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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T130000
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SUMMARY:"Our Laundry\, Our Town": Author Talk with Alvin Eng Featuring a Scavenger Hunt & Scanning
DESCRIPTION:Alvin Eng is a native Flushing author\, playwright\, educator\, and performer. In his riveting memoir “Our Laundry\, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond\,” he shares his life from his parents’ laundry on Union Street to the turbulent\, exciting streets of 1970s NYC. \nJoin us for an intimate discussion with Alvin Eng on his memoir\, followed by a book signing and scavenger hunt. Limited copies will be available for purchase\, courtesy of Queens Book Bazaar. \nTake a moment to document your memories at the Queens Memory pop-up table after the author talk. Bring a personal memento\, like a family snapshot\, a handwritten postcard\, or a favorite drawing\, and have it scanned on the spot. Participants will take home a free flash drive with their digitized files and have the option to contribute to the Queens Memory Collection. This program will primarily be offered in English.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/our-laundry-our-town-author-talk-with-alvin-eng-featuring-a-scavenger-hunt-scanning/
LOCATION:Queens Public Library – Flushing Branch\, 41-17 Main Street\, Flushing\, NY\, 11355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Scavenger Hunt
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SUMMARY:Writing for Graphic Novels
DESCRIPTION:Join Wendy Xu and Chris Kindred for a workshop on writing for graphic novels!\n\n\nCurious about the professional process of creating a graphic novel? Join Wendy Xu and Chris Kindred for a weekend intensive where they take you step by step through the craft of combining script writing and art direction\, with forays into the history of the medium and their own work experiences in comics as well as games for a comprehensive and holistic understanding. No drawing skill or experience required. \nPlease reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for assistance if you are able to join but the registration price is prohibitive. \n__ \nWendy Xu is a bestselling\, award-nominated Brooklyn-based illustrator and comics artist. She is the creator of INFINITY PARTICLE (2023\, HarperCollins/Quilltree)\, TIDESONG (2021 HarperCollins/Quilltree) and co-creator of MOONCAKES\, a young adult fantasy graphic novel published in 2019 from Oni Press. Her work has been featured in various places on the internet including Catapult\, Barnes & Noble Sci-fi/Fantasy\, and Tor.com. She loves obsessing over the perfect line\, making matcha lattes\, and art history. You can find more art on her instagram: @artofwendyxu; on twitter: @angrygirLcomics; or bluesky: @wendyxu \nChris Kindred is an author\, illustrator\, and game designer based in Brooklyn\, New York. Their work has appeared in the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, the Nib\, the History Channel\, FIYAH literary magazine\, and an upcoming graphic novel with First Second Books. Kindred also writes and consults for video games\, contributing narrative consultation to over ten indie and AAA titles in the past few years. In 2020\, they received their MFA from NYU Game Center\, with a focus in storytelling for analog and digital games. \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 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office. Masks are strongly encouraged for audience members for all AAWW events; if you forget yours\, one will be provided for you. We have two commercial grade air purifiers. We highly encourage all in person guests to take a COVID test at home prior to the event. If you have had COVID or have had known contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the 10 days prior\, we ask you tune in for the live stream instead.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/writing-for-graphic-novels/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Workshop,Writing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T173000
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SUMMARY:NYC Gallery Art Walk - Asian and Asian American artists
DESCRIPTION:Join The Serica Initiative and the Katonah Museum of Art for a special guided exploration of contemporary Asian art in New York City. Led by renowned curator Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe\, Director and Chief Curator of the Katonah Museum of Art\, this immersive experience will introduce you to groundbreaking Asian and Asian American artists whose work spans multiple media and cultural perspectives. Guests will also enjoy starting and ending receptions\, providing opportunities to connect with fellow attendees\, gallery staff\, and even some of the artists themselves over light refreshments.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-gallery-art-walk-asian-and-asian-american-artists/
LOCATION:Tribeca/SoHo\, New York City
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T201500
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SUMMARY:Soul Space: An evening of restorative care and community building
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, Sept 20th at the Grand Street Healing Project in Williamsburg\, Brooklyn\, for a restorative evening focused on self-reflection and community building. 100% of ticket proceeds will be donated to Palestinian evacuees in Egypt. \n​Our evening features: \n​🫂 Covens & Concentric Circles: Revolutionary Organizing for Witchfolk with Logan Grendel / Focused On Infinity \n​​✨ Astrology for liberation with astrologer and author\, Laura Chung \n​💓 The Importance of Mutual Aid with Leah Kim \n​​🦋 Junk journaling with Kim Saira​ \n​​This is an intentional space for grounding and connection – inviting you to meet new people\, foster friendships\, and align with others who share values of collective care for Palestinian liberation and beyond. To keep each other safe\, masks are required and will be offered at the door.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/soul-space-an-evening-of-restorative-care-and-community-building/
LOCATION:Grand Street Healing Project\, 105 Grand St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,In Person,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Forced Removals and Detentions: How History Speaks in the Present
DESCRIPTION:Densho Content Director Brian Niiya will join this panel hosted by the Santa Fe Internment Camp Descendants Group to explore and discuss the parallels between Hawai‘i Issei arrests\, detentions\, and internment during World War II\, and how the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is being invoked today.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/forced-removals-and-detentions-how-history-speaks-in-the-present/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:History,Legal,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T110000
