Asian American Studies, Books, Education, Vietnamese
From left, Librarian Phuoc Thi-Minh Tran; author Nguyen Thanh Hiep; artist/author Ha Kieu Anh; artist Anh Ha; author/poet Cung Tram Tuong; and Trong Nguyen.
RICHFIELD, Minn. — The story of Vietnamese refugee Trong Nguyen’s journey, as told in collaboration with author Connie Fortin in the biography “Born Into War,” spoke at the Augsburg Park Library in Richfield on April 21.
Linda Hawj invited you to “3rd and Final TXUJ CI SHOWCASE- UNLIMITED EDITION“, the 3rd and Final TXUJ CI SHOWCASE- UNLIMITED EDITION on Wednesday, May 2, 6 p.m., at The Whole Music Club- Coffman Union (U of M).
This Night of Local Asian American LGBTQ & Ally Artists Unlimited Edition is the Txuj Ci Showcase, originally a night where Hmong LGBTQ and their allies came together to showcase their talents and to build community and space together.
Katha Dance Theatre founder Rita Mustaphi (Photo by Michal Daniel)
To celebrate its 25th season, Katha Dance Theatre presents IN RETROSPECT showcasing its rich history, along with the variety, diversity and ingenuity of its critically acclaimed repertoire.
The performances reunite artistic director/choreographer Rita Mustaphi and her award-winning company with Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre, Ethnic Dance Theatre and gospel singer Robert Robinson to stage dynamic excerpts from Katha’s remarkable past. The dance concerts will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, June 1-2, at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul.
Arts, Books, Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Vietnamese, Writing
Bao Phi
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2012) — An unprecedented convergence of Asian American literature and visual art will present seven writers reading and discussing their work, commissioned in response to ‘Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter,’ the first major exhibit of Asian American visual artists at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.
Meet the sculptor who created the MLK National Memorial at the University of Minnesota’s North Star Ball Room, Sunday, April 29, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the St. Paul Student Center, 2017 Buford Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108.
Bryan Thao Worra
By BRYAN THAO WORRA
MINNEAPOLIS (March 28, 2012) — April is National Poetry Month, and this year it’s the Year of The Dragon, which practically calls out for Asian American poets to take our work up to another level.
As a Lao American poet, I’m aware poetry competes with some pretty heavy hitters these days, from video games and movies, to sports and porn. But as I remind my students regularly, poetry is an art that has thrived for centuries because people ARE able to get passionate about it. There, we’ve found our secret histories, our best memories, our loves and fears, laughter and souls.
The search and mystery are part of the fun. Some gravitate to poets like Pablo Neruda and Garrett Hongo. Others love the work of Mong-Lan, Lee Herrick or Barbara Jane Reyes. There are as many styles as there are tastes. Some poets use science fiction, fantasy and detective mysteries, others find poetry within video games, Godzilla and sports. Some like haiku and sestinas, others like ca dao. But there’s an amazing world of poetry out there for the discovery, especially among Asian American writers.
ST PAUL — Kick up your heels and lasso up a posse of friends: Circus Juventas, North America’s largest youth circus, proudly presents 20 performances of their all-new production Showdown.With a rip-roarin’ cast of characters, it’s the most foot-stompin’ hair-raisin’ high-ridin’ spectacle East — and West — of the mighty Mississippi.
The 18th annual summer extravaganza will be performed August 2–19 in its award-winning, air-conditioned Big Top at 1270 Montreal Avenue in Saint Paul.
Bloomington, MN (March 28, 2012) — AniMinneapolis, the second-largest anime convention in Minneapolis, is excited to announce two local fan guests for the 2012 convention, including Master costumer Robert “Vash” Lewis and comic-book reviewer Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug.
The Anime Minneapolis 2012 convention will be happening June 29 – July 1, 2012 at the Mall of America.
Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Television
ST. PAUL — The United Nations announced a panel discussion and screening of tpt’s locally produced program Slavery by Another Name to be held this Wednesday evening.
The panel will feature Slavery by Another Name producer and director Sam Pollard. The Slavery by Another Name event is part of a series of U.N. events to observe the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. More information may be found here: http://www.un.org/events/calendar/.
Parker Quartet
A world of artistic talent and performing experience converges for James Sewell Ballet’s spring performances on the stage of the Goodale Theater at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts.
In a collaboration of The Schubert Club and James Sewell Ballet, the Grammy Award winning Parker Quartet and JSB dancers come together in a reprise of Artistic Director James Sewell’s “Opus 131,” Beethoven’s exquisite String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor.
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