A special live engagement via Zoom with architect Grace Kim, principal of Schemata Workshop in Seattle will be held