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SUMMARY:Yue-Sai Kan invites you to enjoy a fun evening discovering Chinese food
DESCRIPTION:Yue-Sai Kan invites you to enjoy a fun evening discovering something you might not know about Chinese food\n\n\nChinese gastronomic culture has exerted a profound and lasting influence on the world—often in ways unknown or forgotten. From the porcelain plates that grace our tables to ingredients like soy sauce\, noodles\, and chili sauce that have become foundational across global cuisines\, the legacy of Chinese food is vast and deeply woven into the fabric of culinary traditions worldwide. \nChina Institute’s newly opened Culinary Center will explore the rich history\, cultural significance\, and global reach of Chinese cuisine—from elaborate multi-course banquets to noodle shops. In doing so\, we aim to uncover what we should know—and remember—about this vital part of Chinese heritage. \nIn this kickoff event\, we will talk about beloved beef noodle soup\, featuring a fragrant soup base\, slow-braised beef\, and hand-pulled noodles. Explore the rich history of noodles and how they cater to a diverse set of consumers and bring people together. \nAttendees will be seated around a round table to enjoy a full bowl of delicious beef noodles served in a beautiful Jingdezhen porcelain bowl. \n  \nProgram Schedule \n6:00 – 6:30 PM \nYue-Sai Kan & Chris M. Kwok \nA conversation on the global influence of Chinese culinary culture \n  \n6:30 – 6:50 PM \nChris M. Kwok\, Richard Ho\, and Conlyn Chan \nA focused discussion on the history of beef noodles\, including Lanzhou beef noodles and the role of Muslim migration. Richard Ho shares his personal story and insights. \n  \n7:00 PM \nBeef noodles served by Richard Ho’s Ho Foods (何家麵店) and his team. \n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\nYue-Sai Kan 靳羽西 \nIn the 1970s\, Yue-Sai Kan made history in the U.S. by creating Looking East\, the first TV series dedicated to explaining Asia to a Western audience. In China\, her groundbreaking series One World on CCTV in the 1980s reached a weekly audience of 400 million and was praised as a key tool in helping China open up to the world. In the 1990s\, Yue-Sai founded her cosmetics brand Yuxi (羽西)\, empowering millions of Chinese women to embrace a new sense of self\, while also playing a pivotal role in the creation of China’s multibillion-dollar fashion and beauty industries. Her contributions have spanned generations\, with China honoring her by issuing two postage stamps in her name. \nHer influence extends beyond business. Yue-Sai has authored 10 books in China and 1 recent English memoir The Most Famous Woman in China. She has been a passionate advocate for promoting Chinese culture through the China Institute in America and her Yue-Sai Kan One World Foundation with pilot series featuring Hawaii\, and around the world in Egypt and China etc. \n\n\n\nChris Kwok \nChris Kwok is a Mediator & Arbitrator\, Adjunct Professor of Asian American studies at Hunter College\, and student of Chinese food and tea. \n\n\n\nRichard Ho \nHo Foods \nHo Foods is a Taiwanese Restaurant located in the East Village of New York City that opened in 2018. Classic recipes\, with thoughtfully sourced ingredients. The beef shank is from a couple beautiful farms in upstate NY\, Thistle Creek and Duell Hollow Farms. The pork is from Heritage. Ho Foods might be the only beef noodle soup\, or noodle shop in NYC that does not source from the commodity meat supply. We don’t make everything ourselves but just about\, and as much as we can make and store. It’s a simple and small restaurant for this big and complicated world. Ho Foods has been met with critical acclaim by The New York Times\, Bon Appetit\, Grubstreet and Eater. \nRichard Ho is the owner of Ho Foods. He loves family\, Taiwan\, and all things food. A California kid originally\, but proud to call New York his home. While he may be quiet\, he is happy to share his enjoyment of food and eating to anyone interested. \n\n\n\nConlyn Chan \nConlyn Chan is a mediator\, lawyer\, entrepreneur\, and investor with a passion for turning big ideas into actionable strategies. Through her advisory firm\, she helps clients unlock growth via strategic partnerships\, real estate investments\, franchise expansion\, and immersive event experiences that open doors to new markets. In her spare time\, Conlyn experiments with TikTok recipes\, travels often\, and once claimed first prize in sushi making at the Philadelphia Cherry Blossom Festival. Conlyn has been interviewed by Tatler\, Vogue\, Travel & Leisure\, and Commercial Observer.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yue-sai-kan-invites-you-to-enjoy-a-fun-evening-discovering-chinese-food/
LOCATION:China Institute In America\, 40 Rector Street\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10006
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SUMMARY:Asian Comedy Fest 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our sixth annual Asian Comedy Fest\, now bi-coastal! ACF in NYC will run May 6th-8th for a total of 6 shows\, featuring over 50 of some of the best API comedic talent in the world. \n\nTuesday\, May 6th At 7:00pm EST: Stand-Up Comedy  Feat. Mic Nguyen\nTuesday\, May 6th At 9:00pm EST: Stand-Up Comedy  Feat. Usama Siddiquee\nWednesday\, May 7th At 7:00pm EST: Banana Ketchup Comedy\nWednesday\, May 7th At 9:00pm EST: Kutti Gang\nThursday\, May 8th At 7:00pm EST: Special Comedy Show Feat. Youngmi Mayer\nThursday\, May 8th At 9:00pm Est: Boba Gays\n\nFor full lineup for this evening visit asiancomedyfest.com/tickets. \n*All line-ups are subject to change. \nAsian Comedy Fest (ACF) is the largest and longest running international comedy fest dedicated to elevating diverse voices within the Asian and Pacific Islander community based in New York City. Our mission is threefold: comedy\, community\, and charity. Learn more on our website\, asiancomedyfest.com. \n*Tickets are non-refundable within 24 hours of show start time.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-comedy-fest-2025-5-6-full-night-pass/
LOCATION:47 3rd Ave\, 47 3rd Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Festival,In Person
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SUMMARY:Boat Baby: Vicky Nguyen in Conversation with Ally Love
