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SUMMARY:Teaching Cambodian American Histories & Voices
DESCRIPTION:Join educator Laura Ouk to discover how the Cambodian American Studies Model Curriculum (CASMC) can bring Cambodian history\, culture\, and community voices into your classroom. Built with input from Cambodian American scholars and community members\, the CASMC offers open-source lesson plans\, primary sources\, teaching strategies\, and professional development activities. In this workshop\, educators will explore ways to teach about Cambodian American history and heritage\, the lasting impacts of the Cambodian Genocide\, the migration and resettlement of Cambodian families in the U.S.\, and the establishment of Cambodian American communities. \nFree and open to all. Professional Development hours awarded. \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey. \n— \nLaura Ouk\, a Cambodian American educator based in Chicago\, was born in France after her family fled the Khmer Rouge and later resettled in the U.S. She earned a BA in Educational Studies from Denison University and a MAT in Special Education from Relay Graduate School of Education. With over a decade in K–12 education\, Laura advances inclusive practices reflecting the diversity of students\, families\, and communities. Along with contributing to the Cambodian American Studies Model Curriculum\, she played a pivotal role in advocating for the TEAACH Act in Illinois. She is Board President of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Board Vice President of the Cambodian Association of Illinois.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-cambodian-american-histories-voices/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Grades K–5,High School,Middle School
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SUMMARY:Fair Pricing Act 101 Community Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Fair Pricing Act (S705/A2140) is proposed state legislation designed to bring transparency and equity to hospital pricing. \nIts core mission: \n\n\nStandardize the cost of routine medical procedures. \n\n\nRequire hospitals to publicly justify any additional charges. \n\n\nWhy does this matter? Disparate and predatory pricing is a significant barrier to necessary\, affordable care\, directly leading to delayed diagnoses and poorer long-term health outcomes in our communities. For many—especially groups like AAPI New Yorkers—cost is the main hurdle to seeking routine preventative care. No family should have to choose between medical bills and basic needs like rent or groceries. \nJoin us to discuss how the Fair Pricing Act is a crucial step toward building an equitable and affordable healthcare landscape for all.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/fair-pricing-act-101-community-webinar/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T193000
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SUMMARY:NYC Health & Dialogue – Caregiver Awareness Month – Long Term Care Planning
DESCRIPTION:Aligned with the CUNY School of Medicine’s commitment to under-resourced communities\, the NYCenter for Advancing Translational Research and Health focuses on Harlem and the South Bronx\, areas where significant health and education gaps have historically persisted. \nAs part of the Center’s efforts to connect with community\, The Community Engagement Core\, coordinates a monthly seminars – NYC Health & Dialogue – to build capacity among researchers and community stakeholders\, promoting shared learning and co-creation of knowledge.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-health-dialogue-caregiver-awareness-month-long-term-care-planning/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T200000
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SUMMARY:Amitav Ghosh: Wild Fictions:  Essays on Literature\, Empire\, and the Environment
DESCRIPTION:A collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh’s work: imperialism and decolonization\, climate change\, and the stories of ordinary people\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation with the 2025 recipient of the Pak Kyongni Prize Amitav Ghosh to celebrate his newest collection of essays\, writings on subjects such as literature\, climate change\, travel\, and discoveries thread together with reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. He will be in conversation with Gayatri Chakravorty\, followed by a signing. \nPLEASE NOTE: RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Seating is limited and will be first come\, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm. \nCan’t attend? Order your signed copy (please specify that you would like it signed in the comments box at checkout). \n\n\n\nFrom the 2025 recipient of the Pak Kyongni Prize\, often referred to as Korea’s Nobel Prize in Literature. \nA collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh’s work: imperialism and decolonization\, climate change\, and the stories of ordinary people making lives amid these historical forces. \nWild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary writings on subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; and human lives\, travel\, and discoveries. Threaded throughout the collection are his reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism\, Wild Fictions is a powerful refutation of imperial violence\, a fascinating exploration of the fictions we weave to absorb history\, and a reminder of the importance of sensitivity and empathy. \nWith the combination of moral passion\, intellectual curiosity\, and literary elegance that defines his writing\, Ghosh makes readers understand the world in new and urgent ways. Together\, the pieces in Wild Fictions chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore the delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong. \n  \n\n\n\nAmitav Ghosh is a novelist and essayist whose many books include the acclaimed Ibis Trilogy (Sea of Poppies\, River of Smoke\, and Flood of Fire)\, Gun Island\, Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sundarban\, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable\, and The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. His newest collection of nonfiction is Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature\, Empire\, and the Environment. \n\n\n\nGayatri Chakravorty Spivak is University Professor at Columbia University. She has won the Kyoto Prize\, the Padma Bhushan\, the Holberg Prize\, and Lifetime Distinguished Service awards from the Modern Language Association of America and the Columbia University Asian Faculty Association. She has written many books and holds honorary degrees from the Universities of Toronto\, London\, Rovira I Virgili\, Rabindra Bharati\, San Martín\, St. Andrews\, Chile\, Vincennes Saint-Denis\, Yale\, Ghana-Legon; Presidency University\, University of Paris-Nanterre\, Babes-Bolyai University\, International Center for Latin American Studies in Inclusive Education\, and Oberlin College. Humanities for social justice is her obsession.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/wild-fictions-essays-on-literature-empire-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:Rizzoli Bookstore\, 1133 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:Mahjong Together: Family Game Day
