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SUMMARY:Book Launch | All Our Evenings by Ruthvika Rao
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the author of the acclaimed novel The Fertile Earth comes a powerful tale of desire\, friendship\, and rivalry between three inseparable friends over the course of an unforgettable summer. \n  \n\n\nIn 1990s Hyderabad\, three teenagers—Arjun\, Ruhee\, and Ganesh—forge an unexpected bond. Over the course of a single sun-drenched summer\, they discover love\, friendship\, and solace from their troubled families. They also discover the Red House\, an abandoned house in their neighborhood\, which becomes the site of their intimate friendship. But one night at the Red House\, an unexpected act of violence shatters their lives forever. \nA decade later\, Ruhee returns to Hyderabad\, and Arjun\, who has never forgotten his first love\, is given a chance to tell the truth\, both to himself and to those around him. But the tangled threads of fate\, class\, and desire remain\, as does a lacerating secret. \nBy turns tender and unsettling\, Ruthvika Rao’s All Our Evenings is a deeply affecting novel about youthful passion\, redemption\, and the people we can never let go. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nRuthvika Rao is from Hyderabad\, India. Her debut novel\, The Fertile Earth\, was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, the Chautauqua Prize\, the Crossword Book Award\, and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa and the University of Toronto. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in Michigan. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nAube Rey Lescure is a French-Chinese-American author and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Off Assignment. Her debut novel\, River East\, River West\, was shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction\, the Carol Shields Prize\, the Massachusetts Book Award\, and the Maya Angelou Book Award\, among others. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Granta\, Guernica\, LitHub\, Electric Literature\, and more. Her essay “At the Bend of the Road” was selected for Best American Essays 2022.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-all-our-evenings-by-ruthvika-rao/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Talk Too Much 2026
DESCRIPTION:This year we’re going to discuss\n⭐️Our journey building community back home in Fuzhou\n⭐️ Manhattan Chinatown’s Changing Restaurant Industry\n⭐️ Chinatown and Immigration\n⭐️ Fuzhounese Artist Feature \nMark your calendars. Star speakers in the community will be announced soon\, along with a thoughtfully curated vendor market ❤️
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/talk-too-much-2026/
LOCATION:DCTV\, 87 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | The Chinese Lady by Bo Wang
DESCRIPTION:Pre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! This helps ensure that everyone who wants a book goes home with one\, in case we sell out at the event.\n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\n\n\nBo Wang’s gorgeous and immersive debut historical novel immortalizes the life of the first Chinese woman to be brought to the United States in the 1800s. \nLittle Sparrow\, Julia\, Afong Moy\, Madame Moy\, The Chinese Lady\, were her many names . . . but her true name has been lost to time. \nIn 1834 Afong Moy was brought to New York by two merchants as a live exhibit. Rising to fame as the first Chinese female in the United States\, she became an oddity among curios as Americans marveled at the opportunity to observe her astonishing little feet\, broken and bound to resemble lotuses. \nAs the story moves from 1820s Canton to P.T. Barnum’s American Museum\, to Gold Rush San Francisco\, three women introduce us to her many names. Her mother calls her Little Sparrow and sells her to a captain who sails her to New York. The captain’s wife names her Julia and “graciously” treats her as her own. And when she is shunted off to P.T Barnum\, her fellow human exhibitions call her China. Eventually arriving in San Francisco’s Chinatown\, she will at long last claim her name and her own story. \nCombining archival research and brilliantly imaginative storytelling\, Bo Wang masterfully fills in history’s gaps to weave a powerful narrative of survival in the face of hardship\, tragedy\, and betrayal. Told through the eyes of those around her; mirroring her life as an object on display\, until we finally see the world through her own eyes. \n\n\n\n\n\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR \nBo Wang was born in Cincinnati to Taiwanese American parents. Her childhood was peppered with stories of the Monkey King alongside those of Frog and Toad. A graduate of Sycamore Public Schools\, Bo holds an A.B. in history and literature from Harvard College. She now lives in Boston with her family. The Chinese Lady is her debut novel. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nAlice Evelyn Yang is a Chinese American writer from Norfolk\, Virginia. Her debut novel\, A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing\, was selected by booksellers as an Indie Next and Indies Introduce pick and longlisted for the Women’s Prize. She is the recipient of the 2023 Jesmyn Ward Prize from Michigan Quarterly Review\, and her work has been published in MQR\, The Rumpus\, and the Asian American Writers Workshop’s The Margins\, among others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University. She currently lives in Brooklyn.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-the-chinese-lady-by-bo-wang/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T183000
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SUMMARY:Aesthetic Intelligence: Building a New Generation of Global Brands
DESCRIPTION:In an era of rapid technological change and economic uncertainty\, a company’s identity has become one of its most valuable strategic assets. To succeed\, companies must do far more than command attention. They must inspire trust\, convey meaning\, create memorable experiences and forge lasting connections with customers. This program brings together two leaders in luxury and branding to explore the concept of Aesthetic Intelligence and discuss how Japan’s distinctive traditions of design\, craftsmanship\, and cultural heritage can serve as the foundation for a new generation of world-class brands. Through conversation and case studies\, participants will gain practical insights into how aesthetics can strengthen brand identity\, secure a competitive advantage\, and drive long-term business growth. \nAgenda\n6:30pm – 7:30pm: Discussion and Q&A\n7:30pm – 8:00pm: Networking Reception \nAdmission \nThis is a paid event with advance registration required. A designated number of tickets are available for free to our corporate members. (Corporate member code is required to register for the event. If you don’t know your corporate member code\, please contact corp-membership@japansociety.org.) Please note that seating is limited and on a first come\, first served basis.\n\n\nSpeakers Bio \nPauline Brown\nFounder and CEO\, Aesthetic Intelligence Group; Former Chairman\, LVMH North America \nPauline Brown is the Founder and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Group and former Chairman of North America for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Over the course of a 30-year career\, she has built\, led\, and advised many of the world’s leading premium and luxury brands. At LVMH\, she provided regional leadership across 70 brands spanning fashion\, jewelry\, beauty\, wines and spirits. Previously\, she was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group\, where she specialized in consumer and retail investments. Earlier in her career\, she held senior executive positions at Estée Lauder and Avon and began her career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Today\, Pauline advises companies and executives through Aesthetic Intelligence Group\, hosts the weekly SiriusXM Business Radio program Aesthetic Intelligence: The Other A.I.\, and is the author of Aesthetic Intelligence (HarperCollins\, 2019)\, which examines how aesthetics drive consumer behavior\, brand value\, and business success. She has served on the boards of Moncler and Neiman Marcus Group and currently serves on the advisory board of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroaesthetics. She holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. \nMiyoko Demay \nExecutive Representative of World Monuments Fund Japan; Outside Director and the Member of Board\, Nintendo Co.\, Ltd.; North America Advisory Board\, The International House of Japan; Vice Chair\, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Women In Business Committee \nMiyoko Demay is a highly accomplished strategist and cultural catalyst with an exceptional career spanning global business and non-profit leadership. With a three-decade tenure at Tiffany & Co.\, she was a key figure in the company’s global operations. In senior roles such as President of Tiffany Japan and Vice President of Global Sales Operations in New York\, She led pivotal transformations in corporate strategy\, company culture and client engagement. Her current mission is on cultural preservation as the Japan Representative for the World Monuments Fund\, where she guides efforts to protect Japan’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage and build robust community partnerships. Beyond this\, Ms. Demay provides strategic counsel as an Outside Board Director for Nintendo. A recognized Dame Chevalier of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne\, she is deeply committed to diversity and mentorship\, inspiring and empowering leaders across industries. Ms. Demay is also the author of the recently published 自分を一生モノに磨く方法 (Refine Yourself into a Lifelong Masterpiece)\, which shares insights on leadership\, communication\, and professional growth drawn from her global executive career.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aesthetic-intelligence-building-a-new-generation-of-global-brands/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Written Women: Lalleshwari
DESCRIPTION:Written Women is a monthly writers salon at Cordelia\, inviting you to respond to poems\, stories and myths written by and about women. \n\n\nEach month\, we’ll read and discuss a different text to inspire our own free-write session\, drawing from women’s stories of power\, madness\, sensuality\, tragedy\, queerness\, and insubordination. Time will be set aside at the end of each meetup for folks to share excerpts of what they’ve written. \nThis September\, we’ll read the work of Lalleshwari\, also known as Lal Ded\, a Kashmiri mystic from the early 14th century whose deceptivley simple verses deliver profound meditations on philosophy and spirituality\, all through the lens of the everyday. We’ll wander through her body of work\, crossing oceans\, riding horses\, and opening doors. Inspired by her contemplations on devotion\, destruction\, and bliss\, we’ll write our own pieces which reach to uncover the sacred in the mundane. \nWritten Women is led by poet\, movement artist and facilitator Katya Borkov. You can learn more about her work at http://www.everythingspills.studio\, or on instagram @everything.spills \nThis event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \nPainting featured in the banner by Kanayalal S Raina.\n\nPhotograph courtesy of Rebecca Foltin
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/written-women-lalleshwari/
LOCATION:Cordelia\, 942 Bergen Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Book Reading,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | To the Tune by Jee Leong Koh
DESCRIPTION:In To the Tune\, Jee Leong Koh asks Du Fu how poetry can take to the barricades\, discovering bracing answers from ordinary citizens\, media workers\, political organizers\, and protest songwriters. \nKoh’s new book juxtaposes a series of searching epistolary poems and a collection of poem-songs that forcibly and tentatively lurch into existence\, take on misguided titles\, and beg for music to set them chanting and marching. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nJee Leong Koh is the author of STEEP TEA (Carcanet)\, named a Best Book of the Year by UK’s Financial Times and a Finalist by Lambda Literary in the USA. His hybrid work of fiction\, SNOW AT 5 PM: TRANSLATIONS OF AN INSIGNIFICANT JAPANESE POET\, won the Singapore Literature Prize in English fiction. Originally from Singapore\, Koh lives in New York City\, where he heads the literary non-profit Singapore Unbound. He is also the Poetry Editor of the Evergreen Review. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nJerrold Yam is a corporate lawyer and the author of three collections\, most recently Intruder (Ethos Books). His poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner\, Third Coast\, Hayden’s Ferry Review and Washington Square Review. In 2024\, he won the Cheltenham Poetry Prize and was a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at the UK’s National Centre for Writing. \nBrad Vogel is author of the poetry collections FIND ME IN THE FERAL POCKETS and BROAD MEADOW BIRD. His poetry has been set to music by multiple composers. Brad founded & coordinates NYC Poets Afloat\, an annual residency & reading series aboard ships in New York Harbor\, as well as the annual Gowanus Dawn Reading\, part of the Brooklyn Book Festival (10th annual performance on September 25th!). He leads programs at Brooklyn Museum\, NYU\, & Center for Fiction. Brad also serves on the Walt Whitman Initiative board and as the Director of Special Projects at Judgy Baby\, a new creative hub in Gowanus.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-to-the-tune-by-jee-leong-koh/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Reverberations: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with artists Jesse Chun\, Na Mira\, Cici Wu\, and curator Victoria Sung. \nAAAinA is thrilled to present an evening of presentations and conversation with artists Jesse Chun\, Na Mira\, Cici Wu\, and curator Victoria Sung. This event is shared alongside the exhibition Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings\, which will open at Artists Space in New York City on September 11th. \nThis program highlights the contemporary interventions and commissions shared by the featured artists in the original presentation of the exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). Artists will share reflections on their participation and their individual practices before joining a conversation moderated by Sung. \nMultiple Offerings is organized by the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) and curated by Victoria Sung\, Phyllis C. Wattis Senior Curator\, with Tausif Noor\, Curatorial Associate. The presentation at Artists Space is organized by Danielle A. Jackson with Nusheen Ghaemi. For more information on the exhibition please visit this link. \nBios: \n\n\n\nJesse Chun’s moving images\, concrete poems\, scores\, and activations intimately unravel the dominant compositions of language and legibility — invoking alternate semiotics and cosmologies of meaning\, time\, and infinitude. Chun’s first solo survey exhibition 시\, language for new moons was presented by the Seoul Museum of Art for the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Chun’s work has been presented internationally at the Institute of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles; Art Sonje Center\, Seoul; Thaddaeus Ropac\, Seoul; SculptureCenter\, New York; the Drawing Center\, New York\, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives\, Berkeley (US); Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (Canada); Whitechapel Gallery\, London (UK)\, among others. Chun was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant (US\, 2020)\, and was an artist in residence at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Korea (2024-25). Chun is represented by Commonwealth and Council\, Los Angeles. \nNa Mira works at the edges of perception. Recent and forthcoming projects have been presented at Museum of Modern Art\, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum of Contemporary Art\, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art\, Tucson\, Midway Contemporary Art\, Minneapolis; Art Sonje Center\, Seoul; and Kunsthalle Zurich; as well as the Made in LA Biennial\, SITE Santa Fe International Biennial\, Gwangju Biennale\, Venice Biennale\, Whitney Biennial\, and Performa Biennial. An Assistant Professor of Art at the University of California\, Irvine\, Wendy’s Subway published the first collection of Mira’s writing\, The Book of Na\, in 2022. \nCici Wu is a New York based artist who was born in Beijing and grew up in Hong Kong. Reducing filmmaking to its most humble and elemental components\, she creates drawings\, objects\, videos\, and installations which extend the imaginative and structural premises of cinematic language across a wide range of media. She has exhibited at major art events 36th Biennial de São Paulo (2025)\, Asian Art Biennale\, Taiwan (2024)\, and the 11th Seoul Mediacity Biennale\, South Korea (2021). Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at 47 Canal\, New York (2026\, 2021\, 2018); the Rockbund Art Museum\, Shanghai (2025)\, Scheusal\, Berlin (2024)\, Empty Gallery\, Hong Kong (2023\, 2019)\, Hordaland Kunstsenter\, Norway (2023); and has participated in group exhibitions at MoMA PS1 (2026)\, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (2026)\, Palais de Tokyo\, Paris (2025)\, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (2024)\, the Drawing Center\, New York (2023\, 2020)\, CAPC Musée d’art Contemporain de Bordeaux (2022)\, Para Site\, Hong Kong (2020\, 2018)\, among others. She has organized exhibitions and screenings at 99 Canal\, New York (2025)\, Giorno Poetry Systems\, New York (2024)\, M+\, Hong Kong (2023)\, among others. She will have her third solo exhibition on view at 47 Canal\, New York from September to November. \nVictoria Sung is the Phyllis C. Wattis Senior Curator at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)\, where she oversees the museum’s long-standing MATRIX series of contemporary art and works with artists to create exhibitions\, publications\, and public programs. Recent projects include solo shows with Amol K Patil\, Lee ShinJa\, Sin Wai Kin\, Duane Linklater\, Kenneth Tam\, and Yee I-Lann. From 2015 to 2023\, Sung was a curator at the Walker Art Center\, Minneapolis\, where she organized survey exhibitions on Pacita Abad\, Siah Armajani\, and Theaster Gates\, among others. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings\, the first retrospective on the artist in 25 years\, debuted at BAMPFA in January 2026 and opens at Artists Space in the fall. \nLight refreshments will be provided. \nImage credit: Installation view\, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings\, January 24–April 19\, 2026\, at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)\, Berkeley\, CA. Photo: Chris Grunder.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/reverberations-theresa-hak-kyung-cha/
LOCATION:Asia Art Archive in America\, 23 Cranberry Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit,Discussion
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SUMMARY:R.F. Kuang\, Taipei Story
DESCRIPTION:The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface returns with her dazzling new novel. Taipei Story is a humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief\, language\, and culture shock. Don’t miss an afternoon of lively conversation as Kuang and author Hua Hsu (The New Yorker\, Stay True) delve into questions of identity\, memory\, and the pull of home across continents. Actress Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms\, Turner) will perform an excerpt from the novel. \nProduced in collaboration with Barnes & Noble \nAll tickets include a signed copy of Taipei Story (retail value $32). Following the event\, R.F. Kuang will personalize 1 book only for attendees (either the signed copy of Taipei Story received at the event\, or 1 book from her backlist). Attendees may take photos of the event\, however she will not pose for photos.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/r-f-kuang-taipei-story/
LOCATION:Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Between China and the West: Gu Hongming’s Cultural Homecoming
DESCRIPTION:Few figures in modern Chinese intellectual history have generated as much fascination and controversy as Gu Hongming (1857–1928). His extraordinary life\, lived across cultures and civilizations\, continues to raise profound questions about cultural identity\, intellectual tradition\, and the relationship between China and the West. As discussions of global order and intercultural dialogue take on renewed urgency\, revisiting Gu Hongming’s life and thought offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the historical encounters between China and the wider world. \nThe Renwen Society of China Institute is pleased to present an online lecture by Dr. Chunmei Du\, Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Lingnan University\, Hong Kong\, on September 12\, 2026 (8:00–9:30 PM EDT). Based on her newly published Chinese book\, Gu Hongming’s Eccentric Chinese Odyssey (Qishi Yilü: Gu Hongming Huanxiang Ji\, 2026)\, the lecture offers a fresh perspective on one of the most intriguing figures in modern Chinese history. \nGu Hongming (1857–1928) remains one of the most controversial figures in modern Chinese intellectual history. Born in British Malaya and educated in Europe\, he stunned many by remaking himself as a loyal supporter of the Qing dynasty and a devoted defender of Confucianism. He championed monarchy and Confucian morality\, even defending practices such as footbinding and the queue\, while proclaiming the superiority of the “spirit of the Chinese people” over modern Western civilization. Seen by many of his Chinese contemporaries as an ultraconservative\, he nonetheless rose to prominence in the West as a prophetic voice from the East \nToday\, as shifting geopolitics revive debates about “the West versus the Non-West\,” Gu Hongming’s reflections feel strikingly contemporary. His critique opens up space for intercultural dialogue from a perspective that is at once insider and outsider. His legacy also speaks to ongoing efforts to reimagine “authentic” Chinese culture as a powerful vehicle for projecting global soft power. \nPublished in 2026 by Social Sciences Academic Press\, the Chinese edition of Gu Hongming’s Eccentric Chinese Odyssey traces Gu’s intellectual and psychological journey against the sweeping currents of global history. Following this “cultural amphibian” across geographical\, cultural\, and racial boundaries\, the book explores his lifelong search for belonging. It brings to life a trickster-sage who moved restlessly between worlds\, never fully at home in either. That in-between existence shadowed him with personal loss\, yet it also gave him the distinctive voice that carried his ideas into global civilizational debates. \nIn this lecture\, Professor Du will draw on her research and the writing of Gu Hongming’s Eccentric Chinese Odyssey to reexamine Gu Hongming’s intellectual world and his lifelong search for cultural belonging. Through the story of this remarkable “cultural amphibian\,” she will explore how Gu crossed geographical\, cultural\, and racial boundaries while navigating between civilizations\, and how his complex legacy continues to illuminate questions of intercultural understanding\, dialogue\, and identity in today’s world.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260913T130000
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet | Gordon & Li Li Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \nCelebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the newest Gordon & Li Li bilingual book\, Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival! From the legendary story of Hòu Yì\, Cháng’é\, and the Jade Rabbit to the traditions families enjoy today\, discover new words in Mandarin and English while celebrating family\, the harvest\, and togetherness. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMichele Wong McSween is the creator\, author\, and founder of Gordon & Li Li\, the first Mandarin-English bilingual children’s brand introducing families to Mandarin language and Chinese culture. Inspired by her own journey as a mother\, Michele creates books and educational experiences that make language learning approachable\, joyful\, and accessible for everyone.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/meet-greet-gordon-li-li-celebrate-mid-autumn-festival/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Film Screenings & Discussion: Bittersweet Survival & Homes Apart
DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code “pioneer” for a 20% discount online\n🎬 Featured Films:\nBittersweet Survival: Southeast Asian Refugees in America (1982\, 30 min) – Directed by Christine Choy & J.T. Takagi. An examination of the resettlement\, reception\, and identity struggles of Southeast Asian refugees in the U.S. after the Vietnam War. \nHomes Apart: Korea (1991\, 56 min) – Directed by Christine Choy & J.T. Takagi\, written by David Henry Hwang. A look into the human cost of the Korean division\, following personal journeys of separated families. This is the first U.S. project permitted to film in both North & South Korea! \n💬 Post-Screening Discussion:\nFeaturing a Q&A with J.T. Takagi (Executive Director\, Third World Newsreel) and a member from Nodutdol. \n📅 When: Sunday\, Sept 13 at 2:00 PM\n📍 Where: DCTV | 87 Lafayette Street\, NYC 10013
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-screenings-discussion-bittersweet-survival-homes-apart/
LOCATION:DCTV Firehouse Cinema\, 87 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Ke Huy Quan's Memoir: Never Say Die
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a release event with Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan\, discussing his new memoir NEVER SAY DIE. \n\nThis event will be hosted on the 6th Floor of The Strand Building located at 826 Broadway on 12th Street. \nCan’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Never Say Die here. \n——————————————————————— \nIn this stunning and compulsively readable memoir\, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\, The Goonies\, and Everything Everywhere All at Once\, Ke Huy Quan\, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. \n“A monumental work of self-discovery and the power and grace of communal survival. Quan’s voice is crystalline and luminous\, and his Odyssean journey to the screen is\, in itself\, a triumph of storytelling.” –Ocean Vuong \nKe Huy Quan’s Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old\, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and settled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.’s Chinatown. After attending an open call audition on a whim\, he was unexpectedly swept up in the wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday\, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker\, and making lifelong friends on the set of The Goonies. \nA star of two of the most beloved movies of the ‘80s\, there appeared to be no limit to Ke’s rise. But just a few years later\, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken\, but his love of performing never abated. It wasn’t until decades later\, when he was 49 years old\, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once\, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season success. To call Ke’s Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement. \nIn this moving\, inspirational memoir\, Ke paints a vivid self-portrait\, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise\, slow fall from the spotlight\, the resilience that kept him going through his darkest times\, and his eventual resurrection on one of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke’s extraordinary life\, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him\, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/meet-ke-huy-quan/
LOCATION:The Strand Bookstore\, 828 Broadway\, New York\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Against Tech Oligarchy by JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\nAs tech bosses fall in line with the right\, tech workers are fighting back. This is the rousing inside story of their movement—and the way it spawned an anti-worker backlash now reshaping the industry. \nAfter Donald Trump’s election in 2016\, the tech industry sprang into action to oppose his right-wing agenda\, with workers and CEOs alike joining mass mobilizations against the new president’s anti-immigrant policies. But it wasn’t long before the tech bosses started to fall in line with the new administration. \nIn response\, tens of thousands of tech workers protested against their own employers for betraying the progressive values that once defined the industry—including organizing against military contracts\, walking out to protest sexism\, and even launching a wave of union drives. By the early 2020s\, these workers had sparked what observers were calling the tech worker movement\, one that seemed capable of checking the industry’s reckless growth and reactionary drift. \nBut as their struggle grew\, so did the employers’ backlash. A new class consciousness took root among tech’s billionaire owners. Hell-bent on stamping out any and all dissent\, tech executives embraced Trumpism\, fired organizers\, and began lashing out against the “woke” ideology they blamed for turning their once loyal employees against them—and replacing the good tech jobs of the 2010s with incessant layoffs\, grind culture\, and a management style that treats workers as disposable. \nAGAINST TECH OLIGARCHY provides a gripping account of this inspiring workers’ movement and the rise of the hostile labor politics that define Silicon Valley today. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nJS Tan is getting his PhD at MIT and formerly worked in tech\, where he spent years organizing across the industry. His work has been featured in The New York Times\, MIT Technology Review\, Dissent\, Jacobin\, Foreign Policy\, The Baffler\, and The Guardian\, among other outlets. More of his work can be found here. \nClarissa Redwine helped organize the Kickstarter union\, and has since dedicated herself to organizing the industry. She cofounded and runs the annual tech organizing conference Circuit Breakers. Her organizing work has been featured in The New York Times\, the BBC\, The Guardian\, The Verge\, TechCrunch\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-against-tech-oligarchy-by-js-tan-and-clarissa-redwine/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Film Screenings & Discussion: Bittersweet Survival & Homes Apart
DESCRIPTION:Use the promo code “pioneer” for a 20% discount online\nJoin us for a screening of “Homes Apart: Korea” and “Bittersweet Survival: Southeast Asian Refugees in America” by Christine Choy and JT Takagi as a part of The Christine Choy Retrospective. \nFeaturing:\nIntro by Gerry Leonard\, A-Doc Steering Committee and Q&A with JT Takagi\, TWN \n“Bittersweet Survival: Southeast Asian Refugees in America” examines the re-settlement of Southeast Asian refugees in the United States in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. This film also explores their struggle to cope with life in the U.S. and maintain their identity. \nWhen the Korean War ended in 1953\, ten million families were torn apart. By the early 90’s\, as the rest of the world celebrated the end of the Cold War\, Koreans remain separated between North and South\, fearing the threat of mutual destruction. In “Homes Apart: Korea\, director Takagi and producer Choy reveal the personal\, social and political dimensions of one of the last divided nations on earth \nWhen: Tuesday\, September 15 at 6:00 PM\nWhere: DCTV Firehouse Cinema\, New York
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-screenings-discussion-bittersweet-survival-homes-apart-2/
LOCATION:DCTV Firehouse Cinema\, 87 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T200000
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SUMMARY:Curator’s Talk: Strolling Together in the World of Chinese Art
