BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Potluck Asian America - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Potluck Asian America
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Potluck Asian America
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTSTAMP:20260104T022118Z
CREATED:20250914T233349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T022118Z
UID:10001802-1756425600-1777247999@potluckasianamerica.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/aKOGV6Tt2nPbab2h_nyhs_2022_9__img01_20220602.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTSTAMP:20251210T194619Z
CREATED:20250910T124427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T194619Z
UID:10001796-1757635200-1777247999@potluckasianamerica.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unnamed-36.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
DTSTAMP:20260104T022641Z
CREATED:20250917T150609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T022641Z
UID:10001841-1758758400-1774828799@potluckasianamerica.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/082725_hapa.me_Web-banner-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTSTAMP:20260109T182331Z
CREATED:20251013T081402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T182331Z
UID:10001954-1760313600-1773014399@potluckasianamerica.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unnamed-2025-10-13T040125.844.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260109T170301Z
CREATED:20260109T170023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T170301Z
UID:10002204-1768309200-1768327200@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:AI Alliance Kickoff Summit: Asian American Leadership for the AI Era
DESCRIPTION:The AABDC AI Alliance Launch brings together leaders across technology\, business\, and policy to establish a unified perspective on AI advancement\, education\, and responsible innovation. \nCreated from the distinguished community of Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award honorees\, AABDC AI Alliance designed to position Asian American leaders at the forefront of AI-driven technological and social innovation. The Alliance brings together founders\, executives\, technologists\, operators\, and investors who are already shaping the AI ecosystem to ensure the Asian American community is not only participating in AI progress\, but actively defining and leading it. \nGrounded in a commitment to responsible\, ethical\, and inclusive innovation\, the AABDC AI Alliance focuses on advancing AI education and workforce development\, elevating AAPI perspectives in AI policy and governance\, and fostering industry partnerships that translate innovation into real-world impact. Through flagship programming\, policy engagement\, and cross-sector collaboration\, the Alliance aims to strengthen Asian American leadership\, expand equitable access to AI opportunities\, and position AABDC as a national voice in shaping the future of AI. \n1:00 PM – 1:30 PM   Registration & Networking\n1:30 PM – 1:40 PM   Welcome & Opening Remarks: \n\nRittik Chakrabarti\, Co-Head US Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory\, Houlihan Lokey\n\n1:40 PM – 1:45 PM   AI Alliance Intro: \n\nRohan Thapar\, Senior Product Lead\, AWS\n\n1:45 PM – 2:00 PM  Keynote Address: \n\nMichael Garner\, Chief Business Diversity Officer\, City of New York\n\n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM:  Panel I – Education & Workforce Development \nModerator: \n\nJyoti Menon\, VP of Product\, Service and Engage\, Bread Financial\n\nPanelists: \n\nLucy Chan\, Advisor and Coach\, Global Sales School\, IBM; Program Director\, AABDC\nAllen Chen\, Chief Technology Officer\, Fanatics Collectibles\nFrances West\, Founder\, Frances West & Co\n\n3:00 PM – 3:45 PM: Panel II – Policy & Advocacy \nModerator: \n\nDr. Manish Panjwani\, Senior Managing Director\, Accenture\n\nPanelists: \n\nAmy Chou\, Chief Operating Officer\, Addition Wealth\nCharisma Glassman\, Senior Partner\, Global Head of Retail Advisory\, Genpact\nBhushan Sethi\, Partner\, PwC\n\n3:45 PM – 4:30 PM:  Panel III – Industry & Business Innovation \nModerator: \n\nHsing-hsing Li\, COO\, Aceler8\n\nPanelist: \n\nKaveri Camire\, SVP\, Chief Marketing Officer\, DXC Technology\nSai Uppuluri\, Managing Director\, Houlihan Lokey\nDavid Wu\, Managing Director\, Morgan Stanley\n\n4:30 PM – 4:40 PM:  Closing & Next Steps: Anindo Dutta\, Partner\, EY \n4:40 PM – 6:00 PM: Networking & Reception
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ai-alliance-kickoff-summit-asian-american-leadership-for-the-ai-era/
LOCATION:Houlihan Lokey\, 245 Park Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10167\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,In Person,Technology
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/3d9652_408a4fa5a5814a25aa3cf8e73008f45fmv2.avif
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T190000
DTSTAMP:20260112T041930Z
CREATED:20251031T000747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T041930Z
UID:10002043-1768327200-1768330800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Talk with Leroy Chiao\, Ph.D. NASA Astronaut Co-founder and CEO\, OneOrbit
DESCRIPTION:Leroy Chiao\, Ph.D. NASA Astronaut Co-founder and CEO\, OneOrbit\nJanuary 13\, 2026 at 6 pm ET.\n\n\nWe are pleased to invite you to attend the ninth Committee of 100 Conversations – “Recollections\, Pioneers and Heroes” event that will feature Leroy Chiao\, Former NASA Astronaut and Co-founder and CEO\, OneOrbit\, whose career has been defined by exceptional achievement as an Astronaut\, a business leader\, educator\, and his dedication to community service. \nDr. Leroy Chiao is a Chinese American NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander and the CEO of OneOrbit. He has worked extensively in both government and commercial space programs\, and has held leadership positions in commercial ventures and NASA. Chiao has extensive experience as a NASA Astronaut and prior to that\, as a Research Engineer. Dr. Chiao is a fellow of the Explorers Club\, and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and the Committee of 100. \nChinese Americans have contributed greatly to advance the success of this country in many walks of life – science\, the arts\, agriculture\, philanthropy\, political leadership\, achitecture\, business\, and more. \nThis Committee of 100 Conversations program features interviews of Chinese Americans who have contributed to the success of America through their pioneering efforts\, heroic achievements\, or recollections of important events. Each interview will feature a live broadcast. The video and podcast recordings of the interview will be made available as part of a library of the interviews. \nPeter Young\, Committee of 100 Member and Board Member and Chair of the