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SUMMARY:From Corporate to Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) CEOs – Asian Women Building
DESCRIPTION:Megan Nakano moderates a chat with Susan Chen of Madame Susan Sauces and Teresa Ging of Sugar Bliss.\n\n\n**This event will be online only** \nFounders Susan Chen (Madame Susan Sauces) and Teresa Ging (Sugar Bliss) share their transitions from corporate careers to building successful CPG food brands. \nTopics covered include: \n\nBrand Building: Learn how they approached storytelling\, marketing\, and connecting with their audience to grow their businesses.\nChallenges & Opportunities: Hear about the unique experiences they faced as Asian American female founders\, including funding and industry representation.\nFinancing & Scaling: Discover how they navigated capital challenges and managed costs while scaling their businesses.\nAdvice & Future Plans: Get valuable advice for aspiring AAPI entrepreneurs and insights into what’s next for their businesses.\n\n  \n  \n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\n\nMegan Nakano is the Executive Director of the AACCIL\, a free resource supporting Asian American and minority-owned businesses. With 25+ years of experience in strategic partnerships across public\, private\, and non-profit sectors\, she provides pro bono management consulting\, specializing in minority certification and procurement. Previously\, she led the Asian American Alliance SBDC\, worked in community banking as a commercial lender and CRA Officer\, and supported supplier diversity programs at the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council. \nA Chicago native\, Megan attended Francis W. Parker School and holds a BA in Political Science from Northwestern University. \n  \n\n\n\n  \nSusan Chen is the founder and CEO of Madame Susan Sauces\, founded in 2023 in Brooklyn\, New York. Her philosophy is to create a brand that has global cosmopolitan influences\, but is also local in values. She creates her line of Asian-style sauces by hand in New York. Madame Susan’s goal is to help people achieve restaurant-flavorful food at home. She looks to promote a culture of eating fresh\, healthy\, local\, and sustainable; a nod to the brand’s start at farmers markets. \n  \n\n\n\n  \nTeresa Ging is the CEO and Founder of Sugar Bliss\, a Chicago-based bakery specializing in baked goods\, catering\, and corporate gifts since 2007. Sugar Bliss also offers packaged \ncookies sold at retailers including Walgreens\, Compass Group\, and Macy’s. The company is committed to sustainability and donates a portion of proceeds to support women and minority entrepreneurs. \nTeresa holds a BA from the University of Chicago and transitioned from a six-year finance career to studying pastry at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She has received multiple awards\, \nincluding the WBENC 2025 Star Award and the BMO Harris Celebrating Women Award. Teresa is a Board Member of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and the \nChicagoland Chamber of Commerce SBDC. \n  \n\n\nPlease note:\nIMPORTANT! You’ll need to be logged in to Eventbrite to access the webinar on the date of the program. For this\, you’ll need to create a (free) account with Eventbrite using the same email address that you used to register for the event. \nThis program will be held using Zoom. The link to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to you via a confirmation email after you register. \nIf you’re unfamiliar with the features of Zoom please take a moment to familiarize yourself with them here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us or look up any online tutorial. \nZoom may process some personally identifying information about you\, for more information please review https://zoom.us/privacy. \nClick here to view NYPL’s Privacy Policy.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-corporate-to-consumer-packaged-goods-cpg-ceos-asian-women-building/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T130000
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SUMMARY:From Journalists to Authors: The Making of Stories
DESCRIPTION:Join AAJA and AAWW for a conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling!\n\n\nJoin AAJA and AAWW for an enlivening conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling\, featuring Vicky Nguyen and Youngmi Mayer! The panelists will reflect on the challenges of shifting from the fast-paced\, fact-driven world of journalism to the slower\, more introspective craft of writing books! \n__ \nVicky Nguyen is an NBC News chief consumer investigative correspondent\, anchor of NBC News Daily and New York Times best-selling author of the new memoir “Boat Baby.” She reports for the Today show\, Nightly News with Tom Llamas and NBC News Now. She graduated as valedictorian from the University of San Francisco. Vicky lives in New York with her husband and three daughters. \nYoungmi Mayer is a standup comedian and host of the podcasts Feeling Asian and Hairy Butthole. She has been on The Today Show\, ABC News\, Rolling Stone\, CNN\, Vice Munchies\, Eater’s Guide to the World and The Mind of a Chef. Her work has been featured in Netflix is a Joke\, Comedy Central and BBC. She has written for Lucky Peach\, Cherry Bomb\, InStyle and Women’s Health Magazine. She is one of the rare comedians working today who has obtained success both on online platforms and in the mainstream. She lives in New York City with her son\, Mino Bowien. \n__ \nCOMMUNITY CARE & ACCESSIBILITY \nAt AAWW\, the safety and comfort of our community is our top priority. We invite you to practice intentionality and care in your behavior and language when engaging with our programs and with each other. Violence of any kind\, including but not limited to racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, ableism\, ageism\, class or casteism\, bigotry or bias toward religion or faith\, or any action or assault against marginalized identities\, is not tolerated. Those who bring harm to our community in person or online are not welcome\, and will be asked to exit the space. \nThe event will be live streamed on Zoom with auto captioning for those who cannot join us in person. For those joining us in person\, we are located on the 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office. Masks are strongly encouraged for audience members for all AAWW events; if you forget yours\, one will be provided for you. We have two commercial grade air purifiers. We highly encourage all in person guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. If you have had COVID or have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the 10 days prior\, we ask you tune in for the live stream instead. Please reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for additional accessibility requests\, including ADA accessible bathrooms\, chairs with added back support\, and beyond. This space is for YOU!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-journalists-to-authors-the-making-of-stories/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Chinatown Night Market  NYC