DESCRIPTION:Join three expert art historians in unraveling China Institute Gallery’s anniversary exhibition\, China Institute Gallery at 60\, 1966–2026: Selections from Three Millennia of Chinese Art. Bringing decades of collective expertise\, the speakers will recount the multifaceted stories and messages embedded within these works. They will unpack their ancient history\, whether as objects of private scholarly treasures or as public assertions of dynastic power\, while also remarking on their modern history in the Gallery’s 122 past exhibitions over the past 60 years. \nThe presentations will span a wide variety of media\, featuring classical paintings and ceramics alongside garden rocks\, jades\, and other small objects that recreate the complete sensory tapestry of Chinese cultural life. \nThrough three keynotes and a panel discussion\, the cherished tradition of scholarly dialogue will be revived. We invite you to stroll alongside our curators\, to observe\, admire\, and contemplate these works in intimate detail. \n\nKeynote One: “Pursuit of the Afterlife”\nSpeaker: Dr. Annette Juliano 朱安耐\nFor the ancient Chinese\, the pursuit of the afterlife meant ensuring the deceased’s transition to another realm. This required anticipating their needs and correctly preparing the tomb.  An ancient sage summarized the process: the deceased were treated “as though dead and yet still alive\, as though gone and yet still present.” Well-cared-for ancestor spirits meant good fortune for living. Neglected spirits turned into implacable ghosts. My discussion will center around the enormous creativity this pursuit inspired in Chinese culture – making objects for the tomb\, such as mingqi (clay spirit objects). I will incorporate objects from the exhibition as well as from other sources. \n\nKeynote Two: “The Scholar’s World”\nSpeaker: Dr. David Ake Sensabaugh 江文苇\nOver the past six decades\, China Institute has held many exhibitions that have introduced the world of the Chinese scholar. I will concentrate on just a few works from exhibitions on gardens\, rocks\, books\, and seals. These were all subjects of groundbreaking exhibitions\, and we are fortunate to have been able to reassemble several works from those exhibitions. I will discuss paintings from the Ming dynasty depicting gardens and rocks; rocks from the Qing dynasty; rare books published in the late Ming dynasty; and hardstone seals and books of seal impressions from the early Qing dynasty. All of them open up aspects of life in traditional China. \n\nKeynote Three: “What Makes a Great Chinese Painting?”\nSpeaker: Dr. Alfreda Murck 姜斐德\nChina Institute Gallery at 60 has fifteen excellent paintings on display. They range in date from the Southern Song (12th–13th century) to a few months ago. They range in size from small fans to a hanging scroll two and a half meters tall. Selected to represent ten exceptional exhibitions\, many of these paintings exhibit the factors that make for a great work of art. I will talk about five factors that make a painting compelling. Most of my examples come from paintings in the exhibition; a few are from other sources. Full disclosure – these are subjective judgments but based on years of studying and admiring Chinese paintings.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/curators-talk-strolling-together-in-the-world-of-chinese-art/
LOCATION:China Institute of America\, 100 Washington Street\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Discussion,Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T193000
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SUMMARY:Technology and Storytelling: Ken Liu and The Passing of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thought provoking evening with multi-award-winning speculative fiction author Ken Liu\, for the release of his new collection\, The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories — which includes the provocative title story on why misinterpretations are impossible to avoid in art. \nRenowned for his genre-defining “silkpunk” epics and deeply moving short fiction like The Paper Menagerie\, Liu returns with thirteen new tales exploring what it means to be human in a world shaped by rapidly shifting technology. \nTickets: $20 Members\, $30 Nonmembers. Students and Seniors: Use coupon SENSTU at check out. \n\nThe Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories will be available for sale during the event. \n\nSpeakers\nKen Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection\, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories\, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu’s other works include The Grace of Kings\, The Wall of Storms\, The Veiled Throne\, a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories\, and the forthcoming Julia Z series. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work\, including the short story “Good Hunting\,” adapted as an episode in Netflix’s animated series Love\, Death + Robots; and AMC’s Pantheon\, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. “The Hidden Girl\,” “The Message\,” and “The Oracle” have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer\, corporate lawyer\, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism\, machine-augmented creativity\, the history of technology\, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston\, Massachusetts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Shvartsman (moderator) is the author of The Best of All Possible Planets (2026)\, Kakistocracy (2023)\, The Middling Affliction (2022)\, and Eridani’s Crown (2019). Over 150 of his stories and his translations from Russian have appeared in Analog\, Asimov’s Clarkesworld\, F&SF\, Nature\, Reactor\, Strange Horizons\, and several Year’s Best volumes. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction\, and was a three-time finalist for each the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Fiction and the BSFA Award. For a brief\, glorious moment one of his stories was in development as a live action TV series. He has edited nearly twenty anthologies\, including the long-running Unidentified Funny Objects series\, as well as The Digital Aesthete\, The Cackle of Cthulhu\, Humanity 2.0 and many more.. He has worked on many games and is presently the Narrative Director for Card Advantage Games\, working on the Reclusion video game.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/technology-and-storytelling-ken-liu-and-the-passing-of-the-dragon/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Author Interview,Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Traces of Home Q&A Screening
DESCRIPTION:TRACES OF HOME opens in New York City on September 16 with a special Q&A screening featuring executive producers Melissa Barrera and Dena Takruri and director Colette Ghunim ❤️ \nIn her (DOC NYC Grand Jury Prize) award-winning debut feature film Traces of Home\, filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/traces-of-home-qa-screening/
LOCATION:Angelika Film Center\, 18 West Houston St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T200000
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SUMMARY:Opening Night: Pasifika On Air Launch
DESCRIPTION:Global debut of Pasifika On Air\, a wave-making new platform dedicated to celebrating and amplifying Pasifika stories\, voices\, and creativity. \nBe part of this landmark event as we unveil the platform\, hear from special guests\, and celebrate this milestone with the Pasifika community. \nJoin us for an evening of short films followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and a cocktail hour\, offering the chance to continue the conversation and connect with fellow audiences and guests. \nMalo aupito (thank you) to PCBL and Pasifika On Air for making this possible. \nFilms: Love and Kastom\, Descendants of Niue\, Dollar to Dreams
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-night-pasifika-on-air-launch/
LOCATION:Playwrights Horizons\, 416 West 42 Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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SUMMARY:Food\, Memory\, and Migration
DESCRIPTION:Some of the most powerful stories begin around the dinner table 🥢 \nJoin AAJA New York for an evening exploring how food writing helps us understand identity\, memory\, migration\, family history\, and culture. From recipes passed down through generations to reporting on the communities behind our favorite dishes\, food can tell stories that reach far beyond what’s on the plate. \n🎙️We’re excited to welcome:\n– @ericjoonho\, food columnist and author\, @nytimes\n– @jilldamatac\, @beardfoundation Award nominee and author of Dirty Kitchen\n– @buttina\, senior reporter\, @eater\nModerated by @tina_wangxt \nWhether you’re a journalist\, writer\, foodie\, or simply curious about the stories behind what we eat\, join us for a conversation about how food writing preserves memory\, challenges stereotypes\, and deepens our understanding of ourselves and one another. \nRegister for see address.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/food-memory-and-migration/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Food
