The library has a month of exciting programming lined up to celebrate both The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui, this year’s Big Read book and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Make plans to join us on YouTube for any (or all) of the following streaming programs:
April 30 at 1:00… Thi Bui in Conversation With LeUyen Pham
May 6 at 1:00… History of the IRC
Learn about the history of the International Refugee Committee and their work in supporting refugee resettlement that started with the Vietnam War.
May 7 at 1:00… A Conversation With Boreth Ly and Phung X. Huynh
An intergenerational panel discussion on the conflict in Cambodia, how it affected Cambodians and refugees, and the role of arts and culture in the healing process.
May 7 at 4:00… Meet Laos Angeles
Learn about Lao culture and listen to stories from the diaspora.
May 14 at 1:00… A Conversation With Andrea Nguyễn
Explore Vietnamese cooking with cookbook author Andrea Nguyễn and learn to make nước chấm.
May 14 at 4:00… Nguyen Tran (Starry Kitchen)
Learn more about Vietnamese food with this action-packed variety show from chef/author Nguyen Tran. You’ll need to register in advance for this program here
May 16 at 6:00… Homelands: Generational Perspectives on the Asian American Immigrant Experience
Join us to watch four short films about the Asian American immigrant experience, and then discuss them with the filmmakers
May 20 at 1:00… U.S. Citizenship Process
Come learn about the U.S. Citizenship process from the International Refugee Committee
May 21 at 1:00… Meet Cynthia Thái
Come listen to Cynthia Thai (Thái Doanh Doanh) talk about her experiences as a second-generation Vietnamese American singing in Vietnamese and her family’s experiences publishing Sài Gòn Times and the creation of the Boat People memorial.
May 28 at 1:00… Intergenerational Trauma
Please join Stacey Ma Dubois and Yen Sau as they talk about Intergenerational Trauma and how it has impacted Asian American refugees.
May 28 at 4:00… Zine Making With Simon Trần (Ghost Ghost Teeth)
Come and join us on this zine-making program that is focused on telling our family stories. You’ll need to register in advance for this program here
Visit the library’s online calendar for all the details about these (and all our other) programs. Find the online calendar here: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar
