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SUMMARY:University Open Air: Mid-Autumn Festival Traditions & Customs
DESCRIPTION:The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 is tomorrow\, October 6; in this class\, we will talk about the traditions and customs\, and the deeply rooted cultural meaning\, behind this festival. \n\nJulia Adams is a certified Life Coach\, a Songwriter and an educator at a private museum. She is also an expert in tea cultures\, skilled in the subject of Chinese Tea Ceremony and Traditional Chinese Culture\, especially Tang Dynasty’s culture etc. Prior to relocating to New York from Shanghai\, Julia was a news anchor and hosted citywide events; she then became an HR director and often hosted nationwide conferences on HR-related topics. Julia is also a zither player\, certified by Shanghai Conservatory of Music. \nCheck out all of this semester’s UOA programs here. \n*In cases of rain\, classes will be either moved to the Prospect Park Boathouse or canceled. Registered patrons will be notified by email on the morning of each course day and are also encouraged to check the UOA webpage for updates.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/university-open-air-mid-autumn-festival-traditions-customs/
LOCATION:Prospect Park Boathouse\, 101 East Drive\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,In Person
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SUMMARY:Fun Fest Japan
DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York (JFDINY)\, FUN FEST JAPAN celebrates Japan and NYC with an all day Japanese cultural festival\, featuring traditional performing arts and fun cultural activities for the whole family! \nEnjoy performances by JFDINY’s own Minbuza (Japanese Folk Dance)\, Samurai Sword Soul (Traditional Sword Fighting)\, and Taiko Masala (Taiko Drumming). \nIn our activities area\, experience a variety of fun Japanese arts and crafts such as origami\, calligraphy\, kendama\, and kimono dressing. \nThe finale of the day will be the Bon Odori\, a traditional Japanese Summer event where everyone joins in and dances together! Come to FUN FEST JAPAN and let’s celebrate NYC! \nSee photos and videos from last year’s event on our Facebook page. \nPerformance Schedule (subject to change): \n1:00PM – Samurai Sword Soul \n2:00PM – Taiko Masala \n3:00PM – Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY \n3:30PM – Bon Odori
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/fun-fest-japan/
LOCATION:Corlears Hook Park\, 397 FDR Drive\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Festival,In Person,Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T170000
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SUMMARY:Filipino American History Month - Gathering at Governors Island
DESCRIPTION:Open to the public\, free of charge\nFerries run between 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM\n\nProject Overview \nIn celebration of Filipino American History Month\, Kinding Sindaw brings the legendary Rinayung\, the magical boat of Bantogen from the epic Darangen\, to symbolically sail the Hudson River and dock at Governors Island. The daylong event highlights living traditions of the Philippines through performance\, craft\, ritual\, and storytelling\, featuring master artists\, tradition-bearers\, and diaspora voices\, grounding ourselves in the tradition of Filipino strength and heritage. \nA panel and workshop featuring Filipino American historians\, organizers and community workers will discuss and reflect on our history of resilience\, coalition-building and organizing\, and what we face as a community looking to the future. \nThis immersive gathering weaves indigenous knowledge\, artistic practices\, and community dialogue — making visible the cultural resilience that has withstood displacement and colonization\, as inspiration moving forward as a community. \nProgram Components (11 AM – 5 PM) \nRitual:\n● Opening Ritual & Invocation (11:00 AM)\n● Kulintang & Ritual Dances (11:30 AM) – Kinding Sindaw ensemble \nTalk Backs\, Workshops and Panel:\n● Talk-Back Session: Indigenous Voices in Diaspora (12:30 PM)\n● Panel: Lakas na Loob – A History of FilAm Organizing and Community Reflection (12:30)\n● Herbal Knowledge & Healing Practices (1:00 PM)\n● Edible Kitchen Stories (Tasting & Narratives) (2:00 PM) \nPerformances:\n● Gangsa of the Cordillera & Dance (2:30 PM)\n● Dance Storytelling: The Darangen & Bantogen (3:00 PM)\n● Poetry Reading & Filipino Language Overview (3:30 PM)\n● Community Healing & Reflection Circle (4:00 PM)\n● Kulintang Closing Ensemble (4:30 PM) \nAll Day:\n● Bead-Making Workshop (Mangyan Tradition) (All Day)\n● Visual Arts & Baybayin Exhibit (All Day) \n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\nColonel’s Row\, Governor’s Island\nNew York\, NY
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/filipino-american-history-month-gathering-at-governors-island/
LOCATION:Colonel’s Row\, Governor’s Island\, Colonel’s Row\, Governor’s Island\, New York\, NY\, 10004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Dance,Festival,History,In Person,Storytelling,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Aalokam x We R Dancing Festival
DESCRIPTION:Promoting South Asian Performing Arts at the Heart of NYC\, Presented by Aalokam\n\n\nAalokam is excited to announce the 4th Annual We R Dancing Dance Festival. \nInitially launched in 2022 by Bharathi Penneswaran\, the founder of Aalokam\, the vision of the festival was to amplify\, support\, and celebrate the artistic expression of the Indian Classical dance community in the United States of America\, and to inspire the next generation of dancers.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aalokam-x-we-r-dancing-festival-day-1/
LOCATION:Ailey Citigroup theater\, 405 W 55th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Festival,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T193000
DTSTAMP:20250919T114958Z
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SUMMARY:Hiyoku: Wings That Fly Together | Taiko Concert with Discount
DESCRIPTION:Join OMNY Taiko for an unforgettable evening of powerful rhythm\, heartfelt storytelling\, and communal spirit.\n\n\nHiyoku: Wings That Fly Together | TAIKO CONCERT\nDiscount code “potluckasianamerica” for 15% off tickets. \nIn Chinese and Japanese poetry and art\, the mythical hiyoku bird has just one wing—it can only fly when it finds its other half and the two work together in harmony. In this concert\, OMNY Taiko explores this theme of connection and the beauty of individual voices resonating\, not in unison\, but in mutual support. Our strength lies in celebrating our differences—our unique bodies\, expressions\, and rhythms—and having them enrich our performances\, our collaborations\, and our community. \nThrough thunderous storms\, delicate weavings\, and joyful celebrations\, each piece in Hiyoku traces the journey of individuals coming together in sound and spirit. We aim to share energy\, trust\, and support not only amongst the performers\, but to you in the audience as well. This is a concert about flying higher because we lift one another—wing to wing\, heart to heart. \nThis year\, OMNY Taiko will be joined by New York Taiko Aiko Kai as our special guests! \nJoin us at the Brooklyn Music School on October 4th for an unforgettable evening of drumming that blends traditional Japanese rhythms with our New York roots. This in-person event will start at 6:00 PM EDT\, doors open at 5:30 PM. We can’t wait to see you there! \nNote: Tickets may be available at the door\, depending on availability. \n– —– \nAbout OMNY Taiko \nOMNY Taiko is a vibrant\, tight-knit community drumming group striving to share the art of taiko drumming with people and communities across the New York City area through inclusive\, accessible performances\, classes\, and workshops. \nAs a form of rhythmic and artistic expression\, taiko allows individuals to convey emotion and energy\, and to connect with others through music. OMNY Taiko emphasizes the communal aspect of ensemble drumming: \n\nbringing people together to create music as a group\nfostering a sense of community and belonging\nproviding opportunities for collaboration and teamwork\n\nOne of our primary goals is to become emblematic of the energy of New York City\, reflecting the story of a seed born on the concrete streets and blossoming into a vibrant community with the strength and tenacity of a city that never sleeps.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/hiyoku-wings-that-fly-together-taiko-concert/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Music School\, 126 Saint Felix Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Over the Moon: Mid Autumn Night Market
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Mid-Autumn festival at The Hub\, with local makers and small businesses! \nVendors include locally baked mooncakes (with flavors inspired by Chinatown)\, mooncake-inspired jewelry\, and so much more.  Come support AAPI Small Businesses\, and explore exclusive Mid-Autumn specials: \nArt & Design: \n\n\nDatum J Design \n\n\nStudio Ichiban \n\n\nJewelry & Apparel: \n\n\na/c space \n\n\nLai Hing Jewelry \n\n\nXanh Studio \n\n\nSun Wind Shop (ft. Tarot Card readings!) \n\n\nFood & Dessert: \n\n\nKitsby x Welcome to Chinatown (limited-edition mooncakes!) \n\n\nKhot Phet \n\n\nVery Cool Ice Cream \n\n\nBuddha Bodai \n\n\nLittle Moon Bakehouse \n\n\nMisc: \n\n\nPFLAG NYC Chapter
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/over-the-moon-mid-autumn-night-market/
LOCATION:Welcome to Chinatown\, 115 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Night Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T160000
DTSTAMP:20250829T200029Z
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SUMMARY:Mid-Autumn Family Festival!
DESCRIPTION:Glowing lanterns\, sweet reunions\, and Mid-Autumn magic!\n\n\nGlowing lanterns\, sweet reunions\, and Mid-Autumn magic! Join us for an afternoon of Mid-Autumn tales\, drop-in arts & crafts\, mooncake making\, and more on October 4\, 2–5 PM. Check back shortly to see the full schedule of events. \nTickets: $8/person. Free for MyMOCA Family Level Members & kids under 2. Limited free tickets for Culture Pass\, Cool Culture\, and Culture Connected families\, stay tuned for information on their release. RSVP required. \nKnow Before You Go \nFestival capacity is limited\, walk-ins will be admitted as capacity allows. Due to the limited capacity of the museum and efforts to adhere to safety guidelines\, families may have to wait to enter the museum during peak times. \nFamily Festivals are bustling events with lots of sights\, sounds\, and aromas. There is limited stroller parking available\, with a staff-operated lift used to reach the restrooms and lower level spaces. We recommend families with sensory concerns join our MOCACREATE drop-in programs. \n\n\nMOCA’s Family Festival Series is supported with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mid-autumn-family-festival-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T040000
DTSTAMP:20250828T102119Z
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SUMMARY:NYC Mid-Autumn Fest 2025: Art\, Music\, Food\, Performances
DESCRIPTION:A day-long festival of NYC’s Asian-American Arts & Food Scene\, featuring performance artists\, creators\, musicians/DJs\, chefs\, and artisans.\n\n\nALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. \nThe Mid-Autumn Fest is the culmination of an 8-week fundraiser for Meals for Unity. If you cannot attend\, please consider donating directly here. Proceeds also go to making the festival a reality. Our mission is to uplift the Asian-American creative community by creating spaces for them to share their art and\, importantly\, to help them get paid for it so that they can keep making more. \nAlso known as the Harvest Moon Festival\, the Mid-Autumn Fest is an extraordinary opportunity to unite the Asian-American community in celebration of the fruits of our labor throug a day-long celebration—featuring a mix of performers and creators: musicians\, dancers\, DJs\, artisans\, culinary masters\, creators\, martial arts practitioners\, visual artists\, and comedians. \nSPONSORS \nTo be Announced! \nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS \nTo be Announced! \nABOUT MEALS FOR UNITY \nAs a group of young professionals who are predominantly first-generation Americans\, we understand the unique challenges and needs of the elderly AAPI community. Our experiences\, along with those passed on to us from generations prior\, have shaped our perspectives and gave us the knowledge and tools to be able to empathize\, support\, and uplift this neglected sector of the community. \nBy leveraging their resources\, networks\, and professional experiences\, they source culturally relevant meals from locally owned AAPI restaurants\, catering to the specific dietary needs and preferences of the elderly AAPI community while stimulating the Chinatown economy. Their goal is to provide not just sustenance\, but also a sense of comfort and nostalgia; paying homage to the heritage of those they serve. \nBy the end of 2024\, we have served over 22\,600 free meals\, have executed 66 meal distribution events\, have been aided by over 900 volunteers\, and have partnered with over 65 corporate sponsors\, non-profits\, and local restaurants. \nABOUT MOONLITE \nMoonlite exists to uncover\, illuminate\, and elevate the diverse perspectives and expressions that currently exist in our creative community of Asian Americans. We create wholly unique experiences to build our collective sustainability. In plain speak\, we love showcasing the diverse talents of the Asian-American creative community by creating spaces for them to share their art and\, importantly\, to help them get paid for it so that they can keep making more. \nWhile our goal is to build up our creative community and foster sustainable careers\, we believe wholeheartedly that this is best achieved when everyone is having A GOOD TIME. \nHere are some snaps from last year’s Mid-Autumn Fest. For more content\, visit @midautumnfest and poweredbymoonlite.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-mid-autumn-fest-2025/
LOCATION:Hana House\, 345 Adams St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Dance,Food,In Person,Market,Music,Performance,Shopping
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T180000
DTSTAMP:20250927T093005Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Korean Festival & Parade
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our 2025 Korean Festival & Parade for a day of delectable Korean cuisine\, traditional dance\, K-pop and more!\n\n\n🎉 Join Us for the Annual Korean Festival & Parade in Koreatown NYC! 🎉 \nCelebrate Korean culture\, community\, and creativity at our biggest event of the year! The Korean Festival & Parade brings together thousands of people for a vibrant day filled with performances\, food\, and fun. \n✨ What to Expect: \n\n🎶 K-Pop Performances – Talented groups and soloists bringing high energy to the stage.\n💃 Traditional Dance & Music – Experience the beauty of Korea’s rich cultural heritage.\n🍜 Food Vendors – Savor authentic Korean street food favorites\, plus global bites to keep you exploring.\n🎊 The Parade – Colorful floats\, cultural pride\, and community spirit marching through Koreatown.\n🌟 Family-Friendly Fun – Entertainment and excitement for all ages.\n\nFestival Info \n📍 Location: Koreatown\, Manhattan (32nd Street between Broadway & 5th Ave)\n⏰ Time: 10 AM – 6 PM \nParade Info \n📍 Location: Start on 38th St. & 6th Ave (march to 27th St.!)\n⏰ Time: 12 PM – 2 PM \nWhether you’re a longtime fan of Korean culture or just looking for a fun day out\, the Korean Festival & Parade is the perfect place to celebrate\, eat\, dance\, and make unforgettable memories. \nCome hungry\, come curious\, and come ready to join the merriment — we can’t wait to see you there! 🎉
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2025-korean-festival-parade/
LOCATION:Koreatown\, Koreatown\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251006
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SUMMARY:Resonance: An Immersive AAPI+ Dance Event and Night Market
DESCRIPTION:Resonance is an immersive AAPI+ dance and night market experience created by choreographer David Cartahena Lee and Samaw Dance. On October 4–5\, 2025\, We Are Here Brooklyn will come alive with interactive booths\, art\, and community offerings\, followed by a performance exploring identity\, resilience\, and queer AAPI+ stories through contemporary and street dance. \nTickets are $35 and include complimentary experiences connected to the AAPI+ and queer community\, as well as complimentary snacks and refreshments. Building on last year’s sold-out weekend\, Resonance expands into two days of programming that celebrate AAPI+ artistry\, queer identity\, and Filipino Heritage Month. \nChoreographed and directed by David Cartahena Lee\, Resonance blends street dance\, contemporary\, and waacking to amplify stories from the AAPI+ and queer community. The evening features Risky Business\, a hallmark company work that embodies resilience and collective strength\, alongside new choreography exploring identity\, vulnerability\, and belonging. \nAudiences also step into a curated night market where community and artistry converge. Highlights this year include drag performers\, Filipino party games\, Yobo Spirits\, Lunar\, Azn Baddies Club\, and so much more!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/resonance-an-immersive-aapi-dance-event-and-night-market/
LOCATION:We Are Here Studio\, 563 Johnson Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person,Night Market
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T200000
DTSTAMP:20250927T115243Z