DESCRIPTION:The Chinatown Night Market is back at Forsyth Plaza for our 5th year!\n\n\n\nThink!Chinatown’s annual summer series of cultural art & food will run again at Forsyth Plaza for two events this summer. Since we’ve started this community gathering in 2021\, this open-air cultural festival has always been a place for our community to come together\, celebrate\, and claim safe space in our public realm. It’s also about supporting neighborhood small/micro-businesses and traditional folk artisans.\n\n\nCatch some of your favorite longtime Night Market vendors and stay tuned for announcements on our featured performers and new vendor spotlights.\n\n\n\nThe Chinatown Night Market is free to attend and for the whole family\, from children to elders! Thank you for continuing to be respectful to our neighborhood\n\n\n\nRemember the Night Market is weather dependent ~ if there’s a chance of rain\, check our website for updates at http://thinkchinatown.org/nightmarket\n\n\n\nIllustrations by @theseebird
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/chinatown-night-market-in-nyc/
LOCATION:Forsyth Plaza\, Forsyth St & Canal St\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Night Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T203000
DTSTAMP:20250617T052232Z
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SUMMARY:Essex Market Summer Ice Cream Social  with Pooja Bavishi and Kristen Kish
DESCRIPTION:Escape the heat of summer with Pooja Bavishi and Kristen Kish with a panel discussion\, tasting\, and book signing at Essex Market.\n\n\nBeat the summer heat at our mouth-watering ice cream social and book signing at Essex Market on July 24! We’re thrilled to host two culinary powerhouses: Pooja Bavishi\, founder of Malai\, celebrating her new cookbook Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors\, alongside acclaimed chef Kristen Kish\, New York Times best-selling author of Accidentally on Purpose and Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef. \nThe event features delectable ice cream tastings from Malai\, savory bites from James Beard Award-winning restaurant Dhamaka\, and an engaging discussion between Kristen and Pooja about the making of Malai and their journeys as culinary tastemakers. Following the talk\, get your books signed by both Pooja and Kristen—available for purchase from Kitchen Arts & Letters! \n \nPooja Bavishi\nFounder of Malai\, the acclaimed South Asian-inspired ice cream brand with locations in NYC\, DC\, and Philadelphia. Pooja will be celebrating her new cookbook Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors\, which features 100 recipes including signature ice creams\, innovative desserts\, and the stories behind these unique creations. \nKristen Kish\nEmmy-nominated host of Bravo’s Top Chef\, chef/partner of Arlo Grey in Austin\, TX\, and New York Times best-selling author. A Korean adoptee raised in Michigan\, Kristen has become one of the most influential figures in the culinary world\, recognized on prestigious lists including TIME100’s Next and Variety’s 30 Most Powerful Women on Reality TV.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/essex-market-summer-ice-cream-social-with-pooja-bavishi-and-kristen-kish/
LOCATION:Essex Market\, 88 Essex Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Betty Yu’s Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Please join Magnum Foundation on Thursday\, July 24th\, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for an artist talk and conversation celebrating the launch of Betty Yu’s new art and photography book\, Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience. \nCo-hosted by Magnum Foundation and Daylight Books\, the evening will begin with a short reading by Betty Yu\, the artist will then be joined by Rochelle Kwan for a conversation about the uncovering of family roots and the intergenerational memory work. The evening will end with a Q&A and book signing. Light refreshments will be provided. \nFamily Amnesia is a visual tribute and love letter honoring my Chinese American family roots in the U.S. The art book explores my family’s multi-generational resilience and resistance through mixed media collages\, my grandfather’s photographs\, my own captured images and archival material. The book project honors the past and current lives of Asian Americans and immigrants in the U.S. by examining the incalculable and traumatic impact that historical events like the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act continue to have on the Asian American experience. This is a painful part of our American history. I am reclaiming that narrative through my own personal family’s story. The book will feature my grandfather’s role as a founding member of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance of NY\, my mother’s plight as a garment worker who became a labor organizer\, and my sister’s legacy as a community activist. I know my family story is not unique. It is part of the larger collective Asian-American immigration experience.\n– Betty Yu \n[Buzz #13 at the door] \nMagnum Foundation is in an elevator building and has a restroom that is wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral. For access requests or questions\, please contact events@magnumfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-betty-yus-family-amnesia-chinese-american-resilience/
LOCATION:Magnum Foundation\, 59 E 4th St\, #7W [Buzz #13 at the door]\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T190000
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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/
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:BFF Night w/ Katie Yee: Maggie; or\, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night celebrating books and besties at Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry! \nJoin us for an evening celebrating books and besties with Katie Yee. Get a signed book\, sip a margarita\, buy some bling! The first 30 people who buy a book bundle ticket will receive a FREE pair of Melissa Joy Manning Hug Earrings! \nProse Hoes subscribers receive 25% off of forever bracelets. \nA Chinese American woman spins tragedy into comedy when her life falls apart in a taut\, wry debut novel that grapples with grief\, motherhood\, and myths—perfect for fans of Joan Is Okay and Crying in H Mart. \nA man and a woman walk into a restaurant. The woman expects a lovely night filled with endless plates of samosas. Instead\, she finds out her husband is having an affair with a woman named Maggie. \nA short while after\, her chest starts to ache. She walks into an examination room\, where she finds out the pain in her breast isn’t just heartbreak—it’s cancer. She decides to call the tumor Maggie. \nUnfolding in fragments over the course of the ensuing months\, Maggie; Or\, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar follows the narrator as she embarks on a journey of grief\, healing\, and reclamation. She starts talking to Maggie (the tumor)\, getting acquainted with her body’s new inhabitant. She overgenerously creates a “Guide to My Husband: A User’s Manual” for Maggie (the other woman)\, hoping to ease the process of discovering her ex-husband’s whims and quirks. She turns her children’s bedtime stories into retellings of Chinese folklore passed down by her own mother\, in an attempt to make them fall in love with their shared culture—and to maybe save herself in the process. \nIn the style of Jenny Offill and the tradition of Nora Ephron’s hilarious and devastating writing on heartbreak and womanhood\, Maggie is a master class in transforming personal tragedy into a form of defiant comedy. \nKatie Yee is a writer from Brooklyn. She has received fellowships from the Center for Fiction\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and Kundiman. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, No Tokens\, The Believer\, the Washington Square Review\, Triangle House\, Epiphany\, and Literary Hub. By day\, she works at the Brooklyn Museum. By night\, she writes\, usually under the watch of her judgmental rescue dog\, Ollie.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/bff-night-w-katie-yee-maggie-or-a-man-and-a-woman-walk-into-a-bar/
LOCATION:Melissa Joy Manning\, 211 Court Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Shopping
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T210000
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CREATED:20250711T110230Z
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SUMMARY:In Celebration of Marginlands
DESCRIPTION:Join AAWW for a celebration of Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao!\n\n\nJoin AAWW for a celebration of Marginlands by Arati-Kumar Rao! \nAs a child growing up in Mumbai\, Arati Kumar-Rao’s parents instilled in her an abiding love for the natural world and a passion for storytelling. Years later\, adrift in a corporate job and concerned by the unbridled development of her country\, she asked herself\, “When will you stop doing what you can do and start doing what you really want to do?” \nAnimated by an instinctive sense that our fate is bound to that of the earth and the more-than-human world\, Kumar-Rao sets out on a journey across India\, listening along the way to stories the land and its people share with her. In the Thar Desert\, often reduced to the value of extractable commodities\, she learns about ancient methods of harvesting rainwater from shepherds with deep ancestral memories. In the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges\, Brahmaputra\, and Meghna Rivers at the Bay of Bengal\, she walks ancient shorelines and mangrove forests with a marine biologist\, exploring tidepools and learning of the extent to which this astonishingly diverse ecology is increasingly endangered by commercial trawlers and overfishing. And on India’s northernmost plateau\, surrounded by the Himalaya and home to snow leopards\, ibex\, and numerous endangered species of eagles and owls\, she finds glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate and meets with inhabitants who play little role in creating climate change but now bear the brunt of it. \nRichly illustrated with the author’s photographs and drawings\, Marginlands is a vibrant and compelling account of the changes reshaping India today. Engaging and urgent\, infused with wonder and profound empathy\, this is a work of love and hope\, inspiring readers across the world to preserve and protect the world around us. \n__ \nArati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer\, an independent environmental photographer\, a writer\, and an artist. Her work has appeared in National Geographic\, Emergence\, BBC\, and in leading Indian publications. \n__ \nCOMMUNITY CARE & ACCESSIBILITY \nAt AAWW\, the safety and comfort of our community is our top priority. We invite you to practice intentionality and care in your behavior and language when engaging with our programs and with each other. Violence of any kind\, including but not limited to racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, ableism\, ageism\, class or casteism\, bigotry or bias toward religion or faith\, or any action or assault against marginalized identities\, is not tolerated. Those who bring harm to our community in person or online are not welcome\, and will be asked to exit the space. \nThe event will be live streamed on Zoom with auto captioning for those who cannot join us in person. For those joining us in person\, we are located on the 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office. Masks are strongly encouraged for audience members for all AAWW events; if you forget yours\, one will be provided for you. We have two commercial grade air purifiers. We highly encourage all in person guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. If you have had COVID or have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the 10 days prior\, we ask you tune in for the live stream instead. Please reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for additional accessibility requests\, including ADA accessible bathrooms\, chairs with added back support\, and beyond. This space is for YOU!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-celebration-of-marginlands/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T170000
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SUMMARY:July 2025 AANHPI Community DNA Forum
DESCRIPTION:NCAPA will discuss the implications of the recent reconciliation bill and strategies for engaging with members of Congress during August recess. \nAAPI Data will present key findings from our July survey and \nJason Paguio\, chair of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) will lead a discussion on the impact of tariffs on small businesses and why this issue is of vital importance to our communities.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/july-2025-aanhpi-community-dna-forum/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T161500
DTSTAMP:20250710T183640Z
CREATED:20250710T183639Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: The Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films\, a new online collection of 100+ films\, spanning 80 years of footage\, documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. This virtual program will be moderated by Densho founder Tom Ikeda and feature a panel of speakers: film scholar and educator Frako Loden\, filmmaker and former Internet Archives leader Wendy Hanamura\, Densho Content Director and historian Brian Niiya\, as well as Densho Communications Manager Jennifer Noji. These speakers will address the crucial role of film in preserving\, commemorating\, and teaching this critical history. You’ll also learn about the project’s origins\, view a short montage of featured films\, and get an exclusive preview of the new collection.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunch-learn-the-digital-library-of-japanese-american-incarceration-films/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T160000
DTSTAMP:20250722T082316Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Breaking the Perfectionism Trap: Reclaiming Your Time and Energy
DESCRIPTION:Perfectionism and toxic productivity often go hand in hand\, driving us to do more\, be more\, and achieve more—at the cost of our well-being. In this interactive workshop\, we’ll explore how perfectionist tendencies fuel burnout\, procrastination\, and self-doubt. Through guided reflection\, practical exercises\, and evidence-based strategies\, you’ll learn how to challenge perfectionist thinking\, set sustainable goals\, and cultivate a healthier\, more compassionate relationship with productivity. Walk away with actionable tools to break free from the cycle of ‘never enough’ and embrace a more fulfilling\, balanced approach to life and work. \nLEAP Connect leadership workshops are free\, accessible to the public\, and are intended to bring a safe space to the community. Participants can walk away from the sessions with the tools and resources necessary to increase their leadership skills and inspire change. \nAbout Israa Nasir\nIsraa Nasir\, MHC-LP\, is a New York City based psychotherapist\, writer\, and the author of Toxic Productivity (available for preorder now) Her work is centered on transforming the way we talk about mental health\, taking it from a place of shame to a place of empowerment. A Pakistani-Canadian child of immigrants\, she has a specific focus on mental health\, identity formation\, and healing for the AAPI immigrant (first and second generation) community. Israa has been featured in NBC\, Vox\, Huffpost\, Teen Vogue\, and other major publications and been invited to speak at corporations such as Google\, Meta\, and Yale.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/workshop-breaking-the-perfectionism-trap-reclaiming-your-time-and-energy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T163000
DTSTAMP:20250712T050950Z
CREATED:20250710T114847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T050950Z
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SUMMARY:APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit
DESCRIPTION:The APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American\, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander members of Congress to discuss top-line energy concerns that are affecting the nation and AA & NH/PI community at large.  \nCongressional Speakers\nTune into the virtual Summit to hear from our Congressional Speakers—Rep. Ami Bera (CA-06)\, Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06)\, Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02)\, Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI-13)\, and Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10)—as they discuss the pressing energy and commerce issues affecting the country. \nPanel Overview \n\nThe Changing Landscape of Transportation\nInnovations in Modern Manufacturing\nThe Future of Agriculture and Food Access\nThe Evolving Demand and Landscape of Energy Production\nFireside Chat with Manish Bapna\, President & CEO of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/apaics-energy-commerce-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Conference,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T123000
DTSTAMP:20250717T152854Z
CREATED:20250712T060124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T152854Z
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SUMMARY:From Corporate to Entrepreneur: Relationships Shape Your Next Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Two founders discuss how intentional relationships can you help move from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship.\n\n\nBig career pivots don’t happen in a vacuum. \nIn this virtual fireside chat\, PerfectDD founder and former senior executive Alice Kim interviews Tasha Blackman—former marketing executive and now Founder and CEO of Blackman Digital\, a marketing advisory that provides hands-on\, senior-level leadership to second-stage eCommerce brands and retailers. \nThey’ll dive into what it really takes to move from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship\, the power of intentional relationships\, and how community can open doors to your next chapter. \nIf you’re in the middle of a career shift—or thinking about building something of your own—this conversation is packed with real stories\, sharp insights\, and actionable takeaways to help guide your next move.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-corporate-to-entrepreneur-relationships-shape-your-next-chapter/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T200000
DTSTAMP:20250626T204936Z
CREATED:20250626T204900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T204936Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Maggie by Katie Yee
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place in person at Chatham Square Library. \nPlease join author Katie Yee as we discuss her debut novel Maggie; or\, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar: A Novel. Booksigning to follow Q&A. \nKatie Yee is a writer from Brooklyn. She has received fellowships from the Center for Fiction\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and Kundiman. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, No Tokens\, The Believer\, the Washington Square Review\, Triangle House\, Epiphany\, and Literary Hub. By day\, she works at the Brooklyn Museum. By night\, she writes\, usually under the watch of her judgmental rescue dog\, Ollie. \nThis event is produced in collaboration with our community partners Yu & Me Books and Asian American Writers’ Workshop. \nRSVP
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-maggie-by-katie-yee/
LOCATION:Chatham Square Library – NYPL\, 33 East Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Book
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T193000
DTSTAMP:20250712T062914Z
CREATED:20250712T062357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T062914Z
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SUMMARY:Carlos Hernandez and Diana Pho Discuss Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
DESCRIPTION:Join Diana Pho\, editor of Erewhon Books\, and award-winning writer Carlos Hernandez as they answer your questions about the state of science fiction and fantasy publishing today. \nHave a novel you’ve finished that you’d love to untrunk? Wondering what it’s like to write a Marvel comic? Unsure of how to pitch your book to an editor? Whether it’s fiction\, roleplaying games\, or graphic novels; whether it’s an original IP or an existing one; join us for an open conversation about everything publishing. Plus\, some lucky audience members will take home free books from the panelists! \nPlease RSVP in advance. This is a hybrid event—virtual link will be available closer to the date. \nPARTICIPANTS \nCarlos Hernandez\nNew York Times Bestseller Carlos Hernandez is the author of the critically acclaimed short story collection The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria\, the novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (winner of the 2019 Pura Belpré Award from the American Library Association)\, and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe. He’s written scores of short stories\, poems\, and works of drama\, usually in the SFF mode\, which have found homes in magazines such as Uncanny\, Lightspeed\, Strange Horizons\, and many others. Recently\, he’s written several comics for Marvel\, both in-print and in digital formats\, including stories for Miles Morales\, Spider Punk\, America Chavez\, and a three-story arc for the Strange Academy series. By day\, Carlos holds the title Professor of English for the City University of New York and is a game enthusiast and designer. He served as the literary curator for the iPhone game Dear Reader\, was a writer on the Fool’s Gold: Into the Bellowing Wilds roleplaying game\, and\, most recently\, he co-designed the TTRPG Negocios Infernales with his wife\, award-winning writer C. S. E. Cooney. \n  \nDiana M. Pho is a queer VieDiana Photnamese-American independent scholar\, playwright\, and Hugo Award-winning fiction editor. She has over 15 years of experience in publishing and podcasts\, most notably the Tor Publishing Group and Realm Media. Presently\, she is Executive Editor at Erewhon Books\, acquiring and editing genre-bending and game-changing fiction. Books she has edited have won the Thriller Award\, the Ditmar Award\, the American Library Association’s Alex Award\, the Nebula Award\, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year Selection. Several of her books earned Junior Library Guild Selections\, multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly\, Booklist\, School Library Journal\, Shelf Awareness\, and Kirkus\, and are finalists for the Nebula Award\, Lambda Literary Award\, Shirley Jackson Award\, and Andre Norton Award for Young Adult. Diana herself is a two-time finalist for the Ignyte Award\, a finalist for the Locus Award\, and a Hugo Award recipient for Best Editor\, Long-Form\, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of speculative fiction.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/carlos-hernandez-and-diana-pho-discuss-science-fiction-and-fantasy-writing/
LOCATION:Park Slope – Brooklyn Public Library\, 431 6th Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T153000
DTSTAMP:20250703T162535Z
CREATED:20250703T162533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T162535Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Security 101
DESCRIPTION:Stay safe while speaking out! Join us for Digital Security 101 for activists\, organizers\, and anyone from a community that may be targeted by online attacks and repression. \nWhether you’re fighting fascism online at home\, crossing the border\, or heading to a protest\, learn tips and tools to strengthen your digital security. \nThis 1.5 hr training will cover best practices and tools to protect your devices\, private data\, accounts\, and communications. \nThis webinar will be recorded and shared with all who RSVP. Live captioning provided.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/digital-security-101/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250722T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250722T140000
DTSTAMP:20250716T084737Z
CREATED:20250611T084732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T084737Z
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SUMMARY:Inclusion Talk Series (Disability Pride Month) - Boldly Belong
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an empowering talk series during Disability Pride Month where we celebrate uniqueness and the strength of our community.\n\n\nInclusion Talk Series (Disability Pride Month) – Boldly Belong \nWelcome to our online event celebrating Disability Pride Month! Join us for our Inclusion Talk Series\, where we will discuss important topics related to disability inclusion.  \nDisability advocate and author of the book Boldly Belong\, Julie Harris\, will be our guest speaker. This event aims to promote awareness\, acceptance\, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities.  \nDon’t miss this chance to learn\, share\, and connect with others in our inclusive community. Let’s come together to support and empower each other!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/inclusion-talk-series-disability-pride-month-boldly-belong/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T170000
DTSTAMP:20250722T104920Z
CREATED:20250722T104920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T104920Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: Open Call: Portals
DESCRIPTION:Twelve early-career\, NYC-based artists and collectives present new works that harness personal stories and ancestral global history to open portals for passage\, transformation\, and resistance. \nRanging from painting and film to sculpture and performance\, their works explore forces shaping our world: colonialism\, migration\, and environmental crisis. They search for healing out of historical trauma\, investigate the ties between political borders and identity\, and embrace the enduring power of generational spirituality in our everyday lives. \nTogether these artists forge profound connections between the past and present\, memory and material\, and displacement and belonging to create Open Call: Portals. \nTickets are free to all Open Call events. \nZain Alam: Meter & Light: Night\nA three-channel audiovisual installation enacting the interlocking rhythms of time in Muslim life after sunset \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAYDO: Border Ecologies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA video and ceramic installation exploring on-site documentation of the Korean Demilitarized Zone and the United States–Mexico borderland through sociopolitical\, cultural\, and environmental perspectives \n\n\n\nLily Honglei: KITES: A Poem by an Immigrant\nInspired by traditional Chinese kites\, a painting series and installation that reflects the family saga\, history\, and the community of Asian immigrants \nMarwa Eltahir:  99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied to Yours\nAn immersive\, audiovisual performance examining themes of loss\, grief\, and connection using imagery from the Afro-Arab diaspora
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-open-call-portals/
LOCATION:The Shed\, 545 West 30th St\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T203000
DTSTAMP:20250712T043914Z
CREATED:20250627T144939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250712T043914Z
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SUMMARY:BrownDisorganizedComedy Summer 2025 show
DESCRIPTION:Come watch South Asian/Indian standup and sketch comedy at its finest! Unique event and great venue!!  People love the disorganized format!  Comedy is not meant to be organized y’all!\n\nProceeds from show going to a designated CHARITY \nAndre Dang– host\nSabeen Sadiq\nMahesh Kotagi\nRohan Mahashabde\nRima Parikh\nKunal Gupta\nGautam Ponnapalli\nNeal Patel\nBhavik Patel \nAnd fun-filled sketch comedy by UshaGProductions \nEarly bird special for limited time (PROMO CODE: Brown10)\nTwo drink minimum! \nCome half hour early to get best seats! \n\nGet ready for a hilarious and chaotic summer comedy show with BrownDisorganizedComedy – it’s gonna be a wild ride!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/browndisorganizedcomedy-summer-2025-show/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T120000
DTSTAMP:20250717T010014Z
CREATED:20250627T151126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T010014Z
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SUMMARY:Self-Defense and Conditioning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, join Womankind’s Young Professionals Board for an uplifting self-defense and conditioning class with competitive bodybuilder and YPB member\, Hargun Kalsi (Instagram: @thispunjabanlifts) and professional boxer\, Jenna Maria (Instagram: @_jennag). All proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards supporting Womankind and survivors of gender-based violence\, including domestic violence\, human trafficking\, and sexual violence. \nThe class includes an introductory lesson on boxing basics and an extensive HIIT-style workout. \nTicket price: $40/person. Refreshments + any required equipment will be provided. Bring yourselves ready to sweat!\nSpots are limited\, so get your tickets by July 19\, 2025!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/self-defense-and-conditioning-workshop/
LOCATION:Blue Space Performing Arts\, 344 W 38th Street Lobby 1C\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T151500
DTSTAMP:20250716T110339Z
CREATED:20250521T104816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T110339Z
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SUMMARY:MOCAKIDS Author Meet & Greet with Livia Blackburne
DESCRIPTION:Join author Livia Blackburne (I Dream of Popo\, Rosemarked) for a MOCAKIDS Author Meet & Greet that is sure to awaken your sense of adventure
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mocakids-author-meet-greet-with-livia-blackburne/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T170000
DTSTAMP:20250711T152800Z
CREATED:20250710T111638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T152800Z
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SUMMARY:Birds Flying Backwards: Healing Arts for Caribbean Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Building solidarity across NYC’s expansive Caribbean community through the transformative power of art.\n\n\nBirds Flying Backwards: Healing Arts for Caribbean Solidarity \nJoin us for a day of healing arts for Caribbean solidarity at MoCADA on Saturday\, July 19 from 1-5 pm. We encourage folks to stay for the full program\, and will be using the RSVP headcount to provide nourishment. Please let us know if your RSVP status changes. \n🌺POLITICAL & COMMUNAL GROUNDING \n🌺VOICE HEALING WORKSHOP \n🌺GUIDED MEDITATION \n🌺DEEP LISTENING SESSION \n🌺ZINE MAKING \n🌺TAROT \n🌺CARIBBEAN FOOD & DRINK \n🌺BUILDING with NYC-based organizations that you can join for the long haul \n& so much more. \n📌 The aim of Birds Flying Backwards is to build solidarity across NYC’s expansive Caribbean community. Together we will center the lived experience of those most impacted by gender-based violence\, seed new relationships\, and align our collective visions for a most liberated future. Utilizing the transformative power of art\, we’ll strategize plans for further educating/agitating/organizing our communities. \n🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This space will prioritize the safety of our queer and trans Caribbean siblings\, and in doing so will make sure everyone\, including those most impacted by gender-based violence and racism in our community\, are well and cared for. \n💸 Birds Flying Backwards is free and open to all\, but donations are encouraged (especially from allies) and will be going towards: Connek JA\, a resource center for LGBTQIA+ Caribbean people worldwide\, and Connecting Humanity to provide e-sims for G@Z@ns resisting g3n0cid3. \n♿️ The space is wheelchair accessible via elevator. Otherwise\, you can enter the space via stairs or escalator. \n😷 As we prepare to gather in person\, we ask everyone to please take a Covid test before arriving on July 19\, and bring a photo of their negative test. For those who can’t test at home\, we will have tests onsite but if someone tests positive they will be turned away\, hence the importance of them testing before. Masks will also be available at the event. \n🎀 Organized by Priya Florence Dadlani and supported by Asian American Arts Alliance and MoCADA\, stewards of the 2024-2025 Bandung Residency. \n🎨 Flyer by the one & only Neha Shetty.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/birds-flying-backwards-healing-arts-for-caribbean-solidarity/
LOCATION:Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) Gallery + Cafe\, 10 Lafayette Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Health & Wellness,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T224500
DTSTAMP:20250717T024250Z
CREATED:20250710T104230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T024250Z
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Ricky Sim: Coming Out to Dead People
DESCRIPTION:Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre\, “Coming Out to Dead People” is making its Joe’s Pub debut. This comedy solo show is based on the time when comedian Ricky Sim was grappling with the decision to come out to his Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother\, just as she was diagnosed with terminal cancer – talk about good timing. Combining stand-up and storytelling\, the show explores growing up as a gaysian in the noughties in NY\, learning how to keep his first boyfriend with the help of the rapper Sean Paul\, while navigating the complexity of coming out\, alongside the intersection of racial and cultural identity. Ricky Sim is a lawyer-turned-comedian originally from Malaysia. As a standup\, he has opened for Julia Scotti (America’s Got Talent) and Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central) and was featured in the New York Comedy Festival\, and Asian Comedy Festival. “Coming Out to Dead People” was selected as one of the Offest finalists of the 2024 Off-West End Awards (OFFIES). \nPhoto Credit: Arin Sang-urai
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/comedy-ricky-sim-coming-out-to-dead-people/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T203000
DTSTAMP:20250711T152211Z
CREATED:20250627T141910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T152211Z
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SUMMARY:Laughing Lassi - The Best Desi Standup Comedy Show in NYC!
DESCRIPTION:A Standup Comedy Show featuring the best South Asian Comedians in New York City!\n\n\nLaughing Lassi is the premier comedy show bringing together the funniest South Asian comedians from New York City and around the globe. As featured in TimeOut NYC\, The New Yorker\, India Tribune\, and the New York Comedy Festival\, this monthly event has become a cultural phenomenon\, consistently selling out every show this year. \nLooking for a night of laughs in NYC? Laughing Lassi offers a unique comedy experience with diverse performers delivering top-tier entertainment. The show is in English and welcomes audiences of all backgrounds\, making it the perfect evening to enjoy with friends\, family\, or coworkers. \nEvent Details:\n\nWhen: Doors open at 6:30 PM\, and the show starts promptly at 7:00 PM (No “Brown Time” here!).\nWhere: Conveniently located in NYC\, with a lively atmosphere to match the laughs.\nVenue Policy: A two-drink minimum applies (non-alcoholic options available).\n\nFollow us on Instagram @LaughingLassi for exclusive highlights\, photos\, and videos from past shows. Stay updated on upcoming performances\, comedian lineups\, and exciting news about the South Asian comedy scene in NYC. \n🎟️ Get Tickets Now: Tickets sell out fast\, so grab yours today and guarantee your seat for a night of non-stop laughter! \n🚨 Important Information: \n\nLineups are subject to change due to last-minute cancellations.\nTicket only includes the show (7:00pm to 8:30pm). The after-party (9:00pm – 11:00pm) is free and optional\, and it depends on interest from audience. Please send us an email if you are interested in attending the after-party and we will send you detail.\nRefunds are available up to 24 hours before the event. No refunds on the day of or after the show.\n\nJoin us at Laughing Lassi to celebrate South Asian talent and experience a comedy show like no other. Don’t miss your chance to be part of NYC’s most talked-about South Asian comedy event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTags: \n#westvillage #tiktok #southasian #desi #indian #bollywood #broadway #indianfood #brooklyn #greenwichvillage #art #culture #browngirls #bengali #love #bangladesh #standupcomedy #funny #jokes #SouthAsianEvent #funnymemes #meme #hilarious #viral #timesquare #louisck #joerogan #photooftheday #nyc #newyork \ncomedy cellar nyccomedy shows nycnew york comedy clubcomedy club nyccomedy club nyccomedy club new yorkny comedy clubnyc comedy clubthe comedy cellar nycsouth asian standup comedy showindian standup comedy show in new york citydesi standup comedy show in new york cityLive Standup Comedy Show in New York CitySouth Asian Standup Comedy Show in New JerseyPakistani Standup Comedy ShowBangladeshi Standup Comedy ShowBest Standup Comedy Show in New York CityBest Comedy Show in West VillageComedy CellarComedy Cellar New YorkGotham Comedy ClubCheap Comedy Tickets New YorkStandup Comedy ShowComedy ShowStandup Comedy Show New York CityBest Standup Comedy Show in New New York Citycomedy cellar nycTHE KING’S JESTERHasan MinhajRadio City Music HallRussell PetersAct Your AgeThe Best Standup Comedy Show in ManhattanThe Best Comedy Show in ManhattanA+ Asian Comedy ShowAsian Comedy ShowChinese America Japanese AmericanKorean AmericanPhilipino American
