• “Our Laundry, Our Town”: Author Talk with Alvin Eng Featuring a Scavenger Hunt & Scanning

    Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States

    Alvin Eng is a native Flushing author, playwright, educator, and performer. In his riveting memoir "Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond," he shares his life from his parents' laundry on Union Street to the turbulent, exciting streets of 1970s NYC. Join us for an intimate […]

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  • Celebrating Poetry with Jenevieve Ting, Francisco Delgado and Taiyo Na., reading excerpts from “We the Gathered Heat” Anthology.

    Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States
    Hybrid Event

    A reading featuring local contributors to the anthology "We The Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word". The book is a poetry collection honoring the oral tradition across generations and locations within the dynamic, expansive and imperfect umbrella of "Asian American and Pacific Islander." Celebrating Poetry with Jenevieve Ting, Francisco […]

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  • Culture Bridge: Celebrate Tết-Vietnamese Lunar New Year

    Culture Bridge: Celebrate Tết-Vietnamese Lunar New Year

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    Join us for a special Tết celebration with Katherine Thuy Tien Hung as we explore the rich traditions, stories, and vibrant culture of Vietnam’s most important holiday. Experience a live-streamed cooking demonstration where you'll learn to make crispy Vietnamese spring rolls (chả giò) and candied ginger, a traditional New Year sweet. The program has two […]

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    Culture Bridge: Celebrate Tết-Vietnamese Lunar New Year

    Culture Bridge: Celebrate Tết-Vietnamese Lunar New Year

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    Hybrid Event

    Join us for a special Tết celebration with Katherine Thuy Tien Hung as we explore the rich traditions, stories, and vibrant culture of Vietnam’s most important holiday. Experience a live-streamed cooking demonstration where you'll learn to make crispy Vietnamese spring rolls (chả giò) and candied ginger, a traditional New Year sweet. The program has two […]

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    Culture Bridge: Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Live Puppet Show by Chinese Theatre Works

    Queens Public Library - Flushing Branch 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United States +1 more
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    “Hao Bang Ah!” is a common Chinese expression meaning “Great!” or “Well done!” Each year, Chinese Theatre Works celebrates the Lunar New Year season with an original “budaixi” traditional Chinese glove-puppetry production that features the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year’s show stars the Snake, who presides over a jolly selection of wild […]

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