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SUMMARY:Wing on Wo Presents: Rising Lotus a Collection by Michelle Wen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of ‘Rising Lotus\,’ a collection of imaginative ceramic jars by artist Michelle Wen on Friday\, October 3rd // 6-8pm.\n\n\nWing on Wo is thrilled to present ‘Rising Lotus\,’ a collection of imaginative ceramic jars by artist Michelle Wen. Inspired by her childhood visits to Chinatown\, Michelle creates a collection that not only breathes new life into the shop’s apothecary history but also uses the jar as a vessel to transport us to an otherworldly landscape of a lotus garden. This collection and its meticulously crafted ink painting and sculptural details are a love letter to Michelle’s family\, honoring her grandfather’s stories of a heavenly landscape of unfathomable beauty\, her father’s legacy of Chinese ink painting\, and Michelle’s mom and grandmother’s matriarchal power that continue to fuel her to keep expanding her practice. We are so thrilled to be sharing this work at W.O.W. as part of our ongoing Centennial programming <3 Join us for the opening on Friday\, October 3 from 6-8pm! \nABOUT MICHELLE WEN \n@michelle_wen_artist \nMichelle Wen is a ceramic artist and instructor born and raised in Brooklyn\, New York\, and received her BFA from Pratt Institute. An important aspect of Michelle’s practice is community engagement\, as she has been teaching arts and ceramics at a non-profit in Bed-Stuy for eight years. Michelle also continues to hold fundraisers to support humanitarian\, environmental\, and social justice causes by raffling off her ceramics. Michelle is honored to be showing her work at Wing on Wo\, as Chinatown still plays a significant role in her life and remains a place of gathering and sentimental value for her family. \nMichelle’s work has been featured in Vanity Fair and Pottery Making Illustrated. She has collaborated with the Brooklyn Nets\, the YES Network\, Asian Women Giving Circle\, and CUNY TV. Featured exhibitions include The Brooklyn Museum\, the Montclair Art Museum\, and the iidrr Gallery in Chinatown.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/wing-on-wo-presents-rising-lotus-a-collection-by-michelle-wen/
LOCATION:Wing On Wo & Co\, 26 Mott Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of Pvt. Danny Chen's Death  (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in commemorating the 14th anniversary of Pvt. Danny Chen‘s death and honoring his legacy. We will gather at Pvt. Danny Chen Way\, a street named in his honor\, to remember Danny and reaffirm our commitment to ending racial harassment and hazing in the military. Your presence will help keep his story alive and send a powerful message. \n\nDate: Friday\, October 3\, 2025\, 11:30 AM to 12 PM\nLocation: Pvt. Danny Chen Way (corner of Canal and Elizabeth Streets)\n\nLivestream: If you cannot attend in person\, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/pvtdannychen2025 \nWe look forward to seeing you there as we continue to fight for justice and advocate for a military free from racism and hazing. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/commermoration-of-the-14th-anniversary-of-pvt-danny-chens-death-hybrid/
LOCATION:Canal St and Elizabeth St\, Canal St and Elizabeth St\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Ocean Vuong: The Emperor of Gladness at NYU
DESCRIPTION:Ocean Vuong\, internationally acclaimed author and NYU Creative Writing Program Professor\, reads from his latest novel\, The Emperor of Gladness. Reading followed by a conversation with NYU Creative Writing Program Director Deborah Landau. The event will conclude with a signing/reception in the Skirball lower lobby\, with books for sale courtesy of McNally Jackson. \nWriter\, professor\, and photographer\, Ocean Vuong is the author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous\, winner of the American Book Award\, The Mark Twain Award\, and The New England Book Award. The novel debuted for six weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and has since sold more than a million copies in 40 languages. A nominee for the National Book Award and a recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant\, he is also the author of the poetry collections\, Time is a Mother\, a finalist for the Griffin prize\, and Night Sky with Exit Wounds\, a New York Times Top 10 Book\, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize\, the Whiting Award\, the Thom Gunn Award. A Ruth Lilly fellow from the Poetry Foundation\, his honors include fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation\, The Elizabeth George Foundation\, The Academy of American Poets\, and the Pushcart Prize. Selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of its 100 Leading Global Thinkers\, Vuong’s writings have been featured in The Atlantic\, Granta\, Harpers\, The Nation\, New Republic\, The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, The Paris Review\, The Village Voice\, and American Poetry Review\, which awarded him the Stanley Kunitz Prize for Younger Poets. His newest novel\, The Emperor of Gladness\, was published in May 2025 by Penguin Press. \nDeborah Landau is the author of five collections of poetry\, most recently Skeletons\, which was named one of The New Yorker’s “Best Books of 2023.” Her other books include Soft Targets (winner of The Believer Book Award)\, The Uses of the Body\, and The Last Usable Hour\, all Lannan Literary Selections from Copper Canyon Press\, and Orchidelirium\, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye for the Robert Dana Anhinga Prize for Poetry. In 2016 she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. The Uses of the Body was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered\, and included on “Best of ″ lists by The New Yorker\, Vogue\, BuzzFeed\, and O\, The Oprah Magazine\, among others. A Spanish edition\, Los Usos Del Cuerpo\, was published by Valparaiso Ediciones in 2017.  UK editions of her books include Soft Targets (Bloodaxe\, 2020) and Skeletons (Corsair\, 2024). Her work has appeared in The New Yorker\, The Paris Review\, The Atlantic\,  New York Review of Books\, The Nation\, American Poetry Review\, Poetry\, CNN\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Yale Review\, and The New York Times\, and included in anthologies such as The Best American Poetry\, Please Excuse This Poem: 100 New Poets for the Next Generation\, Not for Mothers Only\, Resistance\, Rebellion\, Life: 50 Poems Now\, The Best American Erotic Poems\, and Women’s Work: Modern Poets Writing in English. Landau was educated at Stanford University\, Columbia University\, and Brown University\, where she was a Javits Fellow and received a Ph.D. in English and American Literature. She is a Professor at NYU\, where she directs the Creative Writing Program.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ocean-vuong-the-emperor-of-gladness-at-nyu/
LOCATION:NYU Skirball Center\, 566 LaGuardia Place\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T160000
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SUMMARY:We the People: Plan Your Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fast\, joyful 60-minute virtual launch that blends art\, storytelling\, and action to get you ready for CWA 2025!\n\n\nJoin us on October 2\, from 3 to 4 pm PT for a joyful 60-minute virtual kickstart that blends art\, storytelling\, and action to get you ready for the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy. Together\, we’ll celebrate culture as a force for change and connect with people across the country. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nInspiring true stories and mini performances showing culture shaping policy and community change\nInteractive moments\, including live mapping\, quick chat prompts\, and a 3-minute small-group conversation\nArtists weaving music\, poetry\, and live drawing into the experience\nA clear\, simple plan to host a conversation in your community—choose your path (Home • Work • Community • City Hall) and add it to our map.\n\nThis event is designed to spark connection\, courage\, and joy while giving you practical tools to participate in the Week of Action. You’ll leave energized\, connected\, and ready to help build a democracy that truly serves We the People. \nLocation: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration; captions + ASL available upon request) \nThe webinar will be recorded and available on the Race Forward website for on-demand viewing.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/we-the-people-plan-your-cultural-week-of-action-on-race-and-democracy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T080000
