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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;VALUE=DATE:20250829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Creating Kosher Chop Suey
DESCRIPTION:What happened when chop suey\, a Chinese dish with American roots\, encountered Jewish customers in New York at the turn of the century? A new Center for Women’s History installation in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Niche sheds light on the vibrant\, gastronomic collaboration between two ethnic communities. From debates in the Yiddish press to the publication of  kosher Chinese cookbooks\, and from representations in fine art to restaurant ephemera\, the installation explores how Jewish and Chinese women\, with a shared love for food\, together introduced a new phenomenon in the 1960s: kosher Chinese cuisine. Curated by Shiyong Lu\, Mellon Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History and Public History\, and Anna Danziger Halperin\, Director for the Center for Women’s History.  \nImage: Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879–1956). Chinese Restaurant #1\, ca. 1930. Oil on wood panel (reproduction). The New York Historical\, Gift of Charles H. Berman and Norman and Joanne Berman\, 2022.9
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-creating-kosher-chop-suey/
LOCATION:New York Historical Society\, 170 Central Park West\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DTSTAMP:20250904T211952Z
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SUMMARY:Film Lab Launches Elevating Women in Entertainment Series
DESCRIPTION:Film Lab is launching a free podcast series that will run September 8 through October 28 designed to connect artists and creatives\, especially Asian American women\, with access to industry insiders\, mentorship and advice.  The series includes Sundance’s Jandiz Cardoso\, Erin Quill on arts and activism\, Dean John J. Chin of AAARI CUNY on the intersection of academia and entertainment and much more. \nThe free series premieres on Film Lab‘s YouTube Channel\, offering unfiltered advice and empowering stories from leading voices. \nThe schedule includes: \nJandiz Cardoso – Sundance Episodic Program Director9/8/25Eventbrite \nScott Foster – Co-Founder\, ScriptHopInterview: 9/10/25\, 10AMEventbrite \nAki Li – VP Sales & Marketing\, CrossingsTV9/12/25\, 12PMEventbrite \nErin Quill – Broadway Singer & Journalist9/22/25Eventbrite \nChristy Harst – CEO\, Building Doors VO9/29/25\, 4PMEventbrite \nJoe Tex – Producer & Co-Founder\, BATSU!Interview: 9/30/25\, 7PMEventbrite \nAndrea Louie – Arts & Activism AdvocateInterview: 10/9/25\, 5:15PMEventbrite \nDaniel Sakaya – COO\, CrossingsTVInterview: 10/21/25\, 5PMEventbrite \nDean John J. Chin – AAARI CUNY\nInterview: 10/28/25\, 4pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith its focus on mentorship\, allyship\, and representation across race\, gender\, and genre\, Elevating Women in Entertainment serves both as a resource for creatives and a call to action for the industry. \nFollow the full series at YouTube.com/@filmlabinc. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-lab-launches-elevating-women-in-entertainment-series/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTSTAMP:20251210T194619Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: The New York Sari: A Journey Through Tradition\, Fashion\, and Identity
DESCRIPTION:The New York Sari showcases the deep influence that South Asians have had on the culture of New York City and how individuals have drawn strength from tradition while looking clearly towards a bolder future of inclusion and progress. \nThe New York Sari centers the sari as an essential part of the cultural fabric of New York City\, using it as a metaphor for the ways in which the individuals who wear and create saris have straddled tradition\, culture\, and modernity in their work\, art\, and lives. The exhibition tells the stories of who wears saris\, the relationship between saris and identities\, and how they’ve evolved over time. \nThe New York Sari showcases the deep influence that South Asians have had on the culture of New York City from the Gilded Age to the present day\, beginning with the little known history of Coney Island’s first theme park and culminating with the vibrant communities that are home to the South Asian diaspora today. Offering a unique history of migrant communities and gender in New York City\, the exhibition explores how individuals have drawn strength from tradition while looking clearly towards a bolder future of inclusion and progress.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-exhibit-new-york-sari-a-journey-through-tradition-fashion-and-identity/
LOCATION:New York Historical Society\, 170 Central Park West\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
DTSTAMP:20260104T022641Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, artist Kip Fulbeck began traveling the country photographing multiracial individuals of all ages and walks of life. Fulbeck’s work sought to address in words and images the one question that Hapa people are frequently asked — What are you? After photographing more than 1\,200 people\, the project culminated in the landmark book and exhibition Kip Fulbeck: Part Asian\, 100% Hapa\, which toured throughout the U.S. A new exhibition Hapa.me — 25 Years of The Hapa Project\, revisits some of the original subjects two decades later. How do they look now? How have their views on their own identity changed? \nDerived from the Hawaiian word for “half\,” the word “hapa” has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. The exhibition comes at a time of increasing awareness and identification with being mixed race. The 2020 Census showed that 10% of the population identified as multiracial\, almost tripling from ten years before. In Hapa.me\, Fulbeck presents a nuanced portrait of change and growth within this broad identity by focusing on individual faces and voices. \nOriginating at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles\, this New York presentation will feature 30 portraits and responses of local subjects\, installed amidst a hand-painted mural that captures the beauty of being mixed. A central reading table encourages visitors to flip through Hapa.me artist’s books for a fuller archive of the project. This exhibition is a homecoming of sorts for Fulbeck: MOCA was one of the first museums to exhibit the Hapa Project and it has remained a fixture of our permanent exhibition which explores over 200 years of the experiences of Chinese in America. \nhapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project and related programs are made possible with generous support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, in partnership with the City Council; Bloomberg Philanthropies; and is funded by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation. \nAbout the Artist \nKip Fulbeck has exhibited and performed in over 20 countries and throughout the U.S. He is the author of six books including Part Asian\, 100% Hapa; Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids; and Hapa.me – 15 Years of The Hapa Project\, and the exhibition artist of Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World. He teaches as a Distinguished Professor of Art at the UCSB\, where he received the Faculty Diversity Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award\, and has been named an Outstanding Faculty Member five times.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-hapa-me-25-years-of-the-hapa-project/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person,Museum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTSTAMP:20251017T202118Z
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SUMMARY:Viet Film Fest 2025 Virtual
DESCRIPTION:The mission of Viet Film Fest is to celebrate Vietnamese stories and voices in cinema. \nAs the largest international Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora\, Viet Film Fest showcases the best creative work by and about Vietnamese people. Our award-winning films have been screened in numerous cities and countries. Viet Film Fest was created in 2003 by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) to celebrate the many stories about Vietnamese people. Now running successfully for over a decade\, the festival has attracted thousands of national and international attention for its stunning showcase of shorts and features submitted from many corners of the world\, including Australia\, Cambodia\, Canada\, France\, Germany\, Israel\, Japan\, Korea\, Norway\, the Philippines\, Poland\, United Kingdom\, Singapore\, the United States\, and Vietnam. \nThe festival will be taking place in-person October 10-12\, 2025 in Sanat Ana CA and virtually October 4-19\, 2025. \nUse code VC10 for 10% off all screenings! Code does not apply for special screenings or events. \nhttps://watch.eventive.org/vietfilmfest2025 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/viet-film-fest-2025-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film,Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DTSTAMP:20251010T210720Z
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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibit: Xyza Cruz Bacani: The Diaspora is Home
