BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Potluck Asian America - ECPv6.17.1//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:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
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:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T203000
DTSTAMP:20250828T201952Z
CREATED:20250828T201952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T201952Z
UID:10001729-1760036400-1760041800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Cory Doctorow Discusses Ensh*ttification with Lina M. Khan
DESCRIPTION:BPL Presents welcomes Cory Doctorow\, to discuss Ensh*ttification\, which argues that “it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why\, and here’s how we can fix—or disensh*ttify—it.” Doctorow will be in conversation with Lina M. Khan.\nWhen Cory Doctorow coined the term ensh*ttification\, he was not just finding a funner way to say “things are getting worse.” He was making a specific diagnosis about the state of the digital world and how it is affecting all of our lives (and not for the better). The once-glorious internet was colonized by platforms that made all-but-magical promises to their users—and\, at least initially\, seemed to deliver on them. But once users were locked in\, the platforms turned on them to make their business customers happy. Then the platforms turned to abusing their business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. In the end\, the platforms die. \nDoctorow’s argument clearly resonated. Once named\, it became obvious that ensh*ttification is everywhere\, so much so that the American Dialect Society named it its 2023 Word of the Year\, and was cited as an inspiration for the 2025 season of Black Mirror. Here\, now\, in Ensh*ttification the book\, Doctorow moves the conversation beyond the overwhelming sense of our inevitably ensh*ttified fate. He shows us the specific decisions that led us here\, who made them\, and—most important—how they can be undone. \nEnsh*ttification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It will be available for purchase courtesy of Greenlight Bookstore. \nPARTICIPANTS \nCory Doctorow photo credit Jonathan WorthCory \nDoctorow is a Canadian\, British\, American blogger\, journalist\, and activist. For more than twenty-three years\, he has worked with the Electronic Frontier Foundation on campaigns to further and safeguard our human rights online. He was coeditor of the weblog Boing Boing for nineteen years and now maintains a daily(ish) newsletter at Pluralistic.net. He has written more than thirty books\, including nonfiction books\, many science fiction novels\, collections of short stories and essays\, young adult novels\, graphic novels\, and even a picture book. Born in Toronto\, he now lives in Burbank\, California. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by York University and an Honorary Doctor of Computer Science from the Open University. He has been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and was awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society. He holds visiting professorship and research appointments at MIT\, the University of North Carolina\, Cornell University\, and the Open University. Photo credit Jonathan Worth \nLina M. Khan served as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission from June 15\, 2021 to January 20\, 2025. Khan got her start in antitrust as a business reporter and researcher examining consolidation across markets. While at the FTC\, Khan focused on exercising the full suite of the FTC’s statutory authorities\, regularly engaging with and hearing from the public\, and ensuring the agency is updating its tools and skillsets to tackle new market realities and next-generation challenges. Priority initiatives included reinvigorating antitrust and consumer protection enforcement\, tackling noncompete clauses\, protecting people’s sensitive data from unchecked surveillance\, and taking on illegal conduct that deprives Americans of access to affordable\, high-quality healthcare. Prior to joining the FTC\, Khan served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust\, Commercial\, and Administrative Law. She was also an associate professor at Columbia Law School.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/cory-doctorow-discusses-enshttification-with-lina-m-khan/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/10.06.2025_cory_doctorow_lina_khan_combo2_0.jpg.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T200000
DTSTAMP:20251003T013615Z
CREATED:20251003T013615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T013615Z
UID:10001905-1759950000-1759953600@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Brian Jones Discusses Black History Is for Everyone with Jamaal Bowman
DESCRIPTION:BPL Presents welcomes Brian Jones\, a longtime educator whose Black History Is For Everyone explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race\, nation\, and the stories we tell about who we are. Jones will be in conversation with Jamaal Bowman. \nBlack history is under attack from powerful forces that seek to excise it from classrooms\, libraries\, and the popular imagination. Yet its opponents fail to understand a simple truth: the best education challenges our assumptions\, helps us see larger forces at work\, and gives us glimpses of alternate futures. \nIn Black History Is for Everyone\, Brian Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history\, using his own experiences as a lifelong learner and classroom teacher to question everything—from the radicalism of the American Revolution to the meaning of “race” and “nation.” \nWith warmth and immersive storytelling\, Jones encourages us to delve deeper into our collective history\, explores how curiosity about our world is essential—and reminds us that with stakes so high\, the effort is worth it. \nPARTICIPANTS \nBrian Jones has taught many ages and grades in New York City’s public schools and the City University of New York. He served as the inaugural director of the Center for Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library and was the associate director of education at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The author of The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History\, his writing has also appeared in The New York Times\, Guardian\, and Jacobin. Photo credit Tatiana Daubek \nJamaal Bowman is an American politician and lifelong educator who served from 2021 to 2025 as the United States representative for New York’s 16th congressional district. Bowman is the founder and former principal of the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action\, a public middle school in Eastchester\, Bronx and holds a doctorate in education leadership.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/brian-jones-discusses-black-history-is-for-everyone-with-jamaal-bowman/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,History,In Person
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unnamed-95.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T170000
DTSTAMP:20251003T001210Z
CREATED:20251003T001206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T001210Z
UID:10001904-1759392000-1759424400@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Unscripted: A Night Against Censorship\, Featuring George Takei
DESCRIPTION:Brooklyn Public Library welcomes George Takei to Central Library’s Grand Lobby for a conversation about the transformative power of books and the dangerous trend of censorship. The event is free and open to the public. \nA pioneering author\, actor and activist\, George Takei is the honorary chair of Banned Books Week 2025. This annual nationwide event highlights the value of open access to information and the freedom to seek and express ideas from all points of view. \nTake Action Against Book Bans \nFollowing Mr. Takei’s conversation with librarian and poet Adeeba Rana\, special guests and the public will be invited to the stage to share their own stories about books which inspired them; their experiences with censorship; and the importance of the First Amendment. \nSpecial Guests Include:  \n\nPhilomena Polefrone\, associate director of American Booksellers for Free Expression\nPlaywright Kate Hamill\nBroadway Actress Valerie Wright\nActor and Grammy Nominee Austin Ku\nALA President Sam Helmick\nJonathan Friedman\, Syms Managing Director\, U.S. Free Expression Programs at PEN America\n\nPlus: \n\n📸 Have your photo taken – photographer David Gray will take photos of participants with their favorite book. Please bring a copy of a book that is meaningful to you. The photographs will become part of an exhibition at Central Library during Banned Books Week.\n💡 Learn more  – representatives from the National Coalition Against Censorship\, the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom\, and the Brooklyn Voter Alliance will be at the event.\n📚 Take home free books – giveaways galore!\n\nNote: Registrations will be honored on a first come\, first served basis until we reach capacity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/unscripted-a-night-against-censorship-featuring-george-takei/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/george_takei_headshot.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T203000
DTSTAMP:20241130T062547Z
CREATED:20241130T062547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T062547Z
UID:10000385-1746644400-1746649800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Katie Kitamura Discusses Audition
DESCRIPTION:Join BPL Presents as Katie Kitamura takes the Dweck stage to discuss Audition\, an exhilarating\, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love. \nTwo people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive\, troubling\, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her\, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable\, brilliantly constructed novel\, two competing narratives unspool\, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner\, parent\, creator\, muse – and the truths every performance masks\, especially from those who think they know us most intimately. Taut and hypnotic\, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her virtuosic best. \nKatie Kitamura‘s most recent prior novel\, A Separation\, was a finalist for the Premio Gregor von Rezzori and a New York Times Notable Book. It was named a best book of the year by over a dozen publications and translated into sixteen languages and is being adapted for film. Her two previous novels\, Gone to the Forest and The Longshot\, were both finalists for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award. A recipient of fellowships from the Lannan Foundation and Santa Maddalena Foundation\, Katie has written for publications including The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Granta\, BOMB Magazine\, Triple Canopy\, and Frieze. She teaches in the creative writing program at New York University.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-katie-kitamura-discusses-audition/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Interview,Book,In Person
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/05.07.2025_katie_kitamura_combo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T203000
DTSTAMP:20250322T004935Z
CREATED:20250322T004935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250322T004935Z
UID:10001118-1743188400-1743193800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Music: Classical Interludes: Orchestra of St. Luke's: The Music of Chen Yi
DESCRIPTION:Discover the remarkable music of Chen Yi\, a celebrated Chinese-American composer whose work connects cultures and tells stories that resonate around the world. This special program brings Chen Yi’s music to life offering an experience that blends tradition\, inspiration\, and creativity. \nBorn in China and thriving as an artist in the United States\, Chen Yi combines the melodies of her heritage with a global perspective\, creating music that is fresh\, vibrant\, and deeply moving. This concert features her dynamic compositions alongside the music that has influenced her journey\, showcasing a joyful celebration of culture and sound. \nProgram\nChen Yi: Sprout\nZhou Long: Chinese Folk Songs\nChen Yi: Sound of the Five \nWorks for traditional Chinese instruments \nPerformers\nSt. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble\nChen Yi\, Composer\nJeffrey Zeigler\, Cello\nChen Tao\, Flute\nLiu Li\, Guqin \nThe program will last approximately 60 minutes with no intermission.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-classical-interludes-orchestra-of-st-lukes-the-music-of-chen-yi/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/03.28.2025_osl_music_of_chen_yi.jpg.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T193000
DTSTAMP:20250322T004210Z
CREATED:20250322T004210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250322T004210Z
UID:10001117-1743098400-1743103800@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Café of the National Black Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:As part of Brooklyn Public Library’s longtime partnership with National Black Writers Conference\, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College co-presents an annual poetry café featuring four amazing poets: Angela Du\, Kaiyah Ellison\, Bonafide Rojas\, and Zora Satchel. \nParticipants\nAngela Du is a young poet\, actress\, and model. Angela grew up in the New York City Metro area. Her passion for writing sparked in the summer of 2022\, when she attended her school’s summer poetry writing program. In 2024\, she won first place in the 27th annual Celebrate America Creative Writing Contest with her poem “Stories of Us.” Subsequently\, she was invited to appear on ABC’s Good Morning America and shared her thoughts on her poem. The poem was also published on the Skipping Stones Magazine and the American Immigration Council website. In October 2024\, she was interviewed by the poet and broadcast journalist Amanda Eke and is now a part of The Poet Speaks with Amanda Eke\, a TV show that is streaming on Heritage Broadcasting and Roku. \nKaiyah Ellison is a college senior with a passion for weaving words into vibrant\, thought-provoking stories and poetry. Currently pursuing a degree in English Literature\, she draws inspiration from life’s fleeting moments and personal experiences; Her work has been featured in the Medgar Evers College literary journal as well. When not writing\, Kaiyah enjoys exploring the newest library\, immersing herself in music\, and diving into a new book. As a spring author\, she looks forward to sharing her voice and connecting with fellow poetry enthusiasts. \nBonafide Rojas is a Poet\, Musician\, & has five collections of poetry: Excelsior\, Notes On The Return To The Island\, Renovatio\, When The City Sleeps\, & Pelo Bueno. He is a Mellon-Flamboyan Letras Boricuas Fellow & has appeared on Def Poetry Jam. He’s performed at Lincoln Center\, Brooklyn Museum\, Philadelphia Museum Of Art\, Bowery Ballroom\, Konvent Zero Barcelona\, Spoken Word Paris\, Latinale Berlin/Hamburg\, & Festival De La Palabra Puerto Rico. He’s an avid collector of pop culture & only wears red socks. \nZora Satchel Zora Satchel is a Black and Chinese American queer poet\, editor\, and cinephile who writes about food\, sex\, film\, family\, and friendship. Her work has been published in Honey Literary\, Drunk Monkeys Magazine\, Stone of Madness Press\, and elsewhere. She was In Surreal Life and Emotional Historians Fellow for the summer of 2024 and the 2021 Winter/Spring Brooklyn Poets Fellow. She has performed with Brooklyn Poets\, Blasian March\, KGB Bar\, Priyo\, Glow in the City: Unplugged\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/poetry-cafe-of-the-national-black-writers-conference/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Poetry
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/03.27.2025_poets_cafe_combo.jpg.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250205T203000
DTSTAMP:20241130T061739Z
CREATED:20241130T061739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T061739Z
UID:10000384-1738782000-1738787400@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Amitava Kumar Discusses My Beloved Life with Katie Kitamura
DESCRIPTION:An absorbing\, exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man’s life\, an ordinary life made exceptional by the fact that he has loved and has been loved in turn. \nJadunath Kunwar’s beginnings are humble\, even inauspicious. In 1935 in a village near George Orwell’s birthplace\, Jadu’s mother\, while pregnant with him\, nearly dies from a cobra bite. When we see Jadu again\, he is in college\, meeting the Sherpa who first summited Everest and wondering what it means to be modern. As his life skates between the mythical and the mundane\, and as changes big and small sweep across India\, Jadu finds meaning in the most unexpected places. He befriends poets and politicians. He becomes a historian. And he has a daughter\, Jugnu\, a television journalist with a career in the United States—whose own story recasts the past in a new light. Piercing\, fleet-footed\, and undeniably resonant\, here is a novel from a singularly gifted writer about how we tell stories and write history\, how individuals play a counterpoint to big movements\, how no single life is without consequence. \nAmitava Kumar was born in Ara\, India\, and grew up in the nearby town of Patna. He is the author of the novel Immigrant\, Montana\, as well as several other books of nonfiction and fiction. He lives in Poughkeepsie\, New York\, and teaches at Vassar College. Photo credit Imrul Islam \nKatie Kitamura’s most recent novel is Intimacies. One of The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2021 and one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021\, it was longlisted for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. The recipient of a Rome Prize in Literature and the Prix Litteraire Lucien Barriere\, her work has been translated into 21 languages and is being adapted for film and television. Her new novel\, Audition\, will be published in 2025.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/author-talk-amitava-kumar-discusses-my-beloved-life-with-katie-kitamura/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Interview,Book,In Person
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/02.05.2025_kumar_kitamura_combo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T210000
DTSTAMP:20241118T121153Z
CREATED:20241118T121153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T121153Z
UID:10000327-1731915000-1731963600@potluckasianamerica.org
SUMMARY:Teaching Lenape History & Presence in New York City Schools
DESCRIPTION:The Brooklyn Public Library\, in collaboration with the Lenape Center\, presents a talk to introduce and discuss a new Lenape curriculum developed for PK-12 students. \nThis curriculum aims to bring Indigenous history to life and address the often overlooked narrative of the Lenape people in New York City. The talk features key contributors to the curriculum project\, including Rachel Talbert from Teachers College\, Columbia University; Joe Baker\, Executive Director of Lenape Center and Hadrien Coumans\, Deputy Director of Lenape Center. \nAdapted in part from the Lenape Center’s Lenapehoking Anthology\, the Lenape curriculum is designed for students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade\, with four different installments tailored to specific age groups. It aims to provide a comprehensive and age-appropriate approach to teaching Lenape history and culture.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/teaching-lenape-history-presence-in-new-york-city-schools/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library – Central Library\, Dweck Center\, 10 Grand Army Plaza\, Brooklyn\, New York\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Grades K–5,High School,History,In Person,Middle School
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://potluckasianamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Picture2.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR