Literary Arts

ASIAN PACIFIC RESOURCE CENTER – LA COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials as well as film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings on history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/asian-pacific-resource-center
Event Date
-
Event Location

Rosemead Library
8800 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.080261, -118.0771998

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.573.5220
Event ID
10380912
Event Main Image

Monica Youn reads

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Monica Youn, an associate professor of English at UC Irvine and former constitutional lawyer, reads from her latest volume, FROM FROM, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award.  The book’s poems tackle issues of racism faced by Asian Americans and other communities in the United States.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1873/monica-youn-reads-january-2024
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10382002
Event Main Image

Nikkei Uncovered IV: a poetry reading

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Discover Nikkei held our fourth virtual poetry reading, with a powerful lineup of poets previously featured in Discover Nikkei’s “Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column.” Hosted by traci kato-kiriyama, author of “Navigating With(out) Instruments,” this year’s reading featured Christine Kitano, Mia Ayumi Malholtra, and Matthew Mejia.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=vctEwEY5n68
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10382106
Event Main Image

ASIAN PACIFIC RESOURCE CENTER – LA COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials as well as film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings on history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/asian-pacific-resource-center
Event Date
-
Event Location

Rosemead Library
8800 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.080261, -118.0771998

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.573.5220
Event ID
10380911
Event Main Image

ASIAN PACIFIC RESOURCE CENTER – LA COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials as well as film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings on history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/asian-pacific-resource-center
Event Date
-
Event Location

Rosemead Library
8800 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.080261, -118.0771998

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.573.5220
Event ID
10380910
Event Main Image

Monica Youn reads

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Monica Youn, an associate professor of English at UC Irvine and former constitutional lawyer, reads from her latest volume, FROM FROM, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award.  The book’s poems tackle issues of racism faced by Asian Americans and other communities in the United States.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1873/monica-youn-reads-january-2024
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10382000
Event Main Image

Nikkei Uncovered IV: a poetry reading

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Discover Nikkei held our fourth virtual poetry reading, with a powerful lineup of poets previously featured in Discover Nikkei’s “Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column.” Hosted by traci kato-kiriyama, author of “Navigating With(out) Instruments,” this year’s reading featured Christine Kitano, Mia Ayumi Malholtra, and Matthew Mejia.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=vctEwEY5n68
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10382104
Event Main Image

SUNDAY JUMP

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
A community open mic series at the Pilipino Workers Center. The Center provides a safe space for marginalized voices to share their stories and form genuine connections through the arts. This season celebrates the 12th anniversary as the longest-running Filipino-founded open mic series in Historic Filipinotown.
Website Link
sundayjump.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

Pilipino Workers Center
153 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0634921, -118.2601084

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10383055
Event Main Image

Monica Youn reads

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Monica Youn, an associate professor of English at UC Irvine and former constitutional lawyer, reads from her latest volume, FROM FROM, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award.  The book’s poems tackle issues of racism faced by Asian Americans and other communities in the United States.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1873/monica-youn-reads-january-2024
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10381997
Event Main Image

Nikkei Uncovered IV: a poetry reading

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Discover Nikkei held our fourth virtual poetry reading, with a powerful lineup of poets previously featured in Discover Nikkei’s “Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column.” Hosted by traci kato-kiriyama, author of “Navigating With(out) Instruments,” this year’s reading featured Christine Kitano, Mia Ayumi Malholtra, and Matthew Mejia.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=vctEwEY5n68
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10382101
Event Main Image
Literary Arts