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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Squatters by Saba Brelvi
DESCRIPTION:Two families collide in Saba Brelvi’s THE SQUATTERS\, a gripping debut that offers a piercing exploration of female friendship\, particularly the kinds of bonds forged through proximity\, motherhood\, and social performance. Emotionally incisive\, and morally unflinching\, THE SQUATTERS explores the limits of compassion\, the cost of solidarity\, and interrogates the hidden boundaries of empathy within even the most intimate communities\, revealing how quickly generosity can collapse when stability\, property\, and belonging feel under threat. \nSurrey is a quiet\, affluent area just outside of London\, replete with tree-lined streets\, excellent schools\, and carefully maintained lives. But among its polished homes and close-knit social circles\, Dalia Waheed has never fully felt that she belongs. Though she and her husband embody the promise of second-generation immigrant success\, Dalia cannot shake the sense that she has become trapped inside a life that is comfortable\, stable—and profoundly disconnected from the person she once imagined herself to be. When Dalia begins volunteering at a local nonprofit serving refugees and asylum seekers\, she meets Hajira and Yusuf\, a young couple who have fled their home country in search of safety in the U.K. Hajira is heavily pregnant\, frightened\, and living in grim government housing while awaiting the outcome of her asylum claim. Drawn to her in ways she struggles to explain\, Dalia cannot ignore Hajira’s plea for help. Helping another mother secure a safer place to live feels less like charity than obligation. But what starts as a simple act of compassion quickly spirals\ninto something far more dangerous. \nAs Dalia becomes increasingly entangled in Hajira and Yusuf’s lives\, the boundaries between empathy and responsibility begin to collapse. Her well-intentioned efforts place mounting strain on her marriage\, her friendships\, and her standing within the very community she has spent years trying to enter. And as the situation escalates into public conflict\, Dalia is forced to confront a question that becomes impossible to outrun: does motherhood make us more radical—or more protective of the lives we have built? \nSaba Brelvi writes with remarkable clarity and restraint about the tension between political ideals and personal comfort\, between safety and justice\, between private domesticity and collective responsibility. There are no easy heroes in THE SQUATTERS\, only people with varying degrees of courage\, fear\, and self-interest attempting to live ethically in an unequal world. \nA novel of extraordinary emotional intelligence and urgency\, THE SQUATTERS asks what we owe to one another\, what motherhood demands of us\, and how much we are truly willing to risk for the lives of others. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nSaba Brelvi is a Muslim American writer from California. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University and has spent more than two decades working in the nonprofit sector. She currently resides in Abu Dhabi with her family. The Squatters is her debut novel.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-squatters-by-saba-brelvi/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Mukja: Let’s Eat!
DESCRIPTION:Fan-Favorite Recipes from K-Pop\, K-Dramas & More with Judy Joo \nIn Korean pop culture\, as in Korean life\, food plays a starring role. From Instagram-ready dalgona coffee to cheese-filled\, sugar-sprinkled corndogs\, Korean trends are taking over\, both on-screen and in the kitchen. The groundbreaking global sensation KPop Demon Hunters dethroned the captivating survival drama Squid Game as Netflix’s most-watched title ever\, with the film collaborating with Nongshim Shin Ramyun to release limited-edition instant noodles inspired by its characters. Watching idols savor their favorite dishes or drama characters gather around sizzling stews and late-night snacks stirs a craving—not just to taste the food\, but to \nbring the dishes into your own kitchen and relive the moment bite by bite. From jjajangmyeon shared over office lunches to fiery tteokbokki eaten on street corners and the now-famous jjapaguri from Parasite\, the food in these stories has become just as unforgettable as the characters themselves\, sparking the same reaction from viewers everywhere: what is that\, and where can I get it? \nIn MUJKA: LET’S EAT!: Fan-Favorite Recipes from K-Pop\, K-Dramas & More\, chef\, restaurateur\, television personality\, and Korean cuisine expert Judy Joo recreates the dishes viewers keep spotting across Korean dramas\, films\, and the world of K-pop. With more than 80 recipes\, Joo shows how to cook the foods they have been seeing on screen\, from late-night noodle dishes and street food favorites to comforting stews\, sizzling barbecue\, and café sweets. Along the way\, she opens up the building blocks of Korean cooking\, introducing the ingredients and techniques that give these dishes their distinctive flavor\, including staples like gochujang\, doenjang\, sesame oil\, and kimchi. And MUJKA: LET’S EAT! is more than a collection of beloved\, sought-after dishes: Judy brings the perspective of a chef who has spent her career championing Korean cuisine\, guiding readers through the flavors\, traditions\, and everyday cooking that sit behind the scenes of the meals audiences keep noticing on screen and give rich cultural context to the food trends taking the world by storm. It’s a cookbook\, yes\, but it’s also a way into the meals that have become one of the most memorable parts of the Korean Wave. \nIn her conversation with Juju Chang\, an Emmy® Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline\,” Judy Joo will discuss her career and the latest book. \nAbout the Speaker \nJudy Joo is a chef\, restaurateur\, author\, entrepreneur\, and television personality. A bestselling cookbook author\, her titles include K-Quick\, Judy Joo’s Korean Soul Food\, and Korean Food Made Simple. She is a TV regular\, dishing out culinary wisdom on The Today Show\,  Good Morning America\,  The Talk\, and Food Network in the USA\, while popping up on UK favorites like Saturday Kitchen\,  Sunday Brunch\, and James Martin’s Saturday Morning.  She has been featured in The New York Times\, People\, The Financial Times\, Wall Street Journal\, The Times\, and Food & Wine magazine. \nJudy is CEO and co-founder of Seoul Bird\, a London mainstay for Korean street food with locations in New York and Edinburgh\, Judy was the first female Iron Chef in the UK and the second worldwide. Through her restaurants\, media work\, and writing\, Judy has spent years introducing Korean food and culture to audiences around the world. \nAbout the Moderator \nJuju Chang is an Emmy® Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline.” She also reports regularly for “Good Morning America” and “20/20.” Chang’s decades-long career has been recognized with numerous awards\, including multiple Emmy’s\, Gracie’s\, a DuPont\, a Murrow and Peabody awards. In 2017\, she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Front Page Awards.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mukja-lets-eat/
LOCATION:The Korea Society\, 350 Madison Avenue\, 24th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Food
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SUMMARY:PHD's & Pints: How did Korean music take over the world?