Conversations Program will moderate. The broadcast will be on January 13 from 6 pm Eastern Time to 6:45 pm Eastern Time. There is no fee for the webcast. Please register at https://c100-1-13-2026.eventbrite.com. The video recording and podcast will be published thereafter and will be available on the Committee of 100 website. \nWe hope you will join us. Thank you! \nBest regards\,\nCommittee of 100 \n  \n  \n  \nCommittee of 100 Conversations\nRecollections\, Pioneers and Heroes \nJanuary 13\, 2026 Webcast \n  \n▦ Speaker \nLeroy Chiao\, Ph.D. \nNASA Astronaut \nCo-founder and CEO\, OneOrbit \n  \n▦ Moderator: \nPeter Young\, CEO\, Young & Partners \nCommittee of 100 Member and Board Member\nChair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program \n  \n▦ Time: \n6:00 pm Eastern Time \n  \nThe interview will be moderated by Peter Young\, Committee of 100 member and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program. The broadcast will be 45 minutes long. \nThere is no fee and you can register at: https://c100-1-13-2026.eventbrite.com. \n▦ Speaker Bios: \nLeroy Chiao\, Ph.D. \nNASA Astronaut \nCo-founder and CEO\, OneOrbit \n  \nLeroy Chiao works in business and consulting\, is an active international speaker\, and participates in various education programs. Dr. Chiao is a co-founder and the CEO of OneOrbit\, providing keynotes and training to companies and schools. He also serves as a co-founder and advisor of Black Moon\, a commercial lunar data and energy startup. In addition\, Dr. Chiao is an Adjunct Professor at Rice University\, and in the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)\, and is also a special advisor to the Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE). \n  \nIn 2012\, Dr. Chiao became a Director and the CEO of Diomics Corporation\, a bio-materials company. He led the company through technology and product development\, business development\, testing/validation phases\, and corporate governance restructuring. Having brought the company through its startup phase at the end of 2013\, Chiao transitioned the chief executive position and served an additional two years as an advisor to the Board of Directors. \n  \nFrom 2017-2018\, Dr. Chiao served on the Planetary Protection Committee of the National Academies of Science\, Engineering and Medicine. In June 2009\, Dr. Chiao was invited to be a member of the White House appointed Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee. The committee reviewed NASA’s plans for human space exploration and formulated options for the administration. He served on the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Ops. cmte\, (2009-2020) and is the Special Advisor for Human Spaceflight to the Houston Association for Space and Science Education (HASSE). He also served in a similar role to the Space Foundation from 2012-2016. \n  \nChiao was the first Raborn Distinguished Chair Max Faget Mechanical Engineering Professor at Louisiana State University. He served in that capacity from August 2006 through June 2008\, in the Mechanical Engineering Department. He also previously served as the VP and Advisor for Space and Medical for Epiphan Systems (2012-2017) and as the Executive VP of Technical Operations for Excalibur Almaz\, a commercial spaceflight company from 2006-2012. In addition\, Dr. Chiao held appointments in Rice University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2012-2021. \n  \nDr. Chiao served as a NASA astronaut from 1990-2005. He flew four space missions\, serving aboard three Space Shuttles and a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. He also served as the commander and NASA science officer of Expedition 10\, aboard the International Space Station. During his NASA career\, Chiao served in several leadership and management roles\, including branch chief. \n  \nDr. Chiao earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 1987\, from the University of California at Santa Barbara\, and joined Hexcel Corporation. There\, he was involved in process\, manufacturing\, and engineering research on advanced aerospace materials. He worked on a joint NASA-JPL/Hexcel project to develop an optically correct\, polymer composite precision segment reflector for future space telescopes. He also worked on cure modeling and finite element analysis. In January of 1989 Dr. Chiao joined the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore\, California\, where he was involved in processing research for fabrication of filament-wound and thick-section aerospace composites. While at LLNL\, he developed and demonstrated a mechanistic cure model for graphite fiber/epoxy composite material. An instrument-rated pilot\, Dr. Chiao has logged 3000 flight hours in a variety of aircraft and spacecraft. \n  \n▦ Moderator and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program \nPeter Young \nCEO\, Young & Partners \nCommittee of 100 Member and Board Member \nChair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program \nPeter Young is CEO of Young & Partners\, a boutique investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership\, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy\, M&A\, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers\, Schroders and Lehman Brothers\, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co.\, the corporate strategy firm. \nMr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale\, an MS in Accounting from NYU\, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated with Distinction as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors\, both corporate and non-profit and is President and a board member of Société de Chimie Industrielle\, a leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Pharmaceutical Executive. \n  \nThe Committee of 100 \nThe Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit\, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business\, government\, academia\, and the arts founded 36 years ago. \nThe Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of: \n\nPromoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community\nAdvancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China\n\nTo learn more about the organization\, please go to https://www.committee100.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCOMMITTEE OF 100 | Ensuring Full Inclusion in America\, Advancing U.S.-China Relations\nMailing: Committee of 100\, 28 West 44th Street\, Suite 1014\, New York\, NY 10036 \nT: (212) 371-6565 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/committee-of-100-conversations-recollections-pioneers-and-heroes-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Interview,Science,Technology,Virtual
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jan.-13-Conversations-Leroy-Chiao-1-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR