New York Writers Workshop and Asia Pacific Writers & Translators Isolation Break poetry reading June 7

So excited to be invited to be a part of this New York Writers Workshop and Asia Pacific Writers & Translators (APWT) Isolation Break poetry reading next week, Sunday June 7, 9pm EST, w these great poets, hosted by Ravi Shankar (links et al coming soon)

speaking today at UMich Rackham Program in Public Scholarship Institute for Social Change

Speaking to grad students today at University of Michigan Rackham Program in Public Scholarship Institute for Social Change on writing and social change "Writing to Change the World, Writing Beyond the Academy." Can't wait!

Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

A recording of our DPTV panel re Detroit and Vincent Chin and the PBS documentary "Asian Americans"

I have a new poem re Vincent Chin case and Covid-19 written for the occasion at the 5:40 mark

Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

Direct Youtube link The Detroit Story Panel Discussion | Asian Americans - YouTube

Today! Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

Today! Friday May 8, 12:00pm EDT/ 9amPDT/ 6amHST

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Excited to be a part of Detroit Public Television and APIAVote Michigan's event to celebrate the upcoming PBS Special on Asian Americans Detroit Style! Friday May 8, 12:00pm EDT/ 9amPDT/ 6amHST. There will be a panel of Asian American activists from the metro-Detroit area talking about the Vincent Chin case. American Citizens for Justice will be there, I'll be reading a poem, and IS/LAND might be performing too.

Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

and here is the facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/231411694704390/

And here is the registration link: RSVP for this free event here: https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/l3063

Speaking at Toyota TAASia Today

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Excited to be speaking at Toyota TAASia today as part of their e-Lunch and Learn series on The History of Asian American Resistance and Creative Clapbacks in the Time of COVID-19.

Today is also election day in Michigan -- Don't forget to vote!

Essay: Beyond Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, There Are Still More Stories to Tell

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! Some old articles to read

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — a FAQ - NBC News

12 nonfiction books to read for Asian Pacific Heritage Month - NBC News

Books Featuring Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders for Kids and Teens - NBC News

'Groundbreaking' Asian-American Poets to Read w Immigrant, Refugee Roots - NBC News

Emerging Writers to Read and Watch in the Pacific Islander Poetry Community - NBC News

Essay: Beyond Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, There Are Still More Stories to Tell - NBC News

Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing | NBC News

Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing

A Vincent Chin Syllabus of sorts--a collection of films and articles to learn more, at NBC Asian America, that I wrote a few years ago:

Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing

Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Excited to be a part of Detroit Public Television's event to celebrate the upcoming PBS Special on Asian Americans Detroit Style! Next week on Friday May 8, 12:00pm EDT/ 9amPDT/ 6amHST. There will be a panel of Asian American activists from the metro-Detroit area talking about the Vincent Chin case and I'll be reading a poem (that I am still writing, omg)

Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

and here is the facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/231411694704390/

And here is the registration link: RSVP for this free event here: https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/l3063



Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV

2020 AAPI Heritage Month Digital Event Calendar

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Here is a big calendar of virtual events compiled by Angry Asian Man

2020 AAPI Heritage Month Digital Event Calendar

Highlights include
Center for Asian American Media's (CAAMedia) Digital Town Hall 4/30 8pmEDT/5pmPDT
Digital Town Hall - Asian Americans in the Time of Covid-19

Laomagination 45 poetry open mic 5/1 7pmCDT/8pmEDT/4pmPDT w BTW
Our inaugural Laomagination:45 zOpen Mic will be... - Bryan Thao Worra

and a virtual dinner party 5/1 11pmEDT/8pmPDT w Angry Asian Man and friends
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-meal-a-virtual-dinner-party-tickets-103276242020?fbclid=IwAR0Cczy9B6duImA6v3iSj077YqLnyx2eGzI_WW6TXUvJyGAH68OUom1t3VI

And I will be speaking next week at Detroit Public Television's Asian Americans: The Detroit Story – Detroit Public TV Friday May 8, 12:00pm EDT/ 9amPDT/ 6amHSTand here is the facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/231411694704390/

Recording of my Talk at Harvard-Radcliffe

Thanks to Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association for this recording of my and Wen-Hao Tien's talk re Asian American Resistance and Creative Clapbacks in a time of Covid-19 on April 27, 2020.

Creative_Clapbacks_April_2020.mp4 - Google Drive