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Vicky Nguyen’s memoir Boat Baby\, where she shares the incredible journey of her family’s daring escape from Vietnam and her unlikely path from refugee to NBC News anchor and correspondent today. \nReception to follow the discussion. \nStarting in 1975\, following the end of the Vietnam War\, Vietnam’s ‘boat people’ fled the Communist government and violence in their country across the South China Sea. Vicky and her family were among them\, surviving pirate attacks and months in a refugee camp before being sponsored to America. Boat Baby recounts her experiences growing up in America with unconventional Vietnamese parents\, navigating cultural gaps\, and overcoming prejudice to become a leading Asian American journalist. \nShe will be joined on stage by the dynamic Ally Love\, a renowned host and motivational speaker\, who will guide the conversation. Boat Baby will be available for sale during the event with a book signing to follow. \n***On the day of the event\, the first 50 guests to arrive will receive a complimentary signed copy of Vicky Nguyen’s Boat Baby *** \nSpeakers \nVicky Nguyen is an NBC News Daily anchor and Senior Consumer Investigative Correspondent. She was born in Saigon\, Vietnam. In 1979 her family fled the country as refugees\, and after spending 10 months in a refugee camp in Malaysia\, they were sponsored by a family in Eugene\, Oregon. She started her TV career with Central Florida News 13 in Orlando\, Florida. She has worked since then for television news stations in Reno and Arizona\, until she started at NBC Bay Area in San Francisco in 2007\, where she went from general assignment reporter to special projects reporter\, and then to anchor/senior investigative reporter. In April of 2019\, she moved from California to New York to accept a new role as an investigative and consumer correspondent for NBC News where she is today. \nAlly Love is a multi-hyphenate trailblazer of the slash generation\, serving as founder & CEO of Love Squad\, renowned Peloton instructor\, Today Show on-air contributor\, host of Netflix’s Dance 100\, and former NBA host. In 2015\, Love established the Love Squad community to empower women through motivational and educational conversations. As an entrepreneur\, host\, motivational speaker\, fitness instructor\, and boss\, Love is driven by the belief that “Small changes have a big impact.” Her ultimate unwavering goal is to position those around her to step into their power through the convergence of articulation and conversation\, demonstrating that even the smallest adjustments can lead to the greatest impact. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/boat-baby-vicky-nguyen-in-conversation-with-ally-love/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Exploring Asian American Literature in Middle School
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will focus on providing middle school ELA teachers with an overview of Asian American literature including memoirs\, novels\, and short stories. Several AAPI authors will be highlighted\, and ways to introduce these authors and their work in an age-appropriate way will be presented. Points of consideration on how to choose appropriate literature with respectful AAPI representation will be offered. Educators will leave with lesson activities based on these AAPI literature that they can use for their own classrooms and a list of AAPI authors. \nFacilitator: Dr. Dakashna Lang\, TAAS Ambassador \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exploring-asian-american-literature-in-middle-school/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Middle School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T115500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T163000
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SUMMARY:3AF Impact Series:  The Asian American Consumer
DESCRIPTION:3AF Impact Series by the Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF)\nThe 3AF Impact Series is happening on Tuesday\, May 6\, a virtual half-day event where top advertising and marketing industry experts will share key insights on the fastest-growing consumer segment: Asian Americans. \nThis event will provide: \n\nExpert discussions on Asian American consumer influence\nThe latest trends in multicultural marketing and advertising\nActionable insights to strengthen your marketing strategy\n\nAgenda Highlights:\n\n\n\n\nBeyond Representation: The Next Evolution in Asian American Marketing\nThe Evolving AAPI Consumer: Navigating Cultural Nuances for Authentic Engagement in 2025\n​From Trend to Transformation: DEI’s Impact on Inclusive Marketing\nAmplifying Impact: Expanding Brand Reach to the Next Generation\nThe Good\, the Bad & the Ugly of Generative AI in AAPI Insights\nUnleashing South Asian Conversations through a Showbiz India Docuseries on Aging and Caregiving\nrednote (Xiaohongshu): An Untapped Opportunity\nReaching the Dynamic Chinese-speaking Consumer\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/9791/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T210000
DTSTAMP:20250501T125141Z
CREATED:20250501T125141Z
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SUMMARY:Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends: Lea Salonga in Conversation with Frank DiLella
DESCRIPTION:Tony Award winner Lea Salonga – beloved for her work on Broadway in Miss Saigon\, Les Misérables\, Here Lies Love\, and more – joins us with 11-time Emmy Award-winning host of NY1’s On Stage Frank DiLella to talk about her role in the new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. \nSalonga is fresh off a triumphant run in the London production of the show – Cameron Mackintosh’s musical revue and love letter to Sondheim – where she starred with Bernadette Peters\, with whom she now shares the spotlight again. Hear Salonga talk with DiLella about the show’s evolution from star-studded gala to wildly successful West End production to Broadway\, her love of Sondheim\, working alongside Peters\, and much more. It’s the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at this “great big Broadway show” and valentine to a musical theater god.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/stephen-sondheims-old-friends-lea-salonga-in-conversation-with-frank-dilella/
LOCATION:92nd Street Y (92NY / 92Y)\, 1395 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250505T130000
DTSTAMP:20250503T024122Z
CREATED:20250501T090525Z
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SUMMARY:Good Asian\, Bad Asian: Breaking the Mold\, Owning Our Story
DESCRIPTION:Ever feel like you have to be “successful” all the time or that struggling isn’t an option? The model minority myth creates unrealistic expectations that can lead to stress\, burnout\, and silence around mental health for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. In this Mental Health Monday Lunch & Learn with Sweta Kansagra\, LCSW\, we’ll have an open conversation about where these pressures come from\, how they impact our well-being\, and ways to redefine success on our own terms. Let’s break free from the myth and embrace who we truly are.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/good-asian-bad-asian-breaking-the-mold-owning-our-story/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T200000
DTSTAMP:20250417T033109Z
CREATED:20250417T015600Z
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SUMMARY:Boba Gays: Asian Comedy Show!
