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SUMMARY:What's Your BUSINESS PURPOSE? with Patrice Tanaka
DESCRIPTION:Patrice Tanaka is a best-selling author\, public speaker on business and life purpose\, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of three award-winning\, PR & Marketing agencies\, and the consultancy\, Joyful Planet\, focused on building purpose-driven individuals and organizations to help them unleash greater success\, fulfillment and joy in their personal lives\, workplaces\, and communities. As an extension of her work through Joyful Planet LLC\, Patrice created the 501c3\, Joyful Planet Foundation\, which provides pro bono support to non-profit leadership development programs serving diverse\, emerging leaders committed to creating an equitable\, inclusive\, and joyful planet. \nPatrice will talk about the two most important things she ever did to unleash greater success\, fulfillment\, and joy in her personal life\, workplace\, and communities**: 1) Discovering and operationalizing a “business purpose” for her start-up PR agency** that had them recognized within eight years as the #1 Most Creative PR Agency in the country and\, at the same time\, the #2 Best Workplace among all agencies; and 2) Discovering and actively living her own “life purpose” to “Choose Joy. Be Mindful of Joy. Share Joy with Others\,” which led her to accomplish many things\, including co-founding two other PR & Marketing agencies. The last one was one of the “Top 10” largest\, independent PR agencies in the country\, and the largest\, employee-owned firm with 240 employee-owners. \nPatrice has been inducted into the PRWeek Hall of Fame and honored by many organizations for creativity\, top PR & Marketing campaigns of the year and decade\, best workplace\, corporate social responsibility\, public service\, entrepreneurship\, mentoring\, and commitment to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. \nPatrice has lived in New York City for most of her adult life but calls Hawaii “home” and she is committed to living her life with the “Aloha Spirit.”
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/whats-your-business-purpose-with-patrice-tanaka/
LOCATION:Peerspace\, 134 W 29th Street\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Hidden Brain: "Perceptions" Tour with Shankar Vedantam
DESCRIPTION:Are there parts of our minds that are hidden from us? This question launched the Hidden Brain podcast ten years ago. Since then\, Hidden Brain has helped millions of listeners accomplish their goals\, improve their relationships\, and develop a deeper understanding of their emotions. Now\, host and creator Shankar Vedantam brings seven key insights from the first decade of Hidden Brain to the stage. Whether youre new to the show or a longtime listener\, this evening of science and storytelling will change how you think about yourself. Come share your own thoughts and ideas with Shankar and other fans of the show! There is a 72hr hour delivery delay prior to this event.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hidden-brain-perceptions-tour-with-shankar-vedantam/
LOCATION:The Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
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SUMMARY:Take the Reins: Navigate Your Career with Resilience and Purpose
DESCRIPTION:The Lunar New Year invites us to reflect\, reset\, and move forward with intention. As we welcome the Year of the Horse – a symbol of resilience\, stamina\, and independent spirit – we gather not just to celebrate\, but to take action. \nJoin us on March 11 for Take the Reins: Navigate Your Career with Resilience and Purpose\, an evening of conversation\, connection\, and cultural celebration. \nIn recognition of Women’s History Month\, we are proud to feature an all-women panel of leaders who embody strength in motion – sharing how they navigate uncertainty\, lead with clarity\, and sustain momentum over the long run. \nTogether\, we’ll reflect on what it means to take ownership of our paths\, support one another as a community\, and ride forward with purpose in the Year of the Horse.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/take-the-reins-navigate-your-career-with-resilience-and-purpose/
LOCATION:Prime Produce\, 424 West 54th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T203000
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SUMMARY:"Voices Against Anti-Asian Hate" Documentary Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Coalition for Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA)\, in partnership with the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)\, Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY)\, and the Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York (FALANY) invites you to a screening of Voices Against Anti-Asian Hate\, hosted by the Philippine Consulate General of New York. \nThe documentary\, “Voices Against Anti-Asian Hate\,” produced by AABANY and AALFNY\, features a series of interviews with survivors and other individuals impacted by anti-Asian violence. The panel will address key issues surrounding hate crimes and anti-Asian bias. A reception will follow the event. \nThe Coalition for Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA)\, in partnership with the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) and the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY)\, invites you to a screening of “Voices Against Anti-Asian Hate\,” hosted by the Philippine Consulate General of New York.  \n The documentary\, “Voices Against Anti-Asian Hate\,” produced by AABANY and AALFNY\, features a series of interviews with survivors and other individuals impacted by anti-Asian violence. The panel will address key issues surrounding hate crimes and anti-Asian bias. A reception will follow the event.  \nVoices Against Anti-Asian Hate serves as both a record of tragedy and a testament to resilience\, capturing the profound pain and fear experienced by victims and survivors of hate crimes. The film features deeply personal accounts from those directly impacted by high-profile attacks in New York\, including: Justin Go\, father of Michelle Go\, Sungkon Lee\, father of Christina Yuna Lee\, and Noel Quintana\, who survived a brutal face-slashing on the subway.  \nBeyond documenting these stories\, the film highlights the vital work of AABANY’s Hate Eradication Active Response Team (HEART) and advocates who fight for justice and provide legal assistance to survivors. It is designed as an educational tool for community groups and DEI programs to foster discussion and confront systemic prejudice.  \nPanelists:\nHonorable Glenn D. Magpantay | Commissioner\, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights\nRose Cuison-Villazor |Professor of Law\, and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar – Rutgers Law School\nNoel Quintana: AAPI subway attack (slashing) survivor  \nModerator: \nYang Chen | Executive Director – Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)\n  \nPlease register (click here) by Monday\, Feb 23\, or as soon as possible\, to process your name(s) properly into the Philippines Consulate General building’s attendee list. If you are interested to be listed as a Community Partner organization- at no cost\, please contact Daphne Mei\, Program Manager\, AABANY Anti-Asian Violence Task Force\, at daphne.mei@aabany.org. 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/voices-against-anti-asian-hate-documentary-screening/
LOCATION:Philippine Consulate General\, 556 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,Film
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SUMMARY:Potluck Asian America & Serica Storytellers: Poetry\, Memory\, and Remembrance Live & Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:In honor of Day of Remembrance\, The Serica Initiative presents a special salon-style Serica Storytellers gathering exploring Japanese American incarceration through poetry\, translation\, and community dialogue. \nHosted by AAPI community leader Julia Azuma\, the evening brings together art\, food\, and memory. The program centers on By the Shore of Lake Michigan\, the award-winning English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto — an Issei couple forcibly incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II and later resettled in Chicago. \nThe evening will feature: \n\nJapanese food\, drinks\, and a community potluck\nA live + virtual conversation with editors\, translators\, and scholars\nOn-site display of archival photographs and original Japanese-language materials (courtesy of Nancy Matsumoto)\nAn extended community discussion to reflect collectively on remembrance\, resilience\, and responsibility\n\nThis event moves beyond lecture format. It invites shared reflection in a space intentionally designed for conversation. \n \nPROGRAM DETAILS\n6:00 – 7:00 PM:  Guest Arrival\, Japanese Food & Drinks\, Networking \n7:00 – 8:00 PM: Webinar / Live Presentation (VIRTUAL PORTION HERE ONLY) \nFeaturing: \n\nNancy Matsumoto \nMariko Aratani \nEri F. Yasuhara \nModerated by Kyoko Miyabe \n\n \nIncludes readings\, reflections\, and discussion of tanka poetry\, incarceration\, translation\, and intergenerational memory. \n Question & Answer section will be for those joining virtually as well.  \n8:00 – 9:00 PM:  Facilitated Community Discussion: Open reflection and dialogue among in-person attendees. \nThe cost for this community event is $1 or whatever you would like to contribute. \nFlatiron District\, 12 W 18th St \nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan \nUCLA Asian American Studies Center Press (2024) \nWinner\, Before Columbus Foundation 2025 American Book Award \nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan is an English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto\, Issei immigrants who endured forced removal from Los Angeles\, incarceration at the Heart Mountain prison camp in Wyoming\, and resettlement in Chicago after WWII. \nWritten in the five-line tanka form (5-7-5-7-7)\, these poems document 17 years of upheaval\, grief\, and rebuilding\, offering an extraordinarily rare first-generation account of Japanese American incarceration and its aftermath.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/serica-storytellers-japanese-tanka-poets/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion,History,Poetry,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T220000
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SUMMARY:NYAFF Innovators & Icons Soiree
DESCRIPTION:A spirited gathering celebrating vision\, talent\, and community. A signature NYAFF blend of discovery\, delight\, and genuinely good vibes. \nAttire: Festive Cocktail \nHighlights\nNight Market Experience \nCocktail reception-style with Night Market tasting stations from top NYC Asian restaurants\, curated beverages\, and night-market energy carried by music that moves you. Not a ho-hum dinner!! \nINDUSTRY LOUNGE \nA dedicated space for filmmakers\, industry guests\, cinephiles and supporters – featuring enhanced refreshments. \nFireside Chat — Beyond the Frame: No Filter\n\nModerator: Vicky Nguyen\, NBC News anchor and Emmy\, Edward R. Murrow\, and Gerald Loeb Award-winning investigative journalist.\nSoo Hugh\, visionary creator and showrunner of Pachinko\, whose groundbreaking multilingual storytelling has reshaped global prestige television.\nLloyd Lee Choi\, filmmaker whose Cannes-selected short Same Old and outstanding debut feature Lucky Lu have garnered major international recognition.\nKevin Lin\, talent and literary agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA)\, representing leading artists including Celine Song\, Ashley Park\, David Henry Hwang\, Leslie Odom\, Jr.\, Danielle Brooks\, and Darren Criss.\n\nBeyond the panel\, the soirée brings together a curated guest list of filmmakers\, producers\, cultural leaders\, and media voices across entertainment\, fashion\, and the arts\, many of whom are actively championing the next wave of Asian and Asian American projects. \nJoin us for this sparkling evening. \nTax Deductibility: \n$200 of each $300 ticket is tax deductible. Please consider company matching donation for the $200 tax-deductible portion of your ticket \nNew York Asian Film FOUNDATION is a 501(c)3 non-profit (Tax ID: 83-2724218). NYAFF is produced by New York Asian Film FOUNDATION
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyaff-innovators-icons-soiree/
LOCATION:China Institute Grand Hall\, 100 Washington Street\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Food,Fundraiser,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T104500
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SUMMARY:The Affordability Crisis Facing NYC’s Older Adults (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:New York’s affordability crisis has finally begun to get the attention it deserves. But few New Yorkers feel the strain more acutely than the city’s 1.3 million older adults. Over the past decade\, the number of older adults living in poverty has surged by 41 percent across the five boroughs\, and today 18.4 percent of New Yorkers age 65+ live below the poverty line. Even more alarming\, nearly one in five older adults report no income from Social Security at all—and many others are working longer out of necessity\, struggling to keep up with rising costs and insufficient retirement savings. \nThis forum will explore how city efforts to tackle New York’s affordability crisis can ensure that older adults’ unique cost-of-living challenges are front and center. Panelists will discuss the bold policy actions and investments needed to strengthen financial security\, stabilize incomes\, expand access to vital supports\, and reverse the alarming rise in older adult poverty. \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\nQueens Borough President Donovan Richards\nMurad Awawdeh\, New York Immigration Coalition\nGrace Bonilla\, United Way of New York City\nBeth Finkel\, AARP\nWayne Ho\, Chinese-American Planning Council\nAllison Nickerson\, LiveOn NY
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-affordability-crisis-facing-nycs-older-adults/
LOCATION:The Greene Space\, 44 Charlton St\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T143000
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SUMMARY:Japan Society of Greater Fairfield County Annual Luncheon and Culture Program
DESCRIPTION:Benjamin Boas\, “Cool Japan” ambassador reflects on his journey from Westport local to living and working in Japan for the past 20 years. As a regular on NHK TV and writing numerous articles for the Japan Times\, Studio Ghibli Neppu magazine and publishing his own books\, he give an insiders view of Japanese tourism\, business opportunities\, and the role of pop culture\, cosplay and manga in the attraction to Japan. \nMore info and Registration at www.Japansocietyfc.org \nSunday\, November 23\, 12-2:30\, Doors open at 11:30amRegistration deadline 11/16 \nLuncheon and speaker: $25/$35 (member/non member price)Speaker portion only: $10/$15 (member/non member price)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japan-society-of-greater-fairfield-county-annual-luncheon-and-culture-program/
LOCATION:Rowayton Community Center\, 33 Highland Ave\, Rowayton\, CT\, 06853\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T180000
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CREATED:20251114T185949Z
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SUMMARY:Pasifika Fest 2025: Connected Currents  (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:An all-day community event\, Pasifika Fest 2025 will feature morning and afternoon sessions\, with a culminating performance.  From in·corpus\, Pasifika Fest 2025: Connected Currents is a season finale celebration marking two years of Pasifika Series.  Conceived by an inaugural Advisory Circle\, the 2025 theme\, Connected Currents\, highlights the intertwining flow of waters\, cultures\, and peoples—as well as the overlapping struggles and triumphs—that weave the tapestry of the Pacific Ocean region \nPRESENTATION: ʻĀina Approaches to Healing & Thriving\n11 AM-12 PM \nPANEL: Wansolwara/One Ocean – Our shared responsibility for climate justice\n2:15-3:30 PM \nPERFORMANCE: Connected Currents\, ft. Pasifika Series artists + special guests\n4-5 PM \nPlease join us via livestream for:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qaStKcdhSdSWAGyCAYNZlw#/registration
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pasifika-fest-2025-connected-currents-hybrid/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Dance,Discussion,Hybrid,In Person,Storytelling,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T193000
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SUMMARY:From “Cool Japan” to “Your Japan” in 2025 (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Japan’s global appeal is undeniable—but how well do official narratives match what international audiences actually want? Drawing on his role as a Cool Japan Producer for the Japanese Cabinet Office\, Benjamin W. Boas highlights the need to shift from a government-branded “Cool Japan” paradigm to the more participatory\, fan-driven “Your Japan.” He examines what’s working (content exports\, inbound-tourism touchpoints\, local city branding) and what still misses the mark (top-down campaigns\, language access\, and diversity). Boas shares behind-the-scenes examples from NHK WORLD programs and community-level projects in Nakano\, and addresses today’s so-called “overtourism\,” arguing that many pain points are really problems of mismanagement. In contrast to top-down efforts\, grassroots phenomena are filling the gap: from overseas anime fandoms to the growth of riichi (Japanese) mahjong clubs in New York City\, organic cultural movements are shaping “Your Japan”—the personal Japan fans embrace on their own terms. He concludes with practical recommendations for educators\, policymakers\, and creatives on aligning domestic priorities with overseas expectations.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-cool-japan-to-your-japan-in-2025/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Television,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T161500
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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SUMMARY:PEN America x San Francisco Opera Present The Rebel’s Role: The Monkey King\, Mischief\, and Myth
DESCRIPTION:Please join a lively\, behind-the-scenes discussion moderated online by Ken Smith (Opera/Opera News)\, with composer Huang Ruo\, librettist and Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang\, and Chinese Heritage Foundation’s Pearl Lam Bergad\, to dig deeper into the multiple layers of translation that bring The Monkey King (猴王悟空) to vibrant\, revelatory life in this pulse-of-the-moment contemporary adaptation. \nThis San Francisco Opera world-premiere commission is drawn from the opening episodes in Journey to the West (16th c.)\, a Ming dynasty novel widely considered one of China’s greatest literary classics. The Monkey King follows the ambition of its title character\, who wreaks havoc in the heavens in a bid for justice and equality\, as well as belonging and freedom of expression. Join this preview of the production’s world premiere as part of San Francisco Opera’s fall 2025 season. \nFor more information about PEN America’s membership\, please visit: http://www.pen.org/join or email us at membership@pen.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pen-america-x-san-francisco-opera-present-the-rebels-role-the-monkey-king-mischief-and-myth/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion,Theater,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T190000
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SUMMARY:Dalit Journeys for Dignity
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion about the radical\, field-shifting subfield of Dalit Studies within South Asian Studies.\n\n\nIf you are a Columbia/Barnard affiliate with campus access\, please use your Columbia/Barnard email when registering. \nEach attendee must have their OWN registration and email address. \nRegistration for external guests closes at 4PM on October 17. Registration will automatically close at that time. Columbia/Barnard affiliates may register at the door. \nDalit Journeys for Dignity is intended to be a facilitated discussion about the radical\, field-shifting subfield of Dalit Studies within South Asian Studies. This event centers around the publication of this second volume\, the Dalit Studies Volume Two (April 2025\, SUNY Press and Permanent Black)\, using this occasion to reflect on the developments in this field since its formal inauguration with the Dalit Studies (Duke\, 2016) by Ramnarayan S. Rawat (Delaware) and Kusuma Satyanarayana (EFL-U\, Hyderabad) now close to a decade ago. It extends the discussion to a broader examination of the field’s affinities with other newer interdisciplinary subfields\, such as Critical Caste Studies\, Gender and Caste\, or more established ones\, like Black Studies. Invited alongside