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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T180000
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SUMMARY:Architecture and Design: This is How We Built This Series: Blueprints of Progress
DESCRIPTION:An engaging panel discussion featuring five accomplished professionals in architecture and design.\n\n\nJoin nycoba|NOMA’s Professional Development Committee for This is How We Built This Series: Blueprints of Progress\, an engaging panel discussion featuring five accomplished professionals in architecture and design. Featuring our NOMA Asian American\, Native Hawaiian\, and Pacific Islander members and participants in honor of AANHPI month.Our panelists will share stories from their career paths\, offering insights into the challenges\, growth\, and opportunities that have shaped their professional lives. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/this-is-how-we-built-this-series-blueprints-of-progress/
LOCATION:48 W 21st St suite 1002\, 48 West 21st Street\, #suite 1002\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T160000
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SUMMARY:Asian Heritage Celebration & NIGHT MARKET - PUBLIC / NO RSVP
DESCRIPTION:Food\, Drinks\, Gifts + Live Performances!\n\n\nNO NEED TO RSVP ON EVENTBRITE! FOR FULL EVENT DETAILS AND RSVP\, GO TO MAIN EVENT WEBSITE \nJoin us for the 2nd Annual Asian American Heritage Month Celebration and Night Market! Held at Industry City in Sunset Park\, the celebration expects to welcome 3\,000+ guests to take in live musical and cultural performances\, view local artisan crafts\, and enjoy food and drinks from dozens of diverse vendors.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-heritage-celebration-night-market-public-no-rsvp/
LOCATION:Industry City Courtyard 1/2\, 254 36th Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Food,In Person,Music,Night Market,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T160000
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SUMMARY:Operation Babylift at 50: War\, Displacement\, and Vietnamese Diasporic Identities
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores the powerful and complex legacy of Operation Babylift—one of the largest humanitarian evacuations in history—as a lens to examine war\, displacement\, and identity. As the Vietnam War came to a dramatic close in 1975\, thousands of Vietnamese children were airlifted to the United States and other countries\, raising profound questions about rescue\, loss\, and belonging. \nFifty years later\, the impact of Operation Babylift continues to shape Vietnamese diasporic identities\, adoption narratives\, and intergenerational perspectives on war and migration. Educators will delve into the historical\, humanitarian\, and ethical dimensions of this event\, situating it within the broader context of the Vietnam War and its aftermath. This timely discussion will equip participants with tools to engage students in critical conversations about history\, memory\, and the complexities of forced migration. \nFacilitator: Keri Giannotti\, TAAS Fellow \nFree and open to all. Professional Development hours awarded. \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey. Made possible by support from The Asian American Foundation.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/operation-babylift-at-50-war-displacement-and-vietnamese-diasporic-identities/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:History,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T160000
DTSTAMP:20250501T072958Z
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SUMMARY:Honoring Our AAPI Roots | A Creative Celebration of Cultural Heritage
DESCRIPTION:In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month\, join us for an art therapy workshop to embrace our unique cultural heritage. There will be space to explore our cultural identities\, honor the values passed down through generations\, and reflect on the stories that shape us. We will gather in community and use creative expression to celebrate the strength and beauty in who we are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo previous art experience required – just bring your open heart and whatever supplies you have available at home.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/honoring-our-aapi-roots-a-creative-celebration-of-cultural-heritage/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T160000
DTSTAMP:20250501T071957Z
CREATED:20250501T071957Z
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Shannon Lee: A Conversation on Resilience\, Heritage\, and Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fireside chat between two remarkable leaders\, Linda Akutagawa\, President and CEO of LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics)\, and Shannon Lee\, CEO of the Bruce Lee Foundation and daughter of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee. In honor of Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month\, Linda and Shannon will share personal stories of resilience\, leadership\, and the ways their cultural heritage has shaped who they are today.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/fireside-chat-with-shannon-lee-a-conversation-on-resilience-heritage-and-leadership/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Interview,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250526
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SUMMARY:Music: SLANT: Lucky FM
DESCRIPTION:Tuning in to the frequencies of ancestors and heroes\, the SLANT Performance Group is back to rile things up with a dynamic evening of nostalgic works and new material in Lucky FM. Lucky FM is performed by the trio ensemble’s signature style of humor and drama with live guitars\, bamboo flutes\, percussion\, movement\, and storytelling in a journey celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI). \nSLANT is the trio ensemble of Rick Ebihara\, Wayland Quintero\, and Perry Yung. In 1995\, SLANT premiered “Big Dicks\, Asian Men” followed by other works through the 2000s that featured farcical themes punctuated by outlandish and poignant moments that audiences flocked to see at La MaMa and across the USA.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-slant-lucky-fm/
LOCATION:The Club (La Mama)\, 74A East 4th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10003