DESCRIPTION:Bo & Mei × The Mahjong Project present Mahjong Together: Family Game Day—guided learning\, open play\, crafts\, market\, food\, community & more!\n\n\nCalling families with kids of all ages! Gather your loved ones for a joyful afternoon of play\, learning\, and cultural connection at Mahjong Together: Family Game Day\, hosted by Bo & Mei in partnership with The Mahjong Project\, held at NYC’s Welcome to Chinatown. \nFounders Mai Truong (Bo & Mei) and Nicole Wong (The Mahjong Project and author of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora) are excited to co-host this unique\, family-friendly mahjong event out of a shared belief: mahjong is more than a game — it’s a bridge between generations\, a way for families to gather\, connect\, and keep cultural traditions alive. \nThis event is also a celebration of the launch of Bo & Mei’s Mahjong Together\, the first-ever classic mahjong set designed for kids and families\, and the recently published and widely celebrated book Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora by Nicole Wong. \nThis special gathering will feature guided mahjong learning\, books sold by Yu & Me Books\, snacks from Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry\, crafts\, storytelling\, food\, and community fun. \n  \n\n\nProgram Highlights\nLEARN\n\nInstructor-led mahjong learning: Families will learn step-by-step through guided play — with tables set up for every skill level\, from simplified games for children ages 3+ to full mahjong rounds for adults and seasoned players.\n\nPLAY\n\nOpen play mahjong: Tables available for playing without guided instruction.\nSoft play mahjong zone: Explore an inviting\, hands-on play area featuring Mahjong Together’s extra large foam mahjong tiles — perfect for little ones to build\, stack\, and play safely while older family members learn the game.\n\n\nStorytime puzzle corner: Explore Bo & Mei’s Little Legends Story Puzzles through cultural storytelling and play.\nExtra large Mahjong Together group play: In the last hour of the event\, join in an interactive group play session using Mahjong Together’s extra large foam tiles — an energetic way for kids and families to play mahjong\, together.\n\nMAKE\n\nArts & crafts stations: Create mahjong-inspired crafts and keepsakes to take home.\nPhoto booth: Capture your family’s favorite moments.\n\nSHOP\n\nMarketplace: Shop Mahjong Together\, exclusive merchandise\, Nicole Wong’s book\, and more — perfect for meaningful holiday gifts.\nAuthor meet-and-greet with Nicole Wong: Meet the author of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora and get your book signed.\n\nEAT\n\nFood & refreshments: Enjoy bites from our favorite Chinatown restaurants while you play and connect.\n\n  \n\n\nGood to Know\n\nWheelchair-accessible venue\nQuiet corners available for sensory breaks\, low stimulation play\nThis event will be documented for recap and promotional purposes. By reserving a ticket\, attendees consent to photo and video documentation but can opt out at check-in by requesting a “no-media” sticker.\n\n  \n\n\nHosts\nBo & Mei creates modern games\, puzzles\, and activities that bring culture to life through play—helping families connect\, learn\, celebrate\, and pass down traditions with love. \nThe Mahjong Project preserves mahjong’s heritage and empowers new generations to play and connect. \nHosted by Welcome to Chinatown\, supporting the vitality of Chinatown’s local community and businesses. \n  \n\n\nPartners\nMedia Partner: Mother Tongue Media is a creative studio rooted in anti-tokenism of the Asian diaspora worldwide. \nEvent Design Partner: Juliette Paige\, of Rookie Move\, is a designer who creates physical things\, spaces\, and experiences that bring people together and evoke emotion. \nBooks sold by Yu and Me Books\, the first female Asian American owned bookstore in NYC\, located in historical Manhattan Chinatown. They focus on featuring strong\, diverse voices\, with a highlight on immigrant stories. \nA selection of snacks provided by Yun Hai\, a Taiwanese pantry and shop that offers premium ingredients for Chinese and Taiwanese cooking. Visit Yun Hai’s physical store in Williamsburg\, or shop their collection online.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mahjong-together-family-game-day/
LOCATION:Welcome to Chinatown\, 115 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Games,In Person
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SUMMARY:NY Comedy Festival Presents Margaret Cho: Choligarchy
DESCRIPTION:My new show CHOLIGARCHY is bringing me back to my roots as a political comedian. I’m so frustrated with the state of the union and I know the only weapon I have is humor. We are being taken over by the richest people in the world but the one thing they cannot afford is jokes at their expense. I want to fight fascism with everything I have. This will be my most blistering and brutally honest show yet! Let’s tear down racism\, homophobia and sexism with all that we have. We have to fight for what we have now\, because if we wait any longer\, it might be too late to save ourselves. \nComedian. Actor. Musician. Advocate. Entrepreneur. Five-time Grammy and Emmy nominee. Margaret Cho\, a jack of all trades\, master of many.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/ny-comedy-festival-presents-margaret-cho-choligarchy/
LOCATION:The Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T220000
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SUMMARY:​Spicy Make Me Cry Pop-Up Dinner Party - NYC
DESCRIPTION:​Get ready for an unforgettable evening at our Pop-Up Dinner Party! On November 15th\, join us at the cozy Mee Sum Cafe on Pell Street for a night filled with mouthwatering dishes\, vibrant vibes\, and a hint of surprise in every bite. We’ve crafted a menu that will tantalize your taste buds and bring just the right amount of heat. \n​SPICY MAKE ME CRY Pop-Up Dinner Party \n​One Night Only — A Bold Thai Culinary Experience featuring a 4-Course Thai Dinner Menu Crafted by Titalie that includes an Exclusive Dessert Collaboration with Soft Swerve. \n​Mee Sum Cafe\n26 Pell St\, New York\, NY 10013 \n​Saturday\, November 15th\, 2025 \n​Choose Your Time Slot \n​Seating 1: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM\nSeating 2: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM \n​Limited Seats · Ticketed Entry Only\nReserve your preferred time before it sells out! \n​MENU \n​Each ticket includes tax/tip and the following 4 courses: \n​“Sawadee Crisps” \n​-Potato Crisps tossed in Thai spices and toppings- \n​Born in a dorm room\, packed with Thai spice! Titalie’s crispy creation proves great flavor doesn’t need a big budget. Crisps. friends. and an ice-cold Thai beer. Always a good time. \n​หมูห่อไฟ “Moo Hor Fai” \n​-Grilled Pork Jowl over Sticky Rice wrapped in Roasted Seaweed- \n​It all began in a Bangkok night market\, where Titalie and her husband shared their first meal — the inspiration for this dish. \n​ก๋วยเตี๋ยวแกงเนื้อ “Kuai Tiao Gaeng Neua” \n​-Tita’s Special Thai Curry Beef Noodle Soup- \n​Steeped in the flavors of Thailand’s diverse food heritage\, this tender beef in a spiced coconut curry is more than a meal — it’s a memory. Passed down from her grandmother\, it’s the recipe Titalie has mastered over the years and proudly calls her signature dish. \n​ข้าวเม่าทองละไม “Khao Mao” \n​-Crispy Fried Coconut Wrapped Banana Topped With a Scoop of Specially Made Coconut Jackfruit Ice Cream by Soft Swerve- \n​Growing up\, one of Titalie’s favorite snacks was crispy fried bananas\, a beloved Thailand street food her mom often bought for her. This dish is inspired by her childhood and the flavors of home she misses dearly. \n​​BEVERAGES – sold seperately \n​Thai Beverage \n​Thai Iced Tea \n​Soda \n​A very limited supply of our KHOT PHET “Authentic Homemade Thai Hot Sauce” and SPICY MAKE ME CRY Tees designed by Titalie will be available for purchase at the event. \n​KHOT PHET | $15 \n​SPICY MAKE ME CRY Tee | $25 \n​A portion of proceeds will be donated to Welcome to Chinatown. Supporting the community that inspires and uplifts us. \n​*The event and participants will be photographed and filmed for social media content. Thank you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\nMee Sum Cafe\n26 Pell St\, New York\, NY 10013\, USA
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/spicy-make-me-cry-pop-up-dinner-party-nyc/
LOCATION:Mee Sum Cafe\, 26 Pell St\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T210000
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SUMMARY:IndiXspark 2.0: Immigration\, Economy & AI
DESCRIPTION:IndiXspark 2.0\, a gathering that amplifies immigrant voices and highlights the intersection of immigration\, innovation\, and AI in shaping our collective future. The event brings together thought leaders\, creators\, and advocates driving change through storytelling and technology. IndiXspark 2.0 that inspires dialogue\, elevate diverse perspectives\, and foster meaningful connections across disciplines.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/indixspark-2-0-immigration-economy-ai-immigration-economy-ai/
LOCATION:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\, USA\, 305 7th Ave 17th Fl\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Film,Food,In Person,Legal,Networking,Panel,Storytelling,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T170000
DTSTAMP:20251114T092253Z
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SUMMARY:Everyday Stories: Community Workshop & Recording on “Everyday Chinatown"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive storytelling workshop to explore Chinatown’s collective memory of everyday objects.\n\n\nJoin T!C’s Storytelling Lead\, Rochelle\, for an interactive afternoon of stories to explore Chinatown’s collective memory of everyday objects. We’ll hear some of our neighbors’ memories for T!C’s Everyday Chinatown project – then get ready to share some of your own stories\, as we reveal our next season’s everyday object with a storytelling workshop and recording session.  \n \nThe Everyday Chinatown project is produced by Think!Chinatown to record stories about objects found in the everyday lives of our community. From bagua – octagonal fengshui mirror\, baihuayou – white flower oil\, to our next season’s everyday object\, we invite you and Chinatown community members to record the memories that have cemented these ordinary objects into our everyday lives. Through these recorded stories\, participants may contribute to the next chapter of T!C’s Everyday Chinatown project.  \n \nRSVP to save your spot. All ages welcome! \n \n*Please note: This workshop will be conducted in English.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/everyday-stories-community-workshop-recording-on-everyday-chinatown/
LOCATION:Think!Chinatown’s Studio\, 1 pike street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T140000
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SUMMARY:The People's Money Idea Generation Session
DESCRIPTION:Share your ideas and help shape how NYC invests in its communities at The People’s Money Idea Generation Session!\n\n\nWelcome to The People’s Money Idea Generation Session! \nJoin us for an exciting and interactive community event where your ideas help shape how New York City invests in its neighborhoods. As part of The People’s Money\, NYC’s citywide participatory budgeting initiative\, this session is your chance to share what matters most and brainstorm projects that strengthen our communities. Enjoy a free lunch\, connect with neighbors\, and take part in a gift card raffle as we collaborate\, imagine\, and design solutions together. Whether you’re passionate about housing\, education\, public space\, or community wellness\, every voice counts\, including yours. Participants 11 and over welcome.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-peoples-money-idea-generation-session/
LOCATION:137 Henry St\, 137 Henry Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T180000
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SUMMARY:Pasifika Fest 2025: Connected Currents  (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:An all-day community event\, Pasifika Fest 2025 will feature morning and afternoon sessions\, with a culminating performance.  From in·corpus\, Pasifika Fest 2025: Connected Currents is a season finale celebration marking two years of Pasifika Series.  Conceived by an inaugural Advisory Circle\, the 2025 theme\, Connected Currents\, highlights the intertwining flow of waters\, cultures\, and peoples—as well as the overlapping struggles and triumphs—that weave the tapestry of the Pacific Ocean region \nPRESENTATION: ʻĀina Approaches to Healing & Thriving\n11 AM-12 PM \nPANEL: Wansolwara/One Ocean – Our shared responsibility for climate justice\n2:15-3:30 PM \nPERFORMANCE: Connected Currents\, ft. Pasifika Series artists + special guests\n4-5 PM \nPlease join us via livestream for:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qaStKcdhSdSWAGyCAYNZlw#/registration
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/pasifika-fest-2025-connected-currents-hybrid/
LOCATION:The People’s Forum\, 320 West 37th St.\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Dance,Discussion,Hybrid,In Person,Storytelling,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T160000
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SUMMARY:CAMS 62ND Scientific Conference: Optimizing Chinese American Healthcare in an AI-Driven World
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce our keynote speaker\, Dr. Jeffrey Yang\, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Research. He will be joined by other distinguished experts to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of medicine.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cams-62nd-scientific-conference-optimizing-chinese-american-healthcare-in-an-ai-driven-world/
LOCATION:Cornell Belfer Building\, 413 East 69th St\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:In Person,Medical
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Transtrack
DESCRIPTION:Transtrack transforms the idea of a train platform into a multisensory space where the voices of elderly immigrants recount life journeys\, weaving an immersive landscape of sound\, vibration\, and oral history. The work amplifies overlooked immigrant voices—honoring those whose labor\, like the immigrants who built the transcontinental railroad\, remains absent from history. \nAlong a line of vibrating speakers\, memories ripple like passing trains. As the noise fades\, gentle voices recall landscapes that shaped their journeys. This shifting soundscape reflects the emotional terrain of immigration\, where the past is never still and stories unfold like landscapes passing a train window. Inside the space\, a waiting area invites new recordings\, connecting elders and younger generations through shared storytelling. \nBuilding on Phunsombatlert’s community centered practice and ongoing exploration of oral immigration histories gathered from local elders\, the exhibition invites participants from diverse backgrounds to share memories of landscape and migration\, fostering moments of cross-cultural connection. More than an artwork\, Transtrack is a living archive—preserving immigration memory through movement\, sound\, and presence. \nTransmitter is currently open 1–6pm on weekends and by appointment.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-transtrack/
LOCATION:Transmitter\, 1329 Willoughby Avenue\, 2A\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:IAAC Literary Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION: The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is proud to announce the IAAC Literary Festival 2025\, taking place November 15-16 at International House\, New York City. Now in its landmark edition\, the festival brings together a constellation of acclaimed authors\, thinkers\, and storytellers from across the globe to explore South Asia’s rich literary and cultural landscape\, from myth and mysticism to modern identity\, innovation\, and global citizenship. \n“Across borders and generations\, Indian literature continues to redefine the global imagination. The IAAC Literary Festival is where those voices meet; bold\, questioning\, and alive with possibility. Voices that remind us that literature is not only art\, but also the architecture of understanding.” \n– Preethi Urs\, Director\, IAAC Literary Festival \nAdmission to the all sessions is free and open to the public\, except Sadhguru’s keynote session on Sunday\, November 16 which is now sold out. \n\n\n\nRegistration does not guarantee a seat as seating is on a first come first served basis. \nSCHEDULE: \nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 10.00 – 10.50 AM | Home Room (2FL) \n\n\nMegha Majumdar:  Book Talk: A Guardian and a Thief  In conversation with  S. Mitra Kalita\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 11.00 – 11.50 AM | Dodge Room (1FL) \n\nPadma Venkatraman: Book Talk: Safe Harbor  In conversation with Ramya Ramana\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 11.00 – 11.50 AM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nPooja Bavishi: Book Talk: Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors\nSunita Kohli:  Book Talk: The India Cookbook: From the Tables of My Friends\,\nIn conversation with Simi Nitin Shah\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 12:00 – 12:50 PM | Dodge Room (1FL) \n\nArchana Maniar:  Book Talk: Dry Spells\, In conversation with Jafreen Uddin\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 12.00 – 12.50 PM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nStephen Huyler:  Book Talk: Transformed by India: A Life\, In conversation with Dr. Nirmal Mattoo\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 02.00 – 02:50 PM | Dodge Room (1FL) \n\nPriya Doraswamy:  Industry Panel – From Page to Premiere: Adapting Books to Screen\nReena Singh\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 02.00 – 02:50 PM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nAmish Tripathi: Book Talk: The Chola Tigers In conversation with Makarand ParanjapeSaturday\, 15 November 2025\,  03.00 – 03.50 PM | Dodge Room (1FL)\nArjun Mahatta: Book Talk: Maha Kumbh: A Spiritual Odyssey\, In conversation with Josheen Oberoi\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 03.00 – 03.50 PM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nVasant Dhar: Book Talk: Thinking with Machines\, In conversation with Mukul Devichand\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 04.00 – 04:50 PM | Dodge Room (1FL) \n\nPOETRY\nUsha Akella:  Book Talk: Embayed\nSrinivas MandavilliL Book Talk: Howrah Bridge\nSunayana Kachroo:  Book Talk: Songs of Paradise\nAmit Majmudar: Book Talk: Three Metamorphoses\nYuyutsu Sharma: Book Talk: An Alchemy of Nine Smiles\,\nIn conversation with Ravi Shankar\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 04.00 – 04.50 PM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nMeenakshi Ahamed: Book Talk: Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America\nVik Malhotra: Book Talk: A CEO for all seasons: Mastering the Cycle of Leadership\,\nIn conversation with Liaquat Ahamed\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025\, 5.00 – 5:50 PM | Dodge Room (1FL) \n\nPoetry: Matwaala Films\,  In conversation with Ravi Shankar\n\nSaturday\, 15 November 2025. 05.00 – 05.50 PM | Home Room (2FL) \n\nParam Vir: Book Talk: Twelve Buddhist Tales\, In conversation with Jamshed Bharucha\n\nSESSION2 – 16 November 2025\, 12.00 – 01.00 PM \n\nDevdutt Pattanaik: Book Talk: Escape the Bakasura Trap\,  In conversation with Mathew Veedon\n\nSunday\, 16 November 2025\, 04.00 – 05.30 PM \n\nSadhguru: Book Talk: Death: A Yogi’s Guide to Living\, Dying and Beyond\,  In conversation with Chandrika Tandon\n\nSunday\, 16 November 2025\,  05:45 – 06:45 PM \n\nYakub Mathew: Book Talk: Seeking The Infinite Maha Kumbh 2025\nDiana Eck\,\nRabbi Scott\,\nGurudev Sri Anish\,\nThe Very Reverend Winnie Varghese\nIn conversation with Suhel Seth
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/iaac-literary-festival-2025/
LOCATION:International House\, 500 Riverside Drive\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Festival,In Person
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SUMMARY:Music: Triple Dose @ EVOL NYC
DESCRIPTION:Herbal takes over EVOL NYC 11/14 for Triple Dose — a night of underground hip-hop\, electronic\, rage & hyperpop with Yaka\, Delphia! & Xihong.\n\n\nHerbal Presents: Triple Dose @ EVOL NYC \n  \nDate: 11/14/2025-11/15/2025 \nTime: 10:00PM – 4:00AM \nLocation: EVOL NYC 2 Thompson St 2nd Fl\, New York\, NY 10013 \nHerbal takes over EVOL NYC for a night of pure underground energy. \nExperience the collision of underground hip-hop\, electronic\, rage\, and hyperpop — raw sounds from the next wave of the scene. \nFeaturing Artists: \nYaka — Shanghai-born artist\, producer\, and multidisciplinary creative blending Atlanta’s trap roots with UK jungle and East Asian melodies. At just 21\, he’s the creator of “Jungle Rage\,” a high-energy fusion of rage\, techno\, and tribal rhythms. \nAfter producing for artists like GAI and working with Riot Games on Valorant China\, Yaka has become one of the most dynamic young voices in the Asian underground. Now based in Brooklyn\, he continues to push boundaries between hip-hop and club music through explosive live performances and forward-thinking production. \nDelphia! – A forward-thinking artist from the emerging collective Virtual Adam\, Delphia! blends elements of dance\, electronic\, experimental pop\, and house into a cohesive sound. With his distinctive vocals and genre-bending production\, he transforms contrasting influences into a powerful and deeply personal musical experience. \nXihong (西红) – The liveliest “red alert” from Seafood Market Records\, known in the scene as the Chili Pepper Spirit of East Asian hip-hop. \nHis signature track “荆棘拳” kicks straight into a maze of stream-of-consciousness lyricism — words abstract like mysterious letters mailed from the edge of the universe. His rhymes twist and dance like tongue twisters; even AI needs a moment to process them. \nExpect heavy drops\, glitchy synths\, and unfiltered performance energy all night long. \nNo rules. No limits. Just sound. \nStay loud — stay underground.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/triple-dose-evol-nyc/
LOCATION:Evol NewYork\, 2 Thompson Street\, #2nd Fl\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Henry Threadgill\, Vijay Iyer\, Dafnis Prieto Trio
DESCRIPTION:Pulitzer Prize-winning composer\, saxophonist and flutist\, and NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill has spent his life reimagining the jazz landscape. \nA groundbreaking innovator with his own unique musical universe\, at 81\, Threadgill continues to push boundaries – including as part of this genre-blurring all-star trio with fellow jazz legends\, MacArthur “genius” grant recipients\, and musician-composers pianist Vijay Iyer and percussionist Dafnis Prieto. Following a performance in Boston last season\, Arts Fuse hailed the “unique summit of three intellectually minded luminaries who bridged jazz\, classical\, Latin and South Asian influences.” The trio has yet to record together\, and their performances are rare. Don’t miss the chance to hear them.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/jazz-henry-threadgill-vijay-iyer-dafnis-prieto-trio/
LOCATION:92nd Street Y (92NY / 92Y)\, 1395 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T193000
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SUMMARY:From “Cool Japan” to “Your Japan” in 2025 (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Japan’s global appeal is undeniable—but how well do official narratives match what international audiences actually want? Drawing on his role as a Cool Japan Producer for the Japanese Cabinet Office\, Benjamin W. Boas highlights the need to shift from a government-branded “Cool Japan” paradigm to the more participatory\, fan-driven “Your Japan.” He examines what’s working (content exports\, inbound-tourism touchpoints\, local city branding) and what still misses the mark (top-down campaigns\, language access\, and diversity). Boas shares behind-the-scenes examples from NHK WORLD programs and community-level projects in Nakano\, and addresses today’s so-called “overtourism\,” arguing that many pain points are really problems of mismanagement. In contrast to top-down efforts\, grassroots phenomena are filling the gap: from overseas anime fandoms to the growth of riichi (Japanese) mahjong clubs in New York City\, organic cultural movements are shaping “Your Japan”—the personal Japan fans embrace on their own terms. He concludes with practical recommendations for educators\, policymakers\, and creatives on aligning domestic priorities with overseas expectations.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-cool-japan-to-your-japan-in-2025/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film,Hybrid,In Person,Television,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: The Web: The Birth and Legacy of New York’s First Asian Gay Bar
DESCRIPTION:In the early 1990s\, when racism and homophobia shadowed New York’s nightlife\, at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 58th Street\, a quiet revolution took place. The Web\, known in Chinese as 盘丝洞\, opened as New York’s first Asian gay bar\, founded by Alan Chow and his business partner Chan. For a generation of Asian queer immigrants who had long existed in the margins\, The Web offered what New York had never before given its Asian queer community: a home. \nThe Web is a space where Asian queer men could see themselves reflected\, respected\, and celebrated. This exhibition\, through archival materials\, photography\, and a project-specific interview zine\, we revisit The Web’s legacy and see how it redefined Asian queer nightlife in New York. In a time shaped by instability and uncertainty\, the act of imagining new worlds carries contemporary relevance. In that sense\, Between Worlds: the Intangible Thread is two artists expanding reality by holding open alternatives. It is through these alternatives that dialogue occurs—across practices\, across stories\, and across the ephemeral yet vivid spaces between what was\, what is\, and what might be. \n\nChinese American Arts Council / Gallery 456\n456 Broadway\, FL3\nOpening Reception: Nov 14\, 6–8 PM\nExhibition Dates: Nov 14 – Dec 5\, 2025\nGallery Hours: Mon – Fri 1 – 6 pm or by appointment
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-web-the-birth-and-legacy-of-new-yorks-first-asian-gay-bar/
LOCATION:Chinese American Arts Council / Gallery 456\, 456 Broadway\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T220000