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SUMMARY:Unscripted: A Night Against Censorship\, Featuring George Takei
DESCRIPTION:Brooklyn Public Library welcomes George Takei to Central Library’s Grand Lobby for a conversation about the transformative power of books and the dangerous trend of censorship. The event is free and open to the public. \nA pioneering author\, actor and activist\, George Takei is the honorary chair of Banned Books Week 2025. This annual nationwide event highlights the value of open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas from all points of view. \nTake Action Against Book Bans \nFollowing Mr. Takei’s conversation with librarian and poet Adeeba Rana\, special guests and the public will be invited to the stage to share their own stories about books which inspired them; their experiences with censorship; and the importance of the First Amendment. \nSpecial Guests Include:  \n\nPhilomena Polefrone\, associate director of American Booksellers for Free Expression\nPlaywright Kate Hamill\nBroadway Actress Valerie Wright\nActor and Grammy Nominee Austin Ku\nALA President Sam Helmick\nJonathan Friedman\, Syms Managing Director\, U.S. Free Expression Programs at PEN America\n\nPlus: \n\n📸 Have your photo taken – photographer David Gray will take photos of participants with their favorite book. Please bring a copy of a book that is meaningful to you. The photographs will become part of an exhibition at Central Library during Banned Books Week.\n💡 Learn more  – representatives from the National Coalition Against Censorship\, the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom\, and the Brooklyn Voter Alliance will be at the event.\n📚 Take home free books – giveaways galore!\n\nNote: Registrations will be honored on a first come\, first served basis until we reach capacity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/unscripted-a-night-against-censorship-featuring-george-takei/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T210000
DTSTAMP:20250919T113324Z
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SUMMARY:Why APIDA Curriculum Matters
DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides an overview of the Asian American Education Project’s lesson plans and the five thematic units on citizenship; civil rights; identity; immigration; and racism. It will cover the importance of including APIDA history in school curriculums through exploring the contributions of APIDAs in labor activism; the fight for school integration and citizenship rights; the use of Model Minority Myth as a racial wedge; how the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype is part of systemic racism; and the intersectionality of APIDAs and other minority communities.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/why-apida-curriculum-matters/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T200000
DTSTAMP:20250919T113120Z
CREATED:20250904T061405Z
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SUMMARY:In-Store: Lana Lin: The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam w/ Monique Truong (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:“Lyrical prose\, palpable love\, and formal audacity coalesce to make this a must-read.” —Publishers Weekly starred review\n\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/8_fAjTk-Rfg\n\n\nEvent guidelines: \n\nEach 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/8_fAjTk-Rfg\nAs a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event\, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. \nSituated between memoir\, social criticism\, and conceptual art\, The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam is an incisive response to a modernist classic and an affecting exploration of the poetics and politics of our times. \nIn her 1933 The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas\, Gertrude Stein invented a new literary form by narrating her own story from the perspective of her partner\, blurring the lines between portrait and self-portrait. Almost a century later\, experimental filmmaker and artist Lana Lin has resurrected Stein’s project to tell a different story of queer love\, life\, and artistic collaboration. \nAt heart a candid chronicle of her partner Lan Thao’s life journey from Việt Nam during the war\, and her own troubled history as a gender-queer Taiwanese American\, Lin draws in subjects as varied as photography\, cancer\, tropical fruit\, 9/11\, and Eve Sedgwick’s eyeglasses\, weaving an intimate landscape of living that is also a critical investigation of race and gender. \nLana Lin is a writer\, artist\, and filmmaker based in New York and Connecticut. She is the author of the book Freud’s Jaw and Other Lost Objects: Fractured Subjectivity in the Face of Cancer and film and video works including The Cancer Journals Revisited. Her various works and collaborative projects (with Lan Thao Lam as “Lin + Lam”) have exhibited at festivals and art and educational spaces throughout the world\, including the Museum of Modern Art\, Whitney Museum\, and New Museum\, New York; The National Gallery of Art\, Washington\, D.C.; Gasworks\, London; the Taiwan International Documentary Festival and Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute\, New Taipei City; Arko Art Center\, Korean Arts Council\, Seoul; and the 2018 Busan Biennale. Having had three years of psychoanalytic training before dropping out\, she sometimes still dreams of becoming a psychoanalyst one day. \nBorn in Saigon\, South Vietnam\, Monique Truong came to the U.S. as a refugee in 1975. She’s a novelist\, essayist\, children’s 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)\, with German translations published by C.H. Beck. 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. A graduate of Yale College and Columbia Law School\, she’s received a Guggenheim Fellowship\, Hodder Fellowship\, American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Rosenthal Family Foundation Award\, Young Lions Fiction Award\, Bard Fiction Prize\, and John Dos Passos Prize for Literature\, among other honors.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-store-lana-lin-the-autobiography-of-h-lan-thao-lam-w-monique-truong/
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:20251001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T193000
DTSTAMP:20250919T112507Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS – Rock Springs Chinatown and the 1885 Chinese Massacre
DESCRIPTION:Discover daily life in Rock Springs Chinatown before and after the 1885 Chinese Massacre in this archaeological talk.\n\n\n$10 General Admission | $5 Student and Senior Admission | Free for MOCA Members \nThe Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an insightful presentation with Laura W. Ng\, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Grinnell College and a historical archaeologist specializing in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Chinese migrants and their transpacific lives. \nRailroad work and coal mining brought Chinese laborers to rural southwestern Wyoming starting in the 1870s. The Rock Springs Chinatown was constructed by the Union Pacific Coal Company as part of a racialized landscape intended to segregate Asian immigrant coal miners. At the same time\, Chinese laborers were scapegoated for white unemployment\, which culminated in the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Newspapers emphasized that Chinese laborers were foreigners because they were “heathens” and sent remittances to China. Within this context\, a fight broke out between white and Chinese coal miners in Mine #6 and white miners led a mob that brutally attacked Chinatown and its residents. The mob burned most of the Chinatown structures down and at least 28 Chinese were murdered. \nDrawing on the burn layer from the massacre as a time marker\, and in collaboration with Chinese American descendants\, Professor Ng will discuss how archaeological excavations provide tangible insight into silenced histories of Chinese immigrant labor\, transpacific migration\, and racial exclusion. \nAbout Laura W. Ng \nLaura W. Ng is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Grinnell College in Iowa. She is a historical archaeologist who researches late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Chinese migrants and their transpacific lives. Laura is currently investigating archaeologies of racism and transnationalism at the Evanston and Rock Springs Chinatowns in rural Southwestern Wyoming in collaboration with Dr. Dudley Gardner and Chinese American descendants. She received her PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University. \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-rock-springs-chinatown-and-the-1885-chinese-massacre/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T203000
