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SUMMARY:YAMAN: Filipino cultural festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us at a 3-day Filipino cultural festival with crafts\, food\, talks & more! We’ll kick it off on Halloween with a Filipino celebration!\n\n\nYAMAN (treasure in Tagalog) is more than a cultural expo—it’s a movement carrying Filipino culture forward through indigenous craftsmanship\, fashion\, entertainment\, food\, and community. Experience the world of YAMAN\, become a Heritage Guardian\, and support Tboli master weavers whose ancient hands are running out of time—preserving the soul of our identity for generations to come.\nSign up now to make a cultural investment while participating in a 3-day cultural festival of all things Filipino\, featuring a marketplace\, inspirational talks with Filipino American trailblazers and celebrities\, and more!\nYAMAN is brought to you by the Friends of the Philippines Society USA\, Inc.\, a New York-based 501(c)(3) dedicated to amplifying Filipino heritage and fostering cultural pride. All ticket sales are tax- deductible.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yaman/
LOCATION:New York Marriott Marquis\, 1535 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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SUMMARY:Maps That Speak: Asia\, the Pacific\, and Hawai’i with Jo-Ann Wong
DESCRIPTION:A Map Division specialist highlights how cartography reveals histories\, perspectives\, and legacies that are often overlooked in traditional narratives. \nThe Library’s Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the world’s leading collections\, renowned for its size\, scope\, and unique holdings. Reference Librarian Jo-Ann Wong will showcase maps of Asian\, Pacific Islander\, and Native Hawaiian communities\, examining them from multiple viewpoints. She will highlight selections that spark deeper conversations about who has the authority to tell their stories\, alternative approaches to mapmaking\, and the enduring impacts of colonialism on cartographic representation. \nTo join | Please register for an In-Person Ticket. Doors will open around 1:30 PM. For free events\, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance\, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time\, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program. \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nJo-Ann Wong is currently a Librarian II at the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. She received her MILS with certification in Archives from Pratt Institute. She is currently the Scholarship Committee Chair for the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Map and Geography Libraries (JMGL).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/maps-that-speak-asia-the-pacific-and-hawaii-with-jo-ann-wong/
LOCATION:NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building – Lenox & Astor Room\, 216\, Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:Icons of Culture: Lucy Liu
DESCRIPTION:As an actress\, producer\, and activist\, Lucy Liu has been blazing a trail and reshaping culture for almost 30 years. The proud New Yorker sits down with Josh Horowitz to breakdown her career\, her art and advocacy\, and her powerful new film\, Rosemead.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/icons-of-culture-lucy-liu/
LOCATION:PAC NYC  Perelman Performing Arts Center\, 6 World Trade Center\, 251 Fulton Street\, New York\, NY\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000
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SUMMARY:Readings: Alpha Beta Blah - To The Grave
DESCRIPTION:Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah\, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society!\n\n\nThe 2025 AAWW Margins fellows present “Alpha Beta Blah”\, a new reading series that invites writers to come frat out with the fellows. \nThe third reading of this series will take place on October 30th at 7 pm ET. For “To The Grave”\, send us your most bone-chilling stories about love. Tell us about a romance that still lives in your bones\, exes you need to exorcise\, and late night trysts that have taken over your psyche. Tell us how love possessed you\, stalked you\, and terrified you. \nSubmit your sample to events@aaww.org by October 16th to be considered for the lineup. \nThis reading series is a part of the AAWW Margins fellowship program. \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. 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/alpha-beta-blah-to-the-grave-2/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,In Person,Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T193000
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS – A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Baohuanghui
DESCRIPTION:Discover the untold story of Kang Youwei’s exile and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America.\n\n\n$10 General Admission | $5 Student and Senior Admission | Free for MOCA Members \nHow did a reform movement championed by imperial China’s most famous reformer take root across North America\, and what can it tell us about the birth of modern Chinese politics? Join authors and scholars Robert L. Worden and Jane Leung Larson for an in-depth conversation on their new reference work\, A Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America\, 1899 to 1911 (Brill\, 2025; Open Access PDF and hardcover). \nDrawing on five decades of scholarship and newly uncovered archives\, Worden and Larson trace how Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association (Baohuanghui) built a transnational network of more than 160 chapters across the United States\, Canada\, and Mexico. These chapters founded schools\, newspapers\, women’s associations\, and political pressure campaigns that advanced the goal of transforming China into a constitutional monarchy. The discussion will examine the Association’s on-the-ground organizing tactics\, its role in pivotal moments such as the 1905 anti-American boycott and constitutional petition drives\, and its enduring impact on Chinese diasporic civic life. \nModerated by Evans Chan\, whose films Chinatopia and Datong: The Great Society and the opera Datong: The Chinese Utopia helped revive global interest in Kang Youwei\, this program offers a rare\, richly documented view of a pivotal moment when overseas Chinese reshaped the political imagination of a nation. \nAbout Robert L. Worden \nRobert L. Worden (b. 1945\, Olean\, NY) is a historian specializing in Chinese and Asian affairs. He earned his B.A. in History from St. Bonaventure University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Asian History from Georgetown University. From 1973 to 2007\, he served in the Library of Congress’s Federal Research Division\, producing over 100 analytical studies and co-authoring or editing eight volumes in the Country Studies Series. He later held leadership roles as Acting Chief of the Asian Division and Chief Operating Officer of the Office of Scholarly Programs. Worden is also the author and editor of several books and numerous articles\, and remains active in community service and heritage work. He and his wife\, Norma Chue\, have three children\, twelve grandchildren\, and three great-grandchildren. \nAbout Jane Leung Larson \nJane Leung Larson is an independent scholar based in Goshen\, MA and New York\, NY. A graduate of Reed College (B.A.