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SUMMARY:Asian C.E.O. Monthly [English] Standup Comedy Showcase 纽约英文脱口秀
DESCRIPTION:Asian C.E.O. – Chief Entertainment Officers\n\n\n\nAsian CEO is CrazyLaugh’s English comedy showcase that brings together the funniest Asian comics in NYC (with the occasional diversity hire\, because hey\, we’re inclusive like that). It’s a one-of-a-kind mix\, blending seasoned Asian comics with brave newbies trying stand-up in their second language. Who’s funnier? Honestly\, it’s a toss-up. But one thing’s for sure: you’ll laugh either way! \n\n\nTickets: $15+fee\nMinimum Purchase: One (2) Drink\, including both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks \nShow time: 8:30pm\, Door opens: 8pm \n>Please arrrive on-time!< \nAge requirement: 21+ \nPlease arrive at least 15 min before show starts \nPlease note: \n* The performance will open for admission 30 minutes before scheduled start time and doors will close promptly at the start time. We reserve the right to deny entry to late guests. \n* Audience must enter with a ticket\, and minors are not allowed inside. \n* No recording\, video capturing\, and the use of flash photography \n\n\nFirst Overseas Chinese Standup Variety show is Here!\n \n🔥ChowFun StandUp & CrazyLaugh now on YouTube!🔥\nFull playlist: chowfun.crazylaugh.co \nDon’t worry we got English subs! \n\n\n\n\n\nWanna  for yourself? \nGo for it! With an 800-word script\, the stage is yours! \nNo previous experience required to perform at our open-mics. We welcome and encourage everyone\, especially if English is not your first language\, who crave for free expression to join us. \nOur CrazyLaugh editorial team provides all the assistance we can – script revisioning\, audition sessions\, acting classes\, expert training materials\, professional photography and videography. You too can become a star comedian! \nFor more information or to sign-up\, please contact us on Eventbrite or through WeChat . QR codes are listed below. \n\n\n\nAbout Us \nCrazyLaugh Comedy \nThe first Chinese Stand-up comedy club in NY\, NJ and DC with a simple goal to inspire the Asian community\, especially the first generation immigrants to find their voices and be their authentic selves. Together\, we laugh louder. \n \nCrazyLaugh \nA dynamic oversea Chinese culture content production platform. \nAt CrazyLaugh\, our mission is to inspire a shift in perspective\, transforming life’s twists and stress into moments of humor and laughter. We believe every challenge is a setup for a punchline\, and we’re dedicated to empowering everyone find theirs. Together\, we’re not just facing life’s ups and downs; we’re turning them into a shared journey of joy and community laughter. \n \nFor more information please visit crazylaugh.co \nContact: hi@crazylaugh.co \n—————————————————————— \nCrazyLaugh is affliated with P&Y Foudnation\, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization \n \nCrazyLaugh保留拒绝为任何人服务的权利 \nCrazyLaugh reserves the right to refuse service to anyone
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-c-e-o-monthly-english-standup-comedy-showcase-%e7%ba%bd%e7%ba%a6%e8%8b%b1%e6%96%87%e8%84%b1%e5%8f%a3%e7%a7%80/
LOCATION:St. Marks Comedy Club\, 12 St Marks Pl\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wendy Evans Joseph Lecture on Art and Architecture: Mel Chin
DESCRIPTION:Mel Chin | The Funk & Wag from A to Z\, 2012. Image courtesy Mel Chin \nThe annual Wendy Evans Joseph Lecture on Art and Architecture showcases artists whose work addresses the built environment\, and humanity’s impact on the earth and other living things. \n\n\n\nMel Chin will present his work in a public lecture\, followed by a conversation with architect Tei Carpenter. The event will include an audience question-and-answer session. \nMel Chin is a conceptual artist known for a broad range of approaches to artmaking\, including public initiatives realized through multidisciplinary\, collaborative teamwork and works which enlist science as an aesthetic component to elaborate complex ideas. Throughout his career\, Chin has developed a diverse portfolio of projects that employ artistic methods to not only address but intervene in urgent social\, political\, cultural\, and environmental landscapes. \nChin’s artworks include: \n\nFundred Project Prompted by a visit to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina\, Chin initiated this campaign to raise awareness of childhood lead poisoning through the collaborative creation and dissemination of “Fundred Dollar Bill” drawings in schools\, arts institutions\, and civic settings across the country.\nIn the Name of the Place In 1995\, Mel Chin formed the GALA Committee\, a collective which conducted a two-year\, covert public art project on the television show Melrose Place\, creating and inserting conceptual and often subversive props into the popular primetime soap opera.\nThe Funk & Wag from A to Z This installation comprises 524 unique collages which re-edit images from Funk & Wagnall’s The Universal Standard Encyclopedia to pose contemporary and historical cultural critiques.\n\nSince the 1980’s\, Chin’s work has been exhibited in arts institutions around the world and installed across the United States through site-specific projects\, from the ongoing Revival Field\, a pioneering application of green remediation practices initiated in 1990\, to Unmoored\, a 2018 mixed reality experience located in Times Square that envisions a submerged future. Chin was one of the artists featured in the first season of the PBS Series Art of the 21st Century\, focused on the theme of “consumption.” His 40-year survey exhibition at the Queens Museum\, All Over the Place\, was named the best art exhibition of 2018 by Hyperallergic. \nChin is the recipient of numerous awards and grants\, including the MacArthur Fellowship in 2019\, his election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2021\, and the Hiroshima Art Prize in 2024. His work is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, The Menil Collection\, and the Whitney Museum of American Art\, among others. \nFollowing his presentation\, architect Tei Carpenter will join Chin in discussion. Carpenter is the founding director of Agency—Agency\, a New York City based architectural design practice specializing in cultural and public projects. In parallel to design work\, Carpenter is an assistant professor at the Princeton University School of Architecture and creates and leads participatory design and advocacy engagements\, with past partners including the Ali Forney Center and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Her project New Public Hydrant\, with Chris Woebken\, is held in MoMA’s permanent collection. \nFree for League members; $20 general admission.\nAdvance registration in required.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/wendy-evans-joseph-lecture-on-art-and-architecture-mel-chin/
LOCATION:Scholastic’s Big Red Auditorium\, 130 Mercer Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interview
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Eshani Surya: Ravishing w/ Roxane Gay (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:“As deep as girlhood friendship\, and as terrifying as beauty itself: Ravishing is a necessary novel for our times.” —Meg Elison\n\n\n\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/wzh0H1KjdXk\n\nEvent guidelines: \n\nEach ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.\nAdditional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.\nA signing will follow the talk.\nHome address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/wzh0H1KjdXk\nAs a reminder: If you are not feeling well\, please do not come to the event\, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net. \nA brilliant and compelling debut\, Ravishing shines a light on the dark enticements of the beauty industry and how it capitalizes on our desire to be someone we are not. \nA provocative\, darkly surreal novel of two Indian American siblings caught in the clutches of a beauty tech company\, Ravishing is a searing portrait of the beauty industry’s dangerous ability to change people’s relationship to their bodies and the cult-like grip it has on youth. \nFor teenage Kashmira\, it’s painful to look in the mirror; she has her father’s face\, and every feature is a reminder of his abandonment. When a friend introduces her to Evolvoir\, a beauty product that changes users’ features\, Kashmira is quickly hooked on how it allows her to erase the triggers of her grief. Meanwhile\, at Evolvoir’s corporate offices\, Kashmira’s estranged brother Nikhil first sees the product as an opportunity to make a difference and a name for himself\, but is quickly mired in corporate complicity as reports surface of the product causing severe pain and persistent symptoms in some users. As chaos ensues\, Kashmira is hospitalized and must negotiate the constraints of her new reality\, while Nikhil uncovers a vicious truth that will force him to decide where his loyalties lie. \nPerfect for readers of Gold Diggers and You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine\, Ravishing is a visceral\, yet immensely tender\, coming-of-age story of two Indian American siblings caught in the clutches of a predatory beauty tech company\, providing an illuminating portrait of the complexities of growing up brown\, chronic illness\, and our relationship to ourselves. \n  \nEshani Surya is a chronically ill South Asian writer living in Philadelphia. She holds an MFA from the University of Arizona and is a 2023 finalist for the A.C. Bose Grant for Speculative Literature\, a 2022 Asian Women Writer’s Workshop mentee\, a 2022 Kenyon Review Writer’s Workshop scholarship recipient\, and a 2021 Mae Fellowship recipient. Ravishing is her first novel. \n  \nRoxane Gay is a writer\, editor\, and professor. She is the author of several bestselling books including Bad Feminist\, Hunger\, Difficult Women\, and Opinions A Decade of Arguments\, Criticism\, and Minding Other People’s Business. She is also the author of the Eisner Award winning World of Wakanda for Marvel and the editor of Best American Short Stories 2018. Her short stories and essays can be found in Harper’s Bazaar\, A Public Space\, McSweeney’s\, Tin House\, Oxford American\, American Short Fiction\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and the editor of an eponymous imprint at Grove Atlantic. In 2018\, she won a Guggenheim fellowship. She is also the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media\, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and working on several books and film and television projects. Her newsletter\, The Audacity\, is hosted at Substack.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/in-store-eshani-surya-ravishing-w-roxane-gay/
LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,Hybrid,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Always more to say
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation on Experimental Performance Art from Vietnam!\n\n\nOn Thursday\, 11/13\, collaborators Lumi Tan\, Anh Vo\, Đỗ Tường Linh and maura nguyễn donohue will discuss the research and conversations that have led to the development of their upcoming projects\, focusing on experimental performance art from Vietnam. In particular\, the group will share stories\, findings\, and images from their January 2025 trip to Hanoi and Saigon which informed an evolving discourse around the conditions of contemporary performance art in these two cities and beyond. \nAlways more to say kicks off a broader series of events\, including an editorial project with Movement Research and a series of programs with Performance Space New York. Movement Research Performance Journal Issue #62\, to be published in early 2026\, will be dedicated to experimental Vietnamese performance art\, with reflections from over fifteen artists and curators. The collaboration with Performance Space\, titled We Exist in the Ambivalence of those Motherfuckers\, will be held between January 18 – February 9\, 2026\, and features a residency and series of new performance works by Vietnamese artists. \nBios: \nLumi Tan is a curator and writer based in New York City. She is the curator for the 2026 Converge 45 city-wide exhibition in Portland\, Oregon\, and a curator for Focus at Frieze New York. From 2010 to 2022\, she was senior curator at The Kitchen in New York where she organized exhibitions and produced performances with artists including Kevin Beasley\, Meriem Bennani\, Gretchen Bender\, Abraham Cruzvillegas\, Autumn Knight\, Moor Mother\, Sondra Perry\, The Racial Imaginary Institute\, Tina Satter\, Kenneth Tam\, Danh Vo\, and Anicka Yi. Prior to The Kitchen\, Tan was guest curator at the Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Nord Pas-de-Calais in France\, director at Zach Feuer Gallery\, and curatorial assistant at MoMA/PS1. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Artforum\, Frieze\, Mousse\, Cura\, numerous exhibition catalogs and university publications. She was the recipient of 2020 VIA Art Fund Curatorial Fellowship\, and has been visiting faculty at School of Visual Arts\, New York; Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College; and Yale School of Art. \nBased in Brooklyn and Hanoi\, Anh Vo is a Vietnamese choreographer and writer working in the expanded field of performance. Their practice mobilizes the naked body in its variations to make explicit the entanglement of power and apparitional forces that cut across flesh. Their work is situated in the unlikely lineage convergences between Downtown New York experimental performance\, Hanoi performance art\, and Vietnamese folk ritual practices. Vo is indebted to Miguel Gutierrez’s unapologetic queerness and amorphous excess\, Moriah Evan’s speculative commitment to the depth of interiority\, Tehching Hsieh’s existential sense of time\, and Ngoc Dai’s guttural sonic landscape of postwar Vietnam. Their formal training is in Performance Studies\, studying with esteemed theorists and practitioners at Brown University (BA) and New York University (MA). \nmaura nguyễn donohue is Chair of Dance and Director of MFA at Hunter College and has been making work and facilitating\, curating\, producing\, and leading public conversations in the US\, Asia\, and Europe for over 30 years. From 99-04\, as artistic advisor for Dance Theater Workshop’s Mekong Project\, maura facilitated residencies for AAPI and SE Asian artists in the US\, Thailand\, Cambodia\, and Vietnam. Most recently\, maura was 1 of 12 choreographers included in Dance History(s): Imagination as a Form of Study\, co-edited by thomas f. defrantz and Annie-B Parson. maura publishes through commissions from arts organizations such as MANCC\, Danspace Project\, DanceNYC and Gibney Dance\, in academic presses such as Scholar & Feminist Online\, Dance Studies Association\, and Women and Performance\, as well as at Culturebot. Ambivalent Selves: The Asian Female Body in American Concert Dance was published in Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance and excerpts of When You’re Old Enough were in the original (1998) and the 25th anniversary (2023) edition of Watermark: Vietnamese American Poetry and Prose. \nĐỗ Tường Linh is a curator\, art researcher\, and writer based between Hanoi (Vietnam) and New York City (United States). She holds a BA in Art History and Theoretical Criticism from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts and an MA in Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Asia and Africa from SOAS\, University of London\, supported by the prestigious Alphawood Scholarship. In 2025\, she completed an MA in Curatorial Studies at Bard College. Linh was part of the curatorial team of the 12th Berlin Biennial and is currently the Artistic Director of VCCA (Hanoi\, Vietnam) and Director of Nguyen Wahed Gallery (New York and London). Linh co-founded and is a member of Lunch Hour\, a New York based artist/curator collective exploring and critiquing the mythologies around authorship\, work\, and labor. Since 2005\, Linh has curated and contributed to exhibitions and projects across Vietnam\, Southeast Asia\, Europe\, and beyond. She was a research fellow with Site and Space in Southeast Asia (Power Institute\, University of Sydney\, funded by the Getty Foundation) and has participated in international programs including Le 18 Curatorial Residency (2024)\, Asia Cultural Council Research Fellowship (2023)\, Ljubljana Graphic Art Biennial (2019)\, Mekong Cultural Hub (2018–19)\, CIMAM Museum Workshop (2018)\, and Tate Intensive (2018). Her curatorial projects include Time Thrift (New York\, 2025)\, Means of Production (New York\, 2024)\, Revived Photo Hanoi (Hanoi\, 2023)\, Citizen Earth (Hanoi\, 2020)\, The Foliage 3 (VCCA\, Hanoi\, 2019)\, Geo-Resilience of the All-World (La Colonie\, Paris\, 2018)\, No War\, No Vietnam (Galerie Nord\, Berlin\, 2018)\, and SEAcurrents (London\, 2017). \n \nLight refreshments will be provided. \nAAAinA’s general programming and operations are funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts\, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, the Vilcek Foundation\, and other foundations and individuals.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/always-more-to-say/
LOCATION:Asia Art Archive in America\, 23 Cranberry Street\, Ground Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: UNRESOLVED: A Playable Archive of Rage and Reckoning
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of this exhibition from Risa Puno.\n\n\nWhat happens to rage if you’ve been taught to suppress or ignore it? And what if you could metabolize that rage in community with others? In UNRESOLVED: A Playable Archive of Rage and Reckoning\, part of Risa Puno’s ongoing Anatomy of Rage series\, the artist invites us to engage with this complex\, often taboo\, emotion through disarmingly playful experiences that spark conversation and connection. \nTHE WHEEL OF RECKONING AND RAGE is an interactive sculpture featuring two back-to-back spinners that pose raw\, revealing questions about how we process and respond to rage. One spinner asks what goes on inside your head when someone violates your dignity\, safety\, or sense of belonging. The other side asks what actions (or inaction) you take in response. \nSpin\, discuss\, and get real. Read what others have shared. Record your reflections and connect them to responses left by others on the gallery walls\, contributing to a living archive of shared experiences and emotional truths. \nUnresolved Rage Game is a collective storytelling experience inspired by tabletop role-playing games\, like Dungeons & Dragons. But instead of battling medieval monsters\, players navigate challenges inspired by real-life instances of racist or sexist microaggressions. Originally developed with Ran Xia during Soho Rep’s 2022-2023 Writer/Director Lab\, this raw\, vulnerable\, super-cringe (yet surprisingly fun!) exploration is designed to help Asian women and femmes process and unpack our various relationships with rage. \nThroughout the exhibition\, Puno will activate the gallery with in-person playtests of the latest version of Unresolved Rage Game specifically for Asian women and femmes\, as well as workshops for all identities to get curious about rage together. To learn more or to sign up for playtesting\, please visit: https://www.risapuno.com/rage \nAbout the Artist \nRisa Puno is an interactive installation artist who takes play seriously. She translates difficult topics — like social privilege\, data privacy\, or collective caretaking — into disarmingly fun experiences to help people connect more openly with one another. \nHer work is grounded in a pre-colonial Philippine ideology called kapwa that means “shared identity” or “shared humanity.” It’s the idea that we navigate through spaces with a community rather than alone\, and that we have a responsibility to care for others as we care for ourselves.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-reception-unresolved-a-playable-archive-of-rage-and-reckoning/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Vā Moana and Hawai‘i Futures
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by the Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands. \nA collaborative conversation between the artist Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence)\, Professor Albert Refiti (Auckland University of Technology)\, and the audience. ‘Awa (kava) will be available for those who wish to partake. Connelly’s exhibition\, Hawai’i is not the United States\, but it is your Future\, will remain open during the program for special viewing hours. \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. Space is limited. \nAccessibility note: This venue is accessible for wheelchair users. There are all gender restrooms. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu \n  \nAbout the Artists \nBorn and raised in Honolulu\, Sean Connelly is an artist and building practitioner working collaboratively across sculpture\, architecture\, film\, and cartography. Connelly’s practice engages deeply with grassroots interventions and supports Native liberation\, food sovereignty\, land justice\, and cultural resurgence centering ‘āina (Land / That Which Feeds). \nAs founding director of After Oceanic Built Environments Lab and the nonprofit Hawai‘i Nonlinear\, Connelly actively cultivates ancestral knowledge\, ecological insight\, and social justice to transform built environments into living archives of intergenerational healing. Collaborating closely with cultural bearers\, creative practitioners\, and Indigenous experts across Pae ‘Āina Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Islands)\, Connelly’s work contributes to a grassroots community of care\, actively shaping liberated oceanic futures. He is the 2025 Artist-in-Residence at the A/P/A Institute at NYU. \nLeali’ifano Dr. Albert Refiti is the leader in critical studies research on spatial design and architectural environments in the Pacific\, with a focus on material culture and ethnography on the subject. He advanced the discipline by creating a method of spatial exposition to examine the notion of vā (space) and wā (time) as central mechanisms to understand Pacific societies and their buildings\, artifacts\, and social system. \nRefiti practised architecture in Auckland (1990\, 1994-2002) and London (1991-1993) before beginning his academic career at Auckland University of Technology in 2002. He founded Vā Moana Research Cluster with Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul in 2012\, a successful platform setting the agenda for international research that engages Indigenous Pacific and Western thought to study Pacific notions of space. Based at Auckland University of Technology’s School of Art and Design\, Vā Moana has created a far-reaching network of international scholars whose research transforms ways of thinking about contemporary and customary Pacific understandings of the world\, by examining Indigenous Moana modes of producing space\, objects\, rituals\, and performance; develop new to promote discussion and publications from Pacific perspectives; focus on how Pacific concepts affect the production of space and the use of the built environment\, re-exploring and extending customary knowledge alongside academic discourse. \n  \n  \nImage: Photograph of Hawai’i is not the United States\, but it is your Future. Installation by Sean Connelly. ©Creighton: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/va-moana-and-hawaii-futures-2/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10003
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SUMMARY:"Mahjong" by Nicole Wong - Book Event & Interactive Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A conversation & game workshop with Nicole Wong\, author of “Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora” with Lisa Wong Macabasco.\n\n\nA step-by-step guide to Mahjong for new and seasoned players alike. For many third-culture kids in the Asian diaspora\, the sight and sound of clacking mahjong tiles conjures deep-seated memories. Some learned to play alongside elders\, while others watched from afar. Maybe you only distantly know of the game through movies or articles about pop-up mahjong nights. Whether you are looking to reconnect with the game\, pick up a new hobby\, or introduce others to a favorite pastime\, Mahjong is a step-by-step guide for new and seasoned players alike. \n \nAfter the book talk\, mahjong gameplay will follow\, with instruction guided by The Mahjong Project and help from local NYC mahjong group Food Mahjong Club. \n \nNicole Wong is a writer and producer based in Oakland\, California. She is the creator and founder of “The Mahjong Project”\, an effort to preserve and celebrate the cultural history of mahjong across the Asian diaspora\, and bring more people into the joy of playing the game. “The Mahjong Project” hosts pop-up mahjong nights across the Bay Area and beyond\, often partnering with community organizations and local foodmakers. Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora is her first book. Nicole’s work has been featured in Vogue\, The Washington Post\, CNN\, KQED\, and more. \nLisa Wong Macabasco is Vogue’s research manager and senior digital line editor. She covers culture—including films\, art\, TV\, theater\, and books—as well as food and travel. She has written for Vanity Fair\, The Guardian\, and T magazine. \n \n[ABOUT THIS EVENT: The rear half of the store will be used exclusively for this event. The front bar will be open to the public for drinking & chatting. Book browsing will be limited to a few display tables and shelves closest to the front of the store.]
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mahjong-by-nicole-wong-book-event-interactive-workshop/
LOCATION:Book Club Bar\, 197 East 3rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T183000
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SUMMARY:Who’s in and Who’s Out? Understanding the Results of the Mayoral Election
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the Results of the Mayoral Election\n\n\nAfter this unprecedented mayoral election\, what does the outcome mean for New York City? An expert panel discusses the results and how they will shape the direction of government policies\, the future of the political parties\, and the sense of belonging for different groups around the five boroughs. How will the coalitions and divisions revealed by this election change the city’s political landscape? Featuring Sayu Bhojwani\, former NYC commissioner for immigrant affairs\, TED speaker\, and author of People Like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door; New York State Senator John Liu\, chairman of the New York City Education Committee; Hank Sheinkopf\, a veteran of political campaigns in New York City and beyond\, who is an alumnus of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Program in Political Science; NYC Council Member Nantasha Williams\, an alumna of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare who represents District 27 in Southeast Queens; and others. John Mollenkopf\, distinguished professor of Political Science and Sociology and director of the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center\, moderates. \nPresented with the Center for Urban Research and the Interdisciplinary Conversation on Migration and Belonging in New York City.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/whos-in-and-whos-out-understanding-the-results-of-the-mayoral-election/
LOCATION:Elebash Recital Hall\, The Graduate Center\, 365 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T180000
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SUMMARY:Vā Moana and Hawai‘i Futures
DESCRIPTION:A conversation between the artist Sean Connelly and Professor Albert Refiti\n\n\nPresented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored the Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands. \nA conversation between the artist Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence) and Professor Albert Refiti (Auckland University of Technology). \n  \nNYU campus access guidelines: This is an in-person event\, open to the public. Registration is required. \nAccessibility note: This venue is accessible for wheelchair users. There are all gender restrooms. If you have any access needs\, please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu \n  \nAbout the Artists \nBorn and raised in Honolulu\, Sean Connelly is an artist and building practitioner working collaboratively across sculpture\, architecture\, film\, and cartography. Connelly’s practice engages deeply with grassroots interventions and supports Native liberation\, food sovereignty\, land justice\, and cultural resurgence centering ‘āina (Land / That Which Feeds). \nAs founding director of After Oceanic Built Environments Lab and the nonprofit Hawai‘i Nonlinear\, Connelly actively cultivates ancestral knowledge\, ecological insight\, and social justice to transform built environments into living archives of intergenerational healing. Collaborating closely with cultural bearers\, creative practitioners\, and Indigenous experts across Pae ‘Āina Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Islands)\, Connelly’s work contributes to a grassroots community of care\, actively shaping liberated oceanic futures. He is the 2025 Artist-in-Residence at the A/P/A Institute at NYU. \nLeali’ifano Dr. Albert Refiti is the leader in critical studies research on spatial design and architectural environments in the Pacific\, with a focus on material culture and ethnography on the subject. He advanced the discipline by creating a method of spatial exposition to examine the notion of vā (space) and wā (time) as central mechanisms to understand Pacific societies and their buildings\, artifacts\, and social system. \nRefiti practised architecture in Auckland (1990\, 1994-2002) and London (1991-1993) before beginning his academic career at Auckland University of Technology in 2002. He founded Vā Moana Research Cluster with Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul in 2012\, a successful platform setting the agenda for international research that engages Indigenous Pacific and Western thought to study Pacific notions of space. Based at Auckland University of Technology’s School of Art and Design\, Vā Moana has created a far-reaching network of international scholars whose research transforms ways of thinking about contemporary and customary Pacific understandings of the world\, by examining Indigenous Moana modes of producing space\, objects\, rituals\, and performance; develop new to promote discussion and publications from Pacific perspectives; focus on how Pacific concepts affect the production of space and the use of the built environment\, re-exploring and extending customary knowledge alongside academic discourse. \n  \n  \nImage: Thatch Assembly with Rocks (2017)\, sculpture\, on view during the Honolulu Biennial. Courtesy of Sean Connelly.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/va-moana-and-hawaii-futures/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Sq\, 20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor lobby\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T173000
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SUMMARY:Across Generations and Oceans: A Fireside Chat with Gish Jen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl\, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen.\n\n\nIn partnership with the US-China Education Trust and the Serica Initiative\, we cordially invite you to join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl\, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen. The book traces her mother’s journey exploring gender\, migration\, and cultural identity through Jen’s poetic prose. \nThe event features a reading and fireside chat with Gish Jen in conversation with Qian Julie Wang\, New York Times bestselling author and litigator. A book signing will follow the event. \nAbout Gish Jen \nGish Jen’s work has been included in The Best American Short Stories five times\, including in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. A fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, she has received NEA\, Guggenheim\, and Radcliffe fellowships\, a Lannan Literary Award\, and a five-year Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award. Her short work has appeared in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic Monthly\, The New York Times\, and many anthologies; she has taught at Harvard University\, NYU Shanghai\, and other universities. Bad Bad Girl is her tenth book. \nAbout Bad Bad Girl \nMy mother had died\, but still I heard her voice. . . \nGish’s mother\, Loo Shu-hsin\, is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family whose girls are expected to restrain themselves. Her beloved nursemaid—far more loving to than her real mother—is torn from her even as she is constantly reprimanded: “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” Sent to a modern Catholic school by her progressive father\, she receives not only an English name—Agnes—but a first-rate education. To his delight\, she excels. But even then he can only sigh\, “Too bad. If you were a boy\, you could accomplish a lot.” Agnes finds solace in books and\, in 1947\, announces her intention to pursue a PhD in America. As the Communist revolution looms\, she sets sail—never to return. \nLonely and adrift in New York\, she begins dating Jen Chao-Pe\, an engineering student. They do their best to block out the increasingly dire plight of their families back home and successfully establish a new American life: Marriage! A house in the suburbs! A number one son! By the time Gish is born\, though\, the news from China is proving inescapable; their marriage is foundering; and Agnes\, confronted with a strong-willed\, outspoken daughter distinctly reminiscent of herself\, is repeating the refrain—“Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!”—as she recapitulates the harshness of her own childhood. \nSpanning continents\, generations\, and cultures\, Bad Bad Girl is a novel only Gish Jen could have written: genre-bending\, courageous\, wise\, and as immensely incisive as it is compassionate. \nAbout Qian Julie Wang \nQian Julie Wang is the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood\, which was a Today Show Read With Jenna pick and named a best book of 2021 by the New York Times\, President Obama\, NPR\, Newsweek\, Good Housekeeping\, and more. A graduate of Yale Law School and Swarthmore College\, Qian Julie is managing partner of Gottlieb & Wang LLP\, a firm dedicated to advancing educational civil rights for marginalized populations. Her writing has been published in major publications such as The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Atlantic\, and more\, and she has appeared on the TODAY Show\, NBC\, PBS\, and NPR\, among others. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. \nAbout US-China Education Trust \nThe US-China Education Trust (USCET)\, a program of the F.Y. Chang Foundation\, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington\, D.C.\, dedicated to advancing US-China relations through education and exchange for next generation leaders. Founded in 1998\, USCET brings together students\, scholars\, and policymakers to deepen US knowledge of China\, strengthen Chinese understanding of the United States\, and center the voices of individuals who make up the bilateral relationship.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/across-generations-and-oceans-a-fireside-chat-with-gish-jen/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T160000
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SUMMARY:Reframing Suicide as a Shared Social Responsibility in Korea
DESCRIPTION:The Korea Society is pleased to announce that the ninth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Awardee is Dr. Peter Na\, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.  In his lecture\, Reframing Suicide as a Shared Social Responsibility in Korea\, he casts suicide not as an individual failure or “extreme choice (극단적 선택)\,” but as a systemic and cultural crisis requiring a coordinated national response. Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist\, public health researcher\, and mental health advocate\, Dr. Na examines the scale and societal costs of suicide in Korea and analyzes key structural drivers such as academic and workplace pressures\, poverty and isolation among older adults\, and the pervasive stigma surrounding mental illness and treatment. 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/reframing-suicide-as-a-shared-social-responsibility-in-korea/
LOCATION:The Korea Society\, 350 Madison Avenue\, 24th Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10017
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Redhawk Native American Arts Council
DESCRIPTION:Free\, community event featuring music and family-friendly fun and learning.\n\n\nThird Street Community Event Series\nFeaturing: Redhawk Native American Arts Council\nSunday\, Nov 9\, 2025 at 2:00 PM \nAnna-Maria Kellen Concert Hall at Third Street Music School \n \nRedhawk presents an interactive family-friendly cultural celebration featuring song\, dance\, history\, and expression. \n \nQuestions About Third Street Events? \nContact: Third Street Music School \nEmail: info@thirdstreet.nyc \nPhone: 212-777-3240 \n \nTicket Policy \n\nRSVPs are first-come\, first-served.\nRSVPs are required of all attendees\, including children. An adult must accompany all children.\nAn RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Free events are oversold to accommodate drops.\nSame-day walkups will be accepted. Remaining seats will be released before the show starts\, as space permits.\n\nVenue Policy \n\nThis venue is accessible to wheelchairs\nLarge items\, including strollers and carts\, are not permitted in the hall but can be left in the lobby at the owner’s discretion. Third Street does not assume liability for any theft or damage.\nNo food or drinks are permitted in the performance space.\nNo pets allowed\, service animals only.\n\nPhoto & Video Policy \nTo celebrate and promote our programs and school\, photos and videos may occasionally be taken during classes\, rehearsals\, and performances. These images may be used in newsletters\, social media\, promotional materials\, or on our website. By participating in our programs or attending an event at Third Street\, you acknowledge and agree to this policy.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/redhawk-native-american-arts-council/
LOCATION:Third Street Music School Settlement\, 235 East 11th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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