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/laughing-lassi-the-best-desi-standup-comedy-show-in-nyc-8-2/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T233000
DTSTAMP:20250711T151110Z
CREATED:20250627T144632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T151110Z
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SUMMARY:Sholay Pride on the Pier: Let Love Conquer All - Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Desi + QUEER + FAB\n\n\nIn a world that feels divided\, we’re choosing to come together again for NYC Pride this year. We’re choosing love over fear\, unity over separation\, and celebration over silence.This Pride we’re taking the dance party back to Cobble Fish on Pier 16 in downtown Manhattan for a sunset celebration of queer love in all its beautiful forms. Bring your joy. Let’s show the world what happens when a community chooses love. \nSholay Pride on the Pier: Let Love Conquer All\nFriday June 27th | 7PM – Midnight \nMusic by Ashu Rai\nNo cover from 7-8pm\n$20 cover at the door 8pm onwards\nCash or venmo only \nNo Advance Tickets – Show up at the door and you will get entry. \n21+ to enter with valid I.D. \nCobble Fish\n89 South St. Pier 16\, New York\, NY 10038 \nHow to get there: Subway: A\, C\, J\, \,2\, 3\, R and 5 to Fulton Street Station. The Wall Street Ferry Terminal at Pier 11 is also a short walk to the south along the East River Waterfront. Cobble Fish is at the end of the pier tucked between two historic schooners. \n  \nFounded in 2001\, Sholay Productions is a New York based organization bringing dynamic events to diverse communities. We provide affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ South Asians\, friends\, and allies to come together and celebrate our shared love of music\, South Asian cinema\, and dest-queer culture. \n  \n\n\ndesiqueer
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sholay-pride-on-the-pier-let-love-conquer-all/
LOCATION:Cobble Fish\, 89 South Street\, #Pier 16\, New York\, NY\, 10038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:New Victory Dance: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (Program A)
DESCRIPTION:Swing into summer with New Victory Dance\, the annual mini-festival of NYC dance curated specifically for kids! MCed by New Victory Teaching Artists\, each program showcases a diverse lineup of acclaimed NYC-based dance companies—three per program\, nine in total—and features a choreographer Talk-Back with a chance to dance from your seat. It’s your family date with dance! \nNai-Ni Chen Dance Company\nLion in the City\nGenres: Chinese traditional and hip-hop \nLion in the City is inspired by the lion dance\, one of the most popular dances performed during Chinese New Year celebrations. Symbolizing a prayer for peace\, this version of the dance\, choreographed by PeiJu Chien-Pott\, Kwikstep and Rokafella\, fuses traditional movement with hip-hop. \nElizabeth Burke and Luke Hickey\nA Swing Suite (Excerpt)\nA Dorrance Dance Production\nGenre: Tap \nChoreographed by Dorrance Dance company members Elizabeth Burke and Luke Hickey\, A Swing Suite is inspired by the music their mentor\, Gene Medler\, shared with them as kids and shaped them as artists—a reminder that just about every road leads back to home. \nRonald K. Brown / EVIDENCE\, A Dance Company\nServing Nia\nGenre: Contemporary \nThe name Nia in Swahili means “purpose.” Blending traditional dances from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire\, Serving Nia invites us to think about our individual sense of purpose and responsibility
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/new-victory-dance-nai-ni-chen-dance-company-program-a/
LOCATION:New Victory Theater\, 209 West 42nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person
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SUMMARY:We’re Not White: Discussing MENA Visibility in NYC
DESCRIPTION:When Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities are erased in data\, we’re erased in real life too. \n\nIt means we don’t get funding for our schools or language support for our families.\nIt means our health data is inaccurate and our communities are misdiagnosed.\nIt means our stories are overlooked in media\, politics\, and research.\nIt means we’re hyper-visible when we’re targeted but invisible when we need help.\n\nThis Thursday July 17\, we’re gathering at Qahwah House in Astoria to name what’s happening and reclaim our visibility. \nMENA communities are erased in state data and forced into the “white” category on the Census. This erasure has real\, daily impacts. It leaves our cultures misunderstood\, health needs unmet\, languages unsupported\, and our kids grow up without seeing themselves reflected. Our stories remain untold\, struggles hidden\, and our communities denied the chance to be fully seen\, heard\, and valued. \nJoin us for a conversation led by North African creatives\, including Aymann Ismail and Zina Louhaichy\, where we’ll share stories and explore why visibility matters\, building understanding within our community. \nThe night will open with a poetry performance and continue with a fireside chat on the MENA experience in NYC\, from the Census to the streets. \nYou’ll hear from: \nMuna Faiz Abdelwahab\, a Sudanese poet and humanitarian whose poetry opens up space for our complex\, beautiful identities \nZina Louhaichy\, a Moroccan Italian actress and designer challenging narrow Western views of North Africa through fashion and film \nAymann Ismail\, a journalist\, storyteller and the author of ‘Becoming Baba’ whose work exposes the cracks in American systems and uplifts MENA voices across media and culture \nMohamed Attia\, a former street vendor with over a decade of organizing experience and now leads the Street Vendor Project\, championing the rights of immigrant and working class communities \nMona Elboghdadi\, Malikah’s own Immigrant Program Director building grassroots safety and resistance with North African immigrant women \nWe’ll close with a community activity that invites you to share your stories and your vision for what true representation could look like. \nThis night is more than a conversation. It’s a chance to gather in our truths\, to challenge systems that erase us\, and to build power through connection over coffee. \nWe hope you’ll be there!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/were-not-white-discussing-mena-visibility-in-nyc/