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SUMMARY:Story Jam with Vietnamese Boat People & Think!Chinatown
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in participating in the upcoming 7th Annual Story Slam with Vietnamese Boat People\, hosted by Think!Chinatown? Come to this Story Jam\, and get all the details on how to apply. You’ll get to hear a guest Story Slam demonstration from a previous selected Storyteller\, get the latest on the on the VBP x T!C collaboration for a Manhattan Chinatown collection in the Vietnamese Boat People map. We’ll also show a new screening of a sneak peek into our collaboration! Come stay for the reception to ask any questions about the application process. \n\n\n\n\nVietnamese Boat People (VBP) is a nonprofit organization based in Montclair NJ. Established in 2018\, our mission is to amplify the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora community\, educate and inspire\, and foster meaningful connections. The organization’s name\, Vietnamese Boat People\, initially paid tribute to the millions of refugees who fled Vietnam by boat. Since then\, the organization has evolved and is dedicated to supporting all stories from the Vietnamese diaspora community. Through our award-winning podcast\, innovative storytelling\, digital archives\, and community-driven programs\, we provide accessible platforms for communities to engage with these narratives. Learn more at vietnameseboatpeople.org \nThink!Chinatown 心目華埠 is a creative placekeeping non-profit here to create intergenerational spaces of art\, joy\, belonging and connection in Manhattan’s Chinatown. At the intersection of arts\, storytelling and neighborhood engagement\, T!C works to grow community agency in our own neighborhood’s built environment as well as the narrative of our own stories. T!C is the team behind Chinatown Nights (fka Chinatown Night Market)\, Chinatown Arts Festival\, Chinatown Block Party\, Chinatown Storytelling Festival. Their home is the Think!Chinatown Studio\, at 1 Pike Street\, where you can find exhibitions\, cultural and food workshops\, small performances and talks. Learn more at www.thinkchinatown.org. \n“Code-Switch” Story Slam is an annual program featuring 5 storytellers selected through an open call process to perform live. This program is presented by Vietnamese Boat People in collaboration with Think!Chinatown and hosted at Think!Chinatown Studio. \nRSVP with donation.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/story-jam-with-vietnamese-boat-people-thinkchinatown-2/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:Book Talk | Sunset at Lion Rock by Matthew Wong Foreman
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\nNobody in Eric’s family talks about why photos of his Uncle Mikey are on every table\, in every room. Years of silence\, together with a relentless Buddhist upbringing\, has Eric convinced he is Mikey’s reincarnation. But when a summer in the mountain temples of Lion Rock Hill results in a crisis of faith\, Eric is confused by his feelings of betrayal. His growing understanding of his place in Hong Kong society and the circumstances surrounding his uncle’s disappearance compels him to question all that he has come to believe is true. And just like his uncle before him\, Eric finds himself forced to choose between his family and himself. \nSUNSET AT LION ROCK is a letter from a nephew to his uncle who died before he was born. It serves as a window into parts of a Eurasian child’s life which his family can never know\, documenting his attempt to navigate racial confusion\, religious trauma\, the meaning of friendship\, and the struggle for self-discovery in a shifting culture on the eve of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China (PRO). \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMatthew Wong Foreman is a Hong Kong-born writer. He read history and philosophy in Hong Kong and Oxford before completing a PhD in History at Northwestern University in the United States\, where he taught history and writing. A monograph entitled To Mix or Not to Mix: The Making of the Chinese Race\, 1895-1949\, is forthcoming in 2027 (Brill\, Leiden). He is currently a lecturer at the University of Hong Kong. Sunset at Lion Rock is his debut novel. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nSheung-King is a writer from Hong Kong. His second novel\, Batshit Seven\, won the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. His debut novel\, You are Eating an Orange. You are Naked\, was a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Award\, a finalist for the 2021 Canada First Novel Award\, and longlisted for CBC’s Canada Reads 2021. He holds an MFA from The University of Guelph and is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at The University of East Anglia. 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-talk-sunset-at-lion-rock-by-matthew-wong-foreman/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T193000
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SUMMARY:Across Continents: Writing Goans\, Making Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Across Continents employs Goan literary subjectivity as epistemology to critique a specific limitation of postcolonial thought\, one that does not account for the situations or afterlife of Portuguese colonialism.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/across-continents-writing-goans-making-worlds/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T220000
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SUMMARY:Pacific Island Film Festival: MĀRAMA
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Island Film Festival of New York City provides a platform for Pacific Island cinema and promotes networking and talent development in New York City\, giving the communities in and around New York City the opportunity to experience and immerse themselves in storytelling from Pacific Islanders. \nJoin us for a free screening of “MĀRAMA” (New Zealand\, 2025\, 89 min.)\, directed by Taratoa Stappard (Ngāti Toa\, Ngāti Raukawa me Ngāti Tūwharetoa)\, presented in English and Māori with English subtitles. \nA young Māori woman\, Mary\, receives a mysterious letter promising information about her geneaology. She makes the journey to Yorkshire\, England from New Zealand\, only to learn the sender has passed. A wealthy whaler\, Sir Nathaniel Cole forces Mary to become governess to his granddaughter\, Anne\, in his home filled with Māori belongings. Living among her ancestors’ stolen artifacts\, she begins to uncover Sir Cole’s horrific crimes. Embracing her powers as a Matakite (a seer)\, Mary becomes Mārama and must save Anne and avenge her family. \n*Note: This film contains graphic language and scenes of violence\, including violence against women and children. Viewer discretion is advised.   \nThe screening will be followed by “Dreams to Screams”\, a panel discussion on the ins and outs of film pre-production with a focus on Indigenous horror. The discussion will center on producers\, production managers\, and directors\, with a deep dive into casting\, locations\, and crewing\, giving audience members better insights into the filmmaking process before anyone arrives on set. \nImage: “MĀRAMA” (film still)\, courtesy of Mpi Media
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pacific-island-film-festival-marama/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian\, One Bowling Green\, New York\, NY\, 10004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T180000
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SUMMARY:Between Here and Home Documentary
DESCRIPTION:In the lead-up to the theatrical release of @lizziesarge’s critically acclaimed feature film @take_me_home_film\, the Adoptee Film Fest invites you to join us for a screening of the film’s behind the scenes documentary\, Between Here and Home and a special Q&A moderated by @claireaudreye. \nAs an 2025 alumni of the fest and our 2026 Impact Award winner\, we are honored to work with Liz and her team to bring you this special event of film and discussion. \nAdditionally\, this is the kick-off to a historic weekend of adoptee centered storytelling programming in collaboration with our friends at @bipocadoptees and @also.known.asinc. \nIf you’ve been feeling like you need more adoptee media in your life and want to support adoptee creators telling stories by us for us this event is for you! \nWe hope to see you there! \nDetails:\n📆: Saturday 9/19 @ 4:30pm (EST)\n📍: DCTV 87 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY 10013\n🎟️: Tickets are $10.50 and available in our link in bio \nHappy Hour 9/19 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Houston Hall\, 222 W. Houston\, NY\, NY 10014 \nAll ticket proceeds will help AFF cover venue costs\, screening fees.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/between-here-and-home-documentary/
LOCATION:DCTV\, 87 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T123000
DTSTAMP:20260825T033315Z
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet | Habbi's Treasures by Yoojin Grace Wuertz
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \nA heartfelt ode to family\, memory\, and the stories that live in the everyday things we hold dear. \nDuring a game of hide-and-seek at his grandfather’s house\, Caleb finds something unexpected-a box full of unknown treasures. Inside are old clothes: a worn school uniform\, a polished naval jacket\, a folded tuxedo\, and a pair of grass-stained jeans. One by one\, Habbi shares the story behind each treasure\, passing down his life’s journey to Caleb. \nInspired by her own family’s history\, acclaimed novelist Yoojin Grace Wuertz makes her picture book debut with this poignant\, intergenerational story about resilience\, gratitude\, and the wisdom we pass down. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nYoojin Grace Wuertz is the author of EVERYTHING BELONGS TO US\, which was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize\, and included on Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction of 2017. She is the author of two picture books\, HABBI’S TREASURES (Fall 2026) and SOMI’S STAR DAY (Fall 2027)\, both from RISE x Penguin Workshop. Her debut young adult novel is forthcoming from Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan) in Spring 2027. Grace’s writing has appeared in Guernica\, ArtReview\, The Times Literary Supplement\, and The Los Angeles Review of Books\, among others. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Brattleboro Literary Festival. Grace was born in Seoul\, South Korea\, and immigrated to the United States at age six. She holds a BA in English from Yale University and an MFA in fiction from New York University. She lives in Princeton\, New Jersey\, with her family.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/meet-greet-habbis-treasures-by-yoojin-grace-wuertz/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T210000
DTSTAMP:20260918T202205Z
CREATED:20260918T201823Z
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SUMMARY:The Asian Salon: Immigration\, Visas & Building Your Future
DESCRIPTION:An intimate evening for Asian tech professionals\, founders\, operators\, and investors navigating immigration and the future of their careers in the U.S. \nImmigration is one of the biggest and often most confusing parts of building a career or company in the U.S. So we’re bringing together a curated group of 35–40 professionals for an honest\, practical conversation about visa pathways\, sponsorship\, and what comes next. \nWhat to Expect \n🎤 Immigration & Visa Conversation\nA focused 30–45 minute conversation on immigration pathways\, options\, and common questions\, featuring a Manifest representative and moderated by Naimeesha. Naimeesha will also share a bit from her own EB-1A journey\, followed by an open Q&A. \n🤝 Curated Networking\nConnect with a highly curated group of founders\, operators\, investors\, and tech professionals who are navigating similar career and immigration journeys. \n🍽️ Dinner + Drinks\nAn intimate evening with good food\, drinks\, and meaningful conversations—not a giant networking event where you collect high value LinkedIn connections. \nWho This Is For: This Salon is designed for professionals in tech\, startups\, investing\, and adjacent fields who are: \n– Exploring U.S. immigration or visa options\n– Currently navigating a visa or sponsorship journey\n– Thinking about longer-term pathways like EB-1A\n– Building a career or company in the U.S.\n– Have questions about their options and want a space to ask them openly\n– Interested in hearing from others navigating similar experiences \nSpace is intentionally limited to ~35–40 guests to keep the conversation intimate and highly curated. \nThis event is hosted by The Asian\, in partnership with Manifest Law. \nLocation:\nManifest Law\n902 Broadway\, 8th Floor\nNew York\, NY 10010 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-asian-salon-immigration-visas-building-your-future/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T193000
DTSTAMP:20260810T004133Z
CREATED:20260810T004107Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS with Daniel Tam-Claiborne – Transplants
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with writer Daniel Tam-Claiborne on his debut novel Transplants\, a lyrical and piercing exploration of migration\, belonging\, race\, love\, and the parts of ourselves that can get lost in translation. \nSet across China and the United States during a single extraordinary year\, Transplantsfollows Lin and Liz\, an unlikely pair brought together on a university campus in rural Qixian. Lin\, a Chinese student who feels closer to her animals than to her peers\, and Liz\, a Chinese American English teacher grieving the sudden death of her mother\, each navigate hostility\, isolation\, and the uneasy boundaries of identity. After a betrayal leads to Lin’s expulsion\, their paths diverge and unexpectedly intertwine. Lin pursues a degree near Liz’s Ohio hometown\, while Liz searches for answers about her parents’ decision to leave China before she was born. As a global catastrophe heightens tensions between China and an increasingly fractured United States\, both women must confront the familiar and strange within themselves\, and within each other. \nThe conversation will explore the novel’s themes of displacement\, intimacy\, power\, and freedom\, as well as the possibilities that emerge when we open ourselves to lives and histories beyond our own. \nAbout Daniel Tam-Claiborne \nDaniel Tam-Claiborne is a multiracial writer\, multimedia producer\, and nonprofit director. His debut novel\, Transplants (Simon & Schuster\, 2025)\, was the winner of the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. He is the author of the short story collection What Never Leaves\, and his writing has appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review\, HuffPost\, Catapult\, Literary Hub\, Off Assignment\, The Rumpus\, and elsewhere. A 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow\, he has also received awards and fellowships from the U.S. Fulbright Program\, Poets & Writers\, Bread Loaf\, Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture\, and others. Daniel holds degrees from Oberlin College\, Yale University\, and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. \nAbout Transplants \nA harrowing and poignant novel following two young women in pursuit of kinship and self-discovery who yearn to survive in a world that doesn’t know where either of them belong. \nOn a university campus in rural Qixian\, Lin and Liz make an improbable pair: Lin\, a Chinese student closer to her menagerie of pets than to her peers\, and Liz\, a Chinese American teacher grieving her mother’s sudden death. They’re each met with hostility—Lin by her classmates\, who mock her for dating a white foreigner; Liz by her fellow English teachers\, who exploit their privilege—and forge an unlikely friendship. \nAfter a startling betrayal that results in Lin’s expulsion\, they swap places. Lin becomes convinced to pursue her degree at a community college near Liz’s Ohio hometown\, while Liz searches for answers as to what drove her parents to leave China before she was born. But when a global catastrophe deepens the fissures between modern-day China and an increasingly fractured United States\, Lin and Liz—far from home and estranged from themselves—are forced to confront both the familiar and the strange in each other. \nUnspooling over the course of a single extraordinary year in our not-yet-distant past and in small towns from Dandong to Deadwood\, Transplants is a piercing story of migration\, belonging\, and the parts of ourselves that get lost in translation. Alternating between Liz and Lin’s perspectives\, it is a lyrical and moving exploration of race\, love\, power\, and freedom that illuminates the limits and possibilities of what can happen when we open ourselves to the unknown and reveals how even our fiercest differences may bring us closer than we might ever imagine.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-with-daniel-tam-claiborne-transplants/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T200000
DTSTAMP:20260825T031310Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Foreigners by E.L. Shen
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE BOOK \nPerfect for fans of Pachinko and Last Night at the Telegraph Club\, this propulsive\, tender novel follows an immigrant family across generations as they navigate love\, belonging\, and the great fictions we must weave to preserve a legacy. \nFor centuries\, the Chin family has kept its secrets. \nIn 1878\, Duanfang knows he’s destined for greatness. He’ll do anything to uphold and protect the legacy of his Manchu family—even if it means hiding his past. \nIn 1965\, Zheng Yi flies from Taiwan to New York City to have a shot at attending an American college. Thrown into a world of parties\, prejudice\, and a tumultuous romance\, Yi worries that New York may be more than she can handle. But just as she is beginning to adjust\, she must make a shocking decision that will irrevocably change her life and her future forever. \nToday\, Dawn Chin’s family is opaque at best\, with heavy expectations and heavier silences. But an assignment to interview her grandmother is about to crack open her real family history: a legacy hundreds of years old\, and a lie decades in the making . . . \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nE.L. Shen is a writer and editor living in Connecticut. Her debut middle grade novel\, The Comeback (Macmillan) is a Junior Library Guild Selection\, received two starred reviews\, and was praised for its “fast- paced prose\, big emotions\, and authentic dialogue” in The New York Times. Her young adult debut\, The Queens of New York (HarperCollins) is an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults\, a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\, a Junior Library Guild Selection\, and a Common Sense Media Selection. Her most recent novel\, Maybe It’s a Sign (Macmillan)\, published on January 23\, 2024 and is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \n\n\nCindy Pham is a queer Vietnamese-American author of fantasy books. Based in New York City\, she works as a full-time designer while moonlighting as a fiction writer and content creator. Her YouTube channel\, Read With Cindy\, has amassed over half a million subscribers and focuses on books\, movie reactions\, and candid commentary. The Secret World of Briar Rose is her debut novel.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-foreigners-by-e-l-shen/
LOCATION:Chatham Square Library – NYPL\, 33 East Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T200000
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SUMMARY:On Cinematography - a talk with DP Tinx Chan
DESCRIPTION:Cinematographer Tinx Chan\, who works both in dramatic and documentaries\, talks about his work\, with tips for emergiing filmmakers. \nTinx Chan\, a native New York cinematographer\, has been working for two decades in film around the world- shooting narratives\, documentaries\, commercials and music videos. Named a 2023 “Rising Star” by ASC (American Society of Cinematographers)\, and a recipient of ICG’s Emerging Cinematographer Award in 2019\, his credits include Our Father the Devil\, Starring Jerry as Himself\, The Velvet Underground\, The Problem with Jon Stewart\, and more… \n\n\n\nHear from Tinx on his career\, getting into film\, and his thoughts on approaching work with directors and more. Light refreshments provided. \nWhen: Sept 23\, 2026 \nWhere: City College of NY\, Shepard Hall Room 290\, 259 Convent Avenue at 140th street (SE corner) #1 to 137th st\, ABCD to 145th Street. ID needed to enter building. \nA presentation of Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY and cosponsored by AAARI\, Asian American/Asian Research Institute at CUNY
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/on-cinematography-a-talk-with-dp-tinx-chan/
LOCATION:New York
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260810T003317Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS with Clarissa Wei
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) welcomes award-winning food writer Clarissa Wei for an engaging conversation celebrating her new cookbook\, Sitting the Month: Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery. In discussion with second-generation Taiwanese herbalist and recipe collaborator Stella Wang and moderated by food editor Genevieve Yam\, the program explores the rich culinary traditions surrounding postpartum recovery in Chinese culture and the enduring wisdom behind the practice of 坐月子 zuò yuè zi\, or “sitting the month.” \nAcross Chinese communities\, the first month after childbirth has long been regarded as a vital period of healing\, supported by rest\, herbal remedies\, and nourishing meals believed to restore strength and replenish the body. Inspired by her own experience as a new mother in Taiwan\, Wei combines 88 nourishing recipes with practical guidance and personal storytelling to illustrate a centuries-old tradition for contemporary home cooks. Together\, the speakers will discuss the intersections of food\, motherhood\, health\, and cultural identity while examining how culinary practices preserve family knowledge and connect us to our heritage. Whether you are an expectant or new parent\, a caregiver\, a food enthusiast\, or simply curious about culinary traditions\, this conversation offers a thoughtful exploration of care\, resilience\, and the enduring power of food to nourish both body and community. \nWith generous support from Chiyo\, which offers nutrition programs for fertility\, pregnancy\, and postpartum\, attendees can also enjoy complimentary bites of Gingery Chicken Congee\, Spiced Goji Berry Brownies\, and Astragalus & Jujube Tonic from the cookbook. \nAbout Clarissa Wei\nClarissa Wei is the author of Made in Taiwan\, winner of an IACP Award and finalist for a James Beard Award. Her writing has been published in The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, and Bon Appétit. The cofounder of single-origin soy sauce brand HEYDOH\, she lives in Taiwan with her husband and two children. \nAbout Stella Wang\nStella Wang is a second-generation Taiwanese herbalist\, mom\, and owner of EDD Herbs\, a herbal dessert and tea shop that she operates out of her father’s Chinese medicine shop in Taipei. \nAbout Genevieve Yam\nGenevieve Yam is a senior editor at Serious Eats. Prior to joining Serious Eats\, she was an editor at Epicurious and has contributed to Food52\, Bon Appétit\, King Arthur Baking\, and more. She grew up between Toronto and Hong Kong and is a graduate of the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She currently lives in New York with her husband\, two kids\, and two cats. You’ll often find her at the farmers market with a tote bag full of vegetables or at home burying her nose in a wrinkled copy of Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-with-clarissa-wei/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Health & Wellness
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