DESCRIPTION:Join us May 4th at Littlefield for Boba Gays: Asian Comedy Show—an all-Asian\, all-queer variety night of stand-up\, sketch\, and improv!\n\n\nDOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM \nBoba Gays is back and BOBA-IER and GAYER than ever! Join us for a night of all-Asian excellence with a variety comedy show packed with stand-up\, improv\, and sketch—all served with a side of boba-flavored chaos. Or should we say\, GAY-os. \nHosted by NYC comedians Alex Kim @alexkimdian and Kenny Park Yi @kennyparkyi\, this show highlights some of the funniest Asian voices in comedy today. \nThis special edition features:\n✨ Charlene Kaye (@charlenekaye) – Tiger Daughter\n✨ Brittany Carney (@brittany.goblin.carney) – HBO\, Comedy Cellar \nCome through for a night of laughs\, community\, and joy.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/boba-gays-asian-comedy-show/
LOCATION:littlefield\, 635 Sackett Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T170000
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SUMMARY:Discovery within Tradition: Kimono\, Dance and Music
DESCRIPTION:Japan Performing Arts\, Inc. has been producing “Discovery within Traditions: Kimono\, Dance & Music” as one of our continuing series of Free\n\n\nFor this season (Spring 2025)\, we are featuring “Aizome” dye and “Washi” paper culture from Tokushima Prefecture\, the home of Awa Odori dance. \nNote: \nJPA’s “Discovery within Traditions: Kimono\, Dance & Music – Spring 2025” is our annual Free Public Program. There will be 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm shows (i.e twice on the show date). \nThe doors open at 2:40pm (for the 3pm show) and at 6:10pm (for the 6:30pm show) \nIn order to ensure the seat availability (the theater capacity is limited up to160seats)\, please make sure to make your booking via Eventbrite. Without a booking\, you may not be able to enter the theater. The seats are going to be assigned by first-come\, first-served basis\, so with your booking\, we recommend you to come to the theater early. \nThe show is roughly divided into the parts of: Nihon Buyo\, Kimono Culture\, and Awa Odori. Each has its core cultural values that are important in Japanese culture. The show will explain such essential details. \n\n\n\n\nFor Nihon Buyo\, classical dance pieces of “Seigaiha\,” “Kanda Matsuri\,” and “Ayame Yukata” will be shown together with the explanations of subtle movements of the female dancers in “Ohikizuri” costume. Nihon Buyo is a very unique dance. One of the reasons is the costume of Kimono. If without the costume\, the movements and the dance form could look extremely ridiculous or unnatural. JPA has been aiming to explain such Nihon Buyo details as much as possible. \n  \n\n\n\nFrom about three years ago\, JPA has been giving spotlight on one of the characteristics of kimono costume\, which we have been calling as “Kimono: Tradition of Sustainable Fashion” explaining the eco-friendly aspects of Kimono culture. Many amazing hand-craftsmanship techniques are involved in the art of Kimono. JPA has been paying attention to the lack of succession issues for such craftsmanship in Japan\, so our activities include the introduction of these impressive traditional techniques. At this show\, we will introduce Tokushima Prefecture’s proud “Japan Blue” color “Aizome” dye and “Washi” paper also from Tokushima. \n  \n\n\n\n\nTokushima Prefecture has one of the largest dance festivals in Japan: “Awa Odori.” It is not simply a dance for a festival\, but it is one of the “Bon Odori” dances that are rooted in a Buddhist ritual in the mid-summer season all over Japan. There are “Bon Odori” dances that are commonly danced all over Japan as well as ones very specific from the localities. “Awa Odori” is one of the very unique dances from Tokushima Prefecture. \n  \n\n\nWe’re thrilled to share that Nodoka Yamamura\, a contemporary washi artist born in Tokyo and now based in Tokushima\, will be exhibiting her beautiful works – featuring AIZOME (Indigo)\, SAKURA (Cherry Blossoms)\, and her signature “NODOKA” patterns – outside the venue entrance. Artworks will be available for purchase. She will also be performing in the Awa Odori dance during the event-don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience her artistry in both visual and performance forms! \n\n\n\nThis is a two-our show. There will be a desk at the first floor of Symphony Space theater. Please show your booking confirmation at the desk and enter Leonard Nimoy Theater downstairs. \nSee you at the theater!!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/discovery-within-tradition-kimono-dance-and-music/
LOCATION:Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T160000
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SUMMARY:Brunch with Chef Ming Tsai
DESCRIPTION:Join Chef Ming Tsai for a live cooking demo and inspiring conversation exploring the connection between food\, identity\, racial justice\, and the immigrant experience.  Mark 5 Years of Stop AAPI Hate with Chef Ming Tsai \n📅 Sunday\, May 4\, 2025\n🕒 11 AM – 12 PM PST / 3 – 4 PM EST\n📍 Virtual via Zoom (link available upon registration) \n✨ What’s on the Menu?\n🍴 Engaging discussion on resilience & identity\n🍴 Follow-along recipe and ingredient list\n🍴 Exciting Giveaways from Gloo Books
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/brunch-with-chef-ming-tsai/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T174500
DTSTAMP:20250430T170408Z
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SUMMARY:Slices of American Life: With Aaliyah Bilal & Gina Chung  - Author Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate discussion with authors Gina Chung (Green Frog) and Aaliyah Bilal (Temple Folk) whose short story collections offer rich portraits of two vibrant American communities. In Green Frog\, Chung explores Korean American womanhood in stories that weave in Korean folklore\, science fiction and the fantastic. In Temple Folk\, Bilal’s stories chart the lives of people of the nation of Islam\, as they navigate questions of race\, faith\, sexuality and politics. \nIn this dynamic discussion\, moderated by writer Sarah Dillard\, Chung and Bilal will explore the power of storytelling to reflect the lives and desires of their communities and the art of capturing the complexities of communities through fiction.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/slices-of-american-life-with-aaliyah-bilal-gina-chung-author-talk/
LOCATION:The Center\, 208 W 13th St\,\, New York\, New York\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T200000
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SUMMARY:Golden Hour - Asian Fusion Rooftop Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the Creatures Rooftop NYC for a night of celebrating asian heritage through music\, fusions and fashion with an all-asian lineup.\n\n\nHosted by ProducersClub and Undefined\, join us on Saturday\, May 3rd for an event filled with culture and musical fusions celebrating NYC’s Asian American community. Featuring fusions of asian music into genres like house\, amapiano\, gqom\, D&B\, bollywood songs and more. Intentionally held during AAPI Heritage month\, join us during “golden hour” as the sun goes down with a beautiful rooftop view of NYC’s skyline <3 Special treat from Shaz & Kiks while supplies last! \nLineup: \nSangarang (DJ set) \n$ej (DJ set) \nRuchi (DJ set) \nROCKSTAR (DJ set) \nPrathigna (Live poetry) \nDeva Rani (Live vocal performance) \n  \nTickets raise to $20 if purchased day of event.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/golden-hour-asian-fusion-rooftop-party/
LOCATION:Creature’s Rooftop\, 518 West 27th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T190000
DTSTAMP:20250421T210156Z
CREATED:20250402T224332Z
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SUMMARY:SAKE-CON NYC 2025
DESCRIPTION:Ultimate Premium Sake Selection; Over 70 Sakes & Sake Cocktails\, 40 Breweries! Prepare to immerse yourself in an epic SAKE-CON extravaganza!\n\n\n\n\nSAKE-CON NYC 2025 \nPrepare to immerse yourself in an epic SAKECON extravaganza! \nUltimate Sake Selections: Over 70 Sakes & Sake Cocktails\, 40 Breweries! \nJoin us as we dive into the enchanting World of Japanese craft sake. Indulge in the unforgettable flavors of Japanese sake and transport your taste buds to Japan. And there’s more – immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of our pop-up market ! \nThis is more than an event\, it’s a journey through the heart of sake culture and a treasure trove of Japanese delights. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for an experience like no other. \nRain or Shine (We will move to the 2nd floor if it’s rain) \n  \n​There’s more to come! We’ve got additional surprises up our sleeves. \n  \nEarly Bird $65\, Regular/Door $80: Enjoy up to15 Sake & cocktails varieties of your choice! (Equivalent to 3~4 glasses of wine. $150 value) \nEarly Bird $30\, Regular/Door $40: Enjoy up to 5 Sake & cocktails varieties of your choice! (Equivalent to 1~1.5 glasses of wine. $60 value) \n$100 (Limited numbers of tickets available): Enjoy up to 15 Sake & cocktails (includes 2 premium sake) varieties of your choice! (Equivalent to 3~4 glasses of wine) *IWA 5 $500 bottle\, and Kamoshibito Kuheiji “Hi no Kishi” $1\,200 bottle at restaurants\, usually available only by the bottle. This is a change to taste by the glass! \nAll tickets allow you to: \n●Original Sake glass that you can take it home. *Door tickets are not included the original glass \n● Attendees must be 21 years old and older \n●Tickets must be purchased in advance\, sales will end once tickets sold out \n  \nEVENT HIGHLIGHTS \n● Ultimate Sake Selections includes many Award-Winning Sakes!\n● Super Premium Selections: Don’t miss the chance to taste the prestigious sake usually available only by the bottle at the restaurant! \n● Mouthwatering Japanese food Delights\n● Traditional Japanese Taiko Drum performance!\n● A treasure trove of Japanese delights and Asian Artisan Marketplace \n● Super photogenic backdrop (it’s a Lantern City and Big Fishes Koinobori Display) as backdrop to the festive atmosphere! \n● Good news if you wish to indulge in more Sake! Just ask us for an extra tasting ticket available for purchase. ($20 for 5 Tasting available for Ticket holders) \nMore to come! \n\nSAKECON NYC is a celebration of the rich tradition and exquisite craftsmanship of Japanese Sake. Join us for an immersive experience that will redefine your appreciation for this iconic Japanese beverage. \n\n\n\n\n\nPrepare to immerse yourself in an epic SAKECON extravaganza\, and this time\, we are taking over the Japan Village courtyard with the stunning photogenic backdrop (it’s Lantern city) as backdrop of the festive atmosphere in the Industry City Brooklyn. Picture this: 20\,000 square feet of showcasing the vibrant sprit of Japan into a SAKECON extravaganza! \nHere’s a taste of what you can expect: \n\nSpecial Sake Selection:\nBrace yourself for an unforgettable walkaround tasting experience featuring handpicked\, exquisite Sake varieties. Stay tuned for more details! *Refer to the ~Participating Sake Brewries~ section for details. More to followAOKI SHUZO www.kakurei.co.jp/english/\n\nBROOKLYN KURA @brooklynkura \nDASSAI BLUE @dassai_blue \nHAKKAISAN @hakkaisansake \nHEAVENSAKE @heavensake \nKATO SAKE WORKS @katosakeworks \nKIKUSUI @kikusui_pr \nKUBOTA @kubota_sake_global \nKUROSAWA @9630sake \nMIZUBASHO www.mizubasho.jp/en \nORIGAMI SAKE @origamisakeco \nONDA SHUZO http://maitsuru.com/ \nSHINKAME https://shinkame.co.jp/ \nTAKARA @takarasakeusa \nUKA @hatsumago_tohokumeijo \nWESAKE @drinkwesake \nPrefectures \n  \nKOCHI Prefecture 【TOSA-SAKE】 \nTSUKASA BOTAN @tsukasabotansns \nBIJOFU @bijofu \nSUIGEI @suigei_sake \nTOSATSURU @tosatsuru \nKAMEIZUMI @kameizumi_sake_brewing \nTAKAGI SHUZO @toyonoume \nTosaKikusui www.tosa-kikusui.co.jp \n  \nKANAGWA Prefecture \nhttps://kanagawa.us/ \nTENSEI  \nTANZAWASAN \nS.TOKYO \nIZUMIBASHI \n  \nISHIKAWA Prefecture \nYUHO http://mioya-sake.com/ \nTENGUMAI @tengumai1823 \n  \nTOYAMA Prefecture \nIWA 5 @iwa.sake\nHANEYA https://fumigiku.com/ \n  \nFUKUI Prefecture \nBorn “Gold” www.born.co.jp/product/gold \nFUKUCHITOSE @fukuchitose \n  \n  \n  \n\nFestive atmosphere Venue:\nOur setting could not be more perfect – just for you we have secured a space at the Indstry City Brooklyn\, ensuring a backdrop that’s as vibrant as the event itself.But hold on\, there’s more to come! Our menu may surprise you\, and we’ve got additional surprises up our sleeves. \nMore to follow! Menu may change.\nAsian Artisan Marketplace\nDiscover one-of-a-kind buys you won’t find anywhere else!\nMouthwatering Japanese Delights:\nIndulge in a delectable Japanese menu where every dish is priced between the affordable range of $10 and $20. Prepare your tastebuds for incredible umami flavors!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Upstairs \nUpstairs NYC is a non-profit organization formed in 2022 to promote friendly relations between New York and diversity culture. A growing community and with a focus on promoting learning and community engagement across 4 pillars: art and culture\, lifestyle\, technology\, and food. The organization regularly hosts panel discussions\, holds experiential events\, cultural celebrations and socials. \nwww.upstairsnyc.org \n@upstairsatnyc \n  \nAbout Japan Village\nThe culture at Japan Village is rooted in “omotenashi”\, a Japanese approach to great hospitality and a mutual respect for our guests. We hope to exemplify this generosity and mindfulness in our service.\nJapan Village hopes to serve as a center to creating and nurturing a strong Japanese community in Brooklyn. We’re excited to be a part of this growing community and spreading it to all of New York City.\nOur mission is not complete without cuisine by communicating Japanese culture and everyday life through the food served at the food hall and the plethora of ingredients and items that are available at Sunrise Mart. \nhttps://japanvillage.com/\nInstagram @japanvillagebrooklyn \nCrowd Photo Release \nBy entering the event\, you consent to having your image captured by official photographers and videographers. The resulting materials\, including still photographs\, video and audio recording may be used by Upstairs NYC for the promotional entities without restriction or financial compensation\, in news materials\, promotional materials\, on the web\, social media and other properties. If you do not agree to having your image captured or recorded\, please do not enter the event venue. \n  \nREFUND POLICY \nThe event fee is non-refundable. You can\, on the other hand\, transfer a ticket to a friend. \n  \nIf an event is postponed\, rescheduled\, or moved\, your tickets are still valid for the new date and no further action is required. Emails will be sent to ticket holders notifying them of any available refund options for the event. \nWe check ID at the entrance. Attendees 21 years of or older will be provided wristband at the check-in\, please wear the wristband while you attend the event\, we only provide alcohol drinks to the guests who wears the wristband. \nGuests who test positive to COVID-19 will be unable to enter the venue. These guests are encouraged to contact upstairsatnyc@gmail.com to book a future event.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sake-con-nyc-2025/
LOCATION:Japan Village Courtyard\, 934 3rd Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person
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SUMMARY:MOCACREATE: Luminaries We Love with Teaching Artist Yu Rong
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate the lives and achievements of your favorite Asian American heroes by making paper dolls (plus all their accessories!)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mocacreate-luminaries-we-love-with-teaching-artist-yu-rong/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T180000
DTSTAMP:20250420T201955Z
CREATED:20250410T152218Z
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SUMMARY:Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF)\, one of South Asia’s premier cultural events\, returns to Asia Society New York\, exploring contemporary Pakistan through artists\, writers\, and other experts. The festival will present American audiences with a more nuanced view of Pakistan\, with discussions on fiction and nonfiction writing\, art\, science\, history\, and politics. \nLLF 2025 brings Lahore and New York together with a vibrant selection of lyrical\, literary and musical offerings: speakers this year include Manan Ahmed\, Iftikhar Dadi\, Qudsia Rahim\, Yasufumi Nakamori\, Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and more. The program also features a poetry session with this year’s Pakistan Youth Poet Laureates\, Mashallah Saif and Aiman Tahir Khan.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lahore-literary-festival-in-new-york-2025/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Book,Festival,In Person
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SUMMARY:Music: Asian American Unity Fest – Hardcore Punk Showcase NYC
DESCRIPTION:Asian American Unity May 3-4\, 2025 in NYC.  Hardcore Punk Showcase \nAsian fronted bands from all across America \nMay 3 at Trans Pecos at 4:30pm  Tickets: https://www.thetranspecos.com/#/events/123106 \n\nBrainwashed\nDog Breath\nMassgrief\nNamatay Sa Ingay\nNo Model\nThe Tarrys\nYankee Bastard\n\n  \nMay 4 at TV Eye  at 6pm Tickets: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/balisong-cherub-chains-ferment-frothing-mad-god-instinct/644628?afflky=TVEye \n\nBalisong (Washington\, DC)\nCherub Chains (Seattle\, WA)\nFerment (NYC)\nFröthing Mad (NYC)\nGod Instinct (Philly\, PA)\nPrivate Mind (Long Island\, NY)\nSour (Columbus\, Ohio)\nWarden (Houston\, TX)\n\nTV Eye  https://tveyenyc.com/ \nFEATURE: ASIAN AMERICAN UNITY FEST – Hardcore Punk Showcase [USA]
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-american-unity-fest-hardcore-punk-showcase-nyc/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T220000
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SUMMARY:SONDHEIM OLD FRIENDS Community Night with Discount
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the life and work of the great Stephen Sondheim\, with an irresistible company headlined by none other than Tony Award® winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends comes to Broadway from London’s West End\, where it earned a bevy of 5-star raves and was hailed by The Times as “unmissable musical theatre.” \n$49 tickets with discount code MTCJL (while supplies last)\n($49 if purchased in person at the box office; additional $9 Telecharge fee per ticket for online or phone order)\n\nMay 2\, 2025\n6:45pm  Reception\n8:00pm  Curtain
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/sondheim-old-friends-community-night-with-discount/
LOCATION:SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE\, 261 West 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T200000
DTSTAMP:20250412T044111Z
CREATED:20250412T043706Z
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SUMMARY:Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora on Displacement\, Creativity\, & Otherness
DESCRIPTION:Fifty years since the Fall of Saigon\, writers examine the legacies of displacement and creativity that have shaped the Vietnamese diaspora.\n\n\nDVAN\, the Creative Writing MFA Program at the New School\, Poets & Writers\, and The Brooklyn Rail\, with support from the Authors’ Guild and AAWW\, present Viet Thanh Nguyen with Cathy Linh Che\, Lan Duong\, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud\, and Monique Truong. \nFifty years since the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War\, our panel will discuss two new books about the legacies of displacement and creativity that have profoundly shaped Vietnamese communities worldwide. The Cleaving is an unprecedented collection edited by Pelaud\, Duong\, and Nguyen\, featuring 37 Vietnamese writers on their complex ties to their homeland. To Save and To Destroy: Writing As An Other is a deeply personal and analytical meditation by Viet Thanh Nguyen on the role of literature in shaping solidarity and addressing historical wounds. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: \n\nThis event is mixed seated/standing. Seating is limited and will be first come\, first served.\nRSVP is encouraged but not required.\nDoors open at 6 pm.\nCan’t attend? Order your signed copy of The Cleaving or To Save and to Destroy (please specify that you would like it signed in the comments box at checkout).\n\n\n\n\nViet Thanh Nguyen is the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer and of Nothing Ever Dies\, a finalist for the National Book Award. A recipient of the MacArthur Foundation and Guggenheim fellowships and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Nguyen is Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He is the first Asian American member of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Born in Vietnam\, Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee with his parents and grew up in San Jose\, CA\, where his family opened the city’s second Vietnamese grocery store. He lives in Pasadena\, CA. His most revent book is TO SAVE AND TO DESTROY: Writing as an other. \n\n\nCathy Linh Che is a writer and multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of Becoming Ghost (Washington Square Press\, 2025)\, Split (Alice James Books) and co-author\, with Kyle Lucia Wu\, of the children’s book An Asian American A to Z: a Children’s Guide to Our History (Haymarket Books). Her video installation Appocalips is an Open Call commission with The Shed NY\, and her film We Were the Scenery won the Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction at the Sundance Film Festival. \n\n\nLan Duong is Associate Professor in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Treacherous Subjects: Gender\, Culture\, and Trans-Vietnamese Feminism\, coeditor of Troubling Borders: Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora\, and cowriter of Departures: An Introduction. Dr. Duong’s second book project\, Transnational Vietnamese Cinemas and the Archives of Memory\, examines Vietnamese films across history and across several institutional and community-oriented sites. Her book of poems\, Nothing Follows\, was published by Texas Tech University Press in 2023. She is a founding member of the Critical Refugee Studies Collective. \n\n\nIsabelle Thuy Pelaud is a professor at SF State University interested in the role of race and war in shaping identity and cultural productions. She wrote the very first book on Vietnamese American literature titled This Is All I Choose To Tell: History and Hybridity in Vietnamese American Literature and co-edited the award winning book Troubling Borders: An Anthology of Art and Literature by Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora. After growing up in France\, she moved to the United States where she earned her doctorate from UC Berkeley and spent her career identifying the unique barriers facing Vietnamese American writers prior and after writing a book. Her academic work has been featured in The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature\, Themes in Contemporary North American Fiction\, Journal of Asian American Studies\, The Asian American Literary Review\, Amerasia Journal\, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She is now working on her creative writing. \nAs an Ethnic Studies Scholar\, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud devoted her life to rectifying the systemic and cultural barriers she identified in her scholarships. To this aim\, she co-founded with Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen a non-profit organization called the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN.org). For almost two decades Nguyen and Pelaud created\, through this organization\, opportunities for diasporic Vietnamese writers to be nurtured and empowered\, and for their work to be more visible. In three years for exemple\, they helped publish 18 books. Their last book The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora that they co-edited with Lan Duong is the direct result of their activist and academic works. This collection of dialogues shows with utmost clarity that their fight is absolutely needed and is highly relevant to American culture. \n\n\nBorn in Saigon\, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City\, Vietnam)\, Monique Truong came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1975. She’s a novelist\, essayist\, children’s picture book author\, and librettist. Her novels are The Sweetest Fruits (Viking\, 2019)\, Bitter in the Mouth (Random House\, 2010)\, and the national bestseller The Book of Salt (Houghton Mifflin\, 2003). Her children’s picture book Mai’s Áo Dài (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books\, 2025) is co-written with Thai Nguyen and illustrated by Dung Ho. Along with Barbara Tran and Khoi Luu\, she’s a contributing co-editor of Watermark: Vietnamese American Poetry & Prose\, 25th Anniversary Edition (Texas Tech University Press/DVAN Series\, 2023). A graduate of Yale College and Columbia Law School\, she’s a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, Princeton University’s Hodder Fellowship\, Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award\, Bard Fiction Prize\, and John Dos Passos Prize for Literature\, among other honors. \n\n\n\nThe first and only book to gather the voices and perspectives of Vietnamese diasporic authors from across the globe. \nEdited by Isabelle Thuy Pelaud\, Lan P. Duong\, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen\, The Cleaving brings together Vietnamese artists and writers from around the world in conversation about their craft and how their work has been shaped and received by mainstream culture and their own communities. This collection highlights how Vietnamese diasporic writers speak about having been cleaved—a condition in which they have been separated from\, yet still hew to\, the country that they have left behind. \nComposed of eighteen dialogues among thirty-seven writers from France\, Indonesia\, Kyrgyzstan\, Canada\, Australia\, Israel\, and the United States\, the book expands on the many lives that Vietnamese writers inhabit. The dialogues touch on family history\, legacies of colonialism and militarism\, and the writers’ own artistic and literary achievements. Taken together\, these conversations insist on a deeper reckoning with the conditions of displacement. \nFeatured writers: Hoai Huong Aubert-Nguyen\, Amy Quan Barry\, Doan Bui\, Thi Bui\, Lan Cao\, Cathy Linh Che\, André Dao\, Duy Đoàn\, Lan P. Duong\, Dương Vân Mai Elliott\, Le Ly Hayslip\, Matt Huynh\, Violet Kupersmith\, Thanhhà Lại\, Vincent Lam\, T.K. Lê\, Tracey Lien\, Marcelino Trương Lực \, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai\, Anna Möi\, Beth (Bich) Minh Nguyen\, Diana Khoi Nguyen\, Hieu Minh Nguyen\, Hoa Nguyen\, Philip Nguyễn\, Thảo Nguyễn\, Vaan Nguyen\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud\, Andrew X. Pham\, Aimee Phan\, Abbigail Nguyen Rosewood\, Bao Phi\, Dao Strom\, Kim Thúy\, Paul Tran\, Monique Truong\, Minh Huynh Vu\, Ocean Vuong \n\n\n\nFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer (now an HBO series) comes a moving and unflinchingly personal meditation on the literary forms of otherness and a bold call for expansive political solidarity. \nBorn in war-ravaged Vietnam\, Viet Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee in 1975. The Nguyen family would soon move to San Jose\, California\, where the author grew up\, attending UC Berkeley in the aftermath of the shocking murder of Vincent Chin\, which shaped the political sensibilities of a new generation of Asian Americans. \nThe essays here\, delivered originally as the prestigious Norton Lectures\, proffer a new answer to a classic literary question: What does the outsider mean to literary writing? Over the course of six captivating and moving chapters\, Nguyen explores the idea of being an outsider through lenses that are\, by turns\, literary\, historical\, political\, and familial. \nEach piece moves between writers who influenced Nguyen’s craft and weaves in the haunting story of his late mother’s mental illness. Nguyen unfolds the novels and nonfiction of Herman Melville\, F. Scott Fitzgerald\, Ralph Ellison\, William Carlos Williams\, and Maxine Hong Kingston\, until aesthetic theories give way to pressing concerns raised by war and politics. What is a writer’s responsibility in a time of violence? Should we celebrate fiction that gives voice to the voiceless—or do we confront the forces that render millions voiceless in the first place? What are the burdens and pleasures of the “minor” writer in any society? Unsatisfied with the modest inclusion accorded to “model minorities” such as Asian Americans\, Nguyen sets the agenda for a more radical and disquieting solidarity with those whose lives have been devastated by imperialism and forever wars. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Arts Writing concentration of The New School’s MFA Creative Writing Program. \n\n\n\n\nThis event is funded in part by Poets & Writers through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, in partnership with the City Council.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vietnamese-writers-in-the-diaspora-on-displacement-creativity-otherness/
LOCATION:Rizzoli Bookstore\, 1133 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:50 Years Later:  Reflections on the War in Southeast Asia and the Path Forward:  Closing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:As we close out our week of events\, our Closing Ceremony will look to the path forward for the Southeast Asian community. Through the unveiling of a community quilt project developed by Mekong NYC’s Women’s Circle and Youth Fellows\, this inter-generational project will celebrate the on-going political organizing and cultural work of our community as we seek a more just future. We will also feature performances by Khmae Urban and MAML.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/closing-ceremony-the-path-forward/
LOCATION:FPWA\, 40 Broad Street\, New York\, NY\, 10004
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T173000
DTSTAMP:20250501T093823Z
CREATED:20250501T092634Z
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SUMMARY:Conversations Left Unsettled: Healing the Wounds of War in Vietnam through the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Speakers:  \n\nNguyễn Phan Quế Mai\, Poet and Author; \nPeter Steinhauer\, Photographer\n\nModerator: \n\nTony Bui\, Artist in Residence\, Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor\, School of the Arts\n\nTo commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War\, this conversation will be centered on inheriting the past and fostering hope for the future. The artists’ talk will highlight how the arts have played a powerful role in promoting peace and building bridges for new generations. \nThis event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the School of the Arts. This is part of the three-day series 50-30: From War to Peace in Vietnam and the United States\, April 30 – May 2\, 2025.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/conversations-left-unsettled-healing-the-wounds-of-war-in-vietnam-through-the-arts/
LOCATION:The Forum at Columbia University\, 605 West 125th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10027
CATEGORIES:In Person,Panel
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T163000
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SUMMARY:Derek Kirk Kim: ‘The Last Mermaid Book 01’
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning comic book writer and artist Derek Kirk Kim for a virtual conversation about his creative journey\, from Same Difference and Adventure Time to Amphibia and his newest work The Last Mermaid Book 01—a sweeping\, post-apocalyptic tale of the last mermaid on Earth that blends fantasy\, sci-fi\, and Korean folklore. \nDerek Kirk Kim is known for illustrating The Eternal Smile: Three Stories—a collaboration with Gene Luen Yang\, and was a director of Disney’s Amphibia\, lead character designer of Adventure Time\, and writer/artist of Same Difference & Other Stories. His most recent work with Image Comics is The Last Mermaid and the upcoming Royals.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/derek-kirk-kim-the-last-mermaid-book-01/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T160000
DTSTAMP:20250501T160136Z
CREATED:20250407T190004Z
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SUMMARY:Symposium on "Healing During Uncertainty: Asian American Mental Health"