\, Anthropology\, 1967)\, she has worked in the China field since 1978\, serving as the founding executive director of the Northwest China Council in Portland\, Oregon (1980–95) and later as an editor with China Institute and the Committee of 100 in New York (2000–13). Since 1985\, she has pursued independent research on Kang Youwei and the Baohuanghui\, beginning with the papers of her grandfather\, Tom Leung (Tan Zhangxiao)\, a student of Kang and Baohuanghui leader in Los Angeles. Her work explores the organization’s global evolution\, its role in the 1905 anti-American boycott\, and the constitutional petition movement. She has presented widely in the US\, Canada\, Singapore\, and China\, and in 2010 launched the blog Baohuanghui Scholarship to foster collaboration in the field. \nAbout Evans Chan 陳耀成 \nA critic\, librettist\, and filmmaker\, Evans Chan has directed 15 award-winning films\, including Journey to Beijing (1998)\, Sorceress of the New Piano (2004)\, and Love and Death in Montmartre (2019). His works have been showcased at major film festivals\, such as Berlin\, Rotterdam\, London\, Moscow\, Vancouver\, San Francisco\, and Taiwan’s Golden Horse\, among others. Time Out named Chan’s directorial debut\, To Liv(e) (1991)\, one of the “100 Greatest Hong Kong Films.” Chan’s two films about Kang Youwei —Chinatopia (2011) and Datong: The Great Society (2011) — as well as the opera Datong: The Chinese Utopia (2015)\, for which he wrote the libretto\, have contributed to the revival of interest in the last reformer of imperial China. \nAbout A Chinese Reformer in Exile \nA Chinese Reformer in Exile: Kang Youwei and the Chinese Empire Reform Association in North America\, 1899–1911 (Leiden: Brill\, 2025; Open Access PDF and Hardcover) is an encyclopedic reference work documenting the exile years of imperial China’s most famous reformer\, Kang Youwei\, and his political organization\, in effect China’s first mass political party. With the goal of transforming China’s autocratic empire into a constitutional monarchy\, the Chinese Empire Reform Association network spawned more than 230 chapters on five continents. North America was where Kang’s organizational achievements were most fully realized. Kang\, his disciples\, and local leaders practiced retail politics by organizing 160 chapters in the U.S.\, Canada\, and Mexico\, and associated schools\, newspapers\, military academies\, women’s associations\, businesses\, and political pressure campaigns. Kang’s most potent contribution to the Chinese polity was his success in rousing Chinese at home and abroad to care about their country’s political future and to act together to further their goals in a constructive way. Based on Robert Worden’s 1972 Georgetown University Ph.D. dissertation\, a multinational team of historians contribute new insights from 50 years of additional scholarship and previously unknown archival materials. \n\n\n\nNot a MOCA member yet? Join MyMOCA now to receive exclusive member benefits\, special discounts and offerings and “First to Know!” announcements about MOCA’s exhibitions and public programs. \nClick here to become a MyMOCA Member!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-a-chinese-reformer-in-exile-kang-youwei-and-the-baohuanghui/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000
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SUMMARY:Literary Thursdays: Anelise Chen\, Author of “Clam Down: A Metamorphosis”
DESCRIPTION:Literary Thursdays: Anelise Chen\, Author of “Clam Down: A Metamorphosis” \nIn this wondrously unusual memoir\, a woman retreats into her shell in the aftermath of her divorce and must choose between the pleasures and the perils of a closed-up life. Join us and learn more about this genre-defying transformation fable from an acclaimed “5 Under 35” National Book Foundation honoree!\n\nMeet the author and join the conversation on Microsoft Teams: https://queenslib.org/46vt
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/literary-thursdays-anelise-chen-author-of-clam-down-a-metamorphosis/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T150000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T140000
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SUMMARY:Remembering Asian America: Unearthing Hidden Histories to Build Solidarity & Diasporic Power
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special virtual discussion of Remembering Asian America\, featuring a panel discussion with nonprofit and academic leaders. This is a cross-regional dialogue on the importance of remembering the origins of Asian America and how communities are recontextualizing those histories to build power in solidarity \nPanelists: \n\nCathi Choi\, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ\nDr. Connie Wun\, Co-Founder and Executive Director of AAPI Women Lead\nJanelle Wong\, Professor of Government and Politics and American Studies at University of Maryland
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/remembering-asian-america-unearthing-hidden-histories-to-build-solidarity-diasporic-power/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T200000
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SUMMARY:Exhibit Opening for Hawai‘i is not the United States\, but it is your Future
