A virtual conference, Asian American Studies Now, will be held October 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian American Studies program at New York University. The program was launched when a group of students came together, and with faculty support, began organizing for the first Asian American Studies course, and […]

Hyon Kim, a Twin Cities entrepreneur, non-profit co-founder, author and thought leader will be a featured speaker for the annual Great Decisions series of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Minnesota. The presentation via Zoom will be held 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Friday, October 29. The topic is about the […]

The Twin Cities Film Festival will screen a documentary film by Matthew Koshmrl, Land of My Father, about the story of the territory dispute between Japan and South Korea over the Dokdo Islands.  It details the stories of two activists. One is a Korean farmer who protests the Japanese government regularly in Tokyo, after finding […]

Adoptee Hub, a Twin Cities service and educational organization by and for intercountry adoptees, will hold its (in-person) annual fundraiser under the title theme Jeong: The Power of Reunification, on Saturday, November 6. Keynote speaker for the event will be filmmaker Sun Hee Engelstoft (born Sun Hee Shin), a Korean adoptee from Denmark. Her 2021-released […]

The work of Minnesota Korean adoptee artist Megan Rye will be featured in an exhibit entitled Foundling, to open at the Weissman Museum of Art, Minneapolis, on January 16, 2022. More than 70 families participated in sharing referral photos of themselves or adoptee loved ones, who are adopted from many countries to Minnesota.  She collected […]

Man of God, a funny feminist thriller play will open at Minneapolis’ Mixed Blood Theater in February. The setting for the film, a mission trip to Bangkok by four members of a Christian girls’ youth group. They discover he has hidden a camera in their hotel bathroom. Their rage and rage and disillusionment fuel violent […]

Carolyn Holbrook, Ed Bok Lee, and Alexs Pate will read from and discuss their writing from the powerful new book, We Are Meant to Rise:  Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World in a free virtual event on Tuesday,  February 22, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Central).  The anthology features  Asian American (including two Korean American), […]

The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL)  will hold an Asian Minnesotan Day at the Capitol, to be held Monday, March 7, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The presentations will include champions on  CAAL policy priorities, advocacy education from CAAL staff and leaders, and opportunities for constituents to speak with their legislators about issues impacting […]