Experience the first-ever theatre show about the lives of Asian American Jews! In this whimsical and thought-provoking journey, actors perform true stories of holding two age-old traditions in your heart.
In this joint dialogue between Committee of 100 and China Institute Next Gen x Serica (CINGS), we aim to explore the critical opportunities and challenges for philanthropic giving to AAPI causes and between the U.S. and China.
Join us for a discussion of the China Initiative, a Trump-era - but potentially revived - effort described by panelist Gisela Perez Kusakawa as "inciting widespread fear of racial profiling for Asian Americans across the country."
Join our friends the Seattle Public Library and Friends of Little Saigon to hear local author Susan Lieu discuss her memoir about grief, trauma, body image, and finding your own place in the world with Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
The documentary shorts in this program present powerful stories that traverse and connect Asian American experiences across dimensions. Screenings will be followed by a Q+A with the filmmakers.
In her multimedia exhibition, NY-based artist Sara Jimenez explores the intersections of geology, mythologies, and intergenerational bonds. Opening featuring live readings and sound performance accompanied by a movement performance.
Kayla Min Andrews celebrates her mother Katherine Min’s legacy with a conversation about her posthumous novel The Fetishist. Local author Daniel Tam-Claiborne will join Kayla in conversation about her mother's book and legacy.
Short fiction read by actors on the second Saturday of the month from September to May. This month, Stories on Stage Davis will be featuring the works of Morning Edition Host Donna Apidone and multifaceted author Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
Daniel Tam-Claiborne, author and contributor to the newly released Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears, and Katie Lee Ellison, writer and host of the Nonfiction for No Reason series, host a dynamic night of nonfiction readings.
Lauren Groff visits Seattle upon the occasion of her latest release, The Vaster Wilds, a taut and electrifying novel about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive. Local author Daniel Tam-Claiborne will join in conversation.
Mixed Asian Media is excited to present the first-ever Mixed Asian Day, a celebration of what it means to be mixed Asian, with a screening of Between Black & White and a talkback featuring Rohan Zhou-Lee, Maryam Chishti, and Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
Return to Valetto is the story of one family’s reckoning with its own past and the weight of history across generations. Dominic will give a short reading, share some travel images, and be joined in conversation with Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
Moderated by Daniel Tam-Claiborne, panelists Frank Wu, Paula Madison, and Jennifer Wu spotlight the challenges and opportunities Asian Americans face as they build coalitions with other communities, races, and religions.
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle presents original music inspired by William Least Heat-Moon’s Blue Highways.
A world premiere screening of Between Black & White and community talkback featuring educators, activists, and civic leaders in partnership with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival.
Ava Chin reads from her new memoir Mott Street, a sweeping narrative history of the Chinese Exclusion Act through her family’s epic journey in America. Local author Daniel Tam-Claiborne will join Ava in onstage conversation.
Together with writer Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Gish Jen discusses her latest book, Thank You, Mr. Nixon, which collects 11 stories of culture and humanity sparked by a pivotal era in U.S.-Chinese history. Recorded on the Civics Series Podcast.
Film industry and culture experts demystify changing notions of gender, superheroes, and AAPI representation in entertainment — in Shang-Chi, Eternals, Squid Game, and beyond.
Join us to hear new work from members of the Jack Straw Writing Program, curated by E.J. Koh.
Award-winning author Peter Ho Davies discuss his forthcoming book, The Art of Revision: The Last Word (Graywolf Press, 2021). He'll be joined in conversation by Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
Join us for a showcase of writers from the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program. Featuring José Luis Montero, Greg November, Michael Overa, Paulette Perhach, Abi Pollokoff, and Daniel Tam-Claiborne.
The Jack Straw Reading Series continues for the 25th year, with a series of live-streamed events featuring new poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from the 2021 Jack Straw Writers.
China set the ambitious goal of eliminating rural poverty by 2020 during its Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee in 2015. Has China reached its goal?
We invite you to join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment! Seattleites stand and read from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters, etc.
Join us on Wednesday, May 27 for an evening of scotch and storytelling from the writers colony the Anthill, with six whiskies in your hand and six writers on stage.
The Second Page is a storytelling radio show hosted by Harris Lapiroff and Seán Hanson. Each week, we share true stories by actual Second Page listeners, themed around a particular topic. This week: stories about being in transit.
