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SUMMARY:Care & Connect: Ready Enough StoryJAM
DESCRIPTION:Getting to therapy can be a process. Sometimes we wonder if we really need it\, whether we’re “ready\,” or whether it will actually help. And sometimes\, we simply know that we could use some support. \nAs part of Care & Connect\, a series of public programs on mental health awareness presented by the Museum of Chinese in America in partnership with Hamilton-Madison House\, this storyJAM with the theme of Ready Enough invites four individuals to share their personal stories about coming to therapy. What made them feel “ready enough” to begin? What did they discover along the way? And how has therapy helped them navigate challenges\, understand themselves\, or maintain their mental wellness? \nFollowing their sharing\, we open the conversation to the audience. Attendees are invited to share their own experiences\, reflections\, questions\, or stories about seeking support and caring for their mental health. \nThere is no single way to begin therapy\, and no one definition of being “ready enough.” Sometimes\, simply being willing to start the conversation is a form of care.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/care-connect-ready-enough-storyjam/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Health & Wellness,Mental Health
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SUMMARY:Histories of Asian American Social Movements
DESCRIPTION:Asian Americans have been organizing\, protesting\, and fighting for change for generations. But how much of that history\, if any\, did you learn in school? \nFrom the Ghadar Party’s fight for Indian independence to the movement for Justice for Vincent Chin and the multiracial student Third World Liberation Front strikes that helped establish Ethnic Studies programs\, these movements tell a bigger story about Asian American activism. \nJoin us to explore two centuries of social movements and what they can teach us about organizing for change today.\n🔗 Register to join: tinyurl.com/TAAS-111726
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/histories-of-asian-american-social-movements/
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CATEGORIES:Activism,Discussion,History,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Tiger's Mouth by Lucy Tan
DESCRIPTION:When two young men meet during a tech internship\, it sparks an intense friendship—and even more intense competition—in this sweeping novel of privilege\, identity\, and ambition from the acclaimed author of What We Were Promised. \nJack Chen\, the oldest son of caterers from Queens\, is an expert at studying the rich from afar. When he finagles his way into a prestigious internship at tech giant K.O. Systems\, he’s prepared to fake everything: his credentials\, his confidence\, even his past. What he isn’t prepared for is his officemate\, Jack Owens\, the depressed son of the company’s billionaire founder\, who’s only there for a summer reprieve from his father’s scrutiny at the family vacation house. \nTheir connection is immediate\, built on mutual admiration. Chen sees in Owens the advantages he’s been denied; Owens sees in Chen someone free of the pain he’s been taught to hide. Owens\, Chen\, and Chen’s girlfriend quickly become close friends\, but by summer’s end the three can no longer outrun the lies they’ve told themselves and each other. As pressures build throughout the next few years\, the two Jacks circle each other like opponents in their favorite board game\, Go\, each chasing the life the other was born into\, from career to family to lovers. But the path to success and matters of the heart can test even the closest of friendships—and not all of them survive. \nNostalgic\, heart-wrenching\, and propulsive\, Tiger’s Mouth is a nuanced portrait of complex friendship\, family dynamics\, and love in its most unexpected forms. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nLucy Tan is the author of What We Were Promised\, which was a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick\, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, and named a best book of the year by The Washington Post. Tan holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, where she was winner of the August Derleth Prize. A recipient of support from Kundiman and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing\, Tan has published in journals such as American Short Fiction\, McSweeney’s\, and Ploughshares. She currently lives and writes in Seattle\, where she is also a bookseller at Secret Garden Books. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nJoanne Kwong is the president of Pearl River Mart\, the iconic NYC Asian emporium established in 1971. \nAfter the 2016 closing of the historic store\, she joined her in-laws and reinvented the brand\, establishing new locations and pop-ups in SoHo\, Chelsea\, Chinatown\, and Flushing. \nToday\, under Joanne’s leadership\, Pearl River remains the joyful shopping experience beloved by generations. It now also serves as a hub for the AAPI community and a springboard for entrepreneurs and artists. Pearl River Mart’s community-based approach has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as “the future of retail” and by New York Magazine as one of its “Reasons to Love NY.” \nBefore leading Pearl River\, Joanne was an attorney\, law professor\, and non-profit communications executive. She serves on the boards of New York Public Radio\, Light Up Chinatown\, the Meatpacking Business Improvement District\, and the Columbia College Alumni Association\, and was appointed to the U.S. Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture. In recent years\, Joanne has been named one of Crain’s NY Business’ Notable Asian Leaders\, Gold House’s A100 Most Impactful Asians\, and Time Out NY’s “9 Amazing Women Who Changed New York for the Better.”
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-tigers-mouth-by-lucy-tan/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St.\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special screening of the documentary film “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story\,” which follows one Queens-based photographer’s epic quest to document Asian American history\, culture\, and activism for five decades. Using his camera as a “weapon against injustice\,” Chinese American photographer Corky Lee’s art is his activism. His unforgettable images of Asian American life empowered generations.  This film’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens. \nFollowing the screening will be a Q&A with the film’s Director Jennifer Takaki\, Executive Producer George Hirose\, and Producer Linda Lew Woo. \nJoin the discussion virtually:\nMeeting ID: 844 0242 0708\nPasscode: 118915\nhttps://queenslib.org/4dprSJx
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/photographic-justice-the-corky-lee-story-screening/
LOCATION:Queens Public Library – Flushing Branch\, 41-17 Main Street\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261120T193000
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SUMMARY:Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo\, A Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Artist Zhen Guo will discuss her recent milestone exhibition at Baruch College’s Mishkin Gallery\, Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo\, A Retrospective.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/changing-cultures-zhen-guo-a-retrospective/
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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SUMMARY:Jung Chang: My Life After China
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Asia Society⁠ for a special conversation with Jung Chang\, the internationally acclaimed author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Wild Swans\, as she discusses her powerful new memoir\, Fly\, Wild Swans: My Mother\, Myself\, and China (Harper\, January 2026). Moderated by New Yorker staff writer Jiayang Fan\, this event offers a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most influential chroniclers of modern Chinese history and memory. \nIn Fly\, Wild Swans\, Chang returns to the themes that made Wild Swans a landmark work\, while charting a deeply personal new chapter. The memoir intertwines two lives separated by geography but bound by history: Chang’s own journey after leaving China in 1978 to begin a new life abroad\, and the story of her mother\, who remained behind as China entered a period of profound transformation. Across continents and decades\, mother and daughter navigate distance\, longing\, and the lasting emotional consequences of political upheaval. \nWith her signature clarity and narrative force\, Chang reflects on exile\, belonging and the enduring pull of home. The book mirrors the ups and downs of China’s transformation from an isolated state to a world power\, illuminating the human dimensions of China’s dramatic social and political changes in the late twentieth century. Through personal memory and historical reflection\, Fly\, Wild Swans explores what it means to leave a country without ever fully leaving its past behind. \nCopies of Fly\, Wild Swans will be on sale\, with the author available to sign them. \nJung Chang is the bestselling author of Wild Swans\, Mao: the Unknown Story (co-written with Jon Halliday)\, Empress Dowager Cixi\, Big Sister\, Little Sister\, Red Sister\, and most recently Fly\, Wild Swans (2026). She was born in China in 1952\, moved to England in 1978\, and has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to literature and history. She lives in London with her husband. \nJiayang Fan is a Chinese-American journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker since 2016. She was born in Chongqing and immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. Her works include cultural and political commentary\, personal history\, and food critique. She published her first book Motherland in 2024.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/jung-chang-my-life-after-china/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T100000
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SUMMARY:LITERARY ECHOES: China and the World in Creative Writing
DESCRIPTION:LITERARY ECHOES: China and the World in Creative Writing | A China-U.S. Dialogue \n\n\n\n\nJoin us at China Institute for a special literary gathering bringing together acclaimed Chinese writers Yu Hua and Xi Chuan\, alongside writers\, translators\, and scholars\, to explore contemporary Chinese literature and its dialogue with the world. \nThe symposium opens with a unique literary conversation with Yu Hua and Xi Chuan\, reflecting and sharing their creative journeys with New York audiences. Their conversation will be followed by two panel discussions with distinguished speakers exploring how literature captures individual lives and changing societies\, and how writing travels across languages and cultures through translation. \nFeaturing conversations in both Chinese and English\, Literary Echoes invites audiences to discover the power of storytelling\, the richness of contemporary Chinese literature\, and the connections that literature creates across cultural boundaries. \nThis program is in collaboration with Beijing Normal University\, China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co.\, LTD(CNPIEC) \nProgram at a Glance \n\n\n\nTime | Session\n10:00 – 10: 10 | Opening Remarks\n10:10 – 10:40 | Featured Literary Conversation: Writing Across Worlds – Yu Hua and XiChuan in New York (in Chinese)\n10:40 – 11:25 | Panel I: Writing Our Times – Individual Lives and the Contemporary Chinese Literary Imagination (in Chinese)\n11:25 – 11:40 | Intermission\n11:40 – 12:25 | Panel II: Beyond Translation – How Literature Travels Across Cultures (in English)\n12:25 – 12:30 | Closing Remarks\n(subject to change)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/literary-echoes-china-and-the-world-in-creative-writing/
LOCATION:China Institute of America\, 100 Washington Street\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time by Matthew Salesses
DESCRIPTION:From the critically acclaimed author of The Sense of Wonder and Craft in the Real World comes a deeply personal\, poignant memoir\, weaving together Salesses’ multiple identities: adoptee\, Asian American\, husband\, father\, and\, finally\, widower. \nMatthew Salesses has spent his career writing about the power of storytelling\, but he wasn’t prepared for the story of his own life to fall apart. A Korean American adoptee\, Salesses grew up unsure of who he was—until he fell in love and started a family with a native Korean\, Cathreen. But when Cathreen was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer\, the map they made together suddenly led nowhere. After her untimely death\, Salesses realized he would need new paths\, new stories\, new philosophies\, new ways of understanding the world\, to navigate the unknown landscape of loss. \nTo Grieve Is To Carry Another Time is a stunning\, thought-provoking meditation on what grief can offer the grieving\, illuminating the way to embracing yourself\, finding your community\, and even loving and changing the world. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMatthew Salesses is the author of The Sense of Wonder (Little\, Brown\, 2023)\, Craft in the Real World (Catapult Books\, 2021)\, Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear (Little A\, 2020)\, and other books. He was adopted from Korea and lives in Blacksburg\, VA\, where he is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the Virginia Tech MFA Program. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nKirstin Chen is the New York Times best-selling author of four novels\, including Counterfeit\, a Reese Witherspoon book club pick\, a Roxane Gay book club pick\, and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Her latest\, Tech Wives\, is forthcoming in April.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-to-grieve-is-to-carry-another-time-by-matthew-salesses/
LOCATION:Chatham Square Library – NYPL\, 33 East Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261209T210000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Min Jin Lee | Fundraiser for New Life Community Development
DESCRIPTION:This event is benefiting New Life Community Development Corporation\, a 501c3 nonprofit serving low income individuals in Elmhurst and Corona. \nDoors open at 6:30! \nJoin Min Jin Lee in conversation with Lucy Yu in the bestselling author’s very own hometown of Elmhurst\, NY\, to celebrate the arrival of her latest novel American Hagwon\, and to fundraise for an Elmhurst-based non-profit. \nTicket price will include a signed copy and a donation to New Life Community Development Corporation\, a 501c3 organization serving low income individuals in Elmhurst and Corona with a food pantry\, health center\, financial literacy\, and social emotional wellness programming. \n10% of each purchased copy of American Hagwon will also be donated towards New Life Community Development Corporation. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nThe National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate\, that reckons with ambition and moderation\, lust and loyalty\, personal dreams and familial duty. \nMin Jin Lee brings grand ambition\, fierce heart\, and the tenderest hope to a novel I didn’t want to end.” —Roxane Gay\, bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger \nIn schools and churches\, hotel rooms and nail salons\, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped\, dingy apartments and luxury\, gated communities\, the men\, women\, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year. Once comfortably middle class in Korea\, John and Helen Koh and their three children—Bo\, DH\, and Mido—find their lives upended\, first by a shocking betrayal by John’s oldest friend\, then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. \nDesperately striving to regain their footing\, they leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in Southern California—where new vistas of opportunity open up for the children as their parents\, strangers in a strange land\, must adjust to a new life in which their experience and education mean little\, and they set their sights on whatever it takes to provide for their children’s futures. The Kohs\, their friends\, relatives\, and even their foes move in and out of each other’s lives as they navigate new courses across the years\, always nursing the almost all-consuming faith that education will lead the next generation to success and security. \nIn American Hagwon\, Min Jin Lee has crafted an unforgettable\, panoramic novel where the smallest of gestures can have enormous repercussions\, where the bonds of family and of memory twist and fray but rarely break\, and where willful self-sacrifice—for the benefit of loved ones and even strangers—is a kind of prayer. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMin Jin Lee was born in Seoul\, South Korea and immigrated to Queens\, New York with her family when she was seven years old. She is a writer whose award-winning fiction explores the intersection of race\, ethnicity\, immigration\, class\, religion\, gender\, and identity of a diasporic people. \nLee’s debut novel Free Food for Millionaires (2007) was a Top 10 Books of the Year for The Times of London\, NPR’s Fresh Air\, USA Today\, and a national bestseller. Pachinko\, her second novel\, is an epic story which follows a Korean family who migrates to Japan; it is the first novel written for an adult\, English-speaking audience about the Korean-Japanese people. Pachinko was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction\, runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize\, a New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017\, and is one of Kirkus Review’s Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far). A New York Times Bestseller\, Pachinko was also a Top 10 Books of the Year for the BBC\, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation\, and the New York Public Library. Pachinko was a selection for “Now Read This\,” the joint book club of PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. It was on over 75 best books of the year lists\, including NPR\, PBS\, and CNN. Pachinko has been translated into over 35 languages and is an international bestseller. President Barack Obama selected Pachinko for his recommended reading list\, calling it\, “a powerful story about resilience and compassion.” In 2024 Pachinko (#15) was named one of the New York Times Book Review’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. \nIN CONVERSATION WITH \nLucy Yu is a writer and multi-disciplinary artist living in Brooklyn\, New York. She is also the owner of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, the first queer Asian American bookstore in New York City. Yu & Me Books specializes in immigrant stories\, writers of color\, and historically marginalized experiences. \nAbout the New Life Community Development Corporation \nFounded in 1994 by members of New Life Fellowship Church\, New Life Community Development Corporation seeks to serve the poor and marginalized in Elmhurst and Corona\, NY. New Life CDC envisions a neighborhood where every neighbor has the financial\, emotional\, and social resources to thrive\, and every neighbor is valued and recognized as worthy\, capable\, and deserving of investment and support. Annually\, New Life CDC serves over 1\,400 children\, youth\, adults\, and senior neighbors through culturally and linguistically accessible programs and services. New Life CDC’s programs provide relief\, cultivate restoration\, deepen relationships and model reinvestment with neighbors across the spectrum of poverty\, including those experiencing food or housing insecurity\, uninsured community members\, undocumented day laborers living on the streets\, survivors of domestic violence\, and working class families. Its core programs include a food and clothing pantry\, health center\, financial empowerment programs\, and social emotional wellness programs for low-income families at local schools and shelters.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/an-evening-with-min-jin-lee-fundraiser-for-new-life-community-development/
LOCATION:New Life Community Development Corporation\, 82-10 Queens Boulevard\, Elmhurst\, NY\, 11373\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion,Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:MOCA x NYAFF Film Club: Full Moon in New York
DESCRIPTION:MOCA x NYAFF Film Club is a quarterly program celebrating the brilliance and boldness of Asian and Asian American cinema. This series highlights films of historic and cultural significance under the theme Margin\, spotlighting daring films that challenge the norm\, rewrite narratives\, and push boundaries. \nEach session is more than just a movie night—it’s an opportunity to connect\, discover\, and engage. This year’s screenings are scheduled for May 7\, June 11\, September 24\, and December 10. Following the screening\, join us for a moderated conversation to explore the film’s themes\, creative impact\, and cultural context. Attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts and continue the dialogue during a casual networking reception afterward. \nDon’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in the world of bold cinema and meaningful connections. Let’s watch\, chat\, and celebrate together! \nFull Moon in New York (2019)\nDirected by: Stanley Kwan\nRuntime: 89 minutes \nDirected by Stanley Kwan 關錦鵬\, Full Moon in New York (1989) is a landmark drama that follows three Chinese-speaking women from mainland China\, Hong Kong\, and Taiwan as they forge an unlikely friendship while building new lives in New York City. Starring Sylvia Chang\, Maggie Cheung\, and Siqin Gaowa\, the film explores the complexities of migration\, cultural identity\, homesickness\, and belonging\, revealing how shared experiences can bridge political\, linguistic\, and personal differences within the Chinese diaspora. \nWidely regarded as one of Kwan’s defining works\, Full Moon in New York received critical acclaim across the Chinese-speaking world. At the 26th Golden Horse Awards\, it won Best Feature Film and Best Actress for Maggie Cheung\, while becoming the ceremony’s most nominated film with 11 nominations and its biggest winner with eight awards. More than three decades after its release\, the film remains a poignant portrait of the immigrant experience and a rare cinematic exploration of the diverse identities that shape the global Chinese diaspora. \nStarring:Sylvia Chang 張艾嘉\, Maggie Cheung 張曼玉\, and Siqin Gaowa 斯琴高娃 \nStay after the screening for a conversation between MOCA’s Curator and NYAFF’s Programmer\, starting around 8:10 PM. Explore the film’s deeper meanings and behind-the-scenes context before engaging in further discussions with fellow attendees over beverages.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-x-nyaff-film-club-full-moon-in-new-york/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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SUMMARY:American Hagwon: A Conversation with Min Jin Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join internationally acclaimed author Min Jin Lee for a special evening celebrating the release of her highly anticipated new novel\, American Hagwon. \nFrom the bestselling author of Pachinko comes an epic\, deeply moving saga that follows a Korean family across Seoul\, Sydney\, and California’s Orange County from 1992 to 2007. Through the lives of the Koh family and those around them\, Lee explores the pursuit of opportunity\, the pressures of academic achievement\, the impact of economic upheaval\, and the enduring bonds between parents and children. \nAt the heart of the novel is the world of the hagwon—Korea’s private education system and a powerful symbol of ambition\, sacrifice\, and social mobility. As fortunes rise and fall against the backdrop of the Asian financial crisis and the Korean diaspora experience\, American Hagwon asks timeless questions about identity\, success\, family\, and what ultimately makes a good life. In this special live conversation\, Min Jin Lee will discuss the inspiration behind her sweeping new novel\, her creative process\, and the themes that have made her one of the most important literary voices of our time. A book signing will follow the program. \nDon’t miss this rare opportunity to hear from the celebrated author of Pachinko as she introduces her most ambitious work yet. \nTickets: $15 + fees (Event Ticket Only); $45 + fees (Event Ticket + Copy of American Hagwon\, Pick-Up at Kew & Willow Books in Kew Gardens); $51 + fees (Event Ticket + Copy of American Hagwon\, U.S. Shipping Included). \nBook pick-up and shipping will begin on September 29\, 2026\, the official publication date of American Hagwon. Limited signed editions by Min Jin Lee available—don’t wait\, order now! \nPlease note that discounts on tickets are only available for Queens College students. With a valid QC student ID\, Queens College students receive 50% off the Event Ticket. The student discount is available for in-person purchases at the KCA Box Office only. Students may also purchase the Event Ticket + Book Pick-Up option; though the 50% discount applies to the Event Ticket portion only. Instead of picking up the book at Kew & Willow Books\, Queens College students will receive their book at Colden Auditorium on the day of the event. \nFor any additional questions\, please contact our Box Office at (718) 793-8080.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/american-hagwon-a-conversation-with-min-jin-lee/
LOCATION:Queens College – Colden Auditorium\, 153-49 Reeves Avenue\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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