Adoptee referral portraits collection to be featured at Weissman Art Museum

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 […]

Author Marie Lee to read at Stillwater event

Novelist Marie Myung-Ok Lee will read from her recently-launched book The Evening Hero at the Zephyr Theater, Stillwater, on Wednesday, June 15. The event is sponsored by the Stillwater bookstore Valley Bookseller and one of a series of author events called Literature Lovers' Night Out. Lee's novel tells the story of a Minnesota doctor who […]

$15

Campaign kick-off event for Susie Strom, Korean American candidate for Minnesota House

Sucker Lake Regional Park 4500 Rice Street, Vadnais Heights, MN, United States

Susie Strom, candidate for Minnesota House District 36A, will have an outdoor campaign kick-off event on Thursday, June 23, 5:30 p.m. at Sucker Lake Regional Park, 4500 Rice Street, Vadnais Heights. Strom, a Korean adoptee from the Twin Cities, is celebrating her Korean heritage with some Korean drumming and dancing performances, and Korean games at […]

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Registration open for KAAN conference, June 24-26, Denver

Registration is open for the 2022 in-person conference of the Korean American Adoptee Network (KAAN) to be held June 24 to 26, in Denver, Colorado.  The deadline for reduced registration is June 1. KAAN is a conference about all aspects of  adoption from Korea, and includes adult adoptees and their families, adoptee children and their […]

LA Benefit concert will support WomenCrossDMZ

The Los Angeles Korean American Musicians’ Association (LAKMA) will hold a benefit concert for WomenCrossDMZ entitled Peace Concert: Unified in Friendship and Harmony, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The concert, to be held August 6, will feature performances by the LAKMA Symphony Orchestra and Chorale. The evening will also include a […]

2022 Chicago Drum Festival set

Roosevelt University 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

The Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC) will hold its  2022 Chicago Drum Festival, a concert featuring diverse world-drumming teams based in the Chicago area. The concert will feature Ayodele Drum and Dance, Tsukasa Taiko, Chicago Samba, and the KPAC,  representing African, Japanese, Brazilian, and Korean traditions, respectively. Tickets are through Eventbrite and can […]

Free

Theater Mu to hold birthday bash

2325 Endicott Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 2325 Endicott Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Theater Mu, established in 1992, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a 1990s-themed birthday bash August 21 at Urban Growler Brewery in St. Paul. The fundraising event will include family-friendly activities including carnival games, a restaurant raffle, and a food truck. There will be a short program to reflect on past accomplishments, envisioning for the […]

Self-Care 101 for Transracial Adoptees to be held at Hana Center, Chicago

Hana Center 4300 North California Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Author and educator Soojin Pate will facilitate an interactive workshop on self-care for transracial adoptees, Self-Care 101,  at the Hana Center of Chicago, 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 15. Registration is free, capacity is limited to 30, and this session is intended for transracial adoptees. It is presented in partnership with Hana Center by the […]

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Crazy Broke Asians, a line-up of six bands, to play at the Cedar Cultural Center

Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Crazy Broke Asians is a line-up of six music groups combined into a one night of entertainment celebrating Asian excellence in the Twin Cities. Featured performers include headliner Kiss the Tiger, Diane, MAYDA, D'Lourdes, Vulgar Tongue and TEKK NIKK.  The event will be Friday, October 21 at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis. An introductory video […]

$15

Hanji class in Korean paper ornament craft to be held

Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St., Marine-on-St. Croix, MN, United States

The Hanji Crew, a Twin Cities craft group, will offer a class on making hanji holiday ornaments in a class to be held Saturday, November 5, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Marine Mills Folk School, located in Marine-on-St. Croix. No experience is necessary for the class, which teaches the Korean art of making traditional […]

$34.00

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