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn Book Festival: Breaking Genre: When Artists Don’t Stay in Their Lane
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop \nFrom horror poets to literary sci-fi novelists\, genre and form boundaries are more porous than ever\, especially for Asian American artists and storytellers. This multi-disciplinary panel of Asian American authors and artists – Samira Asma-Sadeque\, Siyang Lim\, Katie Yee – who challenge normative conventions\, from blending forms to redefining the limits of genre itself. What happens when you write a ghost story that’s also a memoir? How does an illustrator use imagery in the way a poet uses language? How do readers\, publishers\, and critics respond when artists refuse to be categorized? A lively discussion moderated by AAWW Executive Director\, Jafreen Uddin. \n\n\nLocation: North Stage\, Cadman Plaza East\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKorean War Veterans Park Brooklyn NY 11201 United States
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/breaking-genre-when-artists-dont-stay-in-their-lane-presented-by-the-asian-american-writers-workshop/
LOCATION:Korean War Veterans Park Brooklyn\, Cadman Plaza West between Johnson St and Tillary\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T150000
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SUMMARY:Satya // Sama Pop Up: Meditation\, Yoga & Dosas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Satya//Sama pop up!!\n\n\nSatya//Sama (Sanksrit for truth // tranquility) is an initiative led by Srutha Komaravolu and Anna Nirmala that seeks to cultivate community and culture through the roots of yoga and ancient South Asian practices. \nThere will be a 30 min guided meditation\, 60 min vinyasa flow led by Srutha and Anna and wrapping up with Dosas from Chef Jay Kumar of Lore! Spots are limited! \nPlease reach out to us with any questions! \nInstagram: satya.sama.nyc\nEmail: satya.sama.nyc@gmail.com
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/satya-sama-pop-up-meditation-yoga-dosas/
LOCATION:The Floor\, 310 Atlantic Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T203000
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SUMMARY:Dance and Film: Planting Seeds of Peace in America
DESCRIPTION:A dance and film event marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nChizuko Kotani \nChizuko Kotani is a Japanese choreographer\, dancer\, and founder of P Company. As the daughter of atomic bomb survivors\, she has long carried the emotional legacy of war. Her activism with the “Chernobyl Hibakusha Support Kansai” group helped transform her trauma into purpose. Now\, she shares stories of survival and hope through contemporary dance works that call for peace and remembrance. \nChizuko Kotani began her dance training in the 1970s under Miyoko Fujiwara\, whose powerful final performances while hospitalized left a lasting impression on her. At just 21\, Chizuko took over the studio following Fujiwara’s passing and went on to found her own company\, Dance Core Possible\, in 1981. She also studied Martha Graham technique with the late Akiko Kanda\, a trailblazer who brought Graham’s radical physical language back to Japan after dancing as one of Graham’s principal performers in New York. Chizuko’s work carries forward this lineage\, grounded in the Graham technique but transformed through her own cultural and political experiences. \nA native of Hiroshima\, Chizuko weaves personal and historical memory into her choreography\, often tackling themes such as war\, nuclear energy\, and the fragility of life. Like her mentor Kanda\, who incorporated Japanese forms such as Noh and questioned gender roles through dance\, Chizuko uses the stage as a space for social reflection. Her works fuse bodily precision with emotional depth and existential inquiry\, reflecting her belief that dance is not just performance but a way of knowing\, resisting\, and ultimately remembering. \n  \nNobuo Harada \nNobuo Harada is a Fukuoka-based butoh master and founder of Seiryusha (1980). A successor in the lineage of Kazuo Ohno and Akira Kasai\, Harada’s performances blend profound physicality with philosophical playfulness\, navigating the border between art and anti-art. He has toured widely in Japan and abroad\, bringing butoh’s quiet power to audiences across cultures. Born in Fukuoka in 1949\, he studied martial arts until seeing Akira Kasai and Kazuo Ohno perform “The Bottom of the Hill” in 1972\, which led him to study under Kasaki for seven years. \n  \nP Company \nFounded in 2004 by Chizuko Kotani\, Kansai region based P Company features a diverse group of dancers drawn from Dance Core Possible and trained in styles ranging from ballet to improvisation. The company plays a key role in the WiSP Project\, using performance as a vehicle for peace education and intercultural exchange. Last year\, P Company and WiSP presented Chizuko’s “The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb” at Art Complex Hiroshima. \n  \nAzumi Oe \nAzumi Oe is a New York-based butoh dancer and choreographer known for her mesmerizing\, provocative\, and meticulous performances. A former member of Vangeline Theater and principal dancer under butoh master Katsura Kan\, she now develops experimental solo and collaborative projects worldwide. She was a 2023 artist-in-residence at Johns Hopkins PEABODY Institute and a 2024 NYFA/NYSCA Fellow in Choreography. www.azumioe.com \n  \nChris Fiore \nChris Fiore is a filmmaker and artist whose documentary work has earned awards\, including the 2024 Culver City Film Festival Audience Award and the 2025 Berlin Indie Film Festival Award for Best Artist Film. His short A Few Laughed honors the 23 Japanese fishermen exposed to fallout from the 1954 Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test near the Bikini Islands. www.chrisfiore.com \n  \nCRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) is a healing and cultural arts organization dedicated to exploring the intersection of spirituality\, creativity\, and community. CRS has presented peace-focused performances\, exhibitions\, and workshops for over 20 years in New York City and internationally.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cpr-p-company-friends-planting-seeds-of-peace-in-america/
LOCATION:CPR – Center for Performance Research\, 361 Manhattan Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Film,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T160000
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SUMMARY:Speaking Up: Elevating Voices and Impact of AANAPISIs
DESCRIPTION:This panel will explore the critical role of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) in advancing educational equity and student success through research\, practice\, and policy. Featuring insights from educational researchers\, practitioners\, and policy advocates\, the discussion will highlight how AANAPISIs elevate the voices and experiences of AANHPI students and communities. \n\nKhydeeja Alam is the first South Asian woman to serve as Executive Director of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA).\nJulie Chen became the fourth chancellor of UMass Lowell in 2022\, making history as the university’s first Asian American\, second woman\, and first LGBTQ+ leader.\nDr. Patricia Akemi Neilson currently serves as the Director of AANAPISI Initiatives for Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE)\, a national organization.\nKarthick Ramakrishnan has served in leadership roles that span academia\, government\, public policy\, and philanthropy.\nMike Hoa Nguyen\, PhD (he/him) is associate professor of education in the School of Education and Information Studies
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/speaking-up-elevating-voices-and-impact-of-aanapisis/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T203000
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SUMMARY:Our Movements Are Only as Strong as Our People
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable night of conversation\, insight\, and reflection as we welcome acclaimed author-journalists M. Gessen and Paola Ramos\, as well as creator of the 1619 Project\, Nikole Hannah-Jones\, in conversation with Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) president and CEO Dr. Carmen Rojas\, onstage at the Symphony Space in NYC. \nOrganized people power is the antidote to authoritarianism. From attacks on immigrants to attacks on the judiciary\, independent media\, and universities\, we’re living through a moment where authoritarian forces are reshaping not only government but also civil society. Challenging autocratic rule will depend on our ability to seed a different vision of humanity—one that’s based on care\, solidarity\, and a refusal to accept this current political moment as normal. \nHear from our panelists about how authoritarianism can be defeated by organizing around shared struggles\, tethering hope to action\, and winning the world we know is possible.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/our-movements-are-only-as-strong-as-our-people/
LOCATION:Symphony Space\, 2537 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10025\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T203000
DTSTAMP:20250919T101045Z
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SUMMARY:Staged Reading – Thursdays Come at Morning
DESCRIPTION:Starring Chris Chinn and Les J.N. Mau with Brian Tong\nStage Management by Mars Juno Bartolome Neri \nABOUT THE PLAY\nHoward and Sam\, two American Asian men in their 60s meet in a Honolulu cemetery\, with Howard visiting the gravesite of his mother and Sam visiting the gravesite of his husband. They strike up a conversation and share their experiences as primary caregivers. Will it lead to a possible relationship? They still have love to give\, but Howard is still the caregiver for his father and Sam is still grieving the loss of his husband. Are their best days behind them?
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/staged-reading-thursdays-come-at-morning/
LOCATION:Houghton Hall-Astaire Ballroom\, 22 East 30th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Club: “Nervous" by Jen Soriano
DESCRIPTION:A 6-week book club and virtual community centered on a groundbreaking memoir that bridges neuroscience\, colonization\, disability justice\, and embodied resistance. \nDon’t miss our fall SpeakOut Book Club! We’re reading Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing by award-winning writer and narrative strategist Jen Soriano—a groundbreaking memoir-in-essays that bridges neuroscience\, colonization\, disability justice\, and embodied resistance. Together we’ll explore how trauma lives in our bodies\, what it takes to heal across generations\, and how to cultivate trauma-wise communities in times of upheaval. Includes live sessions\, reflection\, practical tools you can use right away\, and a special event with Jen Soriano herself! \nReady to explore how trauma lives in the body and what it takes to heal across generations? Join us for an exclusive 6-week book club and virtual community centered on Jen Soriano’s transformative memoir\, Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing. \nThis powerful experience goes beyond reading. It’s a space to connect\, reflect\, and grow with others who are committed to healing justice\, collective liberation\, and the power of storytelling to transform pain into action. \nSpeakOut Book Club will meet three times via Zoom: \n\nTuesday\, September 23rd at 1 PM PT – Welcome Call\nTuesday\, October 7th at 1 PM PT – Book Discussion\nTuesday\, October 28th at 1 PM PT – Live Event with Jen Soriano\n\nSTEP ONE: Join the BOOK CLUB COMMUNITY by September 19th!STEP TWO: Buy the BOOK (Participants must buy the book independently.) \n$19.99 per person for groups of 8 or moreContact programs@speakoutnow.org for group rates or more information. \nLet’s read\, reflect\, and rise together. \nJen Soriano (she/they) is a powerful speaker\, award-winning writer\, and narrative strategist who brings together storytelling and healing. Known for creating brave spaces and community care-centered conversations\, Jen offers audiences tools for reflection\, trauma-wise insight\, and a vision for collective transformation. \nShe is the author of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing\, a celebrated memoir-in-essays that explores personal and ancestral trauma through the lens of Philippine history\, social neuroscience\, and lived experience. Described as a “love letter to bodies that have survived\,” Nervous invites us to imagine healing through interdependence\, cultural awareness\, and nervous system-informed care. \nIn addition to her literary work\, Jen is a purpose-driven leader who has helped shape social justice organizations like MediaJustice and ReFrame. She speaks on topics such as narrative power\, healing justice\, and identity and culture\, always with a deep commitment to inclusive learning\, interpersonal growth\, and shared purpose. \nJen holds a BA from Harvard and an MFA from the Rainier Writing Workshop. She was the 2022–2023 poet-in-residence with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/book-club-nervous-by-jen-soriano/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T193000
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SUMMARY:Panel: Is Deglobalization Inevitable?
DESCRIPTION:Is the current movement towards deglobalization just part of a cycle that has had its ups and downs\, or are we in a structural movement towards a more permanent isolation of countries from a trade and economic point of view? \nThe topic of deglobalization has never been more prominent than it is today. The topic has been elevated in importance for some time now as we have seen dramatic changes in country trade practices\, relative manufacturing and service strengths\, economic trends\, and political positions. The tariff situation brought about by the U.S. recently has made it even more consequential today. \nNobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz will open with a fireside chat on the evening’s central issue\, followed by a lively debate between two leading experts: Professor Walden Bello\, credited with coining the term “deglobalization\,” and Professor Edward Ashbee. They’ll present opposing views in a traditional debate format—opening statements\, rebuttals\, and closing remarks. \nThe audience will vote electronically before and after the debate to see how opinions shift. \nIs Deglobalization Inevitable?\nTuesday\, September 23 | Online\n5:30 PM ET Keynote | 6:15 PM ET Debate
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/panel-is-deglobalization-inevitable/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T200000
DTSTAMP:20250904T025200Z
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SUMMARY:Cook Like a King by Melissa King with Esther Choi
DESCRIPTION:Award winning chef Melissa King blends her California sensibility with the Chinese cuisine of her childhood in her debut cookbook\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation with Top Chef: All-stars champion Melissa King to celebrate her debut cookbook\, a collection of unforgettable recipes crafted from a lifetime spent cooking for her family\, in restaurants\, and on tv. She will be in conversation with Esther Choi\, followed by a signing. \nPLEASE NOTE: \n\nThis event is ticketed.\nBook purchase is required to enter the signing line.\nThis event is mixed seated/standing. Seats are first come\, first served.\nDoors open at 5:30 pm.\nCan’t attend? Order your signed copy here (please specify that you would like it signed in the comments box at checkout).\n\n\n\n\nIn her debut cookbook\, Top Chef All-Stars champion and award-winning chef Melissa King shares 120 of her favorite dishes\, blending her California sensibility with the Chinese cuisine of her childhood. \nFrom the moment she could see over the kitchen counter\, King would spend hours in the kitchen with her mom. For King\, the kitchen was a place to play with fire and knives. Now\, it’s a space where King can express herself\, melding the Cantonese flavors with which she grew up and the French\, Italian\, and Californian ones of the Michelin-starred restaurants in which she trained. \nCook Like a King features 120 unforgettable dishes that showcase King’s effortless blending of these cuisines\, like in her Lemongrass Cioppino and Miso Caesar with Gai Lan and Chrysanthemum Greens. She includes nostalgic\, homestyle dishes like her grandmother’s Shanghainese Lion’s Head Meatballs and her mother’s Black Vinegar Ribs\, and\, of course\, her famous Hong Kong Milk Tea Tiramisu\, which made renowned Italian butcher and Top Chef guest judge Dario Cecchini shed tears of joy. \nKing keeps the needs of the home cook in mind\, making recipes accessible while inspiring readers to experiment with food\, culture\, and flavor. Her recipes\, crafted from a lifetime spent cooking for her Chinese family\, in restaurants\, and on television\, show how simple techniques\, attention\, and graceful application of the Asian pantry can elevate familiar dishes and create new\, thrilling classics. With stunning photography\, personal stories\, and expert guidance\, Cook Like a King is a thoughtful\, playful examination of the flavors that shape our lives. \n\n\n\nChef Melissa King is a Cantonese American\, Bay Area Michelin-star trained chef. She’s most known as the winner of Top Chef: All-Stars\, winning the most challenges of any season\, and the host of Tasting Wild with National Geographic. She’s an award- winning chef entrepreneur\, TV personality\, model\, and LGBTQ and AAPI philanthropist. She has curated menus for events such as the Met Gala and was also featured on an AAPI special for Sesame Street. Her unique style of cooking combines modern California cuisine with Asian flavors.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cook-like-a-king-by-melissa-king-with-esther-choi-ticketed/
LOCATION:Rizzoli Bookstore\, 1133 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T200000
DTSTAMP:20250919T101552Z
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SUMMARY:AREPA Distinguished Guest Speaker Event: Real Estate Developer Jasper Wu
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR A GREAT EVENING OF NETWORKING WITH AREPA MEMBERS AND A DISCUSSION WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER JASPER WU\n\n\nTime: Tuesday\, September 23rd\, 2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nLocation: EisnerAmper733 3rd Ave\, 7th Floor New York\, NY 10017 \nJoin us for an exclusive Speaker Event and Networking Reception featuring Jasper Wu\, Vice President of ZD Jasper Realty. Immerse yourself in a compelling discussion about real estate development\, career growth\, and entrepreneurship while connecting with real estate professionals and industry leaders. Explore potential career opportunities and build your network in an elegant and inspiring setting. \nAdmission:• AREPA Members: Free• Non-Members: $50 \nLimited spots are available\, so reserve your ticket early to ensure your place at this unique event! \nAbout the Venue:EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting\, tax\, and business advisory firms in the U.S.\, providing cutting-edge insight and space for business and professional gatherings in Midtown Manhattan. The venue’s 7th-floor space offers a modern and professional environment ideal for high-level networking. \nThis event is proudly sponsored by EisnerAmper.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/arepa-distinguished-guest-speaker-event-real-estate-developer-jasper-wu/
LOCATION:EisnerAmper\, 733 3rd Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T193000
DTSTAMP:20250915T043649Z
CREATED:20250915T003341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T043649Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding AI with Data & Society | The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging—What Now? (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Researcher Tamara Kneese speaks with environmental justice researcher Sanjana Paul and critical social scientist Jasmine McNealy about the environmental toll AI development is taking on local water supplies\, energy systems\, and communities around the world. \nThis event will take place online and in person at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on the 7th Floor \nArtificial intelligence technologies run on powerful computers that require vast amounts of energy\, water\, and critical minerals. As AI use grows\, so does its environmental footprint. Yet there is little consensus on how to assess and address the technology’s toll on the climate before irreparable damage is done. How can we understand the impact AI data centers have on communities and the environment? How can we ensure that communities are able to use empirical data about those impacts to fight back? \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nTamara Kneese is the director of Data & Society’s Climate\, Technology\, and Justice program. Previously\, she led Data & Society’s Algorithmic Impacts Lab (AIMLab). Tamara’s research juxtaposes histories of computing and automation with ethnographies of platform labor. Her first book\, Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond\, was published by Yale University Press in 2023. \nJasmine McNealy is an attorney\, critical public interest technologist\, and social scientist who studies emerging media & technology with a view toward influencing law and policy. An internationally recognized scholar\, her research is interdisciplinary\, centered at the intersection of media\, technology\, policy\, and law. Of particular focus are the areas of privacy\, surveillance\, and data governance and emphasizing technological and the impacts on marginalized and vulnerable communities. She is a professor at the University of Florida where she directs the Infrastructure for Communities\, Ecology for Data Hub (ICED Hub)\, which annually hosts the Rural x AI + Policy Workshop. She is also Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. \nSanjana Paul is an engineer\, environmental justice researcher\, and systems thinker working at the intersection of infrastructure\, climate\, and technology. She is a PhD student at MIT\, where her research focuses on renewable energy\, energy justice\, and the electric grid. She is the co-founder of Rooted Futures Lab\, a research and action collective advancing environmental justice in technology\, and Earth Hacks\, a nonprofit harnessing hackathons as a form of climate action. Her work has ranged from atmospheric science software engineering at NASA to passing decarbonization policy at the local level. She holds a BS in electrical engineering and physics\, and a Master’s in City Planning from MIT.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/understanding-ai-with-data-society-the-environmental-costs-of-ai-are-surging-what-now-hybrid/
LOCATION:NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) New York Public Library\, 455 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,In Person,Panel,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T180000
DTSTAMP:20250918T063945Z
CREATED:20250918T062257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T063945Z
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SUMMARY:From Contributor to Changemaker: How AANHPI Comms Leaders Broke the Bamboo Ceiling
DESCRIPTION:For many AANHPI professionals\, going from being an individual contributor to leader isn’t just about promotions. We have to navigate stereotypes\, cultural expectations\, and building space where representation may be limited. This panel brings together AANHPI communications leaders who’ve taken the journey\, to share their candid experiences. From finding your voice to advocating for yourself to challenging bias – we’ll explore how to lead with authenticity and the steps it takes to get there. \n\nFeaturing:\nAshok Sinha\, Global Chief Communications Officer\, Dow Jones\nAllison Chin-Leong\, Executive Director\, Public Affairs\, Wells Fargo\nSophia Kim\, Director\, Media Relations and Communications Strategy\, Council on Foreign Relations\nModerated by Vested Group CEO\, Binna Kim\n\n4:30-4:45: Registration and networking\n4:45-5:30: Panel and Q&A\n5:30-6:00 Networking and refreshments
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-contributor-to-changemaker-how-aanhpi-comms-leaders-broke-the-bamboo-beiling/
LOCATION:Vested\, 114 East 25th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T200000
DTSTAMP:20250919T101753Z
CREATED:20250828T045857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T101753Z
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SUMMARY:Two Dragons in Hollywood: Bruce Lee\, Anna May Wong\, and the Past and Future of Asian American Representation
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed biographers Jeff Chang (Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America) and Katie Gee Salisbury (Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong) for a timely and powerful conversation about two iconic trailblazers who redefined what it meant to be Asian American in the reels and in real life. From Hollywood’s golden age to the birth of martial arts cinema and into the age of Asian America\, Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee fought to claim their stories—and helped shape the ongoing struggle for visibility\, pride\, and power in popular culture. \nModerated by Ed Park\, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Same Bed\, Different Dreams\, this event explores the legacy of these stars\, the barriers they broke\, and how their influence still reverberates in today’s Asian American “renaissance.” \nPhoto of Bruce Lee courtesy of the Bruce Lee Family Archive
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/two-dragons-in-hollywood-bruce-lee-anna-may-wong-and-the-past-and-future-of-asian-american-representation/
LOCATION:Center for Brooklyn History\, 128 Pierrepont Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11201
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T200000
DTSTAMP:20250905T144146Z
CREATED:20250904T041810Z
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SUMMARY:Education Workshop Webinar – Immigration
DESCRIPTION:APIDAs were once excluded from entering the U.S. The Civil Rights Movement spearheaded by Black Americans led to the revision of discriminatory laws including immigration laws—leading to the passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. Today\, APIDAs are the fastest growing population in the U.S. This workshop shows activities for students to examine the cause and effect of various events and policies in U.S. history. This workshop also shows how Black American and APIDA histories are interconnected. Students will learn about cross-cultural solidarity. \nThis workshop is free for educators and will take place virtually. It will be facilitated by Laura Ouk.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/education-workshop-webinar-immigration/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T210000
DTSTAMP:20250828T092419Z
CREATED:20250828T091737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T092419Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Serica Storytellers: Yiming Ma
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club\, Serica is proud to host a virtual conversation with Yiming Ma\, author of the debut\, These Memories Do Not Belong To Us\, a powerful and provocative novel that explores how governments and media manipulate history to control the collective imagination\, set in a future where a renamed China is the sole global superpower.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-serica-storytellers-yiming-ma/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250928
DTSTAMP:20250927T090337Z
CREATED:20250919T093537Z
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SUMMARY:The Pasifika Lens in Higher Education: Connecting Our Canoes in Walnut CA
DESCRIPTION:The Pasifika Lens in Higher Education conference brings together educators\, administrators\, and advocates committed to advancing equity and inclusion for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. Under the theme “Connecting Our Canoes\,” the conference emphasizes the interconnectedness of our collective journey in higher education\, as we navigate systemic challenges\, celebrate cultural resilience\, and chart pathways for future generations.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-pasifika-lens-in-higher-education-connecting-our-canoes/
LOCATION:Mt. San Antonio College\, 1100 N. Grand Ave.\, Walnut\, CA\, 91789
CATEGORIES:Conference,Education,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251006
DTSTAMP:20251005T000917Z
CREATED:20251005T000818Z
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SUMMARY:Theater: From Trinity to Trinity
DESCRIPTION:Amaterasu Za\, New York’s only bilingual Japanese-English theater company\, presents the New York premiere of From Trinity to Trinity\, a powerful one-woman play based on the autobiographical writings of Kyoko Hayashi\, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. The play follows Hayashi’s 1999 pilgrimage to the Trinity Site in New Mexico\, where the bomb that changed her life was first tested.\n\nPerformed by acclaimed actress Ako (Shogun\, God Said This\, Snow Falling on Cedars)\, this one-woman play is adapted from an English translation of Hayashi’s book by Eiko Otake (of Eiko & Koma). Ako’s performance—enhanced by evocative imagery and soundscape — offers an intimate yet universal meditation on trauma\, resilience\, remembrance\, and the stories nations tell themselves.\nOn August 9th\, 1945\, fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Kyoko Hayashi was sent to work at the Mitsubishi Munitions Factory and miraculously survived the blast only to endure radiation sickness and its painful after-effects for the next 73 years. Hayashi started writing in 1962 and became a leading literary voice for the Hibakusha\, those who survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She published dozens of books\, articles\, stories\, and poems\, and won multiple literary awards. \nHer moving autobiographical short work\, From Trinity To Trinity\, about her 1999 pilgrimage to Trinity Site in New Mexico\, where the atomic bomb that would define her life was first tested\, was published in 2000 and translated into English by Eiko Otake of the performance artist duo Eiko & Koma (Station Hill Press\, 2010). In 2009\, Eiko reached out to the NY-based actress Ako (Shogun\, God Said This\, Snow Falling on Cedars\, and the founder of the Amaterasu Za theater company in NYC) suggested she perform it as a one-person play. It has been performed only twice\, in workshops at New York Theater Workshop in 2009 and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2010. They say that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it\, but how you remember the past and whose eyes you are seeing it through are just as important. \nIn this\, the 80th anniversary year of the 1945 atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, which coincides with the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps throughout Germany that same year\, we are reminded of humanity’s boundless capacity for cruelty and destruction. Those who survived these catastrophes came away with perspectives that some expressed in art and others in literature or advocacy. Their voices were powerful\, and they deserve to be heard and even amplified again and again in this time when the news\, sadly\, seems to be filled once again with stories of violence\, indifference\, and nationalism. \n\nPerformed in English with Japanese subtitle translation.\nRunning time: approximately 45 minutes.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater/
LOCATION:HERE Theater\, 145 6th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260330
DTSTAMP:20260104T022641Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, artist Kip Fulbeck began traveling the country photographing multiracial individuals of all ages and walks of life. Fulbeck’s work sought to address in words and images the one question that Hapa people are frequently asked — What are you? After photographing more than 1\,200 people\, the project culminated in the landmark book and exhibition Kip Fulbeck: Part Asian\, 100% Hapa\, which toured throughout the U.S. A new exhibition Hapa.me — 25 Years of The Hapa Project\, revisits some of the original subjects two decades later. How do they look now? How have their views on their own identity changed? \nDerived from the Hawaiian word for “half\,” the word “hapa” has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. The exhibition comes at a time of increasing awareness and identification with being mixed race. The 2020 Census showed that 10% of the population identified as multiracial\, almost tripling from ten years before. In Hapa.me\, Fulbeck presents a nuanced portrait of change and growth within this broad identity by focusing on individual faces and voices. \nOriginating at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles\, this New York presentation will feature 30 portraits and responses of local subjects\, installed amidst a hand-painted mural that captures the beauty of being mixed. A central reading table encourages visitors to flip through Hapa.me artist’s books for a fuller archive of the project. This exhibition is a homecoming of sorts for Fulbeck: MOCA was one of the first museums to exhibit the Hapa Project and it has remained a fixture of our permanent exhibition which explores over 200 years of the experiences of Chinese in America. \nhapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project and related programs are made possible with generous support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs\, in partnership with the City Council; Bloomberg Philanthropies; and is funded by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation. \nAbout the Artist \nKip Fulbeck has exhibited and performed in over 20 countries and throughout the U.S. He is the author of six books including Part Asian\, 100% Hapa; Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids; and Hapa.me – 15 Years of The Hapa Project\, and the exhibition artist of Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World. He teaches as a Distinguished Professor of Art at the UCSB\, where he received the Faculty Diversity Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award\, and has been named an Outstanding Faculty Member five times.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-hapa-me-25-years-of-the-hapa-project/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person,Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
DTSTAMP:20250828T100749Z
CREATED:20250828T045856Z
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SUMMARY:CREATIVE CLIMATE FORUM 2025: Fast Responses\, Slow Revolutions  Art\, Community\, and Tools of Creative Resistance​​
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Communications Lab\, this dynamic Forum brings together urgent responses to today’s climate crises with bold\, long-term strategies for systemic change. \nOn September 25\, as part of Climate Week NYC 2025\, Serica is partnering with our friends at WNET/ALL ARTS and Human Impacts Institute to host an innovative\, all-day event gathering cultural workers\, activists\, youth\, and decision-makers to build out both urgent and restorative responses to the crises we face. \n Serica will host a media lounge to present rotating selections from Climate Artists\, a five-part short documentary series created in partnership with WNET/ALL ARTS; Ranjani Prabhakar\, who was featured in the series\, will cap off the day with a performance as part of the indie pop duo Lil Idli.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/creative-climate-forum-2025-fast-responses-slow-revolutions-art-community-and-tools-of-creative-resistance/
LOCATION:Pier 57\, 25 11th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T150000
DTSTAMP:20250919T101942Z
CREATED:20250917T132324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T101942Z
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SUMMARY:From Policy to People: How the Budget Law Impacts Southeast Asian Americans SEAAs
DESCRIPTION:In July\, Congress passed their budget reconciliation package\, which drastically increased funding for deportations while slashing funding for Medicaid\, SNAP\, and other critical programs that provide for people’s basic needs. These decisions have far-reaching consequences for Southeast Asian American (SEAA) communities across the country. \nREGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR\nJoin SEARAC on Thursday\, Sept. 25\, at 2pm ET/1pm CT/11am PT for an hour-long webinar breaking down how the federal budget reconciliation law impacts SEAAs. Learn how federal and state policies connect to the services our families rely on. Pre-registration for the webinar is required\, and you can register here. \nSEARAC is a national civil rights organization that builds power with diverse communities from Cambodia\, Laos\, and Vietnam to create a socially just and equitable society. As representatives of the largest refugee community ever resettled in the United States\, SEARAC stands together with other refugee communities\, communities of color\, and social justice movements in pursuit of social equity. 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-policy-to-people-how-the-budget-law-impacts-southeast-asian-americansseaas/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T181500
DTSTAMP:20250904T052108Z
CREATED:20250904T052108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T052108Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Immigration Detention Inc.: Deirdre Colon and Nancy Hiemstra in conversation with Gregory Donovan
DESCRIPTION:The trio of scholars will discuss “Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking Up Migrants” — the new book authored by Dr. Conlon and Dr. Hiemstra. \nNancy Hiemstra and a panel of scholars discuss her new co-authored book (with Deirdre Conlon)\, a damning exposé of the ways immigration detention generates income while those detained are starved\, sickened\, and exploited\, and how that profit making is driving the explosive growth of the U.S. detention system today. \nThe United States has the most extensive immigration detention system in the world\, expanding from a capacity of less than 5\,000 detainees per day in the 1980s to 52\,000 by 2019\, and even higher today. While the most vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric may be attributed to Republicans\, US detention infrastructure has grown exponentially regardless of the political party in power as reports of abysmal detention conditions pile up. \nNancy Hiemstra is Associate Professor of Women’s\, Gender\, & Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook. A political geographer whose research focuses on US immigration enforcement policies\, she is co-author of Immigration Detention Inc: The Big Business of Locking Up Migrants\, author of Detain and Deport: The Chaotic U.S. Immigration Enforcement Regime\, and co-editor of Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention. \nDeirdre Conlon is Associate Professor of Geography based at the University of Leeds. A critical geographer working in the US and Britain\, her work focuses on how immigration and border controls are proliferating as they are monetized. She is co-author of Immigration Detention Inc: The Big Business of Locking Up Migrants\, and co-editor of Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention and Carceral Spaces: Mobility and Agency in Imprisonment and Migrant Detention.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-immigration-detention-inc-deirdre-colon-and-nancy-hiemstra-in-conversation-with-gregory-donovan/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20250920T092117Z
CREATED:20250920T085839Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit Opening: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: Pyaari Azaadi
DESCRIPTION:Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: Pyaari Azaadi\nSeptember 25th – December 13th\, 2025 \nTalkin’ Bout a Revolution is a solo exhibition spotlighting the work of Pyaari Azaadi\, formerly known as Jaishri Abichandani. Taking its title from Tracy Chapman’s iconic 1988 song\, the exhibition reflects Azaadi’s lifelong commitment to art\, activism\, and community. Known for her fearless approach to materials and form\, Azaadi is an acclaimed painter and sculptor who continually embraces a multidisciplinary practice that challenges dominant narratives and centers feminist and decolonial perspectives. \nIn this exhibit\, Azaadi’s work explores and celebrates feminist\, queer\, racialized\, and en-casted bodies\, specifically through the lens of South Asian identity and with social justice playing a key role. This groundbreaking exhibit\, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution\, is an opportunity to amplify the bold voices of anti-caste activists and South Asian feminists. A special set of paintings also feature Dalit\, Bahujan\, and Adivasi leaders. \nThis exhibit is so meaningful to our communities because it challenges dominant narratives in South Asia by centering feminist\, decolonial\, debrahminised perspectives. Azaadi seamlessly intertwines her art with activism as well as BIPOC/feminist/queer/DBA identities\, and\, now more than ever\, we need to see this type of representation. \nA fully illustrated exhibition catalogue will accompany the show\, featuring essays by prominent voices offering a range of perspectives on Azaadi’s work and its impact across disciplines including: lawrence-minh bùi davis\, (curator of Asian Pacific American Studies at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center)\, Yashica Dutt (is a leading anti-caste expert\, journalist and the award-winning author of the non-fiction memoir Coming Out as Dalit)\, Mona Eltahawy\, (an award-winning writer focusing on Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism whose works have appeared in various publications including The Washington Post\, The New York Times)\, Carmen Hermo (Lorraine and Alan Bressler Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston)\, Pamela Sneed\, (poet\, performer\, visual artist\, and educator)\, Hrag Vartanian (arts writer\, curator\, and editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic)\, and Anuradha Vikram (writer\, curator\, and educator. Vikram is the author of Decolonizing Culture and has written for art periodicals and publications from Paper Monument\, Heyday Press\, Routledge\, and Oxford University Press). \nPyaari Azaadi (she/her; b. 1969\, Bombay\, India) immigrated to the US in 1984. She received her MFA from Goldsmiths College\, University of London. Pyaari has continued to intertwine studio and social practice\, art and activism\, creating transformative work with Queer\, BIPoC communities in New York for three decades. She founded the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective (SAWCC) in New York (1997) and London (2004). She is a recipient of the Huntington Arts Council Fellowship and a grant from New York Foundation for the Arts. Azaadi has exhibited internationally including a critically acclaimed solo exhibition\, Flower Headed Children at the Craft Contemporary Museum in Los Angeles in 2022. Group exhibitions include P.S.1/MoMA\, the Queens Museum of Art\, and Asia Society in New York\, 798 Beijing Biennial and Guangzhou Triennial in China\, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo\, IVAM in Valencia\, Spain\, and the House of World Cultures in Berlin\, Germany. \nTalkin’ Bout a Revolution: Pyaari Azaadi
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aer-exhibit-opening-talkin-bout-a-revolution-pyaari-azaadi/
LOCATION:Pen + Brush\, 29 E 22nd St\,\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person,Opening Reception
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: In Celebration of Where Are You Really From - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Join AAWW for a celebration of Elaine Hsieh Chou’s Where Are You Really From\, featuring Delia Cai!\n\n\nJoin AAWW for a celebration of Elaine Hsieh Chou’s Where Are You Really From\, featuring Delia Cai! \n__ \nA mail order bride from Taiwan is packed up in a cardboard box and sent via express shipping to California\, where her much older husband awaits her. Two teenage girls meticulously plan how to kill and cook their downstairs neighbor. An American au pair moves to Paris to find herself\, only to find her actual French doppelgänger. A father reunites with his estranged daughter in unusual circumstances: as a background actor on the set of her film. A writer’s affair with a married artist tests the line between fact and fiction\, self-victimization and the victimization of others. \nIn these six singular stories and a novella that pivot from the terrible to the beautiful to the surreal\, Elaine Hsieh Chou confronts the slipperiness of truth in storytelling. With razor-sharp precision and psychological acuity\, she peels back the tales we tell ourselves to peer beneath them: at our treacherous desires\, our self-deceptions and our capacity for cruelty\, both to ourselves and each other. Expansive and provocative\, Where Are You Really From is a visionary achievement. \n__ \nElaine Hsieh Chou is a Taiwanese American author and screenwriter from California. Described as “the funniest\, most poignant novel of the year” by Vogue\, her debut novel Disorientation was a New York Times Editors’ Choice Book\, New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award finalist and Thurber Prize finalist. A former Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellow at New York University\, her Pushcart Award–winning short fiction appears in Guernica\, Black Warrior Review\, Tin House Online\, Ploughshares and The Atlantic\, while her essays appear in The Cut and Vanity Fair. She is a Fred R. Brown Literary Award recipient\, a Sundance Episodic Lab Fellow and a Gotham Series Creator to Watch. Her work has been supported by the Harry Ransom Center\, the New York Foundation for the Arts and Hedgebrook’s Writers-in-Residence Program. \nDelia Cai is a writer and editor based in New York. She writes the culture newsletter\, Deez Links. \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/virtual-in-celebration-of-where-are-you-really-from/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual
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SUMMARY:A4 Town Hall: Traditions
DESCRIPTION:For our September Town Hall\, A4 gathers artists whose work preserves cultural traditions and ancestral knowledge. Featured presenters include Mudang Jenn\, a diaspora shaman\, ritual performance artist\, and teacher\, who will discuss her experience bringing an ancient Korean folk religion to present-day audiences. We’ll also hear from Sabri Sundos\, a Palestinian American painter and textile artist\, who will present about his tatreez practice and his approach to community engagement.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a4-september-2025-town-hall/
LOCATION:Asia Art Archive in America\, 23 Cranberry Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Panel
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SUMMARY:Unlocking Cognitive Performance
DESCRIPTION:Cognitive skills are a measure of how fast our brain can process and make decisions in different situations. It is the brain’s ability to process its thinking and mental capacities. Quite simply\, it determines how fast you can perform. In the corporate world\, it can be the difference between success and chaos. Moreover\, 68% of management and professionals say behaviour is their number one concern. With practical cognitive strategies to rewire your brain\, equip yourself with mental skills\, EQ and healthy phone habits the more productive and mindful at work and daily life. \n\nManaging your Smartphone Habits to Lower Stress and Raise Energy\nLearn How Social Media Affects the Brain\nMaster Neuro Impact Communication\nBuild Resilience by Rewiring your Brain\nMental Gaming for Corporate Leadership\nIntroducing special guest speaker…Larissa Mills\n\nLarissa Mills is the Founder of “The Mental Game Academy\,” a pioneering platform focused on enhancing athletes’ performance through comprehensive mental skill development. As a Cognitive Behavioural Sports Specialist\, Larissa is taking the corporate world by storm. With expertise in areas such as self-talk\, emotional intelligence\, and introspective leadership\, Larissa’s programs equip athletes\, coaches\, and parents with essential tools to level up their mental game. Holding a BA in Sociology\, Psychology\, and a Masters of Science in Education\, specializing in brain functionality and learning mechanisms. With over 25 years of coaching experience across multiple sports and leadership work\, Larissa’s insights have been honed through a deep understanding of high performance athletic dynamics to help all thrive in the corporate ecosystem. \nSession moderator…Ben Hum \nAn award-winning serial entrepreneur\, Ben Hum has spent more than 25 years at the intersection of technology\, business\, and community leadership across North America. As Cofounder of ReactForge\, Ben is pioneering a new frontier in cognitive performance development for athletes\, teams\, active adults\, and seniors. By integrating big data\, applied analytics and AI\, ReactForge’s cutting-edge training systems transform how we think about mental agility for instantaneous decision-making and unparalleled reaction times for in-game domination across a broad spectrum of sports and life. Beyond business\, Ben is deeply committed to cultivating the next generation of leaders by serving as Chapter President at NAAAP Toronto and Chair of the Youth Entrepreneur Group at ACCE\, where he mentors rising professionals\, champions inclusive leadership\, and builds bridges between communities and opportunity. \nThursday\, September 25\, 2025; 7:00pm EST\nHosted online on Zoom
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/unlocking-cognitive-performance/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Virtual
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