BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Potluck Asian America - ECPv6.18.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Potluck Asian America X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Potluck Asian America REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222 DTSTAMP:20251205T071922Z CREATED:20251205T071922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T071922Z UID:10002136-1763164800-1766361599@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Transtrack_Bundith_Phunsombatlert.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117 DTSTAMP:20251113T130113Z CREATED:20251113T121126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T130113Z UID:10002078-1763164800-1763337599@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/08d6dbc4663a6cf9bf1c43cb155bea39.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T040000 DTSTAMP:20251114T203331Z CREATED:20251024T064053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T203331Z UID:10002012-1763157600-1763179200@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fd428b1ea6a9f22bc6330acd888f80ea.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T210000 DTSTAMP:20251024T101040Z CREATED:20251024T101040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T101040Z UID:10002033-1763148600-1763154000@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/threadgill-iyer-prieto.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T193000 DTSTAMP:20251113T131153Z CREATED:20250908T043232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T131153Z UID:10001789-1763143200-1763148600@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unnamed-2025-11-13T080415.108.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000 DTSTAMP:20251125T230146Z CREATED:20251114T193432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T230146Z UID:10002088-1763125200-1764957600@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The_Web_10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T220000 DTSTAMP:20251104T061112Z CREATED:20251104T061112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T061112Z UID:10002050-1763064000-1763071200@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/7f5db0bc8eb98121e751f689db3aa25a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T203000 DTSTAMP:20251008T004537Z CREATED:20251008T004537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T004537Z UID:10001945-1763060400-1763065800@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mel-chin-WEJ-03.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000 DTSTAMP:20251104T072120Z CREATED:20251014T071710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T072120Z UID:10001970-1763060400-1763064000@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1149280783_213734307976_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000 DTSTAMP:20251104T063112Z CREATED:20251104T063112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T063112Z UID:10002053-1763058600-1763064000@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/931345cb3d070005897f3f3f957bda9a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000 DTSTAMP:20251104T072543Z CREATED:20251104T064926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T072543Z UID:10002057-1763056800-1763064000@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1167615243_276565483881_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T200000 DTSTAMP:20251113T102240Z CREATED:20251016T102243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T102240Z UID:10001991-1763056800-1763064000@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/11.13.25_Image-k90CQU.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T220000 DTSTAMP:20251024T051252Z CREATED:20251014T072507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T051252Z UID:10001974-1762977600-1762984800@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/c38fef3b088ec9c62384f47feafd7c55.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T194500 DTSTAMP:20250904T055450Z CREATED:20250904T055450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T055450Z UID:10001758-1762972200-1762976700@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7d68f6dc59703b9d7aeace634657103f.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T200000 DTSTAMP:20250915T065758Z CREATED:20250915T065758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T065758Z UID:10001827-1762970400-1762977600@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/63d3807122abf7bad4cd67277a687b46.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T183000 DTSTAMP:20251024T053337Z CREATED:20251024T053337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T053337Z UID:10002009-1762882200-1762885800@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/43217fd3a98687a05fdc815e22243ae3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T173000 DTSTAMP:20251024T073453Z CREATED:20251024T073453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T073453Z UID:10002025-1762790400-1762795800@potluckasianamerica.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T153000 DTSTAMP:20251014T080936Z CREATED:20251014T080936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T080936Z UID:10001979-1762696800-1762702200@potluckasianamerica.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5b5a0cf5ee62ddd5bfc7d42377b7c41b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T150000 DTSTAMP:20251024T065319Z CREATED:20251024T065319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T065319Z UID:10002013-1762689600-1762700400@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:DISCOVER INDIA DESCRIPTION:INDIAN FOLK ARTS ….\n\n\nCome join us for an evening of amazing Indian Folk Arts\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nJYOTSNA GUPTA\n \nShe has a Bachelor’s degree in Music and a lifelong passion for singing. Over the years she has performed oat various venues\, which gave her the opportunity to share her love for music with diverse audiences.\n \nSinging continues to be her creative expression and source of joy\, and she is now focusing on balancing her role at home while nurturing her musical journey.\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nMOHIT M SHARMA\n\nHailing from Mumbai\, Mohit works as a Research Manager at Weill Cornell Medical College\, New York\, and holds a Master’s in Public Health.\n \nA budding vocalist\, he has been passionate about music and writing poems/songs since his college days\, exploring music from diverse cultures and languages.\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nTANISH BANSAL\nA Software Developer based in Edison\, NJ\, and graduate of New York Tech\, Tanish blends a modern tech career with a deep passion for music. \n \nA guitarist and singer since his college days\, he has performed at cultural fests in India and now shares his music at community events in the USA.\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \nANKUSH SHARMA\n \nRajasthan’s own Ankush Sharma brings soul to the stage with classic Hindi and Bollywood melodies. \n \nWith 30+ gigs and a JDA honour to his name\, his music blends nostalgia\, emotion\, and Rajasthani pride—guaranteed to leave you smiling.\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nBHAVIN OZA \n \nMumbai-born Software Developer and graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology. \n \nA singer and guitarist\, Bhavin has performed at community events and continues to share his music in the USA. \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nRiITVIJ SAXENA\n \nHe is a software engineer based in New York with five years of industry experience.\n \nOutside work\, Ritvij enjoys playing and listening to music\, experimenting with new recipes\, traveling\, and spending time with friends and family.\n \n \n\n\n\nKARAN AMBARDEKAR\nAn Urban Planner in NYC by profession and a creative soul born in Mumbai\, with Marathi and Bollywood music closest to his heart.\nHe has performed at multiple cultural events at school\, city and state level. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/discover-india/ LOCATION:Washington Square South\, Washington Square South\, Garibaldi Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/4e1d5d00bf3eb5866619f26d36ab85f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T170000 DTSTAMP:20251014T070617Z CREATED:20251014T070617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T070617Z UID:10001965-1762614000-1762621200@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:MOCA PERFORMS - Brothers Paranormal DESCRIPTION:Two Thai-American brothers investigate a haunting that blurs culture\, grief\, and reality for a couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina.\n\n\nDoor Opens at 2:45pm | Show Begins at 3:00pm \nSomewhere in the American Midwest in 2007\, Thai-American brothers Max and Visarut are struggling to keep their fledgling paranormal investigation business alive. When they’re hired by Delia and Felix\, an African-American couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina\, the brothers are drawn into a haunting that defies logic and belief—a female apparition who may be speaking Thai. As their investigation unfolds\, reality\, fantasy\, and sanity collide\, forcing everyone to confront buried grief\, cultural ghosts\, and the fragile boundaries between worlds. The Brothers Paranormal is a thrilling\, chilling\, and deeply moving exploration of loss\, identity\, and the unexpected compassion that emerges in our darkest hours. \nCREATIVE TEAMPrince Gomolvilas\, PlaywrightKeng S. Meateanuwat (เก่ง สัณหวิชญ์ เมธีอนุวัตร)\, Director \n \nABOUT Prince Gomolvilas\, Playwright \nPrince Gomolvilas is an internationally produced Thai-American playwright and winner of a PEN Center USA Literary Award for Drama. His critically acclaimed ghost story\, The Brothers Paranormal\, debuted Off-Broadway at the Beckett Theatre\, in a production by Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. It has since been published by Dramatic Publishing and performed across the United States and Canada. He is a former Assistant Professor of Writing at the University of Southern