DESCRIPTION:Picnic\, 2022. Courtesy of the artist. \nOctober 4 – November 2\, 2025\nFlux IV\, 56-21 2nd Street\nOpen Saturdays\, 12:00 – 6:00 pm or by appointment \nFlux Factory is pleased to present The Diaspora is Home\, a solo exhibition by Xyza Cruz Bacani. This exhibition presents photographs of the Asian American diaspora\, from portraits in living rooms to scenes of community gatherings\, food traditions\, and religious practices. Installed within a living room environment\, Bacani’s work evokes belonging and cultural continuity\, transforming the gallery into a space of warmth\, reflection\, and collective memory. The Diaspora is Home runs from October 4 – November 2\, 2025 with an opening reception on Saturday\, October 4\, accompanied by the presence of community members who appear in the photographs\, sharing food they have prepared\, and a tea demonstration by Anna Ye. \nThe Diaspora is Home invites you into the lived experience of immigrants in Queens. When we leave our motherlands\, we take more than our belongings. We bring our languages\, flavors\, the strength of our ancestors\, and resilience forged in hardship. Leaving is never simple. Arriving is a different story. We carry the pains of separations; traumas that we can still taste in our mouths. We learned to find joy in our small victories\, pride in our survival\, and accept the scars of migration as beauty in building anew. This exhibition traces these dualities: joy and struggle\, memory and reinvention. \nDeveloped through visits to homes and close engagement with community members\, Bacani’s works reflect an intimate process of trust and reciprocity. The accompanying living room installation mirrors the spaces in which the photographs were taken\, creating a familiar and welcoming environment. By inviting visitors to gather\, sit\, and reflect\, the installation transforms Flux IV into a site of hospitality and shared presence\, underscoring the centrality of home within the diasporic experience. Each work in The Diaspora is Home speaks to the search for home\, the courage to remain visible\, and the tenderness of community. In today’s world\, where immigrants are portrayed negatively and our existence is questioned daily\, we choose to tell our own stories. \nJoin us on this journey. Bring your own stories. Together\, we honor the spaces between us\, find  our home in the diaspora where kindness grows\, hope lives\, and celebrate our undeniable existence. \nXyza Cruz Bacani: The Diaspora is Home is presented as part of the artist’s 2025 NYSCA Fellowship. Special thanks to Fujifilm US\, Martin Kaminer\, and the Tim Hermann Charitable Family Foundation for their support. \nAbout the Artist\nXyza Cruz Bacani (b. 1987\, the Philippines) is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and writer based in New York. Her experience as a second-generation domestic worker in Hong Kong informs her practice and engagement in less visible\, erased\, and underreported world events. Her works explore migration\, transnational identity\, climate change\, and labor. Bacani received her M.A. in Arts Politics at New York University. She has been recognized as one of Asia Society’s Asia 21 Young Leaders\, Artpil 30 Under 30 Women Photographers\, Forbes’s 30 Under 30 Asia\, and BBC’s 100 Women of the World. Her artistic accomplishments are documented by the Philippines House of Representatives under ‘House Resolution No. 1969’. She received multiple grants from the New York State Council of the Arts\, WMA Commission\, the Open Society Moving Walls Foundation\, and the Pulitzer Center\, and was one of the Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellows. She is also the author of We Are Like Air. Bacani’s work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of the City of New York\, Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago\, KADIST Collection\, Asian Art Museum San Francisco\, Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong\, New York University Special Collections\, and numerous private collections worldwide. www.xyzacruzbacani.com \nAbout Anna Ye\nAnna Ye is a tea educator\, cultural organizer\, and founder of Anna Ye Tea\, a specialty tea company dedicated to elevating Vietnamese teas and heritage. Born and raised in Manhattan’s Chinatown to immigrant parents\, and now based in Astoria\, Queens\, Anna draws on her background in fine dining hospitality and community organizing to create experiences that weave together food\, culture\, and storytelling. She also serves as Kitchen Studio Lead at Think!Chinatown\, where she co-develops and co-produces cultural culinary programming. www.annayetea.com \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nMedia & Visitor Contact\nMeghana Karnik\, Curator & Exhibitions Director\nmeghana@fluxfactory.org \nAccessibility\nFlux IV is located on the ground floor of 56-21 2nd Street\, Long Island City\, NY 11101 between the Queens Landing Boathouse & Environmental Center and Gotham Point apartments. The closest bus stop is 2 St/55 Ave on the Q101. The closest subway station is Vernon Blvd-Jackson Ave on the 7 line (purple) and 21st st G line (green). The closest ferry pier is Hunter’s Point South Ferry Landing. A Citibike station is located at Center Blvd & Hunters Point South Ferry Landing. iPark (paid parking) is available on 1-20 56th Ave\, Long Island City\, NY 11101. There is a public restroom left of our front door. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/xyza-cruz-bacani-the-diaspora-is-home/
LOCATION:Flux IV\, 56-21 2nd Street\, Long Island City\, NY\, 11101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Niyū Yūrk: Middle Eastern and North African Lives in the City
DESCRIPTION:The first-ever exhibition at The New York Public Library to explore the history of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) immigration to NYC\, Niyū Yūrk highlights how the city has shaped the lives\, identities\, and creative practices of MENA communities\, artists\, and writers\, while celebrating their enduring contributions to the city’s cultural landscape and place in global culture. From Little Syria in Manhattan to Yemeni bodegas in Brooklyn\, from Armenian and Arab nightclubs along Eighth Avenue to community music festivals on Atlantic Avenue\, and from women’s activism and advocacy groups to experimental composers and playwrights like Halim El-Dabh and Reza Abdoh\, the exhibition shows how these rich stories are preserved within NYPL’s collections. \nNiyū Yūrk explores the often overlooked history of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) immigration to New York City\, from the first waves in the late 19th century to the present. The exhibition highlights how New York City has shaped the lives\, identities\, and creative practices of MENA communities\, artists\, and writers. It also emphasizes their enduring contributions to the city’s cultural landscape and place in global culture. \nThrough an array of materials—including local newspapers\, rare books\, archival documents\, prints\, artists’ books\, photographs\, music records\, and film—the exhibition showcases how these voices have been preserved and presented. Niyū Yūrk creates a dynamic dialogue across time\, illustrating the evolving nature of MENA migration to the city as well as the Library’s role in documenting this history. While reflecting on new directions in collecting practices\, it also aims to address gaps in those practices and envision a more inclusive archival future. \nThis exhibition is organized by The New York Public Library and curated by Hiba Abid\, Curator for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-niyu-yurk-middle-eastern-and-north-african-lives-in-the-city/
LOCATION:NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building\, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue New York\, NY 10018\, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
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SUMMARY:Theater: Did You Eat? (밥 먹었니?)  with Discount
DESCRIPTION:DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?)\nNew York Premiere\nWritten and Performed by Zoë Kim\nDirected by Chris Yejin\nMa-Yi Theater Company in residence at The Public Theater \nUSE CODE “EATMAYI” FOR $40 TICKETS TO “DID YOU EAT? \nDID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?) is Zoë Kim’s autobiographical journey through love’s many forms–how it’s learned\, given\, and reflected inward. In a nimble and tender solo performance\, Zoë shapeshifts into the souls of her family through a landscape of memories where tears and laughter collide. It’s not just a story\, but a reckoning—weaving through the textured threads of Korean/American identity\, belonging\, and healing. DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?) is a poetic love letter to the inner child\, and hopefully yours too.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-did-you-eat-%eb%b0%a5-%eb%a8%b9%ec%97%88%eb%8b%88/
LOCATION:Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T214500
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SUMMARY:Good Fortune: Advance Film Screening and Aziz Ansari in Conversation with Josh Horowitz (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Online tickets are for the Talk only. They do not include the screening. Talk begins at approximately 9:15 pm ET. \nJoin Emmy Award-winning comedian Aziz Ansari for a special advance screening of his directorial debut film\, Good Fortune\, followed by a conversation with Happy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz. \nGood Fortune is a hilarious\, heaven-sent comedy that follows a wealthy tech bro (Seth Rogen) and a struggling gig-worker (Ansari) after their lives are magically switched through the intercession of a “budget guardian angel” (played with deadpan brilliance by Keanu Reeves). It’s more than a directorial debut film for Ansari — it further cements him as one of funniest\, most exciting comedic voices of his generation. \nFollowing a special advance screening\, hear Ansari discuss the film — and his remarkable career — in a live taping of Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast: how his friendship with Rogen fueled the movie\, the comedy classics that inspired it\, working with Keanu Reeves\, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh\, stories from the set\, and more. \nIn Person Screening and Talk begins 7:30pm Tickets are $45 to $60 \nOnline Talk only begins 9:15pm  Tickets are $25
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/good-fortune-advance-film-screening-and-aziz-ansari-in-conversation-with-josh-horowitz-hybrid/
LOCATION:92nd Street Y (92NY / 92Y)\, 1395 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:The Immigration and Nationality Act 60 Years Later: The Making of Modern New York City (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as Roosevelt House and the Tenement Museum host a discussion to mark the 60th anniversary of the Immigration and Nationality Act\, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 3\, 1965. Lifting the restrictive 41-year-old national origins quotas\, the law—also known as The Hart-Celler Act—ushered in a new era of immigration\, and laid the groundwork for the formation of modern New York City. \nModerated by Hunter College professor of sociology Margaret Chin\, this discussion will feature sociologist and Hunter College professor emerita Nancy Foner\, history professor Mae Ngai\, and former New York City demographer Joe Salvo. The panel will consider both how the new law impacted the city and the nation at the time of its signing\, and how it continues to impact the national conversation on immigration to this day. \nMargaret M. Chin is Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at Hunter College and a Faculty Associate of both Roosevelt House and the Asian American Studies Center. She is the author of Sewing Women: Immigrants and the New York City Garment Industry; Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don’t Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder; and\, with Syed Ali\, The Peer Effect: How Your Peers Shape Who You Are and Who You Will Become\, which she appeared at Roosevelt House to discuss. \nNancy Foner is a Distinguished Emerita Professor in the Hunter College Department of Sociology\, and former Roosevelt House Faculty Associate. She is the author of One Quarter of the Nation: Immigration and the Transformation of America\, which she discussed in 2022 Roosevelt House program; Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe; From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration; and One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century. \nMae M. Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. She is the author of Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America; The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America; The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics; and the forthcoming Nation of Immigrants: A Short History of an Idea. \nJoe Salvo is a former chief demographer at the New York City Department of City Planning. He is also a former director of the department’s population division\, which provides population estimates and projections for infrastructure\, capital\, and policy planning. He has served as president of the Association of Public Data Users\, and as an advisor to the Census Bureau and the National Academy of Sciences.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-immigration-and-nationality-act-60-years-later-the-making-of-modern-new-york-city-hybrid/
LOCATION:Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College\, 47-49 East 65th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10065
CATEGORIES:History,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:7 Stories Up | Book Buzz: Halloween Edition- Horror and Mystery
DESCRIPTION:Join us at SNFL to hear the “buzz” directly from authors and publishing industry professionals about new and upcoming titles in Mystery and Horror. Free and advance copies available while supplies last! \nThe 7 Stories Up Book Buzz will be a delightful evening filled with literature\, engaging discussions\, and opportunities to meet authors and fellow passionate book lovers. Here’s what to expect: \n\nAttend panels featuring Mystery and Horror writers\nLearn about new and upcoming titles from Penguin Random House staff\nBrowse free and advanced reader copies of titles\nGiveaways while supplies last\n\nTo join the event in person | Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events\, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance\, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time\, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program. \nFEATURED SPEAKERS | Mystery \nVictor Suthammanont is a lawyer and author. Hollow Spaces is his debut novel. He lives in New York City. \nLyn Liao Butler is a Taiwanese American author. Her thriller Someone Else’s Life was an instant Amazon bestseller and her second book Red Thread of Fate was a finalist in the WFWA Star Awards for 2023. She and her family\, including two rescue dogs and a myriad of foster animals\, divide their time between New York and Kauai. \nFEATURED SPEAKERS | Horror \nDelilah S. Dawson is the New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma\, plus House of Idyll\, Bloom\, Guillotine\, The Violence\, It Will Only Hurt for a Moment\, Ride or Die\, Camp Scare\, Mine\, Thor and Loki: Epic Tales of Marvel Mythology\, Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd\, Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade\, and dozens of novels and comics for all ages. Learn more at www.delilahsdawson.com. \nCharlotte Carter is the acclaimed author of the Nanette Hayes mystery series. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of American and British anthologies. Charlotte Carter has lived in the American Midwest\, North Africa\, and France. She currently resides in New York City.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/7-stories-up-book-buzz-halloween-edition-horror-and-mystery/