LOCATION:Qahwah House\, Qahwah House\, 22-37 31st St\, Astoria\, NY\, Astoria\, NY\, 11105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop: Take Control of Your Work Experience with Lydia Han
DESCRIPTION:When work feels out of your control—whether it’s a tough boss\, shifting priorities\, or client demands—your mindset becomes your most powerful tool. In this virtual workshop\, Lydia Han\, founder of Authentic and Alive\, will share practical strategies to help you reframe challenges\, regain control\, and find more joy and fulfillment in your daily work life. \nAbout the Speaker: Lydia Han brings experience from McKinsey & Co. to her coaching practice\, where she helps Millennials and Gen Z overcome burnout\, imposter syndrome\, and career challenges with confidence and authenticity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/online-workshop-take-control-of-your-work-experience-with-lydia-han/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T190000
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SUMMARY:In-Store: Joseph Lee: Nothing More of This Land w/ Leslie Jamison
DESCRIPTION:“A powerful indictment of the colonial mindset that firmly balances an ode to people\, to place\, to remaining.” —Hanif Abdurraqib\n\n\nEvent guidelines: \n\nAll attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times.\nTickets are limited to restrict capacity at our store\, and each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.\nAdditional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.\nA signing will follow the talk.\nHome address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/UCQr53yq3GE\nAs a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event\, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net. \nThis event is presented in partnership with the American Indian Community House\, a community-based organization\, mandated to improve the status of Native Americans\, and to foster inter-cultural understanding. \nFrom award-winning journalist Joseph Lee\, a sweeping\, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world. \nBefore Martha’s Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation destinations in the country\, it was home to the Wampanoag people. Today\, as tourists flock to the idyllic beaches\, the island has become increasingly unaffordable for tribal members\, with nearly three-quarters now living off-island. Growing up Aquinnah Wampanoag\, journalist Joseph Lee grappled with what this situation meant for his tribe\, how the community can continue to grow\, and more broadly\, what it means to be Indigenous. \nIn Nothing More of This Land\, Lee weaves his own story and that of his family into a panoramic narrative of Indigenous life around the world. He takes us from the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard to the icy Alaskan tundra\, the smoky forests of Northern California to the halls of the United Nations\, and beyond. Along the way he meets activists fighting to protect their land\, families clashing with their own tribal leaders\, and communities working to reclaim tradition. \nTogether\, these stories reject stereotypes to show the diversity of Indigenous people today and chart a way past the stubborn legacy of colonialism. \n  \nJoseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian\, BuzzFeed News\, Vox\, Electric Literature\, High Country News\, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist. He has won multiple awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association for environmental coverage\, health coverage\, and beat reporting and this book was awarded a 2024 Silvers Grant for Work in Progress. Follow him on X at @JosephVLee and on Instagram at @Joseph.V.Lee. \nLeslie Jamison is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Splinters\, The Recovering\, and The Empathy Exams; the collection of essays Make It Scream\, Make It Burn\, a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award; and the novel The Gin Closet\, a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. She writes regularly for The New Yorker and her work has appeared in many places including The New York Times\, the Virginia Quarterly Review\, and the New York Review of Books. She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-store-joseph-lee-nothing-more-of-this-land-w-leslie-jamison/
LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Hyeseung Song presents Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
DESCRIPTION:“Often funny\, and always unflinchingly honest\, Song has created a Portrait of the Artist as a Young AAPI Woman.” — David Henry Hwang\n\n\nP&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome back Hyeseung Song to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of her first book\, Docile: a “profound and poetic meditation on the value of living” (Grace M. Cho\, author of Tastes Like War)\, told through Song’s own story of subverting the model minority myth\, contending with mental illness\, and finding her self-worth by looking within. \nAlong with a discussion and audience Q&A\, Hyeseung will also sign copies of Docile. \nRESERVE YOUR SIGNED PAPERBACK EDITION OF DOCILE: MEMOIRS OF A NOT-SO-PERFECT ASIAN GIRL\nAVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACES \n\n\nThis is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating. Doors open at 6:30pm.\nCost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.\nCost of a book bundle ticket reflects the total cost of the feature event book (MSRP plus tax). Each book bundle ticket guarantees ticket holders one (1) copy of the feature event book.\nThe talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event\, we’re happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!\nWe encourage all guests to wear masks.\n\n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nHyeseung Song is a first-generation Korean American painter and the author of Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl. Docile has been called a “savagely beautiful memoir” by David Henry Hwang\, a “revelation” by Chloé Cooper Jones and was named a “Best Book” by Apple and “Most Anticipated” by Electric Literature\, BookRiot and more. Raised in Texas\, Song studied philosophy at Princeton and Harvard Universities\, and painting at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. A two-time Greenshields award winner\, TedX speaker\, and resident artist of the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico\, the Vermont Studio Center and the Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program\, Song has also taught at the Maryland Institute College of Art and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is at work on her first novel. Song lives in Brooklyn and upstate New York. \n  \nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nPatricia Park writes about young Korean American women coming of age. She’s the author of Re Jane\, a retelling of Brontë’s Jane Eyre\, and the YA novels Imposter Syndrome & Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What’s Eating Jackie Oh? She’s written for The New York Times\, New Yorker\, Guardian\, and others. She is a professor of creative writing at American University.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hyeseung-song-presents-docile-memoirs-of-a-not-so-perfect-asian-girl/
LOCATION:P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts\, 180 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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