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nA solo exhibition by Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence)\, Hawai‘i is not the United States\, but it is your Future invites viewers to consider the built environment as oceanic\, an interconnected system requiring collective cultural efforts to sustain. \nJoin us for the opening on Wednesday\, October 29\, which will feature brief remarks from the artist and special reading of creative works. \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. \nAccessibility note: This venue is accessible for wheelchair users. There are all gender restrooms. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu \nBorn and raised in Honolulu\, Sean Connelly is an artist and building practitioner working collaboratively across sculpture\, architecture\, film\, and cartography. Connelly’s practice engages deeply with grassroots interventions and supports Native liberation\, food sovereignty\, land justice\, and cultural resurgence centering ‘āina (Land / That Which Feeds). \nAs founding director of After Oceanic Built Environments Lab and the nonprofit Hawai‘i Nonlinear\, Connelly actively cultivates ancestral knowledge\, ecological insight\, and social justice to transform built environments into living archives of intergenerational healing. Collaborating closely with cultural bearers\, creative practitioners\, and Indigenous experts across Pae ‘Āina Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Islands)\, Connelly’s work contributes to a grassroots community of care\, actively shaping liberated oceanic futures. He is the 2025 Artist-in-Residence at the A/P/A Institute at NYU. \nImage: Sean Connelly\, Spheric Oceania\, 2024. Still from video work. The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Arts of Oceania Gallery. Courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-for-hawaii-is-not-the-united-states-but-it-is-your-future-2/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square\, first floor gallery\, 20 Cooper Square\, first floor\, New York
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T203000
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SUMMARY:Forum on  “Lights\, Camera\, Filipinnovation: Groundbreaking Filmmakers”
DESCRIPTION:The Philippine Consulate General in New York brings back our quarterly Filipinnovation series—this time shining a spotlight on Filipino filmmakers in the US Northeast.\n\n\n\nThis forum\, “Lights\, Camera\, Filipinnovation: Groundbreaking Filmmakers” will explore how Filipinos are breaking barriers\, building careers\, and thriving in the film industry.\n\n\n🔹 Keynote Speaker:\n• Jeremiah Abraham\, Producer\, Marketing and Communications Executive\n• Regina Aquino\, Actor\, Producer\, and Director \n💼 Panelists:\n1. Michaela Ternasky-Holland\, XR Director and Creative Strategist\n2. Diane Paragas\, Writer\, Director\, and Producer\n3. Ramona Diaz\, Director and Producer\n4. Isabel Sandoval\, Director and Actor\n5. Gigi Dement\, Producer \n🎤 Moderator:\nJoseph Carranza\, Festival Director and Community Builder
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/forum-on-lights-camera-filipinnovation-groundbreaking-filmmakers/
LOCATION:Philippine Center in New York\, 556 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10036
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T150000
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SUMMARY:Rednote 101: How to Win on the Next Big Platform for Multicultural Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Some brands are already seeing huge success on Rednote — do you want to know how they did it? Join us for a 30-minute insider session where AC Marketing and Rednote experts reveal how brands are turning cultural connection into real business impact. \nGet an exclusive look at high-performing Rednote campaigns\, learn how the platform’s content engine drives visibility\, and uncover the strategies that help brands win with multicultural audiences. \nSpeakers \n\nHenry Xiao\, CEO\, AC Marketing\nLara Luo\, Rednote Account Manager\, AC Marketing\nSpecial Guest: Helena He\, Rednote Influencer\n\n30-Minute Agenda \n\nOpening & Case Study Highlights – 5 mins\nReal campaign results and performance figures that prove Rednote’s impact.\nPlatform Walkthrough: Rednote Interface & Functions – 7 mins\nA quick demo of how brands and creators engage on Rednote.\nThe Traffic Logic: How Rednote Drives Visibility – 10 mins\nA deep dive into the algorithm and audience behaviors.\nWinning Strategies & Key Takeaways – 5 mins\nActionable insights tied back to the opening case studies.\nQ&A\n\nExclusive Takeaway: \n\nAll attendees will receive the Rednote Starter Kit\, a practical guide to launching your first Rednote campaign.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/rednote-101-how-to-win-on-the-next-big-platform-for-multicultural-marketing/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Television,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T150000
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SUMMARY:Teaching AAPI History & Contributions in Madison NJ
DESCRIPTION:In 2022\, New Jersey passed the AAPI Curriculum Mandate\, requiring public schools to teach AAPI contributions\, history\, and heritage as part of a concerted effort to reduce prejudice and promote belonging for AAPI people\, culture\, and communities. \nJoin Dr. Khayti Joshi at Fairleigh Dickinson University to learn how to bring AAPI history\, culture\, and people to life in middle school and high school classrooms.  \nTeachers will leave with practical resources\, tools\, and ideas on how to weave AAPI content into their current curriculum. \nFree and open to all. Lunch and class materials will be provided. Parking is free. Professional Development Hours awarded. \nPlease email isabella.kasegrande@aapinewjersey.org for any questions. \n— \nDr. Khyati Joshi is an educator\, scholar\, co-founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice\, and Professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. \nPresented in partnership by Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Teach Asian American Stories\, and AAPI New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-aapi-history-contributions-2/
LOCATION:Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison Campus\, 285 Madison Avenue\, Madison\, NJ\, 07940\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Grades K–5,High School,History,In Person,Middle School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T210000
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SUMMARY:Film: The Joy Luck Club with Executive Producer Janet Yang
DESCRIPTION:A special screening of The Joy Luck Club\, followed by a talk with Janet Yang\, one of the executive producers.\n\n\nThe Joy Luck Club (1993) \nDirected by: Wayne Wang\nRuntime: 139 minutes | Rated: R\nCast: Tamlyn Tomita\, Kieu Chinh\, Tsai Chin\, France Nuyen\, Lisa Lu \nBased on Amy Tan’s bestselling novel\, The Joy Luck Club unfolds the stories of four Chinese American women and their immigrant mothers\, weaving together memory and generational experience to reveal the challenges of identity\, love\, sacrifice\, and belonging. Directed by Wayne Wang\, the film was groundbreaking as one of the first major Hollywood productions to center Asian American lives and feature a predominantly Asian cast. More than thirty years later\, it continues to resonate as a touchstone for Asian American representation in cinema. \nEarlier this year\, MOCA proudly presented a screening of Wayne Wang’s Chan Is Missing (1982)\, widely considered the first Asian American feature film to gain national recognition. With this special screening of The Joy Luck Club\, MOCA continues its commitment to preserving and advocating for the legacy of Asian American cinema\, offering audiences an opportunity to revisit and reflect on this landmark work. \nFollowing the screening\, Janet Yang—one of the film’s executive producers and a trailblazing figure in the industry—will join us for a post-screening conversation about the making of the film and its enduring impact on Hollywood and Asian American storytelling. \n  \nBecome A MOCA Member
