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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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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T190000
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: We Are Chinatown: By Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
DESCRIPTION:Created by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya during her civic practice residency with Poster House\, in partnership with Welcome to Chinatown\, and presented by Pearl River Mart\, “We Are Chinatown: A Portrait Of Our Community Rising Through Labor And Love” is an intimate offering that presents a rich and multifaceted portrait of a neighborhood continuously evolving while deeply rooted in its history and cultural heritage. At the heart of the show is a large\, dynamic tapestry — a cascading collage of images\, memories\, poetry\, and threads that stretch across the gallery space\, symbolizing the interconnectedness of Chinatown’s past\, present\, and future. Complementing this work are sculptures\, each a reflection of the neighborhood’s textures\, objects\, and symbols. Reminders of the everyday resilience that sustains Chinatown. \nThis body of work also features a public art campaign of intergenerational portraits\, capturing the diverse faces of the community that will appear around the neighborhood. These portraits were created through intimate conversations with residents in their homes\, restaurants\, and shops\, preserving their personal histories and offering a window into the neighborhood’s enduring vitality. The portraits transcend individual likenesses\, instead capturing the shared experiences\, aspirations\, and challenges that define Chinatown as a living\, breathing space. \n“Amanda’s public work moved me at the darkest times during the pandemic\,” says Pearl River Mart President Joanne Kwong. “I was driving around the city for hours\, making deliveries for online orders\, checking on employees\, and donating PPE to hospitals. Seeing her bold and colorful work around the city gave me strength and a jolt of happiness and purpose\, and for that I am so thankful. “Now to be able to exhibit her work in our gallery is a privilege and an honor. Amanda is outspoken and daring as an artist. And this show\, though a bittersweet reminder of that difficult time\, is also joyous and hopeful in its celebration of the resilience of Chinatown.”
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-we-are-chinatown-by-amanda-phingbodhipakkiya/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Legal Rights of Immigrant Students in New Jersey’s Public Schools
DESCRIPTION:Legal Rights of Immigrant Students in New Jersey’s Public Schools Session with ACLU of New Jersey and the Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest for NJ Educators\, Advocates\, Community-Based Organizations\, Multilingual Students and Families. \nThis free information session is designed for students\, parents\, educators and advocates to learn more about the rights of students and school district obligations. We will be discussing: \n\nStudent Data Privacy\nICE Enforcement Actions at Schools\nSchool Registration\nResources for Families\n\nRegistrants: Make sure you receive a confirmation email after registration. The Zoom link for the event will be EMAILED to that address the day of the event at 1:30 pm. You will not need to log into Eventbrite\, the Zoom link will be in your email. \nOrganized by NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages / NJ Bilingual Educators (NJTESOL/NJBE)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/legal-rights-of-immigrant-students-in-new-jerseys-public-schools/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Grades K–5,High School,Middle School,Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Re-imagining Tales from Historic New York Chinatown
DESCRIPTION:A Reading and Conversation with Radha Vatsal\, Hosted by Alvin Eng\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of literature and conversation celebrating Radha Vatsal’s newly released novel\, No. 10 Doyers Street. Hosted by playwright/author Alvin Eng\, the event will explore Vatsal’s captivating portrayal of early 20th-century Chinatown and the colorful personalities in her book. \nFeaturing: \n\nBook Reading & Discussion: Gain insights into the historical events behind No. 10 Doyers Street and the real-life figures that shaped its narrative.\nAuthor Q&A & Book Signing: Meet Radha Vatsal and have your copy signed.\nSampling of snacks selected from menus of local turn-of-the-century Chinatown restaurants.\nCopies of No. 10 Doyers Street will be available for purchase.\n\nDon’t miss this compelling evening of history\, literature\, and conversation! \n— \nAbout the Book: No. 10 Doyers Street \nNew York City\, 1907. Archana Morley knows what it’s like to be an outsider. As a female journalist from India navigating the ruthless world of tabloid newspapers\, she is always searching for hidden stories. \nAfter a violent shooting in Chinatown\, Archana encounters her most challenging subject: the infamous gangster Mock Duck. But as Mayor George McClellan Jr. pushes to demolish Chinatown\, the authorities raid Mock Duck’s home\, tearing apart his family and exposing a web of corruption. Archana’s quest for the truth takes her from the gritty back alleys of Chinatown to the smoky corridors of City Hall\, revealing a city on the brink of modernity. \nInspired by true events\, No. 10 Doyers Street is a gripping historical novel that sheds light on the immigrant experience and the turbulent forces shaping New York City at the turn of the century. \n— \nRadha Vatsal is the author of No. 10 Doyers Street (March 2025) and the acclaimed Kitty Weeks mystery series set in World War I-era New York. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, CrimeReads\, and more. Born and raised in Mumbai\, India\, she holds a Ph.D. in Film History from Duke University and has worked as a film curator\, political speechwriter\, and freelance journalist. She is a 2024-25 Fellow at the CUNY Writers’ Institute and resides in New York City. \nAlvin Eng is a native NYC playwright\, memoirist\, performer\, acoustic punk rock raconteur and educator. His plays and performances have been seen Off-Broadway\, throughout the U.S.\, as well as in Paris\, Hong Kong and Guangzhou\, China. His memoir\, OUR LAUNDRY\, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond\, was published by Fordham University Press. He is a 2024-25 Long Term Fellow at the New York Public Library researching a companion book to his memoir.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/re-imagining-tales-from-historic-new-york-chinatown/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Samina Ali + Jafreen Uddin: Pieces You'll Never Get Back
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-person event with notable writer Samina Ali for a discussion of her new memoir Pieces You’ll Never Get Back.\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person event with notable writer Samina Ali for a discussion of her new memoir Pieces You’ll Never Get Back. Joining Samina in conversation is Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Jafreen Uddin. This event will be hosted at The Strand at Columbus Ave at 450 Columbus Ave. \nCan’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Pieces You’ll Never Get Back here. \nASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at events@strandbooks.com by 3/25 to request. \nFor further information on accessibility in this space\, or to make a request\, please contact events@strandbooks.com. \n——————————————————————– \nA life-altering neurological disorder. A traumatic birth. An unlikely survival. \nPieces You’ll Never Get Back is a harrowing and redemptive memoir\, in which a new mother must reconstruct her shattered mind\, her relationship to her religious upbringing\, and her life’s purpose \nAt 29\, as a young writer working on her first novel\, Samina Ali nearly died giving birth to her son. Miraculously\, she survived the unchecked eclampsia that had endangered her pregnancy\, instead sustaining major brain injury and falling into a coma as she gave birth. When she woke up\, only her deepest memories were intact. Her husband was a stranger to her\, she didn’t remember having a baby\, and any language other than her native Urdu was foreign. Medical consensus was she would never recover—much less write—again. \nAdvised to think of her brain as a shattered puzzle\, Ali began the long and difficult journey of piecing herself back together: learning to walk\, speak\, and accomplish basic human tasks alongside her newborn. She attempted to reckon with her past identity as a writer and a wife\, and her new identity as a mother. Despite her miraculous survival\, the disconnect between the old and the new self was devastating. It would be three years before she felt remotely normal\, and seven before she was mended and could fully connect with her son. \nAli pairs the story of her “death” and recovery with the parallel narrative of her relationship to her Islamic upbringing and her fluctuating connection to her faith\, incorporating meditations on religious narratives of death\, the afterlife\, resurrection\, and reincarnation. Both deeply personal and steeped in religious thought\, Pieces You’ll Never Get Back is a uniquely propulsive\, searching\, and ultimately\, inspiring work of memoir. \n\n\n\nPhoto credit: ZAKD \nSamina Ali is the author of Madras on Rainy Days\, which won the French Prix Premier Roman Etranger Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. She is also a recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award. She is a public speaker\, and her Tedx talk\, “What the Qur’an Really Says About the Hijab\,” currently has over 8 million views. Her writing has been featured in various outlets\, from national NPR to The Economist. \n\n\n\nJafreen Uddin is Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. She is the first woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1991. With over a decade of experience working in the public sector\, she specializes in communications\, education\, and fundraising. She regularly volunteers her time with a number of literary and social change organizations\, including serving as a Literary Council Member for the Brooklyn Book Festival.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/samina-ali-jafreen-uddin-pieces-youll-never-get-back/
LOCATION:The Strand\, 450 Columbus Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Author Event with Teresa Wong | Asian Mental Health Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual event where we will be chatting with Teresa Wong about her graphic memoir\, All Our Ordinary Stories.  \nIn this intimate discussion\, Teresa will explore themes of intergenerational trauma\, family dynamics\, and immigration through the lens of her beautifully illustrated and deeply personal work. Her storytelling offers a powerful reflection on identity\, memory\, and healing. \nA celebrated comics artist whose work has been featured in The New Yorker\, The Believer\, and more\, Teresa brings a distinct voice to the conversation around mental health and cultural narrative. \nThis virtual event is open to all backgrounds — anyone interested in storytelling\, healing\, and identity is warmly welcome. We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful evening.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-event-with-teresa-wong-asian-mental-health-bookclub/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Author Talk Vicky Nguyen - Boat Baby
DESCRIPTION:NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen has a story to tell of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter—a story told with laughter and fierce love. \nStarting in 1975\, Vietnam’s “boat people”—desperate families seeking freedom—fled the Communist government and violence in their country any way they could\, usually by boat across the South China Sea. Vicky Nguyen and her family were among them. Attacked at sea by pirates before reaching a refugee camp in Malaysia\, the Nguyen family survived on rations and waited months until they were sponsored to go to America. \nBut deciding to leave and start a new life in a new country is half the story; figuring out how to be American is the other. Join us as Nguyen recounts the story from her memoir Boat Baby of growing up in America with unconventional Vietnamese parents who didn’t always know how to bridge the cultural gaps. It’s a childhood filled with misadventures and misunderstandings\, from almost stabbing the neighborhood racist with a butter knife to getting caught stealing Cosmo in the hope of learning “Do You Really Think You Know Everything About Sex?” In the face of prejudice\, Nguyen’s parents taught her to be gritty and resilient\, skills Vicky used as she combatted stereotyping throughout her career\, fending off the question “Aren’t you Connie Chung?” to become a leading Asian American journalist on television. \nFunny\, nostalgic\, and poignant\, her story is a testament to the messy glue that bonds a family\, and is an optimistic story full of heart that illuminates the promise of what America can be. \nShe will be in conversation with Raj Mathai.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-vicky-nguyen-boat-baby/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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