California. For more information and to watch his TEDx Talk\, visit www.princegomolvilas.com. \nABOUT Keng S. Meateanuwat เก่ง สัณหวิชญ์ เมธีอนุวัตร\, Director \nKeng S. Meateanuwat (เก่ง สัณหวิชญ์ เมธีอนุวัตร) is a Thai theatre director/writer/translator/storyteller based in NYC. They taught acting/directing at Bangkok University for three years. They were a resident director at Bangkok University Theatre Company\, where they directed and translated numerous plays\, including August: Osage County\, True West\, The Humans\, Fool for Love\, Bent\, Death and the Maiden\, and The Clean House. Recent directing credits include Dear Mr. C (Village Theater)\, What You Are To Me (NQT\, HERE ARTS)\, Lungs (Life Studio\, Bangkok)\, KHAM (ART/NY)\, Lanna Dream (The Den Chicago)\, The Adventure of Sky and Friends (New Victory Labworks)\, A Sisyphean Dream (Pan Asian Rep’s Nuwork 2023)\, and The Revolutionists (Heartland Theatre Company). Assistant directing credits include Transitional Love Stories (TheatreLab NYC)\, Sanctuary City (Seattle Rep)\, and Big Hunk O’ Burnin’ Love (Roundabout Theatre Company). 2022 National SDC Directing Fellowship Award and 2023 The John Cauble Emerging Producer/Leader Award from the Kennedy Center. 2023 The Drama League’s Irene Gandy Directing Assistantship recipient. Leon Levy Foundation Roundabout Directors Group cohort 5. Keng’s adaptation\, Walk to the Stars\, is a semifinalist for the 2024 National Playwrights Conference at the O’Neill. 2025 The Drama League’s Special Project Residency. Keng is also the Executive Director of Thai Theatre Foundation US. M.F.A. Directing: Illinois State University. www.kengsm.com URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-performs-brothers-paranormal/ LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/e8339693881de7ec2bfd55419a2f5c88.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T133000 DTSTAMP:20251107T013348Z CREATED:20251107T013348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T013348Z UID:10002066-1762597800-1762608600@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:The Dumpling Circle - Learn to make dumplings DESCRIPTION:The Dumpling Circle \nJoin us for the first-ever dumpling circle! We’ll be making Yi’s favorite Wagyu Beef & Chinese Chive dumplings together. \nYour discounted ticket includes a 3-hour dumpling-making experience\, 2 seasonal appetizers\, 10 handmade dumplings\, and non-alcoholic drinks. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-dumpling-circle-learn-to-make-dumplings/ LOCATION:Welcome to Chinatown\, 115 Bowery\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States CATEGORIES:Food,In Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/unnamed-2025-11-06T200750.326.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251108T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251108T113000 DTSTAMP:20251024T054735Z CREATED:20251024T054735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T054735Z UID:10002010-1762596000-1762601400@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:Who We Choose to Forget: The BIPOC Fight for Remembrance DESCRIPTION:Join this powerful talk on memory\, legacy & BIPOC stories of service and sacrifice—revealing how remembrance drives anti-racist change.\n\n\nMAR Talks Presents: Who We Choose to Forget: The BIPOC Fight for Remembrance\nIn honour of Remembrance Day\nMAR is deeply honoured to welcome Dr. Neilesh Bose\, historian\, writer\, scholar\, public speaker\, and professor at the University of Victoria\, for a powerful talk on memory\, legacy\, and the BIPOC fight for remembrance. As colonialism continues to shape which stories are honoured and which are silenced\, this talk invites us to explore how histories of service and sacrifice have been distorted\, erased\, or forgotten across both Canadian and global contexts. \nTogether\, we’ll reflect on how reclaiming these narratives can fuel anti racist change\, reshape how we parent\, and help us imagine a more just and truthful future. This is an urgent invitation to remember differently and to remember together\, recognizing that remembrance itself can be a radical\, anti racist act. \nDate: Saturday\, November 8th\, 2025 \nTime: 10:00 am – 11:00 am \nIntroducing Dr. Neilesh Bose\nHistorian\, public speaker\, and writer\, Neilesh Bose is Professor of History at the University of Victoria. His research interests include the history of colonial and early post-colonial South Asia\, as well as the histories of South Asian diasporas in the modern world. He also holds active research and teaching interests in African history and the history of the African diaspora. He enjoys teaching courses on global and comparative history\, with a focus on histories of colonialism and anticolonial activism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From 2015 to 2025\, he held the Canada Research Chair of Global and Comparative History at the University of Victoria. In this capacity\, he convened several public programs exploring the history and politics of the Global South. He has lectured and/or