DESCRIPTION:This is not a dry academic talk. Expect storytelling\, humor\, surprising insights\, and plenty of “wait… that’s actually true” moments. \n\nHow Did Korean Music Take Over the World? \nFrom BTS and BLACKPINK to KPop Demon Hunters\, Korean music has become nearly impossible to ignore.\nBut K-pop didn’t appear out of nowhere.\nFor the next PHDs & Pints\, join Dr. Matthew Jihoon Pellegrino\, an award-winning composer\, Fulbright researcher\, and music educator at NYU Steinhardt\, for a journey through the sounds\, history\, and cultural forces that helped Korean music become a global phenomenon.\nMatthew’s research sits at a fascinating intersection of traditional Korean music\, Western musical influence\, and modern K-pop. After receiving a Fulbright Research Grant\, he conducted doctoral research in South Korea and has since composed music combining traditional Korean melodies and instruments with Western classical traditions. Today\, his research and teaching also examine the musical trends shaping contemporary K-pop.\nSo what actually makes K-pop sound like K-pop?We’ll explore how Korean music evolved across generations\, how Korean and Western musical traditions collided and influenced one another\, and how today’s artists turned that history into one of the world’s most powerful cultural exports.\nWe’ll get into questions like: What makes K-pop musically different from American pop? How much of its sound comes from Korea—and how much comes from abroad? Why has Korean music connected so strongly with audiences who don’t speak Korean? How did music\, fandom\, technology\, and cultural identity come together at exactly the right moment? And what happens to “K-pop” once it becomes simply… pop?\nExpect music\, history\, cultural analysis\, and plenty of songs you’ll recognize along the way.No music theory knowledge or K-pop obsession required. Whether you can name every member of BTS or couldn’t name a single one\, you’ll leave understanding a lot more about how a country roughly the size of Indiana became one of the most influential forces in global pop culture.\nNovember 10 | 6:30 PM\nSugar Mouse NYC — 47 3rd Ave\, New York\, NY 10003\n🎟️ FREE RSVP🍻 Drinks • Games • Live Discussion\nPHDs & Pints — Where academia meets nightlife.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/phds-pints-how-did-korean-music-take-over-the-world/
LOCATION:Sugar Mouse NYC\, 47 3rd Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Music
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SUMMARY:An Interview with Mieko Kawakami: An Owl Takes Flight at Dawn
DESCRIPTION:Mieko Kawakami is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary authors on the planet and perhaps the foremost contemporary female author hailing from Japan. Born in Osaka\, Kawakami made her literary debut as a poet and published her first novella\, My Ego\, My Teeth\, and the World\, in 2007. Her books\, translated into over 40 languages\, are known for their poetic qualities\, insights into the female body\, and an immersion into the themes of ethics and modern society. Starting with her win of the Akutagawa Prize for Chichi to Ran and later with the International Booker Prize for Heaven and the National Book Critics Circle Award for All the Lovers in the Night\, she has broken major domestic and international barriers\, all while championing feminism through her work and life. Kawakami’s further works include Breasts and Eggs and Sisters in Yellow. \nMieko Kawakami will appear live at Japan Society conversation with Professor Amanda Seaman. This conversation will go through her career with an in-depth discussion of her major themes and books. It will be followed by a signing with the author. \nBook Signing \nAttendees of Japan Society’s Mieko Kawakami talk will be able to purchase copies of her books at the event or bring books from home for a signing session following the author’s talk. \nMieko Kawakami\nMieko Kawakami is the acclaimed author of the internationally best-selling novel Breasts and Eggs\, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and one of Time’s Best 10 Books of 2020. Her other novels\, translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd\, include Heaven\, shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize\, and All the Lovers in the Night\, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. In 2024\, Sisters in Yellow\, which was translated by Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio\, won the Yomiuri Prize for Literature. Kawakami’s books\, translated into over 40 languages\, are known for their insights into the female body\, and philosophical questions surrounding gender\, class\, and ethics in modern society. Born in Osaka\, Kawakami lives in Tokyo\, Japan. \nHitomi Yoshio\nHitomi Yoshio is the translator of Natsuko Imamura’s This Is Amiko\, Do You Copy? (Pushkin Press) and co-translator of Mieko Kawakami’s Ashes of Spring (Amazon Audible) and Sisters in Yellow (Knopf). Her short story translations have appeared in Granta\, The Atlantic\, Freeman’s\, Words without Borders\, Monkey\, World Literature Today\, the Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories\, and the Penguin Book of the International Short Story. She received her PhD in Japanese literature from Columbia University\, and is professor of Global Japanese Studies at Waseda University in Tokyo.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/an-interview-with-mieko-kawakami-an-owl-takes-flight-at-dawn/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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