DTSTAMP:20250927T091710Z
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SUMMARY:Tatou Festival- Short Films: Action\, Climate Awareness\, Activism
DESCRIPTION:iA Tatou Festival Program. Presented by Te Ao Mana. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nIn partnership with the Tatou Festival\, the A/P/A Institute at NYU hosts a special screening several poignant short films by Native filmmakers from the Pacific\, followed by wala’au with the artists and their collaborators. \nThe program will feature artists Dakota Camacho (Etak and Mali’e’)\, Lanihuli Kanaka’ole (The Uluwehi Project)\, Leilehua Lanzilotti (the sky in our hands\, our hands in the sky)\, Hāwane Rios (Standing Above the Clouds)\, and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash (Ho’oulu Hou). Charli LeGrice moderates the conversation. \nDoors open at 6:00 p.m.\, and the program begins with an immersive experience featuring the work of Kanaka Maoli composer and Pulitzer Prize nominee Leilehua Lanzilotti. The screenings will begin at 6:30 p.m. \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. \nAccessibility note: This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There are single-stall\, all gender restrooms\, and a lactation room available. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu \n  \nImage: Leilehua Lanzilotti\, still from the sky in our hands\, our hands in the sky\, 2023. Single-channel video\, 46 minutes. Directed by Leilehua Lanzilotti; music by Leilehua Lanzilotti; cinematography by Gahlord Dewald. Courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/action-climate-awareness-activism/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T183000
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SUMMARY:Career Panel: Obstacles and Opportunities in Media and Entertainment
DESCRIPTION:▦ Speakers: \n\nAlbert Cheng\, Vice President\, Head of Prime Video\nRichard Lui\, NBC/MSNBC News Anchor\nNicole Dungca\, Reporter\, The Washington Post and President\, Asian American Journalists Association\n\n▦ Moderator: \n\nPeter Young\, Chairman of the Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative and Committee of 100 member\n\n▦ Time: 5:00 pm EST (Panel) 6:00 pm EST (Virtual Networking) \nAsian Americans have been very underrepresented historically when it comes to leadership positions in the U.S. Asian Americans succeed at the entry and the middle ranks of many professions\, but consistently do not do as well in the senior ranks. Although there has been improvement over time\, there is still a significant gap that has not been closed. This is also true of Media and Entertainment. \nCommittee of 100 has hosted many webcasts\, seminars and summits that have brought experts forward to share their research and experienced individuals from many different fields\, genders and age groups to discuss their experiences\, observations and solutions. The goal of this initiative is to contribute to the already significant efforts of organizations and individuals who have been tackling this issue. \nThis event will be a fireside chat interview with three successful Asian Americans who have observed and experienced the Asian American Career Ceiling problem in the entertainment\, digital and published journalism\, and broadcast news worlds. They will share their with us how they dealt with the problem in their careers\, about what is driving the problem\, where they see the issue heading in terms of solutions\, and what they see individuals and organizations doing to address this issue. \nThe interview will be conducted by Peter Young\, Committee of 100 member and Chair of the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceiling Initiative. \n▦ Speaker Bios: \nAlbert Cheng \nVice President\, Head of Prime Video (U.S. and Global) \nIn his role\, he leads the Prime Video business holistically across SVOD\, TVOD\, Prime Video Channels and AVOD in the United States\, responsible for the P&L and revenue growth\, as well as programming strategy\, marketing\, brand\, research\, licensing and distribution. Albert’s U.S. and global teams work relentlessly towards the mission to turn Prime Video into a one-stop entertainment destination for customers offering the world’s largest collection of premium entertainment in a single application; a place where customers can find all of their favorite movies and series under one roof\, be it content produced by Amazon MGM Studios or by other studios\, third-party channels made accessible as an add-on subscription through Prime Video Channels\, or titles to rent or buy via the Prime Video Store. \nCheng joined Amazon in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer at Amazon Studios\, where he oversaw the general management of the company alongside Head of Amazon MGM Studios\, Jennifer Salke. He held dual roles as Co-Head of TV and COO from 2018-2021. Prior to Amazon\, Cheng spent 15 years as an executive at The Walt Disney Company\, most recently as Executive Vice President\, Digital Media and Chief Product Officer for Disney/ABC Television Group. During that time\, Cheng and his team won four Primetime Emmy Awards\, and were the first in history to put TV episodes on iTunes in 2005\, first to stream top broadcast shows online in 2006\, stream in HD in 2007\, first to launch an iPad app in 2010\, and first to offer live broadcast network feeds in 2013. \nCheng has also held executive positions at Fox and board roles at BMI and Lifetime and was a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. \nCheng earned a Bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.‍ \n  \nRichard Lui \nNBC/MSNBC News Anchor \nRichard Lui is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years in broadcast journalism\, film\, technology\, and business. Currently an anchor at MSNBC / NBC News and previously with CNN Worldwide\, Lui was the first AAPI male to anchor a daily\, national news show. \nThe team Emmy and Peabody winner remains one of the few Asian Americans to serve uninterrupted as an anchor for the last 20 years. \nLui is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book “Enough About Me” from HarperCollins Zondervan\, as well as author of the groundbreaking Inclusion@work risk reports released at Davos\, SXSW\, and CES. As a film director he recently released the Oscars- and Grammy-qualifying documentaries ‘Sky Blossom’ (2021) and ‘UNCONDITIONAL’\, (2023) which were honored with rare premieres at the White House\, U.S. Congress\, and the United Nations. \nRichard’s overlapping 20-year business career includes time at Citibank\, Oliver Wyman\, Mrs. Fields Cookies\, a fintech patent\, and launching six tech brands over three business cycles. As an NACD Fellow\, he has served on private and NGO boards in the AI\, gender equity\, and human trafficking sectors. In 2017\, Richard founded PRISCA\, a not-for-profit company that forms action-based narrative change strategies. Richard is a volunteer and celebrity caregiving ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association\, AARP\, Plan International\, BrightFocus\, and Caring Across Generations. \nNicole Dungca \nReporter\, The Washington Post \nPresident\, Asian American Journalists Association \nNicole Dungca is a reporter in The Washington Post’s investigative unit. She was the co-host of Broken Doors\, an investigative podcast that won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio and was a finalist in the Audio Reporting category of the Pulitzer Prizes. Before The Post\, she was part of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team\, where she delved into topics such as racism in Boston\, secret criminal hearings in Massachusetts\, the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry and transportation. Dungca has also covered education at the Oregonian\, and written for the Times-Picayune and Providence Journal. She is currently the president of the Asian American Journalists Association. To reach her with tips\, email her at nicole.dungca@washpost.com or send her a secure message on Signal at ndungca.08. \nHonors and Awards: Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting\, 2018; Livingston Awards\, finalist\, 2018; Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award\, 2019; Gerald Loeb Award\, 2021; Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting\, 2023; Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Radio\, 2023; John Jay/Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting\, 2023; Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary\, 2024 \nShe is the President of the Asian American Journalists Association and graduated from Brown University with a BA in Literatures and Cultures in English \n▦ Moderator:\nPeter Young \nCEO and President\, Young & Partners \nCommittee of 100 Member\nPeter Young is CEO and President of Young & Partners\, a corporate strategy and boutique investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership\, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy\, M&A\, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers\, Schroders and Lehman Brothers\, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co.\, the corporate strategy firm. \nMr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale\, an MS in Accounting from NYU\, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors\, both corporate and non-profit and is President and board member of Société de Chimie Industrielle\, a leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization. \nThe Committee of 100 \nThe Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit\, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business\, government\, academia\, and the arts founded 37 years ago. \nThe Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of: \n● Promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community; \n● Advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China. \nTo learn more about the organization\, please go to https://www.committee100.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/obstacles-and-opportunities-in-media-and-entertainment/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T160000
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SUMMARY:Building and Sustaining Your Business Through the Power of Community
DESCRIPTION:Asian American founders on finding the support to build\, sustain and thrive in the restaurant industry.\n\n\n**This event will be online only** \nMegan Nakano\, Executive Director and Founder of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois\, moderates a conversation with Mary Aregoni\, CEO & Founder of Saigon Sisters\, and Kathy Vega Hardy\, Owner of A Taste of the Philippines\, on sustaining their brands through community.The discussion includes : \n\nLearn how Asian American entrepreneurs have leveraged community connections to launch\, sustain\, and grow their businesses\nDiscover strategies for turning cultural identity and authenticity into a competitive business advantage\nHear firsthand how Kathy Vega Hardy and Mary Aregoni navigated challenges\, built loyal audiences\, and expanded their brands\nGain insights on creating partnerships between small businesses\, corporations\, and civic institutions\nExplore the role of mentorship\, collaboration\, and storytelling in scaling entrepreneurial success\n\n\n\nJoin Megan Nakano in conversation with Mary Aregoni and Kathy Vega Hardy\n\n\n\nMEGAN NAKANO is the Executive Director and Founder of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (AACCIL)\, where she provides pro bono consulting for Asian American entrepreneurs and those seeking to do business with them. With 25+ years of experience across the public\, private\, and nonprofit sectors\, Megan is dedicated to bringing resources and opportunities to disadvantaged communities. She has previously served as Director of the Asian American Alliance Small Business Development Center\, as a commercial lender and CRA Officer for an Asian American community bank\, and with the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council helping Fortune 500 companies and government agencies advance their supplier diversity programs. A Chicago native\, she has served on numerous boards and advisory councils at the city\, state\, and federal levels. \n  \n\n\n\nMARY AREGONI is the CEO and Founder of Saigon Sisters\, a Chicago-based restaurant recognized for bringing the vibrant flavors of Vietnam to the mainstream. Since opening in 2009\, she has grown Saigon Sisters across diverse service models—from restaurants and food halls to airports\, hospitals\, catering\, and delivery—demonstrating resilience in the competitive dining industry. Mary is celebrated as a trailblazer for Asian American women in food\, empowering others through leadership and mentorship. She is active in Let’s Talk Womxn\, Les Dames d’Escoffier\, and the James Beard Women’s Leadership Program\, and is widely recognized as a champion of Vietnamese cuisine. \n  \n\n\n\nKATHY VEGA HARDY is the owner and chef behind A Taste of the Philippines. Born in Manila\, she launched her concept as a food truck in Denver in 2012 before relocating to Chicago in 2018\, where she has grown it from farmers markets to the Chicago French Market and now her Jefferson Park restaurant. Kathy has been featured in the Chicago Tribune\, Eater Chicago\, and Block Club Chicago\, and gained national recognition competing on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen and Chopped. Her dishes—lumpia\, pancit\, and ube creations—blend tradition and innovation\, bringing Filipino cuisine to wider audiences while showcasing the resilience and staying power of Asian American women restaurateurs. \n  \n\n\nPlease note:\nIMPORTANT! You’ll need to be logged in to Eventbrite to access the webinar on the date of the program. For this\, you’ll need to create a (free) account with Eventbrite using the same email address that you used to register for the event. \nThis program will be held using Zoom. The link to access the Zoom webinar will be sent to you via a confirmation email after you register. \nIf you’re unfamiliar with the features of Zoom please take a moment to familiarize yourself with them here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us or look up any online tutorial. \nZoom may process some personally identifying information about you\, for more information please review https://zoom.us/privacy. \nClick here to view NYPL’s Privacy Policy.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/building-and-sustaining-your-business-through-the-power-of-community/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T210000
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Readings: Alpha Beta Blah - The Past Tense (Hybrid)
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 sophomore reading of this series will take place on September 30th at 7 pm ET. Readers must submit a sample in advance that speaks to the theme “the past tense” – send us a scene from days of summer past\, a wistful end to a romance\, a childhood memory that crops up at the wrong moment… \nSubmit your sample to events@aaww.org by September 20th to be considered for the lineup. \nThis reading series is a part of the AAWW Margins fellowship program. \n_ \nM Lin is a Chinese writer living in the US. Born and raised in Beijing\, she writes in English as her second language; her mother tongue is Mandarin\, which she favors in speech. Her short story collection\, The Memory Museum\, is forthcoming from Graywolf Press in April 2026. \nN.S. Ahmed is an Egyptian-American writer based in New York City. His writings have been featured or are forthcoming in publications such as BOMB\, Adroit Journal\, Joyland\, Waxwing\, Passages North\, The Margins (AAWW)\, The Offing\, and the New York Public Library. Currently\, he is a CUNY Pipeline Fellow\, a CLS Scholar\, a TEDx speaker\, a Periplus Collective Fellow\, a Shenandoah Editorial Fellow\, and a recent graduate and Hertog Research Fellow at Hunter College’s MFA program for creative fiction. He is presently working on a novel and short story collection. \n\n\n\n  \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. We have two commercial grade air purifiers. We highly encourage all in person guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. If you have had COVID or have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the 10 days prior\, we ask you tune in for the live stream instead. Please reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for additional accessibility requests\, including ADA accessible bathrooms\, chairs with added back support\, and beyond. This space is for YOU!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/alpha-beta-blah-the-past-tense/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T053000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T203000