DESCRIPTION:This symposium explores how identity\, culture\, history\, and systemic factors shape mental health in Asian communities. \nThe Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s 2025 symposium\, co-organized with NYU Steinhardt\, explores the intersections of identity\, culture\, history\, and systemic factors in shaping mental health experiences within Asian and Asian American communities. Centered around three key themes\, the symposium aims to address both longstanding and emerging challenges while equipping attendees with insights and practical strategies to advance mental health support. \n\n\nBuilding on the spirit of AAARI’s 2004 conference on “Asian American / Asian Studies: Aspects of Social Interaction\,” this event fosters collaboration between mental health professionals\, students\, and early-career practitioners\, while promoting meaningful discussions on policy implications and systemic change. It also reflects on past efforts and paves the way for a more inclusive\, culturally responsive approach to mental health\, benefiting both current and future generations. Despite challenges in institutionalizing Asian American studies\, CUNY has been a hub for vibrant activism and creative interventions to support AAPI students and communities. \nBy bridging research\, clinical practice\, and community engagement\, the symposium will address race-based trauma and foster partnerships to drive impactful change\, with workshops\, discussions\, and advocacy efforts aimed at advancing AAPI mental health across clinical\, organizational\, and policy levels. Join us for a day of reflection\, connection\, and action to shape the future of mental health within Asian and Asian American communities. \nThemes: \n\nYouth Mental Health: Addressing the mental health needs of Asian and Asian American youth\, with particular attention to cultural expectations and identity development.\nIdentities and Belonging: Exploring how diverse identities shape mental health experiences\, resilience\, and belonging within Asian and Asian American communities by navigating multiple identities\, challenging stereotypes\, and finding affirmation within their communities.\nMigration and Mental Health: Investigating the mental health impacts of migration\, acculturation\, and the challenges of navigating new environments.\n\nLuncheon Keynote Speaker: \n\nMimi Khúc\, Writer\, Scholar\, and Co-Editor of The Asian American Literary Review\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/symposium-on-healing-during-uncertainty-asian-american-mental-health/
LOCATION:CUNY School of Law\, 2 Court Square West\, Community Room\, Queens\, NY\, 11101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T210000
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SUMMARY:Music: Stephanie Chou: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Steph brings her band back to Joe’s Pub for a spring performance in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month! They’ll also be celebrating the release of her newest recording Dragon\, a composition for erhu and string trio commissioned and performed by the NYC-based multicultural chamber ensemble INTERWOVEN as well as the NY premiere of TamáleDumpling\, a festive food piece celebrating multiple cultures featuring vocalist Lito Villareal . \nStephanie Chou is a composer/saxophonist/singer who blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound. Tonight’s show will feature some premieres of newly-written material and classics from her eclectic and wide-ranging body of work. The program includes some fan-favorites including strings\, a special string quartet performance of Dragon and the NY premiere of TamáleDumpling. Don’t miss their only NYC show this season! \nStephanie Chou – voice\, alto saxophone\, compositions\nAndy Lin – erhu\, viola\, violin\nJason Yeager – piano\nIke Sturm – bass\nRonen Itzik – drums\, percussion \nplus INTERWOVEN\, a multi-cultural ensemble whose mission is to integrate the sounds of East and West\, as well as Old and New.\nKeiko Tokunaga – violin\nAndrew Gonzalez – viola\nHikaru Tamaki – cello\nAnd Special Guest: Lito Villareal – voice \n“A stunning work that not only shines light on a dark chapter of history but also feels inspirational for contemporary listeners.” –DownBeat\n\n“A seamless blend of styles…creative and mesmerizing throughout\, as it traverses sounds both old and new….Chou’s performance never wavers\, and is a delight throughout.” — Broadway World\n\n“One of New York’s most socially relevant and ambitious jazz talents.” — New York Music Daily\n\n“A singular equation fashioned out of an idiosyncratic array of influences…A beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz\, folk and pop idioms.” — The Mercury News
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-stephanie-chou-aapi-heritage-month-celebration/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Cathy Linh Che: Becoming Ghost with Wo Chan
DESCRIPTION:“Becoming Ghost is an indelible reminder of all the people\, known and unknown\, who loved us enough to survive.” —Kaveh Akbar\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/XvpbMGtD70o\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. \nThe long-awaited sophomore poetry collection by award-winning writer Cathy Linh Che\, on familial estrangement\, the Vietnam War\, and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. \nThe follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut Split\, Becoming Ghost documents Cathy Linh Che’s parents’ experiences as refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and then were cast as extras in Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now\, placing them at the margins of their own story. The poetry collection uses persona\, speculation\, and the golden shovel form as a means of moving Vietnamese voices from the periphery to the center. The speaker’s disownment raises questions about the challenges of using parents as poetic subjects\, telling familial stories to a broader public\, and the meaning of forgiveness. \nCathy Linh Che is a Vietnamese American writer and multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of Split\, winner of the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America and the Best Poetry Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies\, An Asian American A to Z: A Children’s Guide to Our History\, and Becoming Ghost. Her writing has been published in The New Republic\, The Nation\, and McSweeney’s and she has received awards from MacDowell\, Bread Loaf\, Tin House\, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. She currently lives in New York City. \nWo Chan who performs as The Illustrious Pearl is a poet and drag artist. They are a winner of the Nightboat Poetry Prize and the author of Togetherness (2022). Wo has received fellowships from MacDowell\, New York Foundation of the Arts\, Kundiman\, The Asian American Writers Workshop\, Poets House\, and Lambda Literary. Their poems appear in POETRY\, WUSSY\, Mass Review\, No Tokens\, The Margins\, and elsewhere. As a member of the Brooklyn-based drag/burlesque collective Switch N’ Play\, Wo has performed at venues including The Whitney Museum of American Art\, National Sawdust\, New York Live Arts\, and the Architectural Digest Expo. Find them at @theillustriouspearl. \nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/XvpbMGtD70o
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-store-cathy-linh-che-becoming-ghost-w-wo-chan/
LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T200000
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SUMMARY:Writing Our City: Chinese American Memoirs of New York