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T203000
DTSTAMP:20250514T104748Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS – Tiger Moms Cooking! Identity\, Cuisine and Motherhood
DESCRIPTION:A virtual roundtable conversation featuring cookbook authors Cathy Erway\, Sarah Leung\, Clarissa Wei\, and Michelle T. King!\n\n\nRegister for free \nThe Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to celebrate Mother’s Day with an engaging virtual roundtable conversation about identity\, cuisine\, and motherhood\, featuring cookbook authors Cathy Erway\, Sarah Leung\, and Clarissa Wei\, moderated by author Michelle T. King. \nBeloved memories of mom or grandma’s home cooking are an indelible part of identity for many Asian Americans. But what happens when you become the parent? We ask three notable Chinese and Taiwanese cookbook authors — and recent moms — about their latest experiences with home cooking. Has motherhood changed the way they approach the task of home cooking? What values are important to them when thinking about how they want their children to eat? Has their new identity as mothers impacted how they think about or experience their own Chinese or Taiwanese identity? As working moms\, how do they juggle the balance between home and career? \nJoin us to hear their answers to these questions\, plus their top recipe recommendations for busy parents from their cookbooks! \nAbout Cathy Erway \nCathy Erway is a James Beard Award and IACP Award-winning food writer. She is the author of The Food of Taiwan\, Sheet Pan Chicken\, and The Art of Eating In\, and she co-authored Win Son Presents: A Taiwanese American Cookbook. She writes the column “Shelve It” for TASTE\, where she explores foods found in the grocery store. \nAbout Sarah Leung \nSarah Leung is the co-founder of The Woks of Life\, a multigenerational recipe blog that has become one of the internet’s most trusted resources for Chinese recipes—what Bon Appétit has called “the Bible of Chinese Home Cooking.” Along with her sister Kaitlin and parents Bill and Judy\, Sarah has been developing recipes for over a decade\, honoring traditional techniques while making them accessible to home cooks. The Leung family’s debut cookbook\, The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family\, was a New York Times bestseller\, a James Beard Award nominee\, and an IACP Award finalist. \nAbout Clarissa Wei \nClarissa Wei is a Taiwanese American writer and cookbook author. Her debut cookbook\, Made in Taiwan\, celebrates the island nation she calls home. It won the 2024 IACP Julia Child First Book Award and was a finalist for the 2024 James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, and Foreign Policy\, among other outlets. Her second cookbook\, focusing on postpartum recovery food\, will be published by Norton in 2026. \nAbout Michelle T. King \nMichelle T. King is an Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, where she specializes in Chinese gender and food history. She is the author of Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food\, which was named one of The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books\, NPR’s Books We Loved\, and a Saveur Best Narrative Food Book in 2024. A National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar\, she lives in Chapel Hill with her family.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-tiger-moms-cooking-identity-cuisine-and-motherhood/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T210000
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SUMMARY:After All This: Making Your Second Work
DESCRIPTION:Join AAWW for the PBS-streaming premiere of After All This\, featuring Sarah Thankam Mathews\, Andrew Nadkarni\, and Maryam Mir!\n\n\nJoin AAWW for the PBS-streaming premiere night of documentary short After All This profiling Margins alumnus\, Sarah Thankam Mathews\, directed by Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Andrew Nadkarni and produced by Open City alumnus\, Maryam Mir! \n– \nAfter All This (15 minutes) follows Mathews after the success of her debut novel\, All This Could Be Different\, as she embarks on her second novel\, drawing from her adolescence between India and Oman. As Sarah excavates lost place and time\, she must contend with the weight of truthful representation and the contradictions within her childhood memories. \nFollowing the screening\, Sarah will be in conversation with Andrew Nadkarni\, moderated by Maryam Mir. They’ll talk about the process of making their sophomore project\, writing across mediums (literary and film)\, and how they find flow and sustenance when embarking on new creative endeavors. \nFilm screening and Conversation/Q&A will last around an hour\, followed by an informal reception with light refreshments. \n– \nSarah Thankam Mathews is the author of All This Could Be Different\, which was shortlisted for the the Discover Prize\, the Aspen Words Literary Prize\, and 2022 National Book Award in Fiction. Mathews’ debut novel was also a New York Times Editor’s Choice and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR\, Vogue\, Vulture\, Los Angeles Times\, TIME\, Slate\, and Buzzfeed. Mathews grew up between Oman and India\, immigrating to the United States at seventeen. She was a Margins Fellow at AAWW. \nAndrew Nadkarni is a Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker of Indian heritage whose work excavates diaspora narratives\, resilience\, and identity. His film\, Between Earth & Sky (POV/PBS)\, won Best Documentary Short at multiple film festivals\, earned Critics’ Choice and Cinema Eye nominations\, and screened at over 60 festivals before being shortlisted for the 2024 Oscars. \nMaryam Mir is an award-winning filmmaker and writer whose work centers belonging\, joy and intercultural connection. Her film\, Sweet Refuge\, played at over 45 festivals\, won a Directors Guild of America Jury Award\, and was acquired by AMC+ for their Rising AAPI Stars Collection. She curates the “In Pursuit of Light” screening series at the workshop and was a 2019 Open City Fellow at AAWW. \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. \nWe are located on the 9th floor of 18 W 21st Street (between 6th and 5th Avenues)\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office. To protect our friends with chemical sensitivities\, AAWW is a fragrance-free space. Masking is strongly encouraged.  We highly encourage all guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. 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/after-all-this-making-your-second-work/
LOCATION:Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T190000
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SUMMARY:PSEG Social Impact film series Blended Families: Adopting New Identities
DESCRIPTION:Some children are born from their parents’ hearts\, and the adoptive family’s race or ethnic background may be different from their child’s. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month\, Standing in Solidarity discusses transnational adoption and its effect on identity\, acculturation\, family ties and more. \nThe PSEG Social Impact film is First Person Plural\, a documentary produced by Deann Borshay Liem who was adopted by a white family from an orphanage in Korea. The film tells the story of her startling revelation that she was not who everybody thought she was\, and how she navigated relationships with her biological and adoptive families. \nHow to participate: \n\nRegister here.\nWatch  in advance at home.\nJoin us for a virtual panel discussion on Mon\, May 19\, at 7PM.\n\nOur panel will be moderated by Jong Song Nee\, Attorney and Founder of Convergent Law. \nOur panelists include:\nDeann Borshay Liem\, Emmy Award-winning documentarian known for films that explore war\, memory\, family and identity including First Person Plural. \nKimberly McKee\, Associate Professor\, School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley State University in M.I.\, and author of Adoption Fantasies: The Fetishization of Asian Adoptees from Girlhood to Womanhood. \nAmber Reed\, Co-Executive Director of AAPI New Jersey\, a nonprofit advancing the rights\, representation and well-being of the state’s more than one million Asian Americans\, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. \nJoy Lieberthal Rho\, a licensed clinical social worker and Co-Founder of IAMADOPTEE.org\, an online mental health and wellness resource for the intercountry adoptee community.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pseg-social-impact-film-series-blended-families-adopting-new-identities/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T160000
DTSTAMP:20250515T142224Z
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SUMMARY:Traveling While Undocumented:  Understanding Your Rights
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informative webinar presented by experienced immigration attorneys from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC). The session will present on themes related to travel as a non-citizen and\, specifically\, as an undocumented person or someone with temporary relief. This will include domestic travel post-REAL ID compliance deadline\, airport security and privacy\, Advance Parole\, and more. There will also be a live Q&A session to address your questions. \n*The webinar and presentation will be recorded. Please register to ensure you receive the recording and corresponding resources.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/traveling-while-undocumented-understanding-your-rights/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250525
DTSTAMP:20250509T104811Z
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SUMMARY:NYC Chinatown Restaurant Week®!
DESCRIPTION:Chinatown Restaurant Week®!\nMay 19-24\nWelcome to Chinatown is hosting Chinatown Restaurant Week® (May 19-24)\, featuring 18 participating businesses.We’re spotlighting the flavors\, stories\, and innovation behind of Chinatown’s restaurants. \nDine like a local with curated recommendations and off menu specials that are only available for Chinatown Restaurant Week®!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-chinatown-restaurant-week/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T170000
DTSTAMP:20250510T043901Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250510T043901Z
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SUMMARY:Dance: A Celebration of 2025 Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Featuring Guest Artist: The Ahn Trio
DESCRIPTION:The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company\, the renowned international touring dance company founded by Chinese American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen\, and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang\, will launch its 37th anniversary season at CitiGroup Theatre in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center on Sunday\, May 18th at 3PM. The production celebrates the 2025 Asian American  Pacific Islanders Heritage Month\, which will showcase Chen’s distinctive cross-cultural style and the diverse influences that informed her work\, as well as\, new works created for the Company. The concert will include the launching of new collaborations with the renowned Ahn Trio. A new work titled UNANiLLUSION will be created for this celebration by the Company’s Associate Choreographer Evan Matthew Stewart\, to a recently commissioned music by the renowned composer Laurie Spiegel titled A Fall Afternoon and will be performed by the Ahn Trio live in the celebration.The celebration will feature one of Chen’s most powerful dances\, Unfolding\, which explores the flow of energy and the dynamics in Korean Chan-Go music. It was developed in collaboration with Hanulsori. In addition to Unfolding\, the performance will feature Tiger and Water Lilies\, a dance Nai-Ni Chen created for contemporary ballet company\, BalletMet in Cleveland\, OH. The dance brings together constantly changing contrasting movement ideas\, some from the serene beauty of nature inspired by water lilies and some from the graceful quickness of the tiger. The program will also feature two excerpts of Shadow Force\, beautiful and haunting dance\, created during the pandemic to highlight the importance of human relationship and our longing for connection and love for each other. \nThe show will end with Way of Fire\, Nai-Ni Chen’s first exploration of the ancient Chinese theory that the cycles of creation and destruction correspond to the ever-changing phenomena of nature. The “Five” refers to the five elements: wood\, water\, fire\, metal\, and earth. Each element\, as part of the forces of nature\, creates another in harmony and destroys another in conflict.  