Events upcoming
April 24, 2024 , 7:00 PM
[IN-PERSON] AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT: EDDIE AHN & KRISTEN RADTKE - ADVOCATE
Join us for an event at The Strand with San Franciscan attorney and Cartoonist-in-Residence, Eddie Ahn, for a discussion of his debut graphic memoir Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice. Joining Eddie in conversation is critically acclaimed writer Kristen Radtke.
April 30, 2024 , 6:30 PM
[IN-PERSON] SEJAL SHAH PRESENTS HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, WITH MINNA PROCTOR
Join McNally Jackson and AAWW to celebrate Sejal Shah's HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, a collection of genre-queer short stories braided with images and ephemera explore the experiences of growing up and living as a diasporic Gujarati woman searching for home. Sejal will be in conversation with writer, translator, and editor Minna Proctor!
April 30, 2024 , 7:00 PM
PATRICIA PARK + BRIAN TEE: WHAT'S EATING JACKIE OH?
Join us for an in-person event at The Strand Book Store to celebrate award-winning author Patricia Park's new young adult novel, What's Eating Jackie Oh? Joining Patricia in conversation is film and television actor, Brian Tee.
May 2, 2024 , 7:00 PM
AAWW & KUNDIMAN PRESENT: EMERGING WRITERS IN CONVERSATION
Join AAWW and Kundiman in-person and online for a conversation between emerging writers Hannah Bae, Jen Lue, Gina Chung, and Rajat Singh!
May 8, 2024 , 7:00 PM
BOOK EVENT: NINA SHARMA WITH MECCA JAMILAH SULLIVAN
Join us and Greenlight Books for Nina Sharma in conversation with acclaimed author Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, along with a reading and book signing. Nina Sharma presents THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL, a hilarious and moving memoir in essays about love and allyship told through one Asian and Black interracial relationship.
May 9, 2024 , 5:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF: PRIYA'S KITCHEN ADVENTURES
This May, in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, join the Asian American Book Club and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a family-friendly recipe tasting and celebration of Priya Krishna's Priya's Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids! Priya will be joined by special guest Sheethal Sheth, actress, producer, and author of...
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April 24, 2024 , 7:00 PM
[IN-PERSON] AAWW & THE STRAND PRESENT: EDDIE AHN & KRISTEN RADTKE – ADVOCATE
Join us for an event at The Strand with San Franciscan attorney and Cartoonist-in-Residence, Eddie Ahn, for a discussion of his debut graphic memoir Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice. Joining Eddie in conversation is critically acclaimed writer Kristen Radtke.
April 30, 2024 , 6:30 PM
[IN-PERSON] SEJAL SHAH PRESENTS HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, WITH MINNA PROCTOR
Join McNally Jackson and AAWW to celebrate Sejal Shah's HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY, a collection of genre-queer short stories braided with images and ephemera explore the experiences of growing up and living as a diasporic Gujarati woman searching for home. Sejal will be in conversation with writer, translator, and editor Minna Proctor!
April 30, 2024 , 7:00 PM
PATRICIA PARK + BRIAN TEE: WHAT’S EATING JACKIE OH?
Join us for an in-person event at The Strand Book Store to celebrate award-winning author Patricia Park's new young adult novel, What's Eating Jackie Oh? Joining Patricia in conversation is film and television actor, Brian Tee.
May 2, 2024 , 7:00 PM
AAWW & KUNDIMAN PRESENT: EMERGING WRITERS IN CONVERSATION
Join AAWW and Kundiman in-person and online for a conversation between emerging writers Hannah Bae, Jen Lue, Gina Chung, and Rajat Singh!
May 8, 2024 , 7:00 PM
BOOK EVENT: NINA SHARMA WITH MECCA JAMILAH SULLIVAN
Join us and Greenlight Books for Nina Sharma in conversation with acclaimed author Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, along with a reading and book signing. Nina Sharma presents THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL, a hilarious and moving memoir in essays about love and allyship told through one Asian and Black interracial relationship.
May 9, 2024 , 5:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF: PRIYA’S KITCHEN ADVENTURES
This May, in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, join the Asian American Book Club and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop for a family-friendly recipe tasting and celebration of Priya Krishna's Priya's Kitchen Adventures: A Cookbook for Kids! Priya will be joined by special guest Sheethal Sheth, actress, producer, and author of...
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