APAture and IWL alum, Irene Tu, is films her first comedy special at Cobb's Comedy Club this weekend.
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Becoming a more confident reader begins with understanding how the words we write connect to our bodies. In this 90 minute workshop, poet and performer, Jason Bayani, will help you find your voice on stage through theatre games, vocal exercises, performance coaching, and a bit of play.
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Join OACC for a special screening and book reading of recent works by Jean-Baptiste Phou, a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in Paris to Chinese-Cambodian parents.
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Join Oakland Asian Cultural Center for the release of Simone, an exciting new picture book, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan.
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When Unearthed Sights Collide, is a two-person exhibition curated by Shirin Makaremi, it features the work of Bay Area artists Shirin Khalatbari and Sun Park.
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Join acclaimed author Debbi Michiko Florence in her first San Francisco event since 2017 at Books Inc. Laurel Village on September 15 at 3pm!
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Art making and Teach-in in support of Palestine by ARTogether is September 15!
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GAPA Runway sprang from an underground dance party held in 1988 for queer APIs to gather at a time when mainstream LGBTQ establishments would keep us out. As GAPA's crown jewel event, Runway is not an event to be missed!
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🌜Join us for the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival opening and closing ceremonies🌛There will be readers, tarot, and more as we enter and leave this space together ✨
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The Asian American Literature Festival Collective (AALFC) will be presenting Cosmic Kinship, the 2024 Asian American Literary Festival from September 14th to 22nd. Check out our satellite event at the Chinese Culture Center!
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In this four-part generative class with Noelani Piter,s we will read, listen, and look closely at literary and visual work that engages family and heritage through innovative and surprising methods.
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Poets and activists Loa Niumeitolu, Lehua Taitano, and Kim Shuck talk about the role of poetry in bringing youth back to the land.
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This Saturday KSW will be tabling at the Hungry Ghost Festival in SF Chinatown!
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Join us for the closing reception of Trust the Tides, from the inaugural AVA Lab cohort.
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The Bay Area Aloha Festival held this August 10-11, 2024. We are still at the San Mateo County Event Center (home of the San Mateo County Fair) in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. $5 suggested admission with children 12 & under FREE. Festival parking will be $20 per vehicle and encourage everyone to carpool.
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Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and karaoke! This fun event will feature Christine Imperial (Author of Mistaken for an Empire), Trust the Tides exhibiting artist Michelle Lin, KSW's very own Jason Bayani, and more singer-readers to be announced.
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BomBay to the Bay: A Garba Dance Festival featuring live music by Bay Area garba legends Madhvi and Asim Mehta, a dance lesson, community dancing, and artists to explore. Garba is a Gujarati indigenous and folk dance practiced by all ages to live drumming, singing, and instrumentals during joyous celebrations.
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Please join Suzanne Tay-Kelley and Maw Shein Win for a Maker, Mentor, Muse Summer Salon Found & Lost: Generating New Work Inspired by Southeast Asian/Southeast Asian American Poetry & Art on Saturday, August 3rd, noon to 2:00pm PT.
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Join us on July 27th for the 12th annual Beast Crawl Literary Festival in Oakland! We're thrilled to curate a round of incredible poets for this free, dynamic celebration of literary arts.
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