Rawat and Satyanarayana is the leading academic of the caste question at Columbia University\, Anupama Rao\, and the discussion will be facilitated by Sonali Dhanpal (Fellow at SOF/Heyman). \nAbout the Speakers \nRamnarayan Rawat is Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is a historian of South Asia with particular interests in colonial and postcolonial India\, racism and social exclusion\, subaltern histories\, and histories of democracy. His research focuses on Dalits (‘untouchables’) of India and their engagement with colonialism\, nationalism\, spatial and social exclusionary regimes\, and democratic thought and practice in modern India. Recent publications include a co-edited book\, Dalit Studies\, with K. Satyanarayana based in Hyderabad (India)\, Duke UP\, 2016\, and an ongoing second book\, ‘The Dalit Public Sphere: A Subaltern History of Liberalism and Democratic Practices’\, which explores the role of Dalit groups in introducing innovative ideas and practices in the history of liberal thought. His first book\, Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India (Ranikhet: Permanent Black\, 2012 & Bloomington: Indiana UP\, 2011) was the recipient of the Joseph Elder book prize awarded by the American Institute of Indian Studies (2009) and received ‘Honorable Mention’ in the 2013 Association of Asian Studies Bernard S. Cohn book prize. \nKusuma Satyanarayana is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U) in Hyderabad. He has designed and taught a set of courses under the rubric “Dalit Studies” and has published books and essays in the broad field of Dalit intellectual and literary history. He has co-edited two volumes of new Dalit writing: No Alphabet in Sight (Penguin\, 2011) and Steel Nibs Are Sprouting (Harper Collins\, 2013)\, along with the critical anthologies Dalit Studies (Duke UP\, 2016)\, Dalit Text (2020)\, and\, most recently\, Concealing Caste (Oxford UP\, 2023). At present\, he is most interested in thinking about questions of dignity and equality in Indian literary cultures\, intellectual traditions\, and cultural practices. He teaches courses on cultural theory\, Indian cultural history\, and Dalit studies. \nAnupama Rao is Professor of History (Barnard) and MESAAS (Columbia) and is Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. She spent over nine years (2012-2019) as Senior Editor of Comparative Studies in South Asia\, Africa\, and the Middle East. She is completing a monograph entitled “Ambedkar in America”\, a forthcoming volume (coedited with Shailaja Paik)\, the Cambridge Companion to Ambedkar; and has recently introduced and edited Memoirs of a Dalit Communist: The Many Worlds of R. B. More (2019). She edited the 2018 reader Gender\, Caste\, and the Imagination of Equality (2018)\, a sequel of sorts to the 2006 Gender and Caste. In addition to numerous essays\, she is also the author of The Caste Question\, a work of social and intellectual history\, which has received critical acclaim for transforming the field’s understanding of the relationship between caste and democracy\, and for its contributions to political thought and history more broadly. She directs the Ambedkar Initiative\, which approaches B.R. Ambedkar as a global thinker and among the twentieth century’s most important voices in the radical democratic tradition\, and supports engaged anticaste pedagogy and public outreach. \nSonali Dhanpal is 2024-26 Buell Fellow and Fellow SOF/Heyman at Columbia University. She is a historian of modern architecture and urbanism who specializes in histories of colonialism\, capitalism\, and inequality. Her research on late colonial South Asia and post-colonial Britain examines the relationship between architecture and racial hierarchies that explain race\, caste\, and class-based unfreedoms within broader struggles for space under racial capitalism. Her book in progress\, “Rule through Property Form”\, analyzes Bangalore’s emergence out of a boundary between colonial and princely rule to unravel the inextricable relationship between caste\, the political economy of land/property\, and the city. Dhanpal’s newer research is a social and intellectual history of race and housing that critically situates Britain’s post-war construction boom and subsequent decline as an afterlife of empire. She received her PhD in Architectural History and Theory in 2023 from SAPL\, Newcastle University\, as the inaugural Forshaw Scholar and was the 2023-2024 Princeton-Mellon Fellow in Architecture\, Urbanism\, and the Humanities at Princeton University. \nPlease email disability@columbia.edu to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. This event will be recorded. By being present\, you consent to the SOF/Heyman using such video for promotional purposes.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dalit-journeys-for-dignity/
LOCATION:Heyman Center for the Humanities\, East Campus Residence Hall\, Columbia University\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T214500
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SUMMARY:Good Fortune: Advance Film Screening and Aziz Ansari in Conversation with Josh Horowitz (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Online tickets are for the Talk only. They do not include the screening. Talk begins at approximately 9:15 pm ET. \nJoin Emmy Award-winning comedian Aziz Ansari for a special advance screening of his directorial debut film\, Good Fortune\, followed by a conversation with Happy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz. \nGood Fortune is a hilarious\, heaven-sent comedy that follows a wealthy tech bro (Seth Rogen) and a struggling gig-worker (Ansari) after their lives are magically switched through the intercession of a “budget guardian angel” (played with deadpan brilliance by Keanu Reeves). It’s more than a directorial debut film for Ansari — it further cements him as one of funniest\, most exciting comedic voices of his generation. \nFollowing a special advance screening\, hear Ansari discuss the film — and his remarkable career — in a live taping of Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast: how his friendship with Rogen fueled the movie\, the comedy classics that inspired it\, working with Keanu Reeves\, Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh\, stories from the set\, and more. \nIn Person Screening and Talk begins 7:30pm Tickets are $45 to $60 \nOnline Talk only begins 9:15pm  Tickets are $25
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/good-fortune-advance-film-screening-and-aziz-ansari-in-conversation-with-josh-horowitz-hybrid/
LOCATION:92nd Street Y (92NY / 92Y)\, 1395 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20250915T034026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T034029Z
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SUMMARY:Promoting Mental Health in Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Communities
