari\, and the fresh territory of Dìdi\, Jamier will map out the converging worlds of Asian and Asian American cinema—two movements that spark off each other\, diverge\, and ultimately expand what we think cinema can be. He’ll also get into the gritty realities that Asian American filmmakers face and share his vision for a future where media doesn’t just represent but empowers\, challenging audiences and shaping cultural narratives in real time. The conversation will be moderated by Yifan Wu\, MOCA’s Director of Programs.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/not-your-model-minority-movie-how-asian-asian-american-cinema-got-real/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Drag Comedy Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of hilarious comedy and dazzling cabaret performance by the one and only British Asian beauty Lady Bushra!\n\n\nLive laugh comedy? Want something different? Love British humor? Then get ready to be in stiches as the ICONIC BBC New Comedy Award shortlisted drag comedian Lady Bushra brings you a comedy night like no other!\n  \n⭐ “Dazzling!” – LA Times \n⭐ “Drag Royalty” – Theatre Reviews North \n⭐ “Talented performer. .. a sensation”• Telegraph and Argus \n⭐ “The OG Bradford bad girl” – Manchester Evening News \n  \nPlayed by Amir Dean\, Lady Bushra’s drag persona is ‘Vicky Pollard meets Bollywood’. Known for her razor-sharp and quick-witted humor Lady Bushra has amassed a social media following of over 500K across all platforms whereas his online content has been viewed globally over 35 million times. \n  \nSince 2022\, this British Asian beauty has been touring the UK and parts of Europe with his often sold out\, solo show ‘Drag Comedy Cabaret’. Now stationed in New York\, expect to see a well-dressed\, traditional beauty perform standup comedy but with a musical twist…all from a British South Asian perspective! \nThe Details: \n\nDate: Saturday 12th December\nTime: 7:00PM – 8:15PM\nVenue: The Laurie Beechman Theatre\, New York City\nTickets: $25 ($25 food/beverage minimum)\n\n  \nThe legendary Laurie Beechman Theatre will be our venue for this event\, who will be happy to serve you with their fabulous food and drink concoctions in a cabaret style setting. $25 food/beverage minimum per guest. \nLady Bushra in Action! \nInstagram: @lady.bushra\nFor any questions email: enquiries@ladybushra.com \n  \nSee you all then!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/drag-comedy-cabaret/
LOCATION:Laurie Beechman Theater\, 407 West 42nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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SUMMARY:APIDA Hip Hop Scholars Webinar Series:  Asian Americans in Hip Hop and Movement (4 of 4)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Asian American Education Projector for our workshop series\, APIDA Hip Hop Scholars Webinars. \nIn this webinar\, we will be joined by Dr. grace shinhae jun who will share her expertise on Asian American history\, representation\, and activism through hip hop and movement. Dr. grace will discuss the importance of building solidarity through dance and hip hop. \ngrace shinhae jun Ph.D.\, MFA. is a mother\, wife\, artist\, scholar\, organizer\, and mover who creates and educates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation. A child of a South Korean immigrant\, a North Korean refugee\, and Hip Hop culture\, she values a movement practice that is infused with historical and contextual education to enrich the corporeal experience in her classes. grace also directs bkSOUL\, an award-winning performance company that merges together movement\, poetry\, and live music. She is a founding core member of Asian Solidarity Collective\, a grassroots organization committed to expanding Asian American social justice consciousness\, condemning anti-Blackness\, and building solidarity for collective liberation and co-conspires with the artists and healers of Street Dance Activism. grace received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and her PhD in Drama and Theatre through the joint doctoral program at UCSD/UCI. Her scholarship includes publications in the Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies\, the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Journal\, and she is the co-editor for Dance Studies Association’s 2022 ​​Conversations Across the Field of Dance Studies “Cyber-Rock: A Virtual Hip Hop Listening Cypher.” grace is an Assistant Professor of Dance at San Diego City College where she also serves on the Sankofa Social Justice & Education Conference committee\, is an educator with transcenDANCE Youth Arts\, and a lecturer at UC San Diego where she was the recipient of the 2022/2023 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/apida-hip-hop-scholars-webinar-series-asian-americans-in-hip-hop-and-movement-4-of-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Music: MOCA PERFORMS – Heteroglossia\, Day 1 -Shinya Lin
DESCRIPTION:Museum of Chinese in America’s 2024-2025 Performing-Artist-In-Residence program welcomes a cohort of 5 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme\, Heteroglossia\, encourages the resident artists to explore the construct of identity based on their particular lifestyles and cultures. \n“MOCA Performs – Heteroglossia” will present the resident artists’ works-in-progress. In this presentation\, resident artists will share the vision for their projects and present a draft of the project. Audience will have the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with the resident artists on the projects\, and learn about the cultural significance behind each of resident artists’ works. \nIn this performance\, Performer-Composer-Improviser SHINYA LIN will present a music project\, New Music City. This project draws inspiration from the concept of Ubiquitous Music\, aiming to offer the public an altered experience of the ordinary. The goal is to reflect on how we typically experience sounds\, cultivating a deeper awareness of auditory experiences in contemporary society—an inseparable element of daily life and cultural intricacy.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-moca-performs-heteroglossia-day-1-shinya-lin/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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