Events upcoming
April 5, 2023 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF DUST CHILD: NGUYễN PHAN QUế MAI AND VANESSA CHAN
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Vanessa Chan
RSVP HERE! On April 5th at 7 PM ET, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents a celebration of best-selling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s latest novel, DUST CHILD, a convergence of lineage and memory borne from decisions made in time of war. Chanel Miller says, “In DUST CHILD, rupture leads...
April 17, 2023 , 6:00 PM
[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] DAPPLING YOUR OWN LIGHTING DESIGN: ON ARCHIVE ERASURE, AUTOFICTION, AND ARTIST STATEMENTS
benedict nguyễn
Mondays, April 17 and 24 | 6 PM ET - 8 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | Sliding Scale $100- $200 REGISTER HERE! **This workshop is exclusively for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous, and People of Color) writers. If you are not BIPOC, we ask that you do not register.**...
May 2, 2023 , 6:00 PM
YU & ME BOOKS X AAWW PRESENTS: THE MAN IN THE MCINTOSH SUIT BOOK EVENT WITH RINA AYUYANG AND CLIFF CHIANG
Join AAWW and Yu & Me Books this May to celebrate The Man in the McIntosh Suit, a Filipino-American take on Depression-era noir featuring mistaken identities, speakeasies, and lost love. No registration required! The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a...
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Events upcoming
April 5, 2023 , 7:00 PM
IN CELEBRATION OF DUST CHILD: NGUYễN PHAN QUế MAI AND VANESSA CHAN
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Vanessa Chan
RSVP HERE! On April 5th at 7 PM ET, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents a celebration of best-selling author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s latest novel, DUST CHILD, a convergence of lineage and memory borne from decisions made in time of war. Chanel Miller says, “In DUST CHILD, rupture leads...
April 17, 2023 , 6:00 PM
[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] DAPPLING YOUR OWN LIGHTING DESIGN: ON ARCHIVE ERASURE, AUTOFICTION, AND ARTIST STATEMENTS
benedict nguyễn
Mondays, April 17 and 24 | 6 PM ET - 8 PM ET Online | 2 Sessions | Sliding Scale $100- $200 REGISTER HERE! **This workshop is exclusively for BIPOC (Black and Indigenous, and People of Color) writers. If you are not BIPOC, we ask that you do not register.**...
May 2, 2023 , 6:00 PM
YU & ME BOOKS X AAWW PRESENTS: THE MAN IN THE MCINTOSH SUIT BOOK EVENT WITH RINA AYUYANG AND CLIFF CHIANG
Join AAWW and Yu & Me Books this May to celebrate The Man in the McIntosh Suit, a Filipino-American take on Depression-era noir featuring mistaken identities, speakeasies, and lost love. No registration required! The year is 1929 and Bobot is just another migrant worker in rural California. Or rather, a...
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