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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SUMMARY:Memories from Golden Song 金曲回憶: Living Room Listening with Chinatown Record
DESCRIPTION:An evening of listening to music from the Chinatown Records archive\, and a special screening of “Memories from Golden Song 金曲回憶” music video\n\n\nThink!Chinatown hosts Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 in our living room for a very special listening event with superstar aunties from Chinatown’s Knickerbocker Village Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. \nBringing together music and oral history\, yiuyiu 瑶瑶 (aka Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan) gathers us for an intimate living room listening through the Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 archive of over 30 record collections inherited from her family and neighbors. She invites superstar aunties from Chinatown’s Knickerbocker Village for a public debut of Memories from Golden Song 金曲回憶 music video\, produced in collaboration with Mei-Yin Ng\, Chinatown Records\, Liam Lee\, and Knickerbocker Village aunties. Don’t miss your chance to meet our neighborhood superstars! \nRooted in the belief that we can all be DJ historians\, we invite you to bring a favorite song (on vinyl record / online) to share and soundtrack our living room with us. Come step into these musical portals with us\, back to a time – whether 50 years ago while dancing in our youth or to our childhood singing along at family karaoke parties – that etched every word and beat into our memory. Bring your family\, friends\, & neighbors too! \nChinatown Records 華埠錄音 is a homegrown community effort weaving together the music\, memory\, & history that comes with inherited family collections. Homebased in NYC’s Manhattan Chinatown\, DJ historian yiuyiu 瑶瑶 takes on her childhood name to care for & activate the Chinatown Records archive of over 30 record/CD/tape collections inherited from her family & neighbors. From block parties to sonic histories to workshops\, Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 evolves as an ever-growing record of the people we love\, who bring all this music to life with us. chinatownrecords.us | @chinatownrecordsproject \nyiuyiu 瑶瑶 is a cultural organizer\, artist\, & oral history educator homebased on Lenape land in NYC’s Manhattan Chinatown. As a community-taught & -powered DJ historian for Chinatown Records\, she has the most fun bringing the music out of the archive to the streets of Chinatown\, into the living rooms we share\, and going back-to-back (b2b) with family & friends\, who have taught her so much. Chosen to be a DJ by them\, she especially loves training up our next generations of DJ historians of all ages to bring the music to life with us. She will always be a dancer first. @rochellehkwan \nMemories from Golden Song 金曲回憶 is a collaboration between dancer and teaching artist Mei-Yin Ng\, Chinatown Records\, cinematographer Liam Lee\, and Manhattan Chinatown seniors at Knickerbocker Village. Since 2024\, this holistic experience for seniors combines physical strength movement classes with sonic history workshops and mixtapes to produce music videos and more for Chinatown’s golden songs and our memories of them. \nMei-Yin Ng was born in the backwater port town of Klang\, Malaysia – poised from birth to create art using the human body and technology. Saving all her ringgits to study dance in America\, she was soon on a one-way flight bound for New York City. Her extensive prop training in Chinese dance inspired her to meditate on the use of props\, and later technology\, as an extension of the human form. She founded MEI-BE WHATever in 2002 as a collective field for collaboration and experimentation of technology in just this vein. MEI-BE WHATever has performed at festivals\, museums and theatres in US\, Asia\, Europe\, North and South America. She also brings her experience as an artistic director and choreographer to produce live\, participatory performances with Chinatown seniors across North America. \nLiam Lee is an Emmy nominated documentary cinematographer based in Brooklyn\, NY. He is passionate about capturing life and strives to create lasting images in his work. He’s been fortunate to travel all over the world working with outlets like HBO\, Amazon\, Netflix\, Showtime\, Discovery\, and Vice. He’s always trying to push himself creatively and looking for challenging projects to take on. \nSpecial thanks to Hamilton-Madison House KV Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC)\, Maryna Lysenko\, Council Members Christopher Marte & Sandra Ung\, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC)\, Asian American Arts Alliance (A4)\, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, New York City Council\, Tiger Baron Foundation\, and our superstar aunties at Knickerbocker Village. \nThis event is part of the Chinatown Arts Festival\, a month long celebration of culture in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Showcasing both traditional Chinese arts groups and emerging Asian American artists\, this year’s festival is packed with exciting programs for all ages. Check out our long list of free and low-cost events at www.thinkchinatown.org/artsfest \nThink!Chinatown is a place-based intergenerational non-profit in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, working at the intersection of storytelling\, arts\, and neighborhood engagement. T!C is the team behind neighborhood cultural programs like Chinatown Arts Festival\, Chinatown Night Market\, Chinatown Block Parties\, Chinatown Storytelling Festival\, and more. Find more at www.thinkchinatown.org
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/memories-from-golden-song-%e9%87%91%e6%9b%b2%e5%9b%9e%e6%86%b6-living-room-listening-with-chinatown-record/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Author Event with Saarika Rao and Poonam Rahman | Asian Mental Health Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual event where we will be chatting with Saarika Rao and Poonam Rahman about their book\, Dot Dot Dot: A South Asian-American Guide to Mental Health\, Well-being\, and Cultural Empowerment. Saarika and Poonam are mental health advocates and storytellers who help bicultural South Asians to navigate identity\, belonging\, and self-love. Their book explores internalized cultural guilt\, setting boundaries\, healing from generational trauma\, and separating self-worth from achievement. If you are someone who has struggled with choosing between your culture or your mental health\, come listen to Saarika and Poonam on how to connect all the different parts of you and embrace your full self.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-event-with-saarika-rao-and-poonam-rahman-asian-mental-health-bookclub/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Revenge of the Wangtta: Koreans Roasting Korean Culture
DESCRIPTION:Revenge of the Wangtta: Koreans Roasting Korean Culture Featuring: Youngmi Mayer\, Kathleen Kim and Ed Popski\n\n\nRevenge of the Wangtta: Koreans Roasting Korean Culture \nFeaturing: Youngmi Mayer\, Kathleen Kim and Ed Popski \nFrom K-Pop to Kimbap\, everything Korean is hot right now. Whether you’re a super fan\, new to the scene or especially if you have a love/hate relationship with Korean culture\, this comedy show is for you! \nThis interactive variety show is led by three Korean performers who at some point may have been considered “Wangtta” or “Rejected” Koreans. Through hot takes\, puppetry and a Korean version of Family Feud\, the Wangtta are ready to take their revenge! \nAbout the performers:\nYoungmi Mayer is a standup comedian and host of the podcast Hairy Butthole. She has been on The Today Show\, ABC News\, Rolling Stone\, CNN\, Vice Munchies\, Eater’s Guide To The World and The Mind Of A Chef. Her work has been featured in Netflix Is A Joke\, Comedy Central and BBC. She has written for Lucky Peach\, Cherry Bombe\, InStyle and Women’s Health Magazine.\nShe is also the author of I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying\, a memoir based on her life. She is one of the rare comedians working today who has obtained success both on online platforms and in the mainstream. She lives in New York City with her son\, Mino Bowien.\nInstagram @ymmayer\nTikTok @youngmimayer \nKathleen Kim is a NYC based producer\, puppeteer and voice artist best known for her work on Sesame Street as Ji-Young\, the show’s first Asian American Muppet character who debuted in the Emmy nominated AAPI special “See Us Coming Together.” Some of her other performance credits include Awkwafina’s Nora From Queens\, Saturday Night Live\, The Today Show and Helpsters on Apple TV+.\nInstagram: @kafode \nEd Popski\nEd is a two-time Emmy nominated Senior Writer/Producer at NBCUniversal. He is one of the co-founders of The Asian Comedy Fest and he has been touring his solo storytelling show about adoption\, Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A. all over the country!\nInstagram: @epopski
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/revenge-of-the-wangtta-koreans-roasting-korean-culture/
LOCATION:Caveat\, 21 A Clinton Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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