DTSTAMP:20250829T135147Z
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SUMMARY:Screening of YELLOW FACE and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Screening of YELLOW FACE\, A recording of the 2024 Broadway production\nby Great Performances on PBS \nWe invite you to join us for this special screening and thought-provoking conversation. \nAgenda\n5:30 – 7:40 pm Screening of Film & Panel Discussion\n7:40 – 8:30 pm Reception \nTony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s comedy from Roundabout Theatre Company stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost\,” “Hawaii Five-0”) as an Asian American playwright who protests yellowface casting in the blockbuster musical “Miss Saigon\,” only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. The repercussions resonate in this farce about the complexities of race. \nFilmed in November 2024 and directed by Leigh Silverman (“Violet\,” “Suffs”)\, “Yellow Face” is an “is-he-or-isn’t-he” comedy of identity\, show business and autobiography. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a panel discussion featuring Francis Jue\, winner of the 2025 Tony Award\, and director Leigh Silverman. \nSpeakers \n\nFrancis Jue\, Winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play\nCast Member: HYH & Others\nLeigh Silverman. Director of YELLOW FACE\n\nRemarks by \n\nHon. Denny Chin\, Senior Judge\, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit\nLawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence\, Fordham Law School\nCo-Director\, Center on Asian Americans and the Law\n\nModerated by \n\nProfessor Thomas Lee\, Leitner Family Professor of International Law\, Fordham Law School\, Co-Director\, Center on Asian Americans and the Law
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/screening-of-yellow-face-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:McNally Theater\, Gabelli Business School\, 140 W 62nd St.\, First Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person,Legal,Panel,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250930
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Youngmi Mayer: Hairy Butthole
DESCRIPTION:Hairy Butthole is a one-person show featuring Youngmi Mayer based on the Korean saying “If you laugh while crying\, hair will grow out of your butthole.” The show follows highlights of her life based loosely on her memoir\, I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. It is a sad comedy show designed to make the audience laugh and cry at the same time. \nPhoto Credit: Fujio Emura
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/comedy-youngmi-mayer-hairy-butthole/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T210000
DTSTAMP:20250915T053951Z
CREATED:20250904T060453Z
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SUMMARY:Performance Art: Likenesses: Speaking with the Selves featuring Li-Ming Hu and Charmaine Poh.
DESCRIPTION:An evening of performances featuring Li-Ming Hu and Charmaine Poh.\n\n\nThe Goethe-Institut New York is pleased to present an evening of performances featuring Li-Ming Hu (b. 1987 in New Zealand\, lives in New York City) and Charmaine Poh (b. 1990 in Singapore\, lives in Berlin). These performances are held in conjunction with the exhibition\, Likenesses: Speaking with the Selves\, at the Goethe-Institut New York on view from September 24 to December 4\, 2025. \nPROGRAM \nLi-Ming HuCan It Be I’m Not Meant To Play This Part? (2024)\, performance\, video\, 30 min.Combining narration\, reenactment\, found footage\, karaoke\, animation and a sprinkling of augmented reality\, Li-Ming Hu’s Can It Be I’m Not Meant To Play This Part? explores representation\, identity and cultural production through the artist’s experiences as a professional actor and emerging artist\, in conversation with key moments in the history of Asian American theater.Works cited (in order of appearance): \n\nTrailer for the 2020 film Mulan\, directed by Niki Caro\n“Reflection\,” performed by Lea Salonga\, from Disney’s 1998 animated film Mulan (Wilder and Zippel).\nInterview with Lea Salonga\, Jonathan Pryce and Terry Wogan\, BBC\, 1989.\nPhotos of 1990 Miss Saigon protests by Corky Lee\nFinal scene of M Butterfly by David Henry Hwang\, directed by David Cronenberg\, starring Jeremy Irons. Music “Everything is Destroyed” by Howard Shore and a Casiotone cover of “Un Bel Di Vedremo” by Puccini (from his opera Madame Butterfly)\n\nCharmaine Pohin the shadow of the cosmic (2023)\, performance-lecture\, video\, 30 min.in the shadow of the cosmic is a performance-lecture exploring the multiplicity of the avatar. Expanding Poh’s YOUNG BODY series\, the character E-Ching is placed in conversation with vocal clones\, anime characters\, 3D influencers\, and other entities in a vast digital constellation. The performance-lecture traces a technological lineage from the East Asian economic miracle of the 1980s and ’90s and the emergence of techno-orientalism\, positing that the digital image of the East Asian femme body was borne at a confluence of these historical flows. Pertinent to the work is the recursive logic of Daoism\, in which image\, self and cosmology reverberate in endless loops. Combining video\, live performance and sound\, in the shadow of the cosmic is a call to re-open questions of being and becoming. \n\nMotion graphics: Jawn Chan\nAudio generation: Jawn Chan\, Ashley Hi\n3D animation: Brandon Tay\nMovement artists: Robyn Wong Min Xuan and Kay Yoon\nMusic (the track\, Mutualism): Anise\n\nLi-Ming Hu & Charmaine PohSomewhere In Between Asian and British (2025)\, performance\, 15 min.This collaborative performance takes the Singaporean accent as a point of departure. Poh\, Singapore-born\, and Hu\, whose mother is Singaporean\, explore topics ranging from typecasting and codeswitching to post-colonial politics and diasporic experiences.Somewhere In Between Asian and British is commissioned by the Goethe-Institut New York for the exhibition Likenesses: Speaking with the Selves.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cpr-likenesses-speaking-with-the-selves-presented-by-goethe-institut-ny/
LOCATION:CPR – Center for Performance Research\, 361 Manhattan Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T173000
DTSTAMP:20250919T105937Z
CREATED:20250919T093548Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond Translation: Addressing the Needs of AAPI English Language Learners in NYC Schools
DESCRIPTION:The program will feature: \n\n\nA conversation with former ASAPer and ELL student\, Aqida Rama\, and community leaders about the unique challenges facing AAPI ELL students and families. \n\n\nThe official launch of our new case study which centers student perspectives that shed light on barriers AAPI ELL students may face and recommendations for how best to address them.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/beyond-translation-addressing-the-needs-of-aapi-english-language-learners-in-nyc-schools/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T150000
DTSTAMP:20250905T121136Z
CREATED:20250905T121133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T121136Z
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SUMMARY:Strengthening Our Collective Action: Policy Insights & Innovations to Support AANHPI Communities
DESCRIPTION:2025 Has Been Devastating for AANHPI Communities. Here’s What Funders Need to Know.\nRegister \nOver this past year\, Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, and Pacific Islander communities have faced increasing attacks. Massive federal budget cuts and spending freezes. Immigration enforcement targeting legal residents and students. The elimination of civil rights protections that took decades to build. \nAANHPI-serving organizations are operating in survival mode. Many face closure. \nJoin AAPIP\, NCAPA\, AAPI Data\, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to discuss the current political landscape and what funders can do right now to support critical policy priorities that can ensure the safety and well-being of AANHPI communities. \nYou’ll hear:\nReal-Time Community Impact Data\nInsights from NCAPA’s newly released 100-Day Review documenting policy attacks across eight critical areas\, plus AAPI Data’s community surveys laying out immediate needs and priorities. \nProven Funding Strategies\nHear how the W.K. Kellogg Foundation approaches movement infrastructure investment during crisis moments\, with concrete models you can adapt. \nStrategic Action Steps\nLearn about specific funding opportunities\, partnership pathways\, and advocacy tools to support AANHPI community survival and resistance. \nKey Steps for Strengthening Collective Action\nFunders will gain clarity on how to: (1) separate the signal from the noise on federal policy actions\, (2) understand community opinions in real time\, and (3) build and sustain movement infrastructure with an emphasis on coordinated action on policy and narrative change. \nPanel:\nBonnie Kwon\, Policy Officer\, W.K. Kellogg Foundation\nGregg Orton\, National Director\, National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)\nKarthick Ramakrishnan\, Executive Director\, AAPI Data\nCourtney Chappell\, Vice President of Programs\, AAPIP (Moderator)
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/strengthening-our-collective-action-policy-insights-innovations-to-support-aanhpi-communities/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T000000
DTSTAMP:20250928T171907Z
CREATED:20250928T171806Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Helen Zia: Asian American Activism\, Civil Rights\, and a Better Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Asian American Studies Program and the inaugural Helen Zia Deputy Director\, Daniel Woo\, Dr. Woo will be in conversation with Helen Zia on Asian American Activism\,Civil Rights and a Better Tomorrow \nFriday\, October 17\, 4 pm–6 pm\nRoosevelt House Public Policy Institute\n47-49 65th Street (between Park and Madison aves) \nHelen Zia is a writer and activist. She is the daughter of immigrants from China and was born and raised in New Jersey. Her latest book\, Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Fled Mao’s Revolution\, was one of NPR’s Best Books and a finalist for a 2020 PEN America prize. Helen’s first book\, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People\, about the civil rights struggles of Asian Americans\, and it is still used as a foundational history text in colleges and high schools. She also wrote My Country Versus Me\nwith nuclear physicist Wen Ho Lee\, who was falsely accused by the FBI of being a spy. \nA selection of Helen Zia’s books will be available for sale
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-conversation-with-helen-zia-asian-american-activism-civil-rights-and-a-better-tomorrow/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T193000
DTSTAMP:20250829T200740Z
CREATED:20250828T050835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T200740Z
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SUMMARY:@CPR | Rovaco Dance Party 2025
DESCRIPTION:Rovaco Dance Company presents their seventh annual Rovaco Dance Party: an evening of live music\, dance\, theater\, and cultural exchange.\n\n\nPROGRAM \n5:00 PM | Doors Open + Social Hour with Refreshments \n6:00 PM | Performances + Dance Party \nRovaco Dance Company presents their seventh annual Rovaco Dance Party. This evening of live music\, dance\, theater\, and cultural exchange begins with an informal social hour inspired by Indian hospitality traditions. Guests are served complementary Indian snacks prepared by Chef Ashmita Biswas alongside alcoholic beverages and Sanzo sparkling waters\, a brand that celebrates bold Asian flavors. After the social mixer\, transition into the theater for live music and dance performances\, curated and MC’ed by Rovaco’s Artistic Director Rohan Bhargava. The evening ends with a DJ dance party for all! \nCREDITS \nRovaco Dance Artists \nChoreography: Rohan Bhargava in collaboration with dancers \nPerformers: Nico Gonzales\, Devika Chandnani\, Siddharth Dutta\, Karma Chuki\, and Isabele Rosso \nResident Dramaturg & Script Consultant: Mahima Saigal \nResident Composer: Saúl Guanipa \nGuest Artists \nSitar & Live Looping Soloist: Neel Murgai \nKanklės & Sitar Duo: Simona Smirnova & Galen Passen \nDJ: Cameron McKinney / DJ KAZVMA \nChef: Ashmita Biswas \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nRovaco Dance Company was founded in New York City in 2015 by Artistic Director Rohan Bhargava. Over the years\, the company has produced a unique form of narrative dance-theater\, which blends floorwork\, release\, ballet\, bollywood\, street jazz\, bhangra\, and contemporary partnering into one fluid whole\, in multimedia collaboration with designers and composers. Repertory has been presented by Provincetown Dance Festival\, Dance NYC\, Battery Dance Festival\, Rhythmically Speaking\, Little Island NYC\, and Create:Art. The company has been a Resident Artist at Dancewave\, the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation\, and the CUNY Dance Initiative at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. Commissions have come from Mannes School of Music\, Mare Nostrum Elements\, Making Moves Dance Festival\, and The Dance Gallery Festival. \nSUPPORT \nRovaco Dance Party is sponsored\, in part\, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. In-kind donations have been provided by Sanzo\, a sparkling water brand that celebrates bold Asian flavors\, made with real fruit and no artificial flavors. Marketing and logistical support is provided by Mare Nostrum Elements as part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebration and their signature Emerging Choreographer Series program. \nDonations to Rovaco Dance Company can be made through Fractured Atlas\, and are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to support\, you can make an online donation HERE. \nPhoto Credit: Steven Pisano Photography \nImage Description: A group of five dancers create a montage in a warmly lit white-box theater\, all wearing red Kurtas and yellow dupattas that are draped and tied in various ways around their bodies. At the base\, one dancer crouches on hands and knees while three other dancers sit or lean against their back in different poses. To the left\, a dancer kneels with arms extended and fingers splayed\, narrating or presenting the montage with a sassy and sarcastic expression.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cpr-rovaco-dance-party-2025/
LOCATION:CPR – Center for Performance Research\, 361 Manhattan Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T160000
DTSTAMP:20250920T093645Z
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SUMMARY:Vietnamese Boat People Workshop: A picture is worth a thousand words
DESCRIPTION:VBP Storytelling Workshop: A picture is worth a thousand words with VBP Founder\, Tracey Nguyen Mang\n\n\nThis interactive storytelling workshop invites participants to use a personal photo as a prompt to unlock memories\, emotions\, and hidden narratives. Through guided exercises and group sharing\, you’ll discover how to transform an image into a powerful story that captures personal experiences and perspectives. \n\nThis workshop is part of the public programs for Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall\, a multimedia exhibition on the Vietnamese diaspora. Our Journeys is open all month-long Fridays from 3-6pm\, Sat-Sun from 1-5pm. Visit the Check out the exhibition and featured events ▶️ vietnameseboatpeople.org/exhibition
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vietnamese-boat-people-workshop-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown Studio\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:In Person,Workshop
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