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place in person at the Morningside Heights Library. \nPromoting Mental Health in the Asian American\, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (PMH-AANHPI) Communities in New York City \nNationally\, hate crimes against members of the Asian American\, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community increased by 73% during the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly doubled in New York City (NYC) in 2021 when compared to 2020. Additionally\, AANHPI communities in NYC have a relatively high rate of poverty when compared to other communities. Systemic racism and anti-Asian hate\, coupled with constrained economic circumstances\, increase the risk for post-traumatic stress\, depression\, anxiety\, anger\, lower self-esteem\, concerns over safety and poor behavioral health outcomes among AANHPI individuals and communities. PMH-AANHPI will focus on promoting mental health and prioritizing resilience for all. \nAbout PMH-AANHPI: The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department) PMH-AANHPI offers a new learning experience at local community-based organizations (CBOs) serving the AANHPI community\, whose participation will help inform the program so it meets the community’s\nneeds. \nOur Mission: The PMH-AANHPI Learning Initiative will hold multiple workshops both virtually and in person. PMH-AANHPI aims to learn from NYC AANHPI community members and leaders about their perspectives on behavioral health status\, priorities and needs while offering information about mental health services\, skills and strategies. The workshops will foster strong partnerships between CBOs and select mental health providers (MHPs) to connect AANHPI community members to services and strengthen the coordination of community resources. To view available dates and register for the PMH-AANHPI Learning Initiative\, visit pmh-aanhpi.timetap.com. \nThe workshop is open to all\, including:\n• Community members\n• Faith and business leaders\n• Mental health professionals and health care providers\, including nurses\n• School and college staff and students \nParticipants will learn:\n• The history of the AANHPI community and how to access local AANHPI resources\n• To identify signs of mental health decline and when professional help is needed\n• To combat the stigma of mental illness\n• To enable early intervention through recognition\n• About community resilience action plans \nFor more information about scheduling private learning workshop\, please email Claire Li at\njli14@health.nyc.gov. \nFor free\, 24/7\, confidential mental health support or crisis counseling\, visit nyc.gov/nycwell or call 888-NYC-Well (888-692-9355). \n\n\n\n\n\nAudience: Adults\, College & Graduate Students\, Families\, Parents/Caregivers\, Young Adults/Pre GED (16-24 years)\n\n\n\nAssistive Listening and ASL\nASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/promoting-mental-health-in-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-aanhpi-communities/
LOCATION:Morningside Heights Library (NYPL) New York Public Library\, 2900 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20251003T014708Z
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SUMMARY:University Open Air: Mid-Autumn Festival Traditions & Customs
DESCRIPTION:The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 is tomorrow\, October 6; in this class\, we will talk about the traditions and customs\, and the deeply rooted cultural meaning\, behind this festival. \n\nJulia Adams is a certified Life Coach\, a Songwriter and an educator at a private museum. She is also an expert in tea cultures\, skilled in the subject of Chinese Tea Ceremony and Traditional Chinese Culture\, especially Tang Dynasty’s culture etc. Prior to relocating to New York from Shanghai\, Julia was a news anchor and hosted citywide events; she then became an HR director and often hosted nationwide conferences on HR-related topics. Julia is also a zither player\, certified by Shanghai Conservatory of Music. \nCheck out all of this semester’s UOA programs here. \n*In cases of rain\, classes will be either moved to the Prospect Park Boathouse or canceled. Registered patrons will be notified by email on the morning of each course day and are also encouraged to check the UOA webpage for updates.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/university-open-air-mid-autumn-festival-traditions-customs/
LOCATION:Prospect Park Boathouse\, 101 East Drive\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20250904T211952Z
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SUMMARY:Film Lab Launches Elevating Women in Entertainment Series
DESCRIPTION:Film Lab is launching a free podcast series that will run September 8 through October 28 designed to connect artists and creatives\, especially Asian American women\, with access to industry insiders\, mentorship and advice.  The series includes Sundance’s Jandiz Cardoso\, Erin Quill on arts and activism\, Dean John J. Chin of AAARI CUNY on the intersection of academia and entertainment and much more. \nThe free series premieres on Film Lab‘s YouTube Channel\, offering unfiltered advice and empowering stories from leading voices. \nThe schedule includes: \nJandiz Cardoso – Sundance Episodic Program Director9/8/25Eventbrite \nScott Foster – Co-Founder\, ScriptHopInterview: 9/10/25\, 10AMEventbrite \nAki Li – VP Sales & Marketing\, CrossingsTV9/12/25\, 12PMEventbrite \nErin Quill – Broadway Singer & Journalist9/22/25Eventbrite \nChristy Harst – CEO\, Building Doors VO9/29/25\, 4PMEventbrite \nJoe Tex – Producer & Co-Founder\, BATSU!Interview: 9/30/25\, 7PMEventbrite \nAndrea Louie – Arts & Activism AdvocateInterview: 10/9/25\, 5:15PMEventbrite \nDaniel Sakaya – COO\, CrossingsTVInterview: 10/21/25\, 5PMEventbrite \nDean John J. Chin – AAARI CUNY\nInterview: 10/28/25\, 4pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith its focus on mentorship\, allyship\, and representation across race\, gender\, and genre\, Elevating Women in Entertainment serves both as a resource for creatives and a call to action for the industry. \nFollow the full series at YouTube.com/@filmlabinc. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-lab-launches-elevating-women-in-entertainment-series/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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SUMMARY:Ria Sim + Brandon Stanton: Dear New York\, I Love You
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an event with illustrator Ria Sim (@coffeecakescafe)\, discussing her recent art book Dear New York\, I Love You: An Artist’s Celebration of the City. Joining Ria in conversation is photographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Stanton (@humansofny). This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. \nEXCLUSIVE RAFFLE \nAll Attendees will receive a raffle ticket for the chance to win special prizes from your favorite NYC staples! \nCan’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Dear New York\, I Love You here.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ria-sim-brandon-stanton-dear-new-york-i-love-you/
LOCATION:Strand Book Store\, 828 Broadway\, Third Floor\, Rare Books Room\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20250707T213951Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Thursdays: Sarah Chihaya\, Author of “Bibliophobia”
DESCRIPTION:Sarah had always lived through her books\, seeking escape\, self-definition\, and rules for living. She built her life around reading\, wrote criticism\, and taught literature at an Ivy League university. Then\, she was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown\, and the world became an unreadable blank page. \nSarah Chihaya’s memoir “Bibliophobia” is a searing and darkly humorous story of breakdown and survival told through books. Delving into texts such as “Anne of Green Gables\,” “Possession\,” “A Tale for the Time Being\,” and “The Last Samurai\,” Chihaya interrogates her cultural identity\, her relationship with depression\, and the intoxicating\, sometimes painful ways books push back on those who love them. \nMeet the author and join the discussion on Microsoft Teams: https://queenslib.org/45Rs
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/literary-thursdays-sarah-chihaya-author-of-bibliophobia/
LOCATION:
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T143532Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Thursdays: Tara Tai\, Author of “Single Player”
DESCRIPTION:Two video game creators go head-to-head in this delightful\, queer enemies-to-lovers workplace romance. “A must-read for fans of queer romance…Tai’s storytelling is both fun and thought-provoking\, making this debut [novel] a standout in contemporary romance fiction.”—Library Journal \nMeet the author and join the discussion on Microsoft Teams: https://queenslib.org/3Ht
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/literary-thursdays-tara-tai-author-of-single-player/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20250607T125710Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk with Paula Yoo: “Rising from the Ashes” and Writing for Teens and Television
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual author talk with award-winning writer Paula Yoo as she discusses her wide-ranging career in young adult nonfiction and television (Supergirl\, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and The West Wing) and her latest book. “Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles\, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee\, Latasha Harlins\, Rodney King and a City on Fire.” \nYoo will also talk about her writing and research process and offer advice to young writers who are interested in breaking into creative writing\, nonfiction writing and television. \nYoo’s other books include: “From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement\,” the young adult novel “Good Enough\,” and children’s picture book biographies “Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story\,” “Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story\,” and “Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunnus and the Village Bank.” \nThis event is open to middle and high school students and educators.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/virtual-author-talk-with-paula-yoo-rising-from-the-ashes-and-writing-for-teens-and-television/
LOCATION:
CATEGORIES:Discussion,High School,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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SUMMARY:The Art of Gaman with Nancy Beck (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, May 22\, 2025 at 6:30 PM there will be a presentation about Arts & Crafts of Japanese Americans Incarcerated during WWII. This virtual talk will be given by the Essex Library Association only on Zoom. It will be presented remotely by Nancy Beck\, Secretary/Treasurer of the Japan Society of Fairfield County. For details and to register\, go to: \nhttps://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=1314&EventID=555301&PK= \nDuring World War II\, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120\,000 people of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps\, mostly in the western interior of the country. About two-thirds were U.S. citizens. \nFor her presentation Nancy will show pictures of objects made in the camps. She will also show footage from the 2011 documentary\, Art of Gaman\, in which Delphine Hirasuna\, author of the book “Art of Gaman”\, discusses the history of the camps\, and the Japanese word gaman\, meaning “enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace.” \nNancy is a third-generation Japanese American (sansei). Her mother and many other relatives were incarcerated during World War II because of their Japanese ethnicity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-art-of-gaman-with-nancy-beck-virtual/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Hybrid,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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SUMMARY:From Hawaiʻi to Palestine: Sean Connelly\, Nadine Fattaleh\, Nour Joudah\, and Brandy Nālani McDougall
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nREGISTER \nThis program brings together artist Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence\, A/P/A Institute at NYU)\, curator and writer Nadine Fattaleh (Fall 2024 Student Artist-in-Residence\, A/P/A Institute at NYU)\, Professor Nour Joudah (UCLA)\, and Professor Brandy Nālani McDougall (University of Hawaiʻi and 2023-25 Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate) to draw connections between Hawaiʻi and Palestine\, with a focus on food sovereignty\, land\, and mapping Indigenous resistance.  \nConnelly shares his artistic and mapping projects on Native Hawaiian ahupuaʻa (geologic subdivision) systems and aloha ʻāina (love of the land) projects. \nFattaleh will speak about the work of Palestinian cooperative farms in the occupi West Bank\, highlighting grassroots efforts to resist the political and ecological violence of the Israeli occupation. \nProfessor Joudah will present her research on both Native Hawaiian and Palestinian struggles for liberation\, highlighting how Indigenous countermapping is both a cartographic and decolonial praxis. \nProfessor McDougall reads her award-winning poetry about the profound relationships Kanaka ʻŌiwi have with the ʻāina\, and the ways that the realities of living under occupation echo between Hawaiʻi and Palestine. \nIn addition to thinking through points of connection between Indigenous resistance in both Hawaiʻi and Palestine\, this event serves as a bridge between Fattaleh and Connelly’s residencies at the A/P/A Institute at NYU. Professor Andrew Ross moderates this special evening. \nThis discussion is part of our year-long programming theme\, “Asian/Pacific/American Prospects\,” with which we ask how A/P/A perspectives might provide compelling modes for confronting the many\, proliferating crises of concern to our communities and imagining futures beyond them.  \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. \nAccessibility note: This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There are single-stall\, all gender restrooms\, and a lactation room available. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu \nSean Connelly is an artist based in Honolulu\, Hawai‘i. Connelly works across disciplines\, including sculpture\, architecture\, film\, and cartography\, engaging a larger collaborative decolonial social practice supporting Native liberation in Hawai‘i and beyond. Connelly is the founding director of After Oceanic Built Environments Lab and the nonprofit Hawai‘i Nonlinear. Connelly’s work supports Native artists\, cultural practitioners\, and grassroots groups who build and care for the physical wellbeing of Hawai‘i built environments in the protective form of ‘āina (Land / That Which Feeds). Connelly is the 2025 Artist-in-Residence at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nNadine Fattaleh is a Palestinian researcher\, writer\, and translator from Amman. She is currently a PhD student in the Department of Media\, Culture\, and Communication at New York University. Her translation of Khadijeh Habashneh’s Knights of Cinema: The Story of the Palestine Film Unit was published in May 2023. She has worked on film and public programs at Anthology Film Archives\, Upstate Films\, Maysles Documentary Center\, Palestine Cuts\, MMAG Foundation\, and Mosaic Rooms. She contributes to a number of volunteer initiatives including the Palestine Film Index\, an open access compilation of Palestinian cinema resources\, and the Palestinian Social Fund\, a grassroots\, solidarity-based fund supporting agricultural cooperatives in the Occupied West Bank. Her writings have appeared in World Records\, Seen Journal\, Broudou Magazine\, Science for the People Magazine\, Jadaliyya\, and n+1. She was the Fall 2024 Student Artist-in-Residence at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nNour Joudah is an assistant professor in the Department of Asian American Studies at UCLA and a former President’s and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography at UC-Berkeley (2022-23). Dr. Joudah completed her PhD in Geography at UCLA (2022)\, and wrote her dissertation\, “Mapping Decolonized Futures: Indigenous Visions for Hawaii and Palestine\,” on the efforts by Palestinian and Native Hawaiian communities to imagine and work toward liberated futures while centering Indigenous duration as a non-linear temporality. Her work examines mapping practices and Indigenous survival and futures in settler states\, highlighting how Indigenous countermapping is both a cartographic and decolonial praxis. She also has an MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University\, and wrote her MA thesis on the role and perception of exile politics within the Palestinian liberation struggle\, in particular among politically active Palestinian youth living in the United States and occupied Palestine. \nPhotograph by Jen May Pastores.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-hawai%ca%bbi-to-palestine-sean-connelly-nadine-fattaleh-nour-joudah-and-brandy-nalani-mcdougall/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Discussion,History,In Person,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T200000
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SUMMARY:Sexy Civics: A Civics Refresher for People Who Care About the World!
DESCRIPTION:Spice up your knowledge of politics and government at this free community workshop where learning is fun and democracy is hot!\n\n\nWelcome to Sexy Civics! Because democracy is hot 🔥 \n📆 Date: Thursday\, March 27 \n⏰Time: 6:30 pm \n📍Location: Black Forest Brooklyn – 181 Smith Street \nLearn about government\, politics\, and civic engagement in a relaxed and engaging atmosphere! Whether you’re a political junkie or new to the scene\, this event is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about how our society work and making change. \nThe headlines are crazy. The world feels heavy. Most of us haven’t really thought about how the government works since School House Rock. \nTake a break from dissociating or doomscrolling for an evening of community and conversation — just a chill\, free\, back-to-basics workshop to make sense of the political chaos and learn how to get involved! \nLearn more about Roots to Revolution at https://www.rootstorevolution.org/ or follow us at @rootsrorevolution
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sexy-civics-a-civics-refresher-for-people-who-care-about-the-world/
LOCATION:Black Forest Brooklyn – Smith Street\, 181 Smith Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Leekyung Kang: Entombed in Static
DESCRIPTION:Artist Leekyung Kang will present on her recent work is inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature.\nLeekyung Kang\, the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Queens College School of Arts (Fall 2024)\, will present on her recent work inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature\, creating a series of paintings\, print\, and installation that interrogate the formal aspects of what is architecturally defined as a form of chamber. Beginning with the visual language of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한불교조계종\, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗)\, Kang plans to incorporate imagery from various religions to illustrate how ancient beliefs interpret ideas of cosmic harmony and divine presence. Drawing from ancient tomb or chamber murals across religions and cultures\, her work aims to reconcile diverse elements to refine the articulation of cyclical and transformative existence.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/artist-talk-with-leekyung-kang-entombed-in-static/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Discussion,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20250126T193532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T194031Z
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SUMMARY:Vote for Wellness: Monthly Mental Health Check in Spaces with NAAPIMHA
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for spaces to process your thoughts\, emotions\, & center your mental health and wellness this election season? Join us for one of our clinician facilitated listening sessions or monthly check-in spaces! \nNAAPIMHA invites all members of the AANHPI community\, particularly those working in frontline community organizing\, to join us for Facilitated Wellness During Election Season Listening Sessions for folks looking to process their thoughts\, emotions\, anxieties\, and center their mental health during this election season! \nFacilitated Wellness During Election Season Listening Sessions are led by mental health professionals on select Wednesdays around the following key election dates/events.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vote-for-wellness-facilitated-wellness-during-election-season-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20241118T142534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T005312Z
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SUMMARY:Vote for Wellness: Monthly Mental Health Check in Spaces with NAAPIMHA
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for spaces to process your thoughts\, emotions\, & center your mental health and wellness this election season? Join us for one of our clinician facilitated listening sessions or monthly check-in spaces! \nNAAPIMHA invites all members of the AANHPI community\, particularly those working in frontline community organizing\, to join us for Facilitated Wellness During Election Season Listening Sessions for folks looking to process their thoughts\, emotions\, anxieties\, and center their mental health during this election season! \nFacilitated Wellness During Election Season Listening Sessions are led by mental health professionals on select Wednesdays around the following key election dates/events.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vote-for-wellness-facilitated-wellness-during-election-season/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20241125T073024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241208T025834Z
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SUMMARY:Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)
DESCRIPTION:Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)\, an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American\,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. \nCo-curator Prof. Jayne Cole Southard will present on the exhibition\, Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)\, an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American\,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis\, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated identity in America as a set of situated practices and institutional structures amidst transnational diasporas\, racial phantasms\, and political imaginaries. \nPresenting over 90 artists and collectives\, Legacies is the first institutional survey exhibition focusing on artists of Asian descent who were based in New York City. Legacies also constellates three key artist collectives and organizations: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network; the Basement Workshop; and Asian American Arts Centre. All three organizations were artistic\, social\, and political hubs for diasporic Asian artists in New York that intersected with other marginalized communities.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/legacies-asian-american-art-movements-in-new-york-city-1969-2001-2/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Suite 1000\, New York\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20241213T032305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T032535Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Support Space for Bangladeshis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual support space for our Bangladeshi-identifying members and allies. This space is intended to discuss and reflect on the mental health impacts of state suppression and violence in Bangladesh. It is meant to be a safe space. Registration is required. \nWhen? Friday\, December 13th at 3:00 pm PST / 4:00 pm MST / 5:00 pm CST / 6:00 pm EST \nCo-hosted by Farhana Sobhan\, LMFT and Rose Dhaliwal\, PsyD
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/virtual-support-space-for-bangladeshis/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20241120T103509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T094811Z
UID:10000343-1734028200-1734031800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Not Your Model Minority Movie: How Asian & Asian American Cinema Got Real
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Samuel Jamier will dive into how the rise of Asian cinema is making waves that reach all the way to Asian American filmmaking.\n\n\nFrom Parasite to Everything Everywhere All at Once\, Asian and Asian American cinema are having more than just a moment—they’re transforming the landscape of the film world. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a nuanced\, provocative conversation with Dr. Samuel Jamier\, President and Executive Director of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Known for shaking up the world of Asian cinema\, Jamier has played a transformative role in putting Japanese\, Korean and Chinese films and filmmakers on the global radar\, spotlighting their critical and box-office successes. \nIn this talk\, Jamier will dive into how the rise of Asian cinema is making waves that reach all the way to Asian American filmmaking\, setting off a ripple effect that’s rewriting expectations—and\, frankly\, stealing the spotlight. \nJamier will explore what “Asian American cinema” even means today\, unpacking the quiet disappearance of the hyphen in “Asian-American.” Small change? Maybe. But it speaks volumes about shifting identity\, moving from a split between “Asian” and “American” to a more fluid\, self-determined identity—one that says\, “we’re not here to be pinned down.” Jamier will also tackle the risk of essentializing Asian American film\, championing a more complex view that resists tidy labels. \nTracing a path from the mythic Bruce Lee to the genre-bending Parasite\, the Oscar-winning Minari\, and the fresh territory of Dìdi\, Jamier will map out the converging worlds of Asian and Asian American cinema—two movements that spark off each other\, diverge\, and ultimately expand what we think cinema can be. He’ll also get into the gritty realities that Asian American filmmakers face and share his vision for a future where media doesn’t just represent but empowers\, challenging audiences and shaping cultural narratives in real time. The conversation will be moderated by Yifan Wu\, MOCA’s Director of Programs.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/not-your-model-minority-movie-how-asian-asian-american-cinema-got-real/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T114007
CREATED:20241125T031058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T030230Z
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SUMMARY:Malikah Political Club: Organizing 101
DESCRIPTION:Join Muslim women across NYC in fighting to create a world where all of us feel safe. seen and heard. \nAre you feeling anxious or angry after the election results? You’re not alone—and we CAN do something about it. You’ve likely heard the call to “organize\,” but what does that really mean? At this gathering\, we’ll break it down. Learn about the systems we’re up against and discover how to use your existing skills to build power and create meaningful change. This is a chance to connect with like-minded Muslim women\, foster a sense of community\, and take practical steps toward shaping the safe and just city we all deserve. Refreshments will be served. Let’s get to work—because a better world is possible\, and it starts with us.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/malikah-political-club-organizing-101/
LOCATION:To Be Determined – In Person NYC
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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