This exploration is focus on the element of “Fire”. The dance was premiered in 2007 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. \n​One of Nai-Ni Chen’s most important collaborators is the renowned Ahn Trio who will be the Featured Guest Artist in this celebration of the Asian American Heritage Month.  In a period spanning more than 15 years\, Nai-Ni Chen has created more than 10 dances using the most well-known musical recordings of the Ahn Trio.  The two groups toured together from 2012-2020 where the Company danced to the Ahn Trio’s live accompaniments.  In this  concert\, the  Company will showcase Nai-Ni Chen’s Shape of Water\, made with commissioned music by Pat Matheney and will be performed by the Ahn Trio live.  The dance and the music communicates the sense of calmness and  dynamism that Pat Matheney felt while visiting Korea.  The music was originally called Yurung\, which meant Spirits in Korean.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dance-a-celebration-of-2025-asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-month-featuring-guest-artist-the-ahn-trio/
LOCATION:Ailey Citigroup Theater\, 405 W 55th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T180000
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SUMMARY:Festival: Send Chinatown Love: Here Forever
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Here Forever: a benefit festival and maker’s market honoring our merchants!\n\n\nDear community\, thank you for being here with us. We are commemorating five years of Send Chinatown Love at Here Forever: a benefit festival and maker’s market honoring our merchants! Come hang out with us at Manny Cantor Center on Sunday\, May 18\, from 12 – 6pm. We can’t wait to welcome you! \nFeaturing:\n📚 Last chance at purchasing merch and our Made Here cookbooks IRL from @sendchinatownlove \n🍓 Maker’s market and resource fair hosted by local community partners \n🎶 Live performances\, poetry readings\, and tunes (stay tuned for lineup!) \n⚡️ Flash tattoos by @gentle.oriental\, @raw.egg.yolk\, and @ohayopokes from @longtimetattoo \n🍵 Small bites\, drinks\, and desserts from Chinatown restaurants and businesses \n🖌️ Design care package bags with Heart of Dinner \n  \nTicket pricing:\nGeneral Admission – Timed Entry \n\nEvent admittance is ONLY for the time slot on your ticket \n\nVoluntary donation \n\nAdditional voluntary donation to SCL. 100% of donation proceeds will go towards our merchant microgrant program!\n\n  \nAbout Send Chinatown Love\nSend Chinatown Love is a New York- based\, 100% volunteer- run organization that supports Asian- and immigrant-owned small businesses across the city. Our mission is to respond to the needs of Asian-owned businesses by providing customized services and resources\, while also creating opportunities for our community to connect with these businesses. With all initiatives\, Send Chinatown Love hopes to build a more resilient future for these businesses and for NYC’s Asian communities. 100% of donation proceeds help small businesses through our initiatives such as Gift-a-Meal and Business Development.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/send-chinatown-love-here-forever/
LOCATION:Manny Cantor Center\, 197 East Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Food,In Person,Market,Performance,Resource Fair
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SUMMARY:We All Eat Rice Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this month’s open mic\, celebrating  the long history of solidarity between the Asian and Latino communities in Sunset Park.\n\n\nJoin us for this open mic celebrating AAPI Heritage Month and the long history of solidarity between the Asian and Latino communities in Sunset Park. You can sign-up to perform during the open mic here when you RSVP or at sign-in the day of the event. Look out for an email with the temporary door code\, which we will send out the week of the event. Please consider donating to UPROSE to support free community events like these!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/we-all-eat-rice-open-mic/
LOCATION:UPROSE\, 462 36th Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T210000
DTSTAMP:20250510T050205Z
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SUMMARY:Queer AAPI Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:Step into a culinary extravaganza like no other\, where vibrant flavors\, rich cultural heritage\, and the celebration of diversity blend harmoniously. Welcome to our Queer AAPI Food Festival\, a captivating feast for the senses that will transport you on an unforgettable journey through the culinary traditions of the LGBTQ+ AAPI community. \nThe Queer AAPI Food Festival is not only a culinary adventure; it is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ AAPI community. It is a safe space where individuals can connect\, forge new friendships\, and share their personal stories\, fostering a sense of community and understanding. Picture an electric atmosphere brimming with joy and unity\, along with performances/activations that honor the resilience and creative spirit of the queer AAPI community. \nHost: Ma’amShe \nBorn and raised in New York City\, Miss Ma’amShe is a comedic content creator and drag artist whose unique perspective on comedy and pop culture makes her a standout in LGBTQ content creation. Miss Ma’amShe’s content consists of skits and parodies in relation to queer culture and current events. Outside of content creation\, Miss Ma’amShe is one of the most recognizable names in the New York City nightlife scene. She’s been featured in publications such as Them\, Cosmopolitan\, Dazed\, and Times Style\, and she’s been awarded “Best Comedy Performer” three years consecutively at the New York City nightlife awards. \nDJ: Michele Yue \nMICHELE YUE is a Chinese born American multi-disciplinary artist\, musician\, & DJ currently based in Brooklyn\, NY. Growing up in Houston\, TX\, Michele was deeply touched & influenced by the underground DIY music scene. After moving to Portland\, OR and later Paris\, France\, Yue settled in New York in 2018 to pursue her creative endeavors. Michele’s DJ sets are known for an eclectic mix of pop\, R&B\, hip-hop\, house\, techno\, & experimental sounds with a focus on inspiring people to move\, dance\, and connect with themselves and community through a variety of genres.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/queer-aapi-food-festival/
LOCATION:The Center\, 208 W 13th St\,\, New York\, New York\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Festival,Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T160000
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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-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T150000
DTSTAMP:20250517T091736Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Intimate Distance - Virtual Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love!\n\n\nHow do we write about the ones we love? A common writing adage is write what you know\, and while free writing\, we might find ourselves returning to core relationships that have shaped us\, be it romantic\, familial\, or platonic. How do we tell our own stories when they involve other people? Is there an ethical line to what we can and cannot say? Join poets Kiran Bath (Instructions for Banno\, Kelsey Street Press) and Megan Pinto (Saints of Little Faith\, Four Way Books) as they explore strategies to navigate self disclosure and shared history. We’ll explore a diverse range of formal approaches\, with close readings from poets such as Bhanu Kapil\, Reetika Vazirani\, and passages on craft from writers like Melissa Febos. We will also do some writing of our own. (Optional\, but not required\, bring in a passage of a draft you are struggling with to work on during this session). \n__ \nMegan Pinto is the author of Saints of Little Faith\, her debut collection\, just out from Four Way Books. Her poems can be found in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, Ploughshares\, Lit Hub and elsewhere. She has won the Anne Halley Prize from the Massachusetts Review and an Amy Award from Poets & Writers\, as well as scholarships and fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing\, the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference and Storyknife. Megan lives in Brooklyn and holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College. \nKiran Bath is a writer and lawyer currently based in New York. Her debut collection\, INSTRUCTIONS FOR BANNO was released in July 2024 with Kelsey Street Press. Kiran has received fellowships and support from Poets House\, the Vermont Studio Center and Brooklyn Poets. Kiran is a Kundiman fellow and a Tin House alumnus. Her writing appears in wildness\, The Adroit Journal\, The Brooklyn Rail and other journals. \n__ \nCOMMUNITY CARE & ACCESSIBILITY\nThis event will be streamed on Zoom Webinar. Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link via email\, which will be sent out two days in advance of the event. For other access needs\, please contact msaleh@aaww.org. \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.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/writing-intimate-distance-virtual-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250517T123000
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SUMMARY:Public Tour of With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America
DESCRIPTION:Join a MOCA educator for a public gallery tour of our core exhibition\, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/public-tour-of-with-a-single-step-stories-in-the-making-of-america-9/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T230000
DTSTAMP:20250510T235814Z
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SUMMARY:Model Majority American History Comedy Show
DESCRIPTION:NYC’s premier sketch comedy team Model Majority (ABC/Good Morning America\, CBS\, NY1 and more) is having their annual AANHPI Heritage Month show with history and pop cultured themed comedy sketches to learn the history you probably didn’t learn in school. In partnership with Asian Hustle Network with audience prizes from Asian American owned Sundae School. For more info about Model Majority www.ModelMajority.com
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/model-majority-american-history-comedy-show/
LOCATION:Under St. Marks Theater\, 94 St Marks Pl\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T150000
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SUMMARY:Opium Wars\, Chinatown\, and NYC Punk with Alvin Eng
DESCRIPTION:NYPL Long-Term Fellow Alvin Eng presents a work-in-progress look at his forthcoming work of history and memoir\, Urban Oracle Bones\, which explores the cultural dynamic between opium and the “heroin chic” punk scene of 1970s NYC. Drawing on resources from the Library’s Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature\, as well as firsthand accounts of life in Lower Manhattan and Chinatown\, Eng examines this period and its legacy through the dual lenses of William S. Burroughs’ character “Johnny Yen”—immortalized in Iggy Pop and David Bowie’s song “Lust for Life”—and his own grandfather’s opium overdose in Chinatown\, spotlighting the forces that shaped both his life and broader cultural movements.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opium-wars-chinatown-and-nyc-punk-with-alvin-eng/
LOCATION:NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building\, 476 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10018
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Kochiyama Archives Launch/Conference -Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities
DESCRIPTION:Kochiyama Archives Launch / Conference – \nClaiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives\nDates: May 16-18\, 2025\nLocation: Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (Harlem\, NY) \nOverview:\nClaiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives celebrates the official launch of the Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers at Columbia University’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. Claiming our Shared Histories and Struggles will be a 3-day interdisciplinary conference (May 16-18) featuring presentations\, panels and performances\, access to the Kochiyama Papers and community-building opportunities. \nFocusing on some of the richest areas of the Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers (re: Yuri’s work with Malcolm X\, movements for Black\, Asian\, Latino\, and indigenous peoples’ liberation\, human rights\, reparations and against war\, imperialism and the prison industrial complex over the last half of the 20th century)\, Claiming our Shared Histories and Struggles will enable students\, educators\, activists\, artists and community organizers to engage with examples of radical solidarity movements and struggles for liberation past and present and also to connect\, share and learn about each other’s work. \nFriday\, May 16\, 2025 \n\nWalking Tours in Harlem\nOpening Performance (Soh Daiko) & Keynote (Dr. Orisanmi Burton)\n\nSaturday\, May 17\, 2025 \n\nSession I: Discussion on Yuri Kochiyama’s political journey and influences\n​Akemi Kochiyama\, Tamara Payne\, Denise Lim\, Lisa Beyeler-Yvarra and Aukram Burton in conversation about the making of a radical anti-imperialist/archivist (19421963) and the impacts of the Executive Order 9066\, moving to Harlem post-WWII\, meeting Malcolm X\, attending Freedom School and other experiences on Yuri Kochiyama9s political and personal praxes.\nSession II: Exploration of BIPOC movements and cultural expressions in the 1960s-1970s. Taiyo Na in conversation with Jamal Joseph and Tomie Arai about the 1960s1970s – art and cultural expressions of identity\, united BIPOC movements for liberation and struggles for civil rights\, ethnic studies and against American imperialism abroad. [Featuring presentation and dance performance by Morgan Marcell]\nSession III: Conversations on Black radicalism and the legacy of political prisoners. Orisanmi Burton in conversation with Lumumba Bandele and K9Sisay Sadiki about Black radicalism\, prison repression\, correspondence\, political prisoners and the struggle. [Featuring performance by K9Sisay Sadiki]\nFinal Session: Presentations on current collaborations and community-building efforts: \n\nSunday\, May 18\, 2025 \n\nClosing performance/presentation (Aisha Fukushima)\nBreakouts/Working Groups
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kochiyama-archives-launch-conference-claiming-our-shared-histories-and-struggles-radical-solidarities/
LOCATION:Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (Harlem\, NY)\, 120 East 125th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10035
CATEGORIES:Conference,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T224500
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SUMMARY:Drag Comedy Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a night of hilarious comedy and dazzling cabaret performance by the one and only British Asian beauty Lady Bushra!\n\n\nLive laugh comedy? Want something different? Love British humor? Then get ready to be in stiches as the ICONIC BBC New Comedy Award shortlisted drag comedian Lady Bushra brings you a comedy night like no other!\n \n⭐ “Dazzling!” – LA Times \n⭐ “Drag Royalty” – Theatre Reviews North \n⭐ “Talented performer. .. a sensation”• Telegraph and Argus \n⭐ “The OG Bradford bad girl” – Manchester Evening News \n \nPlayed by Amir Dean\, Lady Bushra’s drag persona is ‘Vicky Pollard meets Bollywood’. Known for her razor-sharp and quick-witted humor Lady Bushra has amassed a social media following of over 500K across all platforms whereas his online content has been viewed globally over 40 million times. \n \nSince 2022\, this British Asian beauty has been touring the UK and parts of Europe with his often sold out\, solo show ‘Drag Comedy Cabaret’. Now stationed in New York\, expect to see a well-dressed\, traditional beauty perform standup comedy but with a musical twist…all from a British South Asian perspective! \nThe Details: \n\nDate: Thursday 15th May\nTime: 9:30PM – 10:45PM\nVenue: Don’t Tell Mama\, New York City\nTickets: Early Bird only $10\n\n \nDon’t Tell Mama will be our venue for this event\, who will be happy to serve you with their fabulous food and drink concoctions in a cabaret style setting. $20 minimum per guest. Must include two drinks. \nLady Bushra in Action! \nInstagram: @lady.bushraFor any questions email: enquiries@ladybushra.com \n \nSee you all then!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/drag-comedy-cabaret-4/
LOCATION:Don’t Tell Mama\, 343 West 46th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T210000
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SUMMARY:Music: Japan FantASIA Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a wild ride through the vibrant and magical world of Japanese culture at Japan FantASIA Brooklyn!\n\n\nJapan FantASIA Brooklyn: A celebration of Asian Heritage via music and dance.\nThursday\, May 15th at C5BK https://www.c5bk.com/\n7PM doors open / 7:30PM Start\n$25 adv (Includes a free drink)/ $35 at the door\nJoin us for “Japan FantASIA” at C5BK in brooklyn for a fun filled night of performances. Mariko Shibata will be performing for the first time with Hideo from Tokyo\, Japan. Let’s also enjoy the music of local favorites Rino Aise and Shiou Funayama. \nPresented by MarCreation & OTS Productions Baltimore@marcreation / @otsproductionsbaltimore \nHideo (shakuhachi) and Mariko Shibata (dance)\nHideo @rakudoan was born in Tokyo\, Japan. After learning different styles of shakuhachi playing\, in 1986 he joined the Komuso Kenkyu-kai (monks of emptiness)\, a research organization on Komuso monks and their shakuhachi music. He has been performing honkyoku pieces since then in both Japan and the United States. Besides his involvement in the tradition of Komuso music\, he has been active in collaboration with performing arts such as Modern Dance\, Butoh\, Flamenco\, Performance Artists and Noh dances. \nMariko Shibata @marikoshibata_ny is from Japan. She is currently a Yoga Alliance Certificate Teacher and Performer. She has been dancing in the US and Japan with many dance companies including; Mariles Yearby (“RENT” choreographer)\, Nia Love\, Janine Williams\, Keila Cordova and more for over three decades. She also has experienced teaching dance many times\, worked backstage\, and choreographed\, directed/produced for several productions. She enjoys being a mom of three kids and creating\, dancing\, moving\, feeling and performing. Huge thanks for her husband and family for her support. \nRIOH: Rino Aise (sanshin\, vocal) and Shiou Funayama (keyboards)\nRino Aise @rinoaise is the leader of Rino Aise Band\, studied under Ryushu Kubota\, the 26th master of folk song\, the “Esashi Oiwake” in Japan and moved to New York in 2015. As a singer and Sanshin player\, she started to perform at Japanese festivals and anime festivals. She sings folk songs\, anime songs\, J-POP\, and city pop\, etc. \nShiou Funayama @mojashiou is a member of Rino Aise Band. He and I played together at autumn festivals\, spring festivals\, and music venues in New York after we performed together at a summer festival held in Mitsuwa\, New Jersey in 2023.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japan-fantasia-brooklyn/
LOCATION:C5BK\, 5 Central Avenue\, #Space B\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11206\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000
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SUMMARY:Culture Bridge: Reclaiming Vietnam – A One Woman Show
DESCRIPTION:Growing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father\, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status\, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons\, she joins a volunteer organization in Vietnam. As she begins to discover the beauty of her roots\, she confronts the trauma of her past and puts its secrets behind her forever. \nAnd a post-show discussion with Kim Chinh. \nGrowing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father\, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status\, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons\, she joins a volunteer organization in Vietnam. As she begins to discover the beauty of her roots\, she confronts the trauma of her past and puts its secrets behind her forever. \nJoin us for this one-woman play written and performed by Kim Chinh\, and a post-show discussion with Kim following her performance. \nThis program is sponsored by a Starr grant. \nJoin us on Zoom: https://queenslib.org/3Wk5\nMeeting ID: 854 0760 5543\nPasscode: 941955 \nGet your free In-Person tickets: https://m15.eventbrite.com/?aff=website
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/culture-bridge-reclaiming-vietnam-a-one-woman-show/
LOCATION:Flushing Library\, 41-17 Main Street\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In Person,Theater,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000
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SUMMARY:Lead Bigger: Book Talk with Anne Chow
DESCRIPTION:Lead Bigger: Book Talk with Anne Chow\, The First Asian Women CEO in AT&T’s History\n\n\nIn honor of AAPI Heritage Month\, the Asian American Authors Book Club and China Institute in America are proud to co-host a special book talk featuring Anne Chow\, trailblazing business executive and author of Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion. Anne made history as the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s history and continues to shape the future of business through her leadership and voice. \nIn conversation with Susan Yuqing Feng\, Director of Programs at China Institute\, Anne will reflect on her personal and professional journey—spanning more than three decades in technology and corporate leadership—and share powerful insights from her new book. \nThis conversation will offer inspiration not only for AAPI professionals\, but for anyone seeking to lead with purpose and authenticity in a complex\, ever-evolving world. \nCopies of Lead Bigger can be signed by the author on site. \n\n\nSPEAKER \nAnne Chow \nAnne is a transformative business leader whose trailblazing corporate career spans over three decades in the technology and business sectors. She is currently Lead Director on the Board of Directors of FranklinCovey (NYSE: FC) and also serves on the Board of Directors of 3M (NYSE: MMM) and CSX (NASDAQ: CSX). Anne is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and actively supports numerous local and national organizations\, including serving on the Dallas Mavericks Advisory Council and Georgia Tech’s President’s Advisory Board. \nIn her prior role as CEO of AT&T Business\, she was the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s 140+ year history\, responsible for leading a $35B global operating unit comprised of over 35\,000 people. Appointed to this position in 2019\, she guided her team\, through the pandemic amid unprecedented market upheaval around the world\, to serve customers with communications solutions across all sectors. This includes small and medium-sized businesses\, global multinational enterprises\, the public sector and nearly all the Fortune 1000. \nAnne’s leadership experiences and expertise over the decades span product management\, marketing\, sales\, strategy\, customer service\, operations\, network engineering and more. Widely recognized for her role model inclusive leadership and her impact in driving success at the intersection of people\, culture\, and technology\, Anne was named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business twice\, Forbes inaugural CEO Next List of Leaders set to revolutionize American business\, Most Inspiring Woman in Communications by Light Reading\, and is one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices. \nHer recent accolades include being recognized by The Johnson School at Cornell University with the L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement\, the highest honor for distinguished alumni\, being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Business by the Dallas Business Journal and becoming the first leader of Asian descent to be inducted into the Dallas Business Hall of Fame since it’s inception in 1999. \nAs a lifelong learner committed to inspiration and impact\, Anne engages with local\, national\, and global audiences through keynotes\, panel discussions\, and published works. She is the national best-selling author of LEAD BIGGER: The Transformative Power of Inclusion\, by Simon & Schuster and co-author of The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias\, Cultivate Connection\, and Create High-Performing Teams. Anne holds B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in Electrical Engineering as well as an MBA with Distinction from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School of Music. \n\n\nMODERATOR \nSusan Yuqing Feng \nSusan Yuqing Feng joined China Institute as Director of Programs in October of 2023. Before joining CI\, Susan was the Editor in Chief of Bitpush News\, a leading block chain media based in New York and a columnist for the Financial Times Chinese Edition. \nThroughout her journalism career\, Susan conducted interviews with a multitude of world economic and political leaders\, including Warren Buffet\, Bill Gates\, Alan Greenspan\, Paul Volker\, President Clinton\, Zbigniew Brzeziński\, Michael Bloomberg\, Thomas Friedman\, and many more. Susan has also directed the documentary series “World Movers” which was released in March 2018. It illustrated the emerging new world order 70 years after WWII\, shedding light on what has changed the U.S. and the world and the forces affecting everyone. It focused on the relationships between technology and globalization\, the impact on immigration\, and the future of U.S.-China relations. \nSusan graduated from Columbia University and got her MA in International Affairs.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lead-bigger-book-talk-with-anne-chow/
LOCATION:China Institute In America\, 40 Rector Street\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10006
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:2025 Queens Borough President AAPI Heritage Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosts his annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Celebration. Enjoy a powerful evening of cultural performances\, honors for outstanding local leaders and organizations\, refreshments and much more.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2025-queens-borough-president-aapi-heritage-celebration/
LOCATION:Queens Borough Hall\, 120-55 Queens Blvd\, Kew Gardens\, NY
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T150000
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CREATED:20250505T124740Z
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SUMMARY:Courage to Advocate: AANHPIs for Public Education
DESCRIPTION:What is at stake for AANHPI students and public education\, and what can we do about it? Join us for a conversation on how AANHPIs are impacted by recent laws to defund public schools\, block access to education\, and threaten the right to freedom of expression in school. \nExperienced AANHPI advocates from across the country\, including our Co-Executive Director Roslyne Shiao\, will share the importance of protecting public education and offer strategies for getting involved in your local community. \nFree and open to all.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/courage-to-advocate-aanhpis-for-public-education/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Grades K–5,High School,Middle School,Virtual,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T150000
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SUMMARY:Teaching AAPI History & Contributions
DESCRIPTION:In 2022\, New Jersey passed the AAPI Curriculum Mandate requiring public schools to teach AAPI contributions\, history\, and heritage as part of a concerted effort to reduce prejudice and promote belonging for AAPI people\, culture\, and communities. \nJoin Dr. Khayti Joshi in person at Fairleigh Dickinson University to learn how to bring AAPI history\, culture\, and people to life in middle school and high school classrooms. Teachers will leave with practical resources\, tools\, and ideas on how to weave AAPI content into their current curriculum. \nFacilitator: Dr. Khyati Joshi  \nDr. Khyati Joshi is an educator\, scholar\, co-founder of the Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice\, and Professor in the School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. \n\n\n$75 fee\, includes lunch and class materials. Parking is free. Professional development hours awarded. Generous scholarships available. \nPlease email isabella.kasegrande@aapinewjersey.org to process registration via PO\, inquire about scholarships\, or for any other questions. \n— \nPresented in partnership by Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Teach Asian American Stories\, and AAPI New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-aapi-history-contributions/
LOCATION:Fairleigh Dickinson University\, 1000 River Rd\, Teaneck\, NJ\, 07666\, United States
CATEGORIES:High School,History,In Person,Middle School
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250514T193000
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SUMMARY:Songs That Raised Us ; Face (Part 1/2)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dual community music exchange and micro language lab rooted in heritage study! This is a two-part series on May 14th and 28th.\n\n\nSongs That Raised Us ; Face (Part 1/2)  \nDrawing on native vernacular + formative music memory\, we will peel off the distortion of saving Orientalized ‘face’\, hear a case of moving national tradition toward modernity\, and relink the diasporic time capsule to a family of language that brings vibrancy to soundbites of cultural difference. \nThis dual community music exchange and micro language lab may be of particular interest for heritage learners while all skill levels and heritage-curious are welcome! \nMeet Our Instructor; Laura Ng \nAn interdisciplinary culture worker-sense maker and aspiring Canto diaspora\, Laura Ng uses design inquiry and provocation to facilitate collective discovery. \nTheir Heritage Restoration practice reclaims assimilated genealogy in American/transnational movements toward a new relating—of opt-in—contributing research + editorials in Arts for America\, CCA Design Is\, and Getty Pacific Standard Time. \nHer present interests involve the worldviews embodied in language and somatic currents of social signaling\, principled on reconnection to cultural transmission as it is lived. \nThis is a virtual event\, Zoom information will be emailed closer to the date of the event! This event will be two parts\, with the second being on May 28th.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/songs-that-raised-us-face-part-1-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T190000
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SUMMARY:Asian Americans in the “American West” (Online Teacher Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Expand how your students imagine the “American West” by learning how to incorporate photographs\, legal cases\, writings\, and life stories of Asian Americans who fought for social and cultural equality\, challenged discriminatory laws in court\, and built community in the West. \nParticipants will receive 1 CTLE hour
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-americans-in-the-american-west-online-teacher-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,History,Virtual,Webinar
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