DESCRIPTION:Kick off AANHPI Heritage Month with a discussion with Alvin Eng and Qian Julie Wang on growing up Chinese American in NYC\n\n\nJoin Lofty Pigeon Books this Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for this special panel discussion featuring two singular and seminal memoirists on growing up Chinese American in New York: Alvin Eng (Our Laundry Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond) and Qian Julie Wang (Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood). \nThe authors will be joined by historian Alex Ho for a discussion\, audience Q&A\, reception\, and book signing. \nAbout Alvin Eng\nAlvin Eng is a native NYC author/playwright\, songwriter\, educator and performer. His plays and performances have been seen Off-Broadway\, in Paris\, Hong Kong and Guangzhou\, China. He is currently a New York Public Library Long Term Fellow—developing a companion book to his acclaimed memoir\, OUR LAUNDRY\, OUR TOWN: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond. His next book\, URBAN ORACLE BONES\, is a stage-to-page adaptation of his acoustic punk raconteur performance piece\, HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN\, and examines the impact of the Opium Wars on the Chinese diaspora of NYC and the “heroin chic” punk/counterculture. He is on the Artist Advisory Committee of the New York Foundation for the Arts. \nAbout Qian Julie Wang\nQian Julie Wang is the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood\, which was named a best book of 2021 by the New York Times\, President Obama\, NPR\, Newsweek\, and more. Qian Julie is also managing partner of Gottlieb & Wang LLP\, a firm dedicated to advancing educational civil rights for marginalized populations. She lives in Kensington with her family\, just minutes away from where she lived during the years that Beautiful Country traces\, and is proud to call Lofty Pigeon her local bookstore. \nAbout Alex Ho\nAlex Jia-feng Ho is a lecturer in Asian American history and Chinese culture and history at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Alex is a second-generation Taiwanese American\, who grew up in Central New Jersey and currently resides in Brooklyn. He has previously worked in museum education and media arts education at the Museum of the Moving Image and is currently a 2025 CUNY Adjunct Incubator Awardee.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/writing-our-city-chinese-american-memoirs-of-new-york/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, USA\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T170000
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SUMMARY:Corky Lee's Asian America - Book Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join Chee Wang Ng & Virgo Lee\, for a discussion on “Fifty Years of Photographic Justice: Corky Lee’s Asian America.” Moderated by Jiefei Faye Yuan of the Queens Memory Project; opening remarks by NY Assembly Member Ron Kim & NYC Commissioner on Human Rights Rocky Chin. \nYoung Corky Lee (1947– 2021) was a Chinese American activist\, community organizer\, photographer\, journalist\, and the self-proclaimed unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate. His work chronicled the diversity of Asian American culture. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://queenslib.org/37cd\nMeeting ID: 833 9180 7019\nPasscode: 383237
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/corky-lees-asian-america-book-panel/
LOCATION:Queens Library at Flushing\, 41-17 Main Street\, flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T200000
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SUMMARY:Theater: The Latehomecomer: Performance & Book Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:Literature to Life is a performance-based literacy program that presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of American literary classics. Now\, in partnership with NYPL and the World Literature and Arts Festival\, Literature to Life brings The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang to the stage at Bronx Library Center.\n\nThis  memoir is Kao Kalia Yang’s tribute to her remarkable grandmother whose spirit held them all together. Winner of a PEN USA Literary Award for Nonfiction and Minnesota’s Book Award and Readers Choice Award\, it is the first memoir written by a Hmong-American to be published with national distribution. A Hmong written language was not taught or used until the 1950s\, so author Kao Kalia Yang plays a large role in bringing the culture into the realm of literature.\n\n\nThe Story \nTold with the immediacy of the author as a young girl\, born in the Ban Vinai Refugee camp in Thailand\, Kao Kalia arrives in the United States when she is six. The story follows her journey from a quiet\, reticent student struggling to speak English while facing racial discrimination\, to a self-empowered young woman claiming her voice to tell the untold story of her people. \nIn Performance \nAccomplished Hmong actress and traditional Flower Singer\, Gaosong Heu\, brings this powerful\, personal story to life\, with her musical talent and knowledge of Hmong culture. The performance tells a universal story of immigration\, through the specific lens of this ancient culture inextricably bound to the history of the war in Vietnam. \nFree Books: Plus\, pick up a free copy of The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang! Giveaway books will be available while supplies last. All giveaways are first come\, first served and limited to one per person.\nThis event will take place in person.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-latehomecomer-performance-book-giveaway/
LOCATION:Bronx Library Center\, 310 East Kingsbridge Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Performance,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: “Remnants of the Past” by LinDa Saphan and Nate Hun
DESCRIPTION:Mekong NYC is proud to host New York City’s first ever book launch of “Remnants of the Past: A Filmography of Early Cambodian Cinema” by LinDa Saphan and Nate Hun. Join us for a live reading and guided conversation with LinDa and Nate\, as we celebrate films of Cambodia that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide and continue to influence Southeast Asian cinema to this day.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-launch-remnants-of-the-past-by-linda-saphan-and-nate-hun/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th St.\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000
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SUMMARY:NYC Council Songkran & Thingyan Celebration 2025
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Songkran\, the Thai New Year\, and Thingyan\, the Burmese New Year\, with New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and other Council Members on Tuesday\, April 29th at City Hall. Both holidays\, typically celebrated in mid-April\, are famous for their joyful water festivals symbolizing cleansing and renewal for the year ahead. Join us starting at 5:30 PM (doors open 5:00 PM) for this cultural celebration. RSVP by Friday\, April 25th.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-council-songkran-thingyan-celebration-2025/
LOCATION:City Hall Council Chambers\, City Hall\, New York\, NY\, 10007
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250429T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250429T183000
DTSTAMP:20250428T124731Z
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SUMMARY:Harnessing the Power of Graphic Novels in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Graphic novels (memoirs and nonfiction) and comic books are an integral tool in increasing literacy and engagement in the classroom. Through this workshop\, educators will learn the scholarship and research behind the benefits of using comics and graphic novels in the classroom while also gaining access to learning activities and materials to support this work. Participants will learn about the current research on literacy in social studies and how graphic novels improve literacy\, reading comprehension\, and engagement. The workshop ends with a walk-through of various activities and novels that educators can use in their classrooms. Participants will receive a workshop folder filled with classroom activities and lesson extensions at the end of the session. This workshop is ideal for middle school – high school social studies and ELA teachers. \nFacilitator: Rachael Richard\, TAAS Ambassador \nHosted in partnership with NJEA. This workshop is free but teachers must be NJEA members to sign up. \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories\, AAPI New Jersey\, and NJEA.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/harnessing-the-power-of-graphic-novels-in-the-classroom/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Education,High School,Middle School,Virtual,Webinar
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