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SUMMARY:Exhibition - LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art
DESCRIPTION:LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art explores the intersection of art and sports through the work of contemporary Asian and Asian American artists. While often considered distinct fields\, this exhibition highlights how sport and artistic expression serve as interconnected arenas. Featuring artists and collectives across a wide range of artistic media\, LEGENDS examines how artists of Asian descent engage with the shared language of art and sport to reflect identity\, nationalism\, the body\, and performance.  \nThe first exhibition to specifically focus on the relationship between art and sports within contemporary Asian and Asian American art\, LEGENDS will debut works by The Chinatown Basketball Club\, Kaarina Chu Mackenzie\, and Astria Suparak. 
URL:https://aaari.info/event/exhibition-legends-athleticism-in-asian-american-art/
LOCATION:Queens College – Godwin-Ternbach Museum\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd - 405 Klapper Hall\, Flushing\, NY\, 11365
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260416
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SUMMARY:Screening - Next Life (with Q&A)
DESCRIPTION:From April 8–19\, Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art presents the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films —A yearly festival that champions filmmakers from all over the world with distinctive visions and bold new ideas that push the art form into new terrain. Tenzin Phuntsog’s Next Life follows a Tibetan American family making preparations for the death of its patriarch in a spare and moving meditation on exile and spirituality that draws inspiration from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Q&A w. Tenzin Phuntsog on April 13 at 8:15pm and April 14 at 6:00pm. \nNote: Automatic $10 promo ticket price through event link.  \n 
URL:https://aaari.info/event/screening-next-life-with-qa/
LOCATION:Film at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater\, 165 W. 65th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:STRANGERS IN THE LAND
DESCRIPTION:Strangers in the Land: Exclusion\, Belonging\, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America\nJoin us for a book reading by Michael Luo in conversation with Kat Chow\, with welcoming remarks by Qin Gao\, Acting Director of the Asian American Initiative.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/strangers-in-the-land/
LOCATION:Columbia University (Pulitzer Hall)\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T173000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Strangers in the Land: Exclusion\, Belonging\, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America
DESCRIPTION:Strangers in the Land: Exclusion\, Belonging\, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America\nJoin us for a book reading by Michael Luo in conversation with Kat Chow\, with welcoming remarks by Qin Gao\, Acting Director of the Asian American Initiative.\nIn Strangers in the Land\, award-winning journalist Michael Luo tells the story of a people who\, beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century\, migrated by the tens of thousands to a distant land they called Gum Shan—Gold Mountain. Americans initially welcomed these Chinese arrivals\, but\, as their numbers grew\, horrific episodes of racial terror erupted on the Pacific coast. Federal lawmakers enacted legislation aimed at excluding Chinese laborers from the country\, the first time the United States barred a people based on their race. The Chinese became the country’s earliest undocu­mented immigrants: hounded\, counted\, suspected\, surveilled. \nToday there are more than twenty-two million people of Asian descent in the United States and yet the “stranger” label\, Luo writes\, remains. Drawing on archives from across the country and written with style and sweep\, Strangers in the Land is a revelatory and unforgettable American story. \nMICHAEL LUO is an executive editor at The New Yorker and writes regularly for the magazine on politics\, religion\, and Asian American issues. He joined The New Yorker in 2016. Before that\, he spent thirteen years at the New York Times\, as a metro reporter\, national correspondent\, and investigative reporter and editor. He is a recipient of a George Polk Award and a Livingston Award for Young Journalists. \nKAT CHOW is a journalist\, writer and the author of Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing)\, named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a finalist for the Connecticut Book Award. She is currently the Newsday/Laventhol Visiting Assistant Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/author-talk-strangers-in-the-land-exclusion-belonging-and-the-epic-story-of-the-chinese-in-america/
LOCATION:Columbia University (Pulitzer Hall)\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Writing Without Fear
DESCRIPTION:Join Amin Ahmad for a workshop on developing a writing process that allows you to be fearless and productive! \nAre you working on a novel\, memoir or non-fiction project? Did you start off with great enthusiasm\, only to feel the project bog down? Are you overwhelmed by the complexity of the task? Has anxiety crept into your writing day? \nTo produce good work\, writers must be willing to take risks and to produce writing that fails. This process of exploration often creates anxiety\, and often results in the dreaded writer’s block. How do we allow spontaneity and improvisation into our work and still create coherence How do we craft a writing process that allows risk\, but also creates a safety net? \nBorrowing from psychology\, we will understand the types of anxiety inherent in the writing process\, and how to manage them. We will examine working methods from other creative fields — architects\, screenwriters\, film editors\, and radio story tellers — and steal from them. \nThe goal of this workshop is to create a writing process that works for you\, and that allows you to be fearless and productive. \nThis 90-minute workshop includes lecture\, writing exercises\, videos and graphic novel excerpts. Fiction\, memoirists\, and non-fiction writers welcome. \nPlease reach out to msaleh@aaww.org for assistance if you are able to join but the registration price is prohibitive. \nAmin Ahmad worked as an architect before turning to fiction. He designs his novels using the same skills he learned to design buildings. He is the author of the novels A KILLER IN THE FAMILY\, THE LAST TAXI RIDE\, and THE CARETAKER. His short story collection\, THIS IS NOT YOUR COUNTRY\, won the 2020 Chandra Prize. He created the ‘Novel Year’ program at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda\, MD\, taught at Story Studio Chicago\, and was the 2017-19 Visiting Artist in Residence at Northwestern University. He now teaches creative writing to undergraduates at Duke University. \nCOMMUNITY CARE & ACCESSIBILITY \nAt AAWW\, the safety and comfort of our community is our top priority. We invite you to practice intentionality and care in your behavior and language when engaging with our programs and with each other. Violence of any kind\, including but not limited to racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, ableism\, ageism\, class or casteism\, bigotry or bias toward religion or faith\, or any action or assault against marginalized identities\, is not tolerated. Those who bring harm to our community in person or online are not welcome\, and will be asked to exit the space. We are located on the 18 West 21st Street\, Suite 900\, there is an elevator that will take you directly to our office.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/workshop-writing-without-fear/
LOCATION:18 W 21st St suite 900\, 18 West 21st Street\, #suite 900\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han
DESCRIPTION:A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire\, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/book-launch-honey-in-the-wound-by-jiyoung-han/
LOCATION:Yu and Me Books\, 44 Mulberry St\, New York\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T190000
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SUMMARY:Trey Trahan: Bridging Cultures\, Building Community
DESCRIPTION:New Orleans-based architecture firm Trahan Architects is known for their rooted approach to architecture—expressing the unique cultural\, historical and ecological characteristics of the places they build. During frequent visits to Japan\, Founder & CEO Trey Trahan\, FAIA\, has developed a passion and deep reverence for Japanese art and culture. Throughout his visits\, he’s also discovered the numerous parallels between the shared ecologies of his native state of Louisiana and Japan that have permeated his firm’s approach to architecture. He and his firm have been celebrated for their depth of research\, dedication to craft\, sensitivity to the landscape and innovative material applications—all heavily influenced by Japanese traditions. \nWhen he was invited to interview for the design of the U.S.A. Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka\, it was a dream come true. Having amassed a large collection of Japanese artifacts and artwork and developed many personal friendships over the years\, his enthusiasm and connections won his firm the commission. Throughout the Expo’s six-month tenure\, the U.S.A. Pavilion was consistently one of the most popular—drawing average crowds of 10\,000 people per day and welcoming the world to experience the wonders of the United States of America through the narrative aesthetic lens of its host country. \nTonight\, Trey will guide us through how his relationship with Japanese sensibilities—embracing chance\, focusing on materiality and exercising a quiet restraint—helped guide his firm’s design for the U.S.A. Pavilion and continues to resonate in their work.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/trey-trahan-bridging-cultures-building-community-2/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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