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-cinema-the-joy-luck-club/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T160000
DTSTAMP:20251005T061912Z
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SUMMARY:The Hats We Wear: Neurodivergent and Asian American
DESCRIPTION:Join Dennis Tran (National Leader for Disability & Neurodiversity Inclusion\, Storyteller\, Consultant\, and LEAP Impact ’24 Alumni) and Priya Winston Ph.D. LMSW (Director of Curriculum & Clinical Excellence at Transitions\, Founder of ENYA\, and Professor at Utica University) for a powerful conversation on the lived experiences of being Asian American and neurodivergent. \nThis dialogue will explore:\n✨ The roles neurodivergent people play in shaping community and advocacy\n✨ The intersections of culture\, identity\, and lived experience\n✨ Steps we can all take to support neurodivergent Asian Americans \n👥 Who is this for?\nAnyone who is curious and wants to learn\, whether you identify as neurodivergent\, AANHPI\, or an ally. \n\n\n\n\nThe registration link:\nhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BTNYRM5 \nInfo:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/innovatinginclusion_innovatinginclusion-neurodiversity-aanhpi-activity-7374192935715876865-ttgF\n\n\n\n\n🗓️ Date: Monday\, October 27\, 2025\n⏰ Time: 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET\n📍 Where: Virtual via Zoom\n💸 Cost: Freerican
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-hats-we-wear-neurodivergent-and-asian-american/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T203000
DTSTAMP:20251014T093621Z
CREATED:20251014T065531Z
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SUMMARY:‘Rice and Spice: All Asian Comedy Show’
DESCRIPTION:Comedy that’s as comforting as rice (aka shared trauma) and as bold as chili oil. ️️\n\n\nRice and Spice: All Asian Comedy Show \nRice & Spice is all about center stage\, not sidekick roles. Join us at the St. Marks Comedy Club to amplify the funniest\, spiciest Asian comedians — serving up punchlines one at a time. \nDon’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind event celebrating Asian comedy talent before we’re slapped with a 100% tariff on Asian jokes! \nVenue Policy: \nA two-drink minimum applies (non-alcoholic options available). \n16 and older \nWe are featuring: \n@sonyavaicomedy \n@alvinkuai \n@macykk \n@alexkimedian \n@marieljcomic \n@thatsnotmyra \n@vickiefromtaiwan \n@vinitcomedy \n@katylau88
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/rice-and-spice-all-asian-comedy-show/
LOCATION:St. Marks Comedy Club\, 12 St Marks Pl\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T200000
DTSTAMP:20251024T092241Z
CREATED:20251003T091446Z
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SUMMARY:Chinatown Arts Festival Finale: Musical Showcase + MOONSquare Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Festival Finale: live music\, Victor Lin & Taiyo Na\, and the MOONSquare art opening with a reception at Think!Chinatown.\n\n\nAn evening of musical performances and a reception for the Moonsquare exhibition opening. \nIt’s the Festival Finale! Enjoy four musical performances selected for this showcase plus special performances from Victor Lin & Taiyo Na. Listen to what our community of musicians are working on. \nThe final night of the Chinatown Arts Festival also marks the opening of the annual MOONSquare group show. See what our community of visual artists have made this year! \nWe’ll celebrate all of our Arts Fest artists with a reception. All hosted in Think!Chinatown’s studio. \nThis event is part of the Chinatown Arts Festival\, a month long celebration of culture in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Showcasing both traditional Chinese arts groups and emerging Asian American artists\, this year’s festival is packed with exciting programs for all ages. Check out our long list of free and low-cost events at www.thinkchinatown.org/artsfest \nThink!Chinatown is a place-based intergenerational non-profit in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, working at the intersection of storytelling\, arts\, and neighborhood engagement. T!C is the team behind neighborhood cultural programs like Chinatown Arts Festival\, Chinatown Night Market\, Chinatown Block Parties\, Chinatown Storytelling Festival\, and more. Find more at www.thinkchinatown.org
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/chinatown-arts-festival-finale-musical-showcase-moonsquare-celebration/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T150000
DTSTAMP:20251014T093238Z
CREATED:20251014T071852Z
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn FAM 2025
DESCRIPTION:Come to Brooklyn FAM’s 5th annual flagship festival—a free\, family-friendly\, intergenerational event!\n\n\nJoin us for Brooklyn FAM’s 5th annual flagship festival! This year’s event celebrates Brooklyn’s African and Asian diaspora voices on the theme of Nourish. What roots us? Heals and grows us? Replenishes us? \nThis event is FREE! Save time and RSVP now\, then check in on event day for a free tote bag\, free raffle entry\, and access to all of the activites. Early check-in before 11 a.m. gets a free embroidered Brooklyn FAM picnic blanket—one per household\, while supplies last. \nCome nourish yourselves and our community through dance\, music\, community music-making\, participatory puppet theatre\, aromatherapy\, art installations\, mixed-media crafting\, a participatory Bengali Alpona public art project\, Bengali mask craft\, Malian and Japanese indigo dyeing stations\, and lots of beautiful and nourishing giveaways. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. \nCheck out this year’s event graphic below. Artist Sofia Marrero‘s hand-drawn illustration represents the yin-yang joining of our African and Asian cultures. The West African Sankofa bird shows reverence to our ancestors\, reminding us to reflect on our past to understand our present. The flaming Asian phoenix symbolizes rebirth and renewal. Together\, the birds embrace in the contrasting and complementary energies of our roots and our transformation. \nSee you on October 26th! \nBrooklyn FAM 2025 is made possible by production support from the Prospect Park Alliance and funding from the Brooklyn Arts Council\, New York State Council on the Arts\, Howard Gilman Foundation \, NYC Tourism Foundation\, local business sponsors including Ix Restaurant and Granru Market\, and many individual donors like YOU. \nVisit us at brooklynfam.org. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay in the know. Check out the action at our events on our YouTube channel. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/brooklyn-fam-2025/
LOCATION:Prospect Park Boathouse\, 101 East Drive\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000
DTSTAMP:20251024T092240Z
CREATED:20251003T091444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T092240Z
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SUMMARY:PÀO PÀO: A Fermentation Make & Taste Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Make your own paocai 泡菜! Taste preserved veggies\, learn Chinese pickling traditions\, and take home a jar from this hands-on workshop.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pao-pao-a-fermentation-make-taste-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T180000
DTSTAMP:20251024T172105Z
CREATED:20251024T171226Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Makers Market_AkumuFest 悪夢フェス
DESCRIPTION:Join us at AkumuFest 悪夢フェス for a day of celebrating Japanese makers and their unique creations!\n\n\nIt’s already October — Halloween season is here!\nWant to experience Japanese Yokai (folklore creatures) with us?\nJoin AkumuFest on October 25th at Japan Village !Our amazing artist vendors will showcase their creative works\, plus there will be plenty of fun\, interactive activities throughout the day.Thank you Kaede Kimonos and JapanCultureNYC for having us! \n  \nEvent Highlights \nJapanese Storytelling\nCosplay Contest\nUnique Vendors\nLive Performers\nBrooklyn’s First Night Parade of 100 Yokai\nMaid Café \n  \nEvent Details \nSaturday\, October 25\n11 AM – 6 PM\nJapan Village (2nd Floor\, 934 3rd Ave\, Brooklyn)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japanese-makers-market_akumufest-%e6%82%aa%e5%a4%a2%e3%83%95%e3%82%a7%e3%82%b9/
LOCATION:934 3rd Ave\, 934 3rd Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T123000
DTSTAMP:20251024T092240Z
CREATED:20251003T091442Z
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SUMMARY:PÀO PÀO: A Fermentation Make & Taste Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Make your own paocai 泡菜! Taste preserved veggies\, learn Chinese pickling traditions\, and take home a jar from this hands-on workshop. \n\nThis workshop includes a tasting of preserved vegetables from Chinatown and hands-on instruction on how to make paocai. You will go home with your own paocai guan (traditional Chinese pickling jar) filled with veggies & spices.\n\n\n\nThere are two time slots for this workshop: Session 1 is from 11:00AM – 12:30PM | Session 2 is from 2:30-4PM \nJoin us at Think!Chinatown for a hands-on paocai 泡菜 workshop. We’re excited to welcome food writer and fermentation instructor Jess Eng (@goudatalks) to guide us through paocai\, a centuries-old style of lacto-fermenting pickling that remains a cornerstone of many kitchens across the Chinese diaspora today. \nTogether\, we’ll sample a selection of pickles and preserved vegetables sourced from neighborhood small businesses here in Chinatown. Along the way\, you’ll learn how these savory\, tangy creations are used in everyday cooking\, and discover brands and ingredients you can bring into your own kitchen directly from local shops. \nEach participant will assemble their own jar of lacto-fermented vegetables in a traditional paocai jar to take home\, and will leave with the knowledge to continue fermenting beyond the workshop. \nPlease note: \n\nThis workshop is designed for adults\, but children over the age of 10 are welcome if they are able to participate in a “grown-up” setting and if they are accompanied by an adult. Every person will require a ticket.\nIt is also intended for our community and folks curious to learn more about paocai. Our workshop is not designed as a corporate team-building activity. For large groups of more than four people\, please email us in advance to inquire about availability. We’d love to connect!\n\nEarly Bird Sliding Scale Tickets: $45-55General Admission Tickets: $65 \nAbout the instructor: Jess Eng is a food and culture writer based in New York. Her writing appears in The Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Serious Eats\, TASTE\, Bon Appétit\, and more. She primarily writes about Chinese American food and recipes\, though she also enjoys penning national stories about cuisine\, culture\, and community. \nThis event is part of the Chinatown Arts Festival\, a month long celebration of culture in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Showcasing both traditional Chinese arts groups and emerging Asian American artists\, this year’s festival is packed with exciting programs for all ages. Check out our long list of free and low-cost events at www.thinkchinatown.org/artsfest \nThink!Chinatown is a place-based intergenerational non-profit in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, working at the intersection of storytelling\, arts\, and neighborhood engagement. T!C is the team behind neighborhood cultural programs like Chinatown Arts Festival\, Chinatown Night Market\, Chinatown Block Parties\, Chinatown Storytelling Festival\, and more. Find more at www.thinkchinatown.org
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pao-pao-a-fermentation-make-taste-workshop/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251027
DTSTAMP:20251024T112847Z
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SUMMARY:Play – Spring Fever Hotel
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of mistaken identities and chaotic romance as we take you on a journey back to Hong Kong and Macau in the early 20th century. In a shabby love hotel\, a group of confused couples\, jealous spouses\, and eccentric hotel staff stumble through a whirlwind of misunderstandings. Packed with sharp wit\, slamming doors\, and outrageous twists\, it’s a timeless comedy that promises non-stop laughter!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/play-spring-fever-hotel/
LOCATION:Abrons Art Center\, 466 Grand St\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T213000
DTSTAMP:20251024T113320Z
CREATED:20251024T052809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T113320Z
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SUMMARY:Amma’s Pride: FYC Screening Event
DESCRIPTION:Centering South Asian Queer experience through film\, stories\, food\, and dialogueView Event\n\n\nAmma’s Pride: A Special NYC Screening Celebrating Love & Allyship\nJoin us for an evening that celebrates love\, family\, and the power of storytelling as\nAmma’s Pride comes to New York City. The night will open with a stand-up performance\, followed by a special screening of the award-winning short documentary Amma’s Pride\, a panel conversation featuring author Nawaaz Ahmed (Radiant Fugitives)\, and a closing reception that brings our community together in dialogue and connection. \nEvent Partners\nBrown Girls Doc Mafia\, Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies\, The Diversity & Inclusion Film Festival (DIFF)\, Manhattan Neighborhood Network\, Product of Culture\, Asian Women Giving Circle and Amma’s Pride Team. \n\n\n\n\n7:00 pm Doors Open\n7:15 pm Warm welcome by Sola Fasehun\, DIFF\n7:20 pm Opening Act Sneha Scharbach is an NYC-based comedian\, Indian-American\, and LGBTQ+ mom of two who dives into the beautiful mess of modern queer parenting with a healthy dose of sarcasm and spice.\n7:33 pm Film Screening\nAmma’s Pride chronicles Valli’s unwavering support for her trans daughter\, Srija\, as Srija fights for legal recognition of her marriage in a traditional South Indian town.\n8:00 pm Panel Discussion\nFilmmaker Chithra Jeyaram\, Sneha Scharbach and Fahmida Rashid\, Desi Rainbow Members\, and Nawaaz Ahmed\nModerated by Archana M. Jain\, Co-Founder of Product of Culture\n8:45 pm Food and Reception\n9:30 pm Event Ends\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nAbout \nNawaaz Ahmed was born in Tamil Nadu\, India. Before turning to writing\, he was a computer scientist\, researching search algorithms for Yahoo. His debut novel\, Radiant Fugitives (2021)\, about an Indian American woman volunteering on Kamala Harris’s attorney general campaign in 2010\, was a finalist for the 2022 Pen/Faulkner Award and the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction\, and was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Aspen Literary Prize. He holds an MFA from the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. He currently lives in Brooklyn. \nArchana M. Jain is a crisis strategist\, investor\, and brand-building expert with over 15 years of experience shaping narratives for Fortune 500 companies. She is the Founder of Product of Culture (POC)\, a WOC-founded collective that amplifies Brown brands and creatives through culture-driven strategy\, content\, and experiences. Under her leadership\, POC has become a global hub for South Asian creatives\, launching initiatives like the Founder’s Summit\, the South Asian Film Festival of America\, and the POC Shop. A Brazil-born New Yorker of South Asian heritage\, Archana serves on the boards of South Asian Women in Entertainment and the Arts Council of America and holds a master’s in Public Relations from NYU. \nSneha Scharbach is an NYC-based comedian\, Indian-American\, and LGBTQ+ mom of two who turns family chaos into comedy gold. Her stand-up dives into coming out to traditional Indian parents\, raising kids with her wife Kathryn\, and the beautiful mess of modern queer parenting—with a healthy dose of sarcasm and spice (last time she wore a sari\, her mom made her). She recently lit up the stage at Breaking Barriers: An AANHPI Celebration and is quickly becoming a must-watch voice in comedy. \nSola Fasehun is the Founder of the Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival (DIFF) at Lincoln Center. Her career includes film development with Academy Award Winner Michael Phillips (Lighthouse Productions)\, and serving as a Sales Agent & Distribution consultant at Submarine Entertainment/Deluxe\, where she contributed to Oscar-winning features. She was a producer on the feature film Fire Music and helped develop and launch the first diversity initiatives at UTA & Buchwald. I also helped to develop and launch the first Indie Film division at Buchwald as Co-Head of the Indie Film Division. \nChithra Jeyaram is a physical therapist turned filmmaker who identifies as Tamil. Her films reveal the extraordinary in the everyday\, focusing on the wisdom\, resilience\, and love of biological and chosen families. Her feature documentary FOREIGN PUZZLE is a poignant exploration of motherhood that contrasts cancer’s brutality with the resilience of dance\, and LOVE CHAOS KIN fills a critical gap in mainstream adoption narratives by highlighting multicultural and multiracial families\, particularly through the lens of immigrants and people of color. She has edited the feature documentary – Sex Work\, It’s Just a Job (2025) and filmed and edited the feature documentary One Thousand and One Berber Nights (2023). Chithra is an adjunct faculty member at NYU. She is an alumna of prestigious programs\, including Visions du Réel’s RoughCut Lab\, the Chicken & (Egg)celerator Lab\, the BGDM Artist Fellowship\, the Gotham Documentary Fellowship\, and the Jerome Foundation grant. Her films have been showcased by platforms and festivals such as 2M\, PBS\, CBSN\, Apple TV\, BlackStar\, SXSW\, and DOC NYC. Food is her first love\, and she is an avid runner who has completed 15 marathons. She calls Chennai and New York City home and is writing her first screenplay\, THE LONGEST SUMMER.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ammas-pride-fyc-screening-event/
LOCATION:Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)\, 509 West 38th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T203000
DTSTAMP:20251023T035238Z
CREATED:20250904T033217Z
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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-11/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T193000
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CREATED:20250811T041743Z
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SUMMARY:Agbayani Worship: the Problematics of a Filipino Captain America (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Vina Orden examines how narratives in popular media can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and colonial mentalities.\nVina Orden will present on her essay in CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1\, examining how narratives in popular media can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and colonial mentalities. Orden explores this through the complex dynamics behind the pop culture success of comics like “The United States of Captain America.” Her analysis delves into the diverse creative team behind these comics\, including queer\, Filipino\, First Nation\, and South African writers. And she critically questions whether Captain America\, despite such diverse creative input\, must still operate within a context of “imperial power dynamics” and the realities of the U.S. nation state.\n\nVina Orden is a writer based in Lenapehoking/New York City whose work has appeared in Asian Journal\, CUNY FORUM\, The FilAm\, The Halo-Halo Review\, hella pinay\, Hyperallergic\, and The Margins. As senior poetry editor at Slant’d magazine\, Vina supports and amplifies other emerging Asian American writers. She is a 2025 VONA Poetry Residency Fellow and has received fellowships from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Kweli\, Roots. Wounds. Words.\, and Tin House. She also is working on her first novel for young adults.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/agbayani-worship-problematics-of-a-filipino-captain-america/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Little New-Yorkers: Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala
DESCRIPTION:Little New-Yorkers | free with admission \nPriya Dreams of Marigolds & Marsala\n\nFriday\, October 24\, 3:30 pm\nThis month\, we’re celebrating our exhibition The New York Sari. Families will hear about family\, saris\, and flowers in this gentle story about missing your home country. Kids will make their own marigold flower garlands to wear or decorate their room! Ages 3-6
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/little-new-yorkers-priya-dreams-of-marigolds-masala/
LOCATION:New York Historical Society\, 170 Central Park West\, New York\, NY\, 10024\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTSTAMP:20251024T075242Z
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SUMMARY:NYSEAN Conference on Intellectual Freedom in Southeast Asia and the United States (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Join the New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN) and the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) for a day-long conference examining attacks on intellectual and academic freedom in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. Scholars\, journalists and activists will gather to look at how universities and intellectuals often become the first target of rising authoritarianism\, the costs and benefits of collective action\, and the strategies for resistance. The conversation will address the impact of funding cuts\, strengthened immigration enforcement and assaults on higher education in the U.S. as well as the lessons learned from crackdowns in Southeast Asia (Thailand\, Philippines\, and Indonesia)\, South Asia\, and Turkey. SCHEDULE: \nOpening Remarks (9:30 AM – 9:35 AM EDT) \nPANEL 1: Authoritarianism and Threats to Academic Freedom (9:35 AM – 10:50 AM EDT) – \n\nAshutosh Varshney\, Brown University –\nLeon Botstein\, Bard College\n\nPANEL 2: The View from Southeast Asia (11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT) – \n\nBencharat Chua\, Director of the Southeast Asia Coalition on Academic Freedom (SEACAF) –\nHerlambang Wiratraman\, Gadjah Mada University –\nKyaw Moe Tun\, President of Parami University –\nSol Iglesias\, University of the Philippines-Diliman\n\nLunch Break (12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT) \nPANEL 3: The View from the United States (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT) – \n\nTom Pepinsky\, Cornell University –\nJonathan Friedman\, PEN America\, Free Expression Program –\nRachel Cooper\, Asia Society\n\nBreak (3:00 – 3:15 PM EDT) \nPANEL 4: Lessons Learned and Effective Strategies (3:15 PM – 4:45 PM EDT) \n\nPita Limjaroenrat\, Visiting Fellow Harvard University and former head of the Move Forward Party in Thailand –\nAsli Peker\, International Relations\, New York University –\nKenneth Roth\, Princeton University and former director of Human Rights Watch
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nysean-conference-on-intellectual-freedom-in-southeast-asia-and-the-united-states/
LOCATION:NYU Wagner – Main Event Space\, Room 101\, 105 East 17th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Author Panel: Minh Nguyen\, Memorial Park: Revisiting Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:Launch of book by Minh Nguyen\, with Catherine Quan Damman\, Kaleem Hawa\, Yasmina Price\, and Mark Tseng-Putterman\n\n\nJoin us at e-flux on Tuesday\, October 23 at 7pm for a reading and conversation with Minh Nguyen on the occasion of her new book\, Memorial Park: Revisiting Vietnam\, released by Art Metropole and Wendy’s Subway. Nguyen will read and present from the chapter of the book on art and censorship\, followed by remarks and a conversation with Catherine Quan Damman\, Kaleem Hawa\, Yasmina Price\, and Mark Tseng-Putterman. \nFifty years after the Fall of Saigon and twenty years after her family’s emigration to America\, Minh Nguyen returns to her native Vietnam to find out what’s left of the old revolutionary project. In Memorial Park\, a collection of essays pairing travelogue and criticism\, Nguyen encounters relics of proletarian romance and vestiges of authoritarian control amid an evermore corporatized society. Along the way\, she considers how contemporary artspeak confuses state censors\, the rise of luxury “Smart Cities” as they supplant socialist housing complexes\, and the enduring appeal of propaganda signs that once promised utopia. \nDriven by a diasporic curiosity that seeks discovery over dwelling on loss\, Memorial Park avoids nostalgic idealism or reflexive condemnation. Instead\, Nguyen takes seriously the legacy of Vietnamese liberation by naming what it has become—and what it has not. What emerges is a complex picture of the country today and a reflection on how we inherit and reckon with radical histories that shape our world. \nBios \nMinh Nguyen is a writer and curator based between New York City and Ho Chi Minh City. She is the curator of Dogma\, a collection and gallery in HCMC focused on art and political graphics\, and managing editor of e-flux journal. Her book Memorial Park is out with Wendy’s Subway and Art Metropole. \nCatherine Quan Damman is an art historian and critic; she holds the Valeria Napoleone Linda Nochlin Professorship at the Institute of Fine Arts\, New York University\, where she is Assistant Professor in Modern and Contemporary Art. Her first book\, Performance: A Deceptive History\, is forthcoming with Princeton University Press in early 2027. \nKaleem Hawa is a writer and researcher living in New York. His book on the Palestinian captives’ movement\, Like a Bag Trying to Empty\, was published by Wendy’s Subway last year. \nYasmina Price is a New York–based writer and film programmer completing a PhD at Yale University. She is devoted to visual culture from the African continent and diaspora\, anti-colonial cinema\, and the experimental practices of women artists. Her programming has been featured at Anthology Film Archives\, Light Industry\, Maysles Documentary Center\, e-flux\, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music\, New York; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Pan African Film & Arts Festival\, Los Angeles; and The National Gallery of Art\, D.C. Her writing has appeared in edited volumes and museum catalogues\, with essays in The Nation\, The Baffler\, MUBI’s Notebook\, Hammer & Hope\, Criterion’s Current\, Film Quarterly and World Records Journal. \nMark Tseng-Putterman is a writer\, historian\, and educator based in New York City. His work focuses on how US empire has shaped the politics of Asian American belonging during the unfinished Cold War. His manuscript-in-progress\, Cold War Diaspora\, draws on several years of archival research and oral histories to trace how Chinese\, Filipino\, and Japanese American communities navigated the colliding projects of racial inclusion and diasporic nationalism during the 1950s–1980s. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, and Boston Review. He is co-editor of a new collection on contemporary Asian American grassroots activism\, Asian America Rising\, published in September by New York University Press\, and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nFor more information\, please contact program@e-flux.com. \nAccessibility\n–Two flights of stairs lead up to the building’s front entrance at 172 Classon Avenue.\n–For elevator access\, please RSVP to program@e-flux.com. The building has a freight elevator which leads into the e-flux office space. Entrance to the elevator is nearest to 180 Classon Ave (a garage door). We have a ramp for the steps within the space.\n–e-flux has an ADA-compliant bathroom. There are no steps between the event space and this bathroom.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/minh-nguyen-memorial-park-revisiting-vietnam/
LOCATION:e-flux\, 172 Classon Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Panel
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T203000
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SUMMARY:LinkedUp A Dating Show for the Employed.
DESCRIPTION:LinkedUp mixes hot takes\, sharp roasts\, and live audience matchmaking. Come for the chaos\, stay for the HR violations.\n\n\nLinkedUp: A Dating Show for the Employed – Where job interviews meet romantic interviews—live on stage. \nCo-hosted by Srishti Sharma (actually employed and manages engineers for a living) and Jesse Warren (co-founder of TechRoast show). \nAfter five completely sold-out editions\, LinkedUp is back with another round of resume-fueled romance\, awkward slack channels\, and corporate chaos disguised as comedy. \nThis NYC edition will come fresh off an internationalization sprint – The show is officially going to India\, with a special Mumbai edition co-hosted by Rohan Joshi of AIB fame. \n  \n\n\n🎮 The format: \nLinkedUp is structured like a live game show\, complete with a bachelor/ette (the job offer) and job applicants (romantic prospects)\, multiple “interview rounds” like resume-screening\, compatibility objective Q&A\, subjective live Slack channel managing and other surprise curveballs. \nThe best part? The audience gets to vote live—and also particpate for elements like poaching and back-filling. \nExpect to laugh\, judge\, and maybe even fall in love (with someone else’s performance review).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/linkedup-a-dating-show-for-the-employed-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:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T210000
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SUMMARY:MOCA Queer StoryJAM #5 – In-Between
DESCRIPTION:This storytelling program fosters understanding and builds connections across communities by amplifying the voices of queer Asian Americans.\n\n\nWe live at the intersection. We are Asian and American. To friends\, we may be out; to family\, perhaps not. In-betweenness is where the tug-of-war lives—between identities\, expectations\, and choices. But must we choose? \nMOCA Queer StoryJAM returns for another heartfelt gathering. This storytelling program fosters understanding and builds connections across communities by amplifying the voices of queer Asian Americans. This time\, we’re exploring IN-BETWEEN—the daily push and pull of navigating multiple identities. Presented in conjunction with MOCA’s special exhibition hapa.me\, the program also invites deeper reflection on mixed-race identity. \nThrough personal narratives\, LGBTQ+ Asian American storytellers will offer nuanced perspectives on intersectionality and belonging. Afterward\, audience members are invited to share their own stories. Join us for an evening of storytelling\, reflection\, and connection.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-queer-storyjam-5-in-between/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:In Person,Storytelling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T200000
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SUMMARY:A Reading by Kimiko Hahn\, Poet Laureate of New York State  (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Writers at Queens\, The Queens College Reading Series\, Presents \n\n\n\nA Reading by Kimiko Hahn \nLeFrak Concert Hall at Kupferberg Center for the Arts – Queens College \n\n\n\n\nin us for an evening with Kimiko Hahn\, recently appointed Poet Laureate of New York State by the New York State Writers Institute and a distinguished professor in the MFA Program at Queens College. The author of eleven collections including The Ghost Forest: New and Selected Poems\, Foreign Bodies\, Brain Fever\, and The Unbearable Heart\, winner of the American Book Award\, Hahn is known for her inventive explorations of science\, memory\, and language. She brings a powerful and original voice to contemporary literature. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe reading will be followed by a conversation facilitated by Sonia Arora\, as well as a reception and book signing. \nCo-sponsored by the Queens College Foundation\, School of the Arts\, Department of English\, and the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation. \nThis event is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. \nCan’t attend the event in person? Join us virtually on Zoom
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-reading-by-kimiko-hahn-poet-laureate-of-new-york-state-hybrid/
LOCATION:Kupferberg Center for the Arts – Queens College\, 153-49 Reeves Avenue\, Flushing\, NY\, 11367
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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