taught in various institutions in India\, Bangladesh\, South Africa\, and the U.S.A. His books include Chips from a Calcutta Workshop: Comparative Religion in Nineteenth Century India (Cambridge\, 2025)\, India after World History: Literature\, Comparison\, and Approaches to Globalization (Leiden\, 2022)\, South Asian Migrations in Global History: Labor\, Law\, and Wayward Lives (London\, 2020)\, and Recasting the Region: Language\, Culture\, and Islam in Bengal (Oxford\, 2014). \nhttps://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/boseneilesh/ \nMAR Talks Zoom Link / How to Join\nOnce registered\, you will receive a confirmation email and reminder emails for the event. The Zoom link will be sent on the day of the event. \nA recording of the event will be sent to attendees and may be made available on our social media channels at a later date. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/who-we-choose-to-forget-the-bipoc-fight-for-remembrance/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/be14000d790aeb4664dad1cfb1e484ac.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T221500 DTSTAMP:20251027T032244Z CREATED:20251027T032244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T032244Z UID:10002039-1762546500-1762553700@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:KAFFNY 2025: Closing Shorts DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable cinematic journey at KAFFNY 2025: Closing Shorts\, where stories come to life on the big screen.\n\n\n\nElijah by Razid Season19:00 \nHaider\, a Bengali Muslim taxi driver faces the reality that the American Dream may never be his. Grueling hours\, rude customers\, a collapse in medallion values in New York City and suicides among fellow drivers continually chip away at his hope for the future. Under this backdrop\, crisis spills into his family life as his child\, Shoshi\, is consumed by a struggle: a desire to live life fully as man in a transphobic immigrant culture. His relationship with his transgender son challenges his past views on LGBTQ issues\, forcing him to confront prejudice in his community to protect the child he loves. \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Stranger by Minseo Kwon 6:07 \nEunhee struggles to care for her ill mother\, Young-ja\, who loves only her son and refuses to go to the hospital with her. This pattern has persisted throughout Eunhee’s life. After Young-ja’s death\, Eunhee grapples with mixed emotions towards her mother. She gradually encounters her feelings as she talks with David\, a cleaner from the ‘Grief Cleaning’ service. In the end\, she finds herself mourning after discovering a note from her mother hidden behind a photo. \n \n \n\n\n\nLife Support by Jamon Tolbert10:32 \nInspired by true stories\, an emergency doctor struggling under the weight of life and death decisions must confront his own hidden traumas as he teaches a young medical student what it truly means to save a life. \nTold with raw intensity and emotional depth\, Life Support has won multiple jury awards for Best Short Film\, Best First Time Filmmaker\, & Best Performance. It offers a rare glimpse into the world of emergency medicine\, where every choice can mean the difference between life and loss. \nMore than a film\, Life Support has sparked a national campaign to heal a system in crisis. It has inspired an educational platform that uses film and storytelling to confront burnout and moral injury among doctors\, nurses\, and frontline responders\, with the goal of reaching medical schools\, residencies\, and hospitals across the country. \n \n \n\n\n\nSonata by Eljin Yoo19:49 \nKorean-American sisters and classical musicians\, Viv and Gia\, struggle to practice a piano and violin duet\, as their mother May\, reminds them about the importance of harmony. \nTheir bond is tested as adulthood brings conflicting priorities—Gia pursues her musical dreams while Viv chooses to care for their ailing mother. \nAs their mother’s condition suddenly deteriorates\, they must overcome their growing resentment in order to find reconciliation through music. \n \n \n\n\n\nLast Breath on Earthby Kevin V. Doan 3:30 \nLAST BREATH ON EARTH follows Clara as she embraces thoughts of spirituality\, afterlife\, and loneliness in the aftermath of her mother’s death. \n \n \n\n\n\nGrace by Jana Park12:49 \nHonolulu\, 1959: Over a family dinner\, two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure to marry\, the other her nation’s admission to the United States. WINNER: Best Indigenous Nations Film (South Pacific Film Festival\, NZ) \n \n \n\n\n\nTuesday Lunch Club by Keeho Kang 7:19 \nIn 1990s New York\, three young Asian American artists built their own creative refuge — a weekly lunch gathering called The Tuesday Lunch Club. Thirty years later\, they reunite to relaunch it\, revisiting the art\, friendship\, and identity that shaped their lives. Blending memory\, humor\, and reflection\, ‘Tuesday Lunch Club’ explores how community can sustain artists across generations. \n \n \n\n\n\n6 O’Clock by Keeyong Hong15:09 \nMoonsook\, who was adopted as a child into an American family\, returns home to care for her mother with dementia\, only to find out her brother Mike has placed her in a nursing home. Despite Moonsook’s attempts to reach him\, Mike insists their mother is fine and shouldn’t be contacted. Moonsook later discovers her mother’s wish to stay in the nursing home\, leaving her feeling upset and longing for her mother’s presence. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kaffny-2025-closing-shorts/ LOCATION:Village East Cinema\, 189 2nd Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/8f1213910a2eb8473e1e12a31822d263.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T203000 DTSTAMP:20251104T062422Z CREATED:20251104T062422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T062422Z UID:10002051-1762543800-1762547400@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:NYDFF Feature: Invisible No More by Larry Tung & Mehrunnisa Wani DESCRIPTION:Invisible No More by Larry Tung & Mehrunnisa Wani\n\n\nNYDFF Feature: Invisible No More by Larry Tung & Mehrunnisa Wani \nAsian Americans are no longer just an emerging force in New York City politics –they are making sweeping strides at all levels of government. The surge in Asian American representation is undeniable\, with their political strength and influence on full display\, particularly in Brooklyn’s newly designated Asian opportunity district. Created in 2023 through the once-a-decade redistricting process\, this district reflects the explosive growth and impact of the Asian American community. \nCity Councilmembers Linda Lee\, Sandra Ung\, Susan Zhuang\, and State Senator John Liu and former State Senator Iwen Chu share their journeys into public service — how they broke barriers\, took seats at the table\, and now champion the voices of their communities. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nydff-feature-invisible-no-more-by-larry-tung-mehrunnisa-wani/ LOCATION:Cinema Village\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3b2c157cc9d68ba5b67889566dbc9b9c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T203000 DTSTAMP:20251107T020028Z CREATED:20251024T003744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T020028Z UID:10002003-1762542000-1762547400@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:A+ Asian Comedy. Asian Stand Up Comedy in NYC's Broadway Theater District. DESCRIPTION:NYC’s ultimate Asian stand up comedy show. Hilarious comedians as seen on Netflix\, HBO\, Hulu\, and TikTok.\n\n\nA+ Asian Comedy is the ultimate Asian stand up comedy show\, filled with the funniest Asian comedians New York City has to offer. Our comics can be seen on Netflix\, HBO\, and Comedy Central\, but nothing compares to seeing them perform live at the world famous Broadway Comedy Club. Tickets are limited\, so purchase yours now and enjoy the show! \nVenue Policy: \nA two-drink minimum applies (non-alcoholic options available). \n16 and older URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-asian-comedy-asian-stand-up-comedy-in-nycs-broadway-theater-district-13/ LOCATION:318 W 53rd St\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5180bf735b506735eb1f589d4c2a77ff.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T200000 DTSTAMP:20251104T075057Z CREATED:20251104T065219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T075057Z UID:10002058-1762542000-1762545600@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:Mother-Son Double Book Launch: Heartland Masala; Extremely Happy Holidays (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special double launch with mother-son duos Auyon & Jyoti Mukharji\, and Devin McEwan & Sandra Boynton!\n\n\nThe event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/F0FU77Wwvls\n\n\n\n\nEvent guidelines: \n\nAll attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times.\nTickets are limited to restrict capacity at our store\, and each ticket will include either a copy of the featured books or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.\nAdditional copies of the books 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/F0FU77Wwvls\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. \n  \nHeartland Masala: \nHeartland Masala pairs 99 recipes from Indian cooking instructor Jyoti Mukharji with cultural and historical essays by her son Auyon Mukharji. An effervescent celebration of Indian cuisine and the American immigrant experience\, this beautiful cookbook is playful\, informative\, and utterly original. \n“Heartland Masala is a joyful\, inspiring cookbook that shows off the dazzling culinary inventiveness of an appealing mother-son cooking duo.“—Foreword Reviews\, Starred Review \nFilled with rich storytelling\, stunning visuals\, and a blend of modern and traditional dishes\, this book is both a heartfelt portrait of one Midwestern family and a practical guide to cooking incredible Indian meals at home. \n  \nJyoti Mukharji is a chef\, teacher\, and retired physician. She immigrated to the US from India in the late 1970s\, and she began teaching weekly Indian cooking classes out of her home in Prairie Village\, KS in 2010. Jyoti has since welcomed several thousand students into her kitchen\, and her writing and teaching have been celebrated in press and radio outlets across the Midwest. Jyoti’s team includes her husband Jhulan (art director)\, her eldest son Arnob (grocery shopping deputy)\, her middle son Auyon (musical guest)\, and her youngest son Aroop (copy editor). \nAuyon Mukharji is a musician\, writer\, and culinary historian who spends most of his time thinking about food. He studied biology at Williams College and was awarded a Watson Fellowship in 2007 to study self-expression in folk music. Since 2009\, Auyon has toured with\, and cooked for\, the acclaimed indie-folk band Darlingside. He otherwise finds time to work in and around kitchens (and farms) in both his hometown of Kansas City and his adopted state-of-residence of Massachusetts. \n  \nExtremely Happy Holidays: \nIt’s the most wonderful time of the year\, namely COCKTAIL TIME! \nWhat better way to honor and enjoy all the holidays of a year than to toast each one with a fabulous new cocktail? This exuberant little book takes you from New Year’s Day all the way to New Year’s Eve\, with stops along the way at the other festive holidays of the year: Groundhog Day\, Super Bowl Sunday\, Valentine’s Day\, St. Patrick’s Day\, April Fools’ Day\, Easter\, Cinco de Mayo\, Mother’s Day\, Father’s Day\, Independence Day\, Talk Like a Pirate Day\, Halloween\, Thanksgiving\, Hanukkah\, and Christmas. McEwan’s original creations are truly wonderful\, and he is a droll and delightful guide through the tools and techniques the reader will need to make all these snazzy cocktails and mocktails at home. The book is designed and illustrated by the inimitable Sandra Boynton\, who happens to be the author’s mother. \n  \nDevin C.B. McEwan will do just about anything to avoid getting a proper grown-up job. Since 2001\, he’s been splish-splashing down the world’s rivers as a member of the U.S. Canoe & Kayak Team (and 2016 Olympic Team). An avid amateur mixologist\, McEwan was recently told by a drinking buddy\, “You should write a book! And I’ll do the illustrations!” While such drunken ramblings are usually best ignored\, in this case the drinking buddy in question was Sandra Boynton\, internationally celebrated cartoonist and\, incidentally\, McEwan’s mother—so how could he say no? \n  \nSandra Boynton is the author’s mother. When she’s not busy taste-testing cocktails\, Boynton writes/illustrates books and writes/produces music. She’s worked with B.B. King\, Yo-Yo Ma\, Alison Krauss\, Lyle Lovett\, Patti LuPone\, Brian Wilson\, Kacey Musgraves\, Ben Folds\, Stanley Tucci\, Meryl Streep\, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Kate Winslet (a duet)\, Darius Rucker\, Zooey Deschanel\, Dwight Yoakam\, Patrick Warburton\, and others. But Devin is her favorite collaborator because NOT ONE of those other people ever even OFFERED to make her a cocktail. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mother-son-double-book-launch-heartland-masala-extremely-happy-holidays/ LOCATION:Books Are Magic Montague\, 122 Montague Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1089906173_213734307976_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T200000 DTSTAMP:20251027T032243Z CREATED:20251027T032243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T032243Z UID:10002038-1762538400-1762545600@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:KAFFNY 2025: Water Lillies DESCRIPTION:Water Lillies -by Chanho Lee\n\n\n\nWater Lillies Chanho Lee 1:58:38 \nThe water lilies blooms\, even in the filthiest waters. Amid the mire of selfish desires and the indifference to others’ suffering\, hope begins to bloom anew in the fleeting moment when we recognize the humanity within one another. \n \nSynopsis :Hyowon\, who dreams of becoming an actress\, runs away to Seoul with Eunseo\, a high school dropout. The two girls step into the sprawling city with their fragile hopes\, clutching at its promises like lifelines. Their first home is a basement room\, dim and shabby\, the air thick and heavy\, but to them\, it is a sanctuary\, a nest of possibilities. \nEunseo begins working odd jobs to keep them afloat\, while Hyowon\, drawn by her dream\, takes on menial tasks at a theater company. They are buoyed by their own visions of tomorrow\, their dreams threading through the cracks in the worn walls. Soon\, Hyowon starts taking acting lessons from Suyeon\, a lead actress at the theater. Suyeon’s voice is steady\, her words sharp: “Acting is the art of embodying another’s suffering.” Hyowon listens\, but the weight of those words eludes her. She cannot yet grasp the depths of Eunseo’s pain\, nor can Eunseo fully see hers. \nThe two drift\, parallel yet apart\, their lives entangled by need and longing but marred by unspoken distance. The city presses in\, relentless. Their lives fracture under the strain of survival\, yet questions linger in the spaces between them. What does it mean to carry someone else’s sorrow? What does it mean to live with your own? \nFor them\, life is an unanswered question\, fragile as the surface of water\, trembling under the weight of its own reflections. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kaffny-2025-water-lillies/ LOCATION:Village East Cinema\, 189 2nd Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/aeb6597070c3dad7a3ed8f270fb97c52.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T190000 DTSTAMP:20251104T071112Z CREATED:20251024T073449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T071112Z UID:10002024-1762536600-1762542000@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:Author Talk: Performing Chinatown: Hollywood\, Tourism\, and the Making of a Chinese American Community DESCRIPTION:In Performing Chinatown: Hollywood\, Tourism\, and the Making of a Chinese American Community (Stanford University Press\, 2024)\, historian William Gow argues that Chinese Americans in Los Angeles strategically used their performances in both Hollywood films and Chinatown tourist attractions to influence perceptions of race and national identity during the Chinese Exclusion Era. \nDrawing on oral histories and archival research\, the book reveals how these performances were tied to restrictive immigration laws\, beginning with the 1875 Page Act. By focusing on the experiences of everyday people—from movie extras to merchants—Performing Chinatown uncovers the long-overlooked history of how Los Angeles’s Chinatown and Hollywood shaped each other and\, in turn\, shaped Asian American identity. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/performing-chinatown-hollywood-tourism-and-the-making-of-a-chinese-american-community/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Book,Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/36793.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T220000 DTSTAMP:20251027T032243Z CREATED:20251020T032234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T032243Z UID:10001993-1762459200-1762466400@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:KAFFNY 2025: Attachment Project DESCRIPTION:KAFFNY 2025 Feature documentary film screening for ‘Attachment Project’ follow by Q&A with director Joy Dietrich\n\n\n\nAttachment Project Joy Dietrich 1:27:12 \nThree foreign-born adoptees of various ages attempt to forge stronger ties with their American families with the help of novel\, sometimes controversial therapies. Shot over a decade by one of the subjects\, an adoptee filmmaker\, the documentary explores the building blocks of human connection\, the primacy of early care\, and the role of parents in their journey to create a sense of a family in their adoptive homes. \n*The director\, Joy Dietrich\, will be present for the Q and A \n \n \n\n\n\nNot Alone Cameron Koike 3:14 \nA not so brave boy finds himself a little too immersed in the horror movie he’s watching when his family leaves him home alone. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kaffny-2025-the-attachment-project/ LOCATION:Village East Cinema\, 189 2nd Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/f20364129e81707a9bbd34a37473950c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20251104T070540Z CREATED:20251024T095402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T070540Z UID:10002032-1762457400-1762461000@potluckasianamerica.org SUMMARY:Salman Rushdie with Daniel Kehlmann: The Eleventh Hour (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Salman Rushdie\, longtime friend of 92NY’s storied literary community\, returns to our stage for a reading and conversation with Daniel Kehlmann about The Eleventh Hour — a supremely inventive new collection about survival\, death\, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life. \nAwarded the Best of Booker for his seminal debut\, Midnight’s Children — honoring it as the most accomplished novel to ever receive the prestigious literary prize — Salman Rushdie has been probing the depths of identity\, history\, and mortality to stunning effect for 45 years. In The Eleventh Hour\, he turns his extraordinary imagination to life’s final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work — India\, England\, and America. \nDo we accommodate ourselves to death\, or rail against it? Do we spend our “eleventh hour” in serenity or in rage? Spanning private tragedy\, national calamity\, political parable\, and simmering mystery\, Rushdie’s new stories further cement him as one of the boldest writers of our time. \nJoin the internationally renowned\, award-winning author for an unforgettable evening of reading and conversation in celebration of survival\, freedom of expression\, his new collection\, and his extraordinary contributions to world literature. URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/salman-rushdie-with-daniel-kehlmann-the-eleventh-hour-hybrid/ LOCATION:92nd Street Y (92NY / 92Y)\, 1395 Lexington Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rushdie-Kehlmann.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR