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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501
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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:20250412T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250816T000000
DTSTAMP:20250710T150331Z
CREATED:20250510T062905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T150331Z
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SUMMARY:Queens Night Market
DESCRIPTION:The Queens Night Market is a large\, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens\, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise\, art\, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances\, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens. \nEvery Saturday from  4pm to midnight \nApril. 12 to  August 16  and  September 13 to October 25. 2025 \nWe’re located behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadow Corona Park in Queens NYC \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/queens-night-market/
LOCATION:New York Hall of Science\, 47-01 111th St\, Corona\, NY\, 11368\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Night Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T153000
DTSTAMP:20250404T141040Z
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SUMMARY:Dance Workshop:  Rhythm & Seoul
DESCRIPTION:2025 What Can We Do? Awardee Dahyun Kim is pleased to present Rhythm & Seoul\, a free 90-minute workshop that celebrates Korean music and culture across contemporary and jazz genres. Anyone from beginners to experienced dancers are welcome! Kneepads and longsleeves recommended for floorwork classes. This event is appropriate for adults ages 18 and above. \nDance styles will alternate between \n\nContemporary (4/13\, 4/20)\,\nContemporary Floorwork (4/27\, 5/4)\, and\nJazz Funk(5/11\, 5/18).\n\nCost\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but RSVP is required. \nAbout Dahyun Kim\nDahyun Kim is a Seoul-born choreographer\, dancer\, and educator whose work bridges contemporary dance\, house\, and Korean traditional rhythms. With an MFA in dance from NYU Tisch and a passion for storytelling\, Dahyun explores themes of resilience and joy\, often rooted in Korean culture and history. Known for activating the inner child in dancers\, their choreography fosters curiosity\, play\, and cultural responsibility. Dahyun’s works\, including 흥|Joy and 초희|Chohui\, challenge stereotypes of East Asian culture by celebrating its dynamic and versatile nature. A leader and collaborator\, they aim to inspire dialogue and societal change through movement and shared narratives. www.dahyunkim.info
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dance-workshop-rhythm-seoul/
LOCATION:Evolute Academia of New York\, 13708 Northern Blvd\, Queens\, NY\, 11354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504
DTSTAMP:20250326T084252Z
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SUMMARY:Theater:  RHEOLOGY
DESCRIPTION:The Bushwick Starr presents a co-production with HERE Arts Center and Ma-Yi Theater Company\nRHEOLOGY \nwritten and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury  in collaboration with Bulbul Chakraborty \nA boundary-pushing collaboration between mother and son\, Rheology is the newest work from Pulitzer Finalist and Obie Winner Shayok Misha Chowdhury \nIn Rheology\, Misha joins forces with his physicist mother\, Bulbul Chakraborty. Bulbul is obsessed with the mystery of sand: how it flows\, like a liquid\, but then jams into a solid. Misha is obsessed with his mother. But they’re running out of time. In this boundary-pushing new collaboration\, an artist son challenges his scientist mother to a high-stakes experiment. \nSPECIAL EVENTS:\n4/23 – Bushwick Community Night\n4/24 – HERE Night\n4/25 – AANHPI Community Night\n4/30 – Starr Member Night\nClosed Captioning (in English\, Spanish\, Mandarin and Bengali) on 4/23 and 5/1
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-rheology/
LOCATION:Bushwick Starr\, 419 Eldert Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250425
DTSTAMP:20250421T030812Z
CREATED:20250415T103506Z
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SUMMARY:Film: The Wedding Banquet + NYC Ticket Giveaway and Q&A with Director Andrew Ahn
DESCRIPTION:Ticket Giveaway by Asian Cinevision ends on April 17 at 11:59am at  https://www.instagram.com/p/DIfZD_VNLQ_/ \nScreenings with Q&A with Director Andrew Ahn are on April 18 at 7:30pm and 8pm:  https://www.regmovies.com/movies/the-wedding-banquet-qa-wdirector-andrew-ahn-ho00018557?date=04-18-2025 \nIn Theaters from April 17 to April 24  https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/the-wedding-banquet \nThe Wedding Banquet:      From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time\, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended\, however\, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant wedding banquet. \nCast:  Joan Chen\, Kelly Marie Tran\, Lily Gladstone\, Bowen Yang\, Youn Yuh-jung
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-the-wedding-banquet-qa-w-director-andrew-ahn/
LOCATION:Multiple Theaters
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250425
DTSTAMP:20250414T201251Z
CREATED:20250410T152203Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening – LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN
DESCRIPTION:In her deeply personal and moving directorial debut\, filmmaker Vicky Du unravels her family’s war-torn history across three generations and three countries—China\, Taiwan\, and the United States. Light of the Setting Sun is a poetic exploration of the unspoken\, revealing how inherited trauma\, insecurity\, and the echoes of war shape both identity and legacy. Through archival footage\, personal reflections\, and intimate interviews\, Du crafts a candid and compassionate meditation on survival and the lasting impact of her family’s escape from the 1949 Chinese Communist Revolution. \nWinner of the Grand Jury Prize at San Diego Asian Film Festiva –  NY Premiere \nSpecial Showtimes \n\nFri Apr 18\, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du\, Producer Danielle Varga\, Cinematographer Daniel Chein\, and Composer Troy Herion\, moderated by Monika Navarro\, Director of William Greaves Production Fund. Reception to follow. Co-presented by the Center for Asian American Media and Meerkat Media.\nSat Apr 19\, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du\, moderated by Bing Liu\, Director of Oscar-nominated Minding the Gap\nSun Apr 20\, 6pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du\, moderated by Jiayang Fan\, Staff Writer for The New Yorker\nMon Apr 21\, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du\, moderated by Marcia Liu\, Ph. D. (Psychologist and Mental Health Specialist\, Hunter College)\nWed Apr 23\, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du\, film participant\, Gloria Du\, moderated by Siyi Chen\, Director of Dear Mother\, I Meant to Write About Death\nThu Apr 24\, 7pm: Post-Screening Q&A with Director Vicky Du and Dr. Daniela Schiller\, Neuroscientist\, Affective Neuroscience Lab at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Reception to follow. Presented by Sandbox Films as part of “A Scientist’s Take” series.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/screening-light-of-the-setting-sun/
LOCATION:DCTV Firehouse Cinema\, 87 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T180000
DTSTAMP:20251221T030841Z
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SUMMARY:Food Festival: Japan Fes NYC
DESCRIPTION:JAPAN Fes renowned as the world’s largest Japanese food festival\, with over 1\,000\,000 projected annual attendees and 2\,000 vendors\, we proudly host the world’s largest Japanese food festival. Every Fes is set in a different neighborhood of NYC\, introducing it to a slice of Japanese culture and cuisine. Our vendors have been featured in publications such as The New York Times\, Food Network\, and The Today Show as a testament to their dedication of serving the best representation of Japanese cooking. Come try the best of Japan! \nHOURS:10PM-6PM    Check website for updated dates and locations. \nApril 19 on the Upper West Side\nApril 20 in Chelsea\nApril 26 in Chelsea\nApril 27 in Astoria\nMay 4 on the Upper West Side\nMay 10 in Chelsea\nMay 18 in Park Slope\nJune 7 in Midtown West\nJune 15 in Park Slope\nJune 22 on the Upper West Side\nJune 28 in Midtown\nJuly 6 in Midtown East\nJuly 12 in Chelsea\nJuly 20 in Times Square\nAugust 3 on the Upper West Side\nAugust 9 in Greenwich Village\nAugust 24 in the East Village\nSeptember 6 on the Upper East Side\nSeptember 13 in Chelsea\nSeptember 20 on the Upper West Side\nOctober 5 in Chelsea\nOctober 18 in the East Village\nOctober 26 on the Upper West Side\nNovember 8 in the East Village
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/food-festival-japan-fes-nyc/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Festival,Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000
DTSTAMP:20250422T141607Z
CREATED:20250402T212810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T141607Z
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SUMMARY:Theater: Flood Sensor Aunty
DESCRIPTION:Flood Sensor Aunty is a play about how the best way to protect yourself from flooding and climate change is by knowing your neighbors.\n\n\nHalfway between really funny devised theater and community disaster prevention\, Flood Sensor Aunty is a play about how the best way to protect yourself from flooding\, climate change\, and despair is through knowing your neighbors. About a flood sensor working at her aunt’s chai store who really wants to be a movie star\, expect to leave nourished with bellies full of free (oat milk) chai\, laughs\, emergency management resources and materials\, and calls to action to activate community members about climate justice in your neighborhood. Written and directed by public artist and urban planner Sabina Sethi Unni\, this play is created in partnership with NYC Emergency Management\, Rebuild by Design\, the Waterfront Alliance\, the Billion Oyster Project\, Queens College\, the Wellesley College Theater\, Culture Push\, and more. \n\nSaturday\, April 19th at Snug Harbor\, Staten Island at 1:30 pm\nSunday\, April 20th at Travers Park\, Jackson Heights at 3 pm\nWednesday\, April 23nd at Queens College at 5 pm\nSaturday\, April 26th at Domino Square\, Williamsburg at 5 pm\nSunday\, April 27th at Orchard Alley Community Garden\, LES at 3 pm\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/flood-sensor-aunty-at-travers-park/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T170000
DTSTAMP:20250814T154218Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T154218Z
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SUMMARY:Food Festival: Dragon Fest NYC
DESCRIPTION:We are an annual outdoor Chinese food & culture festival with experiential activities\, tastings\, and market fairs that showcases the vibrant food\, art and cultural traditions from China. It is a cultural platform that connects people in New York to Chinese restaurants\, food vendors\, artists and local communities. \n\nApril 13 – Astor Place (Panda Day)\nApril 20 – 6th Ave (30th–31st St)\nMay 10 – 6th Ave (30th–31st St)\nMay 24 – Astor Place (Panda Day)\nJuly 20 – 7th Ave\, 56th–57th St\, (Panda Day)\nAugust 16 (night market) – Queens Blvd\, Forest Hills (Panda Day)\nSeptember 20 – Broadway (113th–114th St)\nOctober 4 – 4th Ave (12th–13th St)\nOctober 5 – 6th Ave (31st–32nd St)\nOctober 12 – Broadway (81st–82nd St)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/food-festival-dragon-fest-nyc/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Festival,Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T160000
DTSTAMP:20250415T034705Z
CREATED:20250415T034040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T034705Z
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SUMMARY:Mental Health First Aid Trainings
DESCRIPTION:The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association invites you to participate in a free Mental Health First Aid certificate virtual training on Wednesday\, April 23rd & Thursday\, April 24th from 12pm – 4pmET \nMental Health First Aid is a LIVE\, 8-hour training course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Registration is free and includes digital training materials needed for the course.  \nRegistration is due Wednesday\, April 16th (or until space is reached) and a 2-hour self paced course is due Friday\, April 18th prior to the training.  \nQuestions? Contact training@naapimha.org \nThis course is valued at $170. Thanks to a training grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration\, learners may attend at no charge.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mental-health-first-aid-trainings/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T150000
DTSTAMP:20250421T050311Z
CREATED:20250420T194040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T050311Z
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SUMMARY:Staying Inside the 501(c)(3) Lines: Keeping Nonpartisan in Messy Partisan Times
DESCRIPTION:Things are\, like\, a little cray-cray out there in 2025\, right? \n2024 was bound to be a loud year with such a hotly contested presidential election. But from where we stand\, 2025 has grabbed hold of that “PARTISAN” knob and cranked it all the way up to 11. But with a year of NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION ahead of us at National Voter Registration Day\, we think it’s high time to brush up on the fundamentals of celebrating democracy without so much as a whiff of ideological nonsense.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/staying-inside-the-501c3-lines-keeping-nonpartisan-in-messy-partisan-times/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T180000
DTSTAMP:20250418T150600Z
CREATED:20250418T150512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250418T150600Z
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SUMMARY:History: HMong in Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:Join The Asian American Education Project for a live\, virtual workshop in partnership with the Wisconsin Council for Social Studies\, the Wisconsin Historical Society\, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. \nThe year 2025 represents a significant milestone: the 50th anniversary of the HMong community’s first arrival to the United States. We invite you to join us for a workshop that delves into the complex history\, life stories\, and resilience of HMong Americans in Wisconsin. This workshop will offer resources grounded in a culturally sustaining framework to teach these often overlooked stories. \nKalia Vue\, Ph.D.\, is a HMong American currently residing in Minnesota. She is a Ph.D. graduate from The Ohio State University from the Department of Teaching and Learning within the Multicultural and Equity Studies Education program. Her research revolves around museums and museum education\, emphasizing asset-based pedagogies\, refugee and immigrant education\, and AANHPI experiences. Notably\, she has contributed a chapter on Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Museum Education. She has presented her research at notable conferences such as the American Educational Research Association (AERA)\, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM)\, and the International Conference on the Inclusive Museum. With experience spanning various museums\, including science\, history\, children’s museums\, and cultural learning institutions\, Kalia brings a diverse perspective to her work. In her free time\, she finds joy in traveling and trying different cuisines. At home in Minnesota\, she loves spending time with her family\, friends\, and dog and exploring the 10\,000 lakes\, parks\, and trails that the state has to offer.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hmong-in-wisconsin/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20250414T194443Z
CREATED:20250414T164904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T194443Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Unassimilable by Bianca Mabute-Louie with Dr. Dale Dagar Maglalang
DESCRIPTION:A scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build their own belonging on their own terms outside of mainstream American institutions\, transforming the ways we understand race\, class\, and citizenship in America.\n\n\nIn this hard-hitting and deeply personal book\, a combination of manifesto and memoir\, scholar\, sociologist\, and activist Bianca Mabute-Louie transforms the ways we understand race\, class\, American respectability\, and the concept of assimilation and its impact on Asian American communities from the nineteenth century to present day. \n\n\n\n\nUNASSIMILABLE opens with a focus on the San Gabriel Valley (SGV)\, the first Asian ethnoburb in Los Angeles County and in the nation\, where she grew up. A suburban neighborhood with a conspicuous Asian immigrant population\, SGV thrives not because of its assimilation into Whiteness\, but because of its unapologetic catering to its immigrant community. \nMabute-Louie then examines “Predominantly White Institutions With A lot of Asians” and how these institutions shape the racial politics of Asian Americans and Asian internationals\, including the fight against affirmative action and the fight for ethnic studies. She moves on to interrogate the role of the religion\, showing how the immigrant church is a sanctuary even as it is an extension of colonialism and the American Empire. In the book’s conclusion\, Bianca looks to the future\, boldly proposing a reconsideration of the term Asian American for a new label that better clarifies who Asians in America are today. \nUNASSIMILABLE offers a radical vision of Asian American political identity informed by a refusal of Whiteness and collective care for each other. It is a forthright declaration against assimilation and in service of cross-racial\, anti-imperialist solidarity and revolutionary politics. Scholarly yet accessible\, informative and informed\, this book is a major addition to Ethnic Studies and American Studies. \n\n\nAbout the author: \nBianca Mabute-Louie is completing her PhD at Rice University\, where she researches the intersections of race\, religion\, and politics. She is published in top academic journals\, including Social Forces\, Socius\, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity\, as well as in public outlets like Elle Magazine. Bianca has been featured in CNN\, TIME\, ABC\, LA Times\, among other outlets.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-talk-unassimilable-by-bianca-mabute-louie/
LOCATION:NYU Silver School of Social Work\, 1 Washington Square North\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20250414T231926Z
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SUMMARY:Town Hall: Manhattan Borough Based Jail in Chinatown NYC - Hybrid event
DESCRIPTION:Join Welcome to Chinatown and NUBC (Neighbors United Below Canal) for a Town Hall where we’ll share the latest updates on the Manhattan borough-based jail and unveil an alternative plan that puts our community first: relocating the jail and building affordable housing at the current site. \nThis is your chance to learn more\, speak up\, and shape the future of our neighborhood. Community testimonials are welcome—let your voice be heard. \nMissed our most recent jail update? Read it on our blog here. \nLink for In Person  https://welcometochinatown.com/events/town-hall-jail \nLink for Zoom:    https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SI2BI78USVSjv6cj6erosA#/registration
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/town-hall-manhattan-borough-based-jail-in-chinatown-nyc-hybrid-event/
LOCATION:Welcome to Chinatown\, 115 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In Person,Town Hall
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T193000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Vicky Nguyen with Tracey Nguyen Mang: Boat Baby—A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:​NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen joins us for a conversation about Boat Baby\, her new memoir that tells the story of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter\, with Tracey Nguyen Mang of podcast and non-profit Vietnamese Boat People. \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\, Vicky’s 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. Boat Baby is Vicky’s memoir 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? \nVicky’s parents approached life with the attitude\, “Why not us?” In the face of prejudice\, they 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. She delivers a uniquely transparent account of her life\, revealing how she negotiated her salary in a competitive industry\, the challenges of starting a family\, and the struggle to be a dutiful daughter. \nFunny\, nostalgic\, and poignant\, Boat Baby is a testament to the messy glue that bonds a family. In the tradition of We Are Dreamers by Simu Liu and Dear Girls by Ali Wong\, Vicky Nguyen offers an optimistic story full of heart that illuminates the promise of what America can be. \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nVicky Nguyen is an NBC News senior consumer investigative correspondent and anchor of NBC News Daily. She reports for The Today Show\, Nightly News with Lester Holt and NBC News Now. She graduated as valedictorian from the University of San Francisco. Vicky lives in New York with her husband and three daughters. Her parents are always nearby. \nTracey Nguyen Mang is the founder of Vietnamese Boat People (vietnameseboatpeople.org)\, a podcast and nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora through innovative storytelling programs. She was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. in 1981 as a refugee with her family. Tracey has over twenty-five years of strategy and corporate social responsibility experience and is currently in real estate with West of Hudson Real Estate.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-vicky-nguyen-with-tracey-nguyen-mang-boat-baby-a-memoir/
LOCATION:NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) New York Public Library\, 455 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T193000
DTSTAMP:20250421T153826Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author: Ilyon Woo with Ed Park
DESCRIPTION:With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole\, it is necessary to examine the concepts of morality\, ethics and universal values as guiding principles of the human condition. With generous support from Y.T. Hwang Family Foundation\, The Korea Society presents a Series on Ethics and Common Values. \nThis series promotes the understanding of central themes of our human existence – morality\, ethics\, personal responsibility\, compassion and civility – through a series of lectures by distinguished speakers and conversation with extraordinary individuals who exemplify the universal values in line with the mission of Y. T. Hwang Family Foundation and The Korea Society. \nThe Korea Society and Y. T. Hwang Family Foundation is proud to present Ilyon Woo in a conversation with Ed Park. \nIlyon Woo is a Korean American\, Pulitzer-Prize-winning\, New York Times best-selling author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom\, one of the New York Times’s “10 Best Books of 2023” and People Magazine’s “Top Ten Books of 2023\,” also named a best book of the year by The New Yorker\, Time\, NPR\, Smithsonian Magazine\, Boston\, Chicago Public Library\, and Oprah Daily. \nIlyon is also the author of The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother’s Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband\, the Shakers\, and Her Times\, Her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe\, The Wall Street Journal\, Time Magazine\, and The New York Times\, and she has received support for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Antiquarian Society\, among other institutions.  \nIlyon has traveled the country to speak at bookstores\, museums\, schools\, and book festivals\, and she has been featured on such programs as NPR’s Morning Edition\, All Things Considered\, and CBS Sunday Morning. She holds a BA in the Humanities from Yale College and a PhD in English from Columbia University\, where she first came upon the story of William and Ellen Craft.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-conversation-with-ilyon-woo/
LOCATION:The Korea Society\, 350 Madison Avenue\, 24th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T200000
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SUMMARY:Winged Seeds: Embroidery Evening
DESCRIPTION:Come for a soothing evening of communal sewing led by artist Jia Sung!\n\n\nCome for a soothing evening of communal sewing led by artist Jia Sung! Together we’ll explore some basic techniques of embroidery\, look at some examples from history as well as Jia’s own work\, and learn about its storytelling history and its decorative uses. Participants will get to apply their new needlework vocabulary to various plant and insect motifs drawn from North American invasive species\, designed by Jia. These embroidery sampler squares will contribute to the collaborative portraits for Think!Chinatown’s upcoming exhibition with Jia Sung\, Winged Seeds. \nBasic embroidery experience encouraged. RSVP required! \nImportant: Embroidery pieces created during this workshop will be used for the Winged Seeds exhibition. If you’d like to continue working on your piece\, you can continue to work on it at home but we ask that you return it within two weeks during open studio hours! \nWinged Seeds is an upcoming Think!Chinatown exhibition featuring artwork by Jia Sung. Opening in May 2025\, Winged Seeds will explore the artist’s interests in diasporic narratives\, family archive\, and interspecies kinship\, to uplift and reframe the ancestral stories of Manhattan’s Chinatown. \nJia Sung is a Singaporean Chinese artist and educator whose practice spans painting\, artist books\, textiles\, printmaking\, and translation. She is the author of Trickster’s Journey\, a tarot deck published with Running Press. @jiazilla / jia-sung.com
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/winged-seeds-embroidery-evening-3/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20250420T151030Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Our Communities Against Deportation
DESCRIPTION:Open to the general public\, this live\, virtual workshop panel & Q&A will provide an in-depth look at immigrant rights\, executive orders affecting immigrant communities\, and strategies for protection and advocacy\, with a focus on New York City. Join us to learn about the negative impacts of mass deportations. Participants will leave with actionable resources to better support immigrant communities in their schools and neighborhoods. \nPANELISTS: – \n\nKatherine Kurjakovic\, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) –\nHiroshi Motomura\, Center for Immgration Law and Policy\, UCLA –\nRazeen Zaman\, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)\n\nJoin The Asian American Education Project (AAEdu)\, United Federation of Teachers (UFT)\, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law Center for Immigration Law and Policy\, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)\, and Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) to learn about the negative impacts of mass deportations. Participants will leave with actionable resources to better support immigrant communities in their schools and neighborhoods
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/protecting-our-communities-against-deportation/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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