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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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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:“Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America” Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Published in partnership with UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center\, AAJA’s new book sheds light on the work of AAPI journalists \n\n\n\nJoin the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)’s New York chapter in celebrating the launch of AAJA’s book “Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America\,” published in partnership with UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center. \nHighlighting the importance of AAPI journalists’ roles during key moments in history\, the book includes eighteen chapters and fourteen profiles of legends amongst our membership and communities. \nWant your own copy? You can order Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America here: https://www.aaja.org/40th/intersections/
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/intersections-a-journalistic-history-of-asian-pacific-america-book-launch/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square – NYU\, 20 Cooper Square\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Malai Ice Cream Party! A Sweet (and Spiced) Book Tour: Malai Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:The Malai cookbook tour kicks off with a Sundae & Signing Party in Brooklyn—enjoy sweets from the book\, and get your copy signed by Pooja!\n\n\nJoin us on April 9th from 6–8 PM for a Book Signing & Sundae Ice Cream Party as we celebrate the launch of Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors! \nBuild your own sundae with treats straight from the cookbook—think sauces\, spiced toppings\, and baked goods\, directly from pages of Malai. Plus\, Pooja will be signing books! \nThe Malai Cookbook is packed with 100 recipes plus personal stories and cherished flavor memories woven into every page. The book is filled with your favorite Malai flavors and all-new treats—ice cream cakes\, bars\, frozen pies\, kulfi pops\, and ice cream sandwiches—each simple to make and guaranteed to take your dessert game to the next level with bold\, spiced\, and oh-so-flavorful frozen desserts! \nCheck out more Malai Cookbook Tour Sweet Stops!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/malai-ice-cream-party-a-sweet-and-spiced-book-tour-malai-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Malai\, 268 Smith Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Food,In Person
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Kevin Nguyen: My Documents w/ Tracy O'Neill
DESCRIPTION:“Mỹ Documents is a moving portrait of the kind of people we become when we are trying to survive.” —Cathy Park Hong\n\n\nEvent guidelines: \n\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/2khVGw43IvE\n\n\nAll attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times.\nTickets are limited to restrict capacity at our store\, and each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.\nAdditional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.\nA signing will follow the talk.\nHome address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.\nAs a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event\, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net. \nThe paths of four family members diverge drastically when the U.S. government begins detaining Vietnamese Americans\, in this sharp and touching novel about growing up at the intersection of ambition and assimilation. \nUrsula\, Alvin\, Jen\, and Duncan grew up as cousins in the sprawling Nguyen family\, but the truth about their family is much more complicated. As young adults\, they’re on the precipice of new ventures—Ursula as a budding journalist in Manhattan\, Alvin as an engineering intern for Google\, Jen as a naive freshman at NYU\, and Duncan as a promising newcomer on his high school football team. Their lives are upended when a series of violent\, senseless attacks across America create a national panic\, prompting a government policy forcing Vietnamese Americans into internment camps. Jen and Duncan are sent with their mother to Camp Tacoma while Ursula and Alvin receive exemptions. \nCut off entirely from the outside world\, Jen and Duncan try to withstand long dusty days in camp\, forced to work jobs they hate and acclimate to life without the internet. That is until Jen discovers a way to get messages to the outside. Her first instinct is to reach out to Ursula\, who sees this as an opportunity to tell the world about the horrors of detention—and bolster her own reporting career in the process. \nInformed by real-life events from Japanese incarceration\, the Vietnam War\, and modern-day immigrant detention\, Kevin Nguyen gives us a version of reality only a few degrees away from our own—much too close for comfort. Moving and finely attuned to both the brutalities and mundanities of racism in America\, Mỹ Documents is a strangely funny and touching portrait of American ambition\, fear\, and family. The story of the Nguyens is one of resilience and how we return to each other\, and to ourselves\, after tragedy. \nKevin Nguyen is the author of the novel New Waves. He is the features editor at The Verge\, where he publishes award-winning stories about labor\, business\, and policing\, and was previously a senior editor at GQ. He lives in Brooklyn. \nTracy O’Neill is the author of the memoir Woman of Interest and the novels The Hopeful and Quotients. She was named a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree\, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and was a Narrative 30 Below finalist. She was also named a Center for Fiction Emerging Writers Fellow. O’Neill teaches at Vassar College\, and her writing has appeared in Granta\, the New York Times\, Rolling Stone\, the Atlantic\, The New Yorker\, Bookforum\, and other publications.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-store-kevin-nguyen-my-documents-w-tracy-oneill/
LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Standing Above the Clouds: Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by the Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands\, Nā `Ōiwi NYC\, NYU Native American & Indigenous Students Group\, NYU Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality\, and NYU Center for Media\, Culture & History. \nREGISTER \nThrough the intergenerational stories of women from three Native Hawaiian families\, Standing Above the Clouds traces the decades-long movement to protect Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The documentary film follows teacher and community organizer Kumu Pua Case and her two daughters — artist-activists Hāwane Rios and Kapulei Flores — as they stand for the sacred mountain.  \nAs they face opposition and arrests\, they are joined by a community of kiaʻi (protectors) who have dedicated their lives to preventing the desecration of Mauna Kea. Case reflects\, “We are no different than Native people everywhere around the world standing for their mountaintops\, for their waters\, for their land bases\, their oceans and their life ways.” Winner of the Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary (HotDocs International Film Festival)\, Standing Above the Clouds is an intimate journey through the women’s lives both on and off the mountain\, and explores the physical and emotional toll of sustaining a grassroots movement.  \nThe A/P/A Institute at NYU is thrilled to welcome back the film’s director\, producer\, and cinematographer Jalena Keane-Lee and artist Hāwane Rios for this special screening and discussion\, moderated by Professor Lou Cornum (NYU Department of Social & Cultural Analysis).\n \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. \nAccessibility note: This venue is accessible via elevator. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu. \nJalena Keane-Lee is a filmmaker who explores intergenerational trauma and healing through an intersectional lens. She was named one of DOC NYC’s 2024 40 Under 40 Filmmakers to Watch\, and a 2023 Adobe x Sundance Woman to Watch. Keane-Lee co-founded Breaktide\, an all-women-of-color video production company\, and is the winner of Tribeca Through Her Lens 2020 and DocPitch 2022. Her short films have streamed on POV and Criterion Collection\, played at over fifty film festivals\, and been awarded best short at the Los Angeles Asian Film Festival in 2020 and the Jury Award at Sundance in 2023. Keane-Lee’s directing style is guided by a politic that is rooted in the liberation of all people and radical hope that a better world is not only possible but up to all of us to create. Her first feature-length documentary Standing Above the Clouds premiered at HotDocs in 2024 where it won Best Social Impact Documentary. It has gone on to play at over twenty film festivals and won Special Mention for Best International Director at Doc Edge 2024\, Best International Cinematography at Film Ambiente\, Best Feature Documentary at the 2024 San Diego Asian Film Festival\, and Best Made in Hawaiʻi Feature Film at the 2024 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. \nHāwane Rios is a Kanaka ‘Oiwi singer and songwriter from Waimea\, Hawai’i. She was raised in the traditional art forms of chant and dance\, which inspired her passion for music and songwriting. Rios believes that music is a powerful catalyst for change and is moved to write and sing songs with a healing and unifying message. The music she shares reflects her deep love and commitment to Mauna Kea\, and honors the solidarity that the mountain has bridged with many other movements around the world that are centered on protecting the rights of this beautiful earth. Rios is featured in the documentary\, Standing Above the Clouds. \nLou Cornum is an assistant professor of Native American Studies in the NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. Recent publications include “Way We Move” in Temporal Territories: An Anthology of Experimental Indigenous Cinema and “Seizing the Alterity of Futures” in the History of the Present Journal. As part of the Pinko collective\, they contributed to After Accountability: The Critical Genealogy of a Concept\, published by Haymarket Books. Cornum is a member of the Navajo Nation. \n  \nImage: Still from Standing Above the Clouds. Film protagonists Kapulei Flores\, Hāwane Rios\, and Pua Case embrace each other with their backs to the camera\, looking out onto the slopes of Mauna Kea.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/standing-above-the-clouds-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:NYU Cantor Film Center\, Theater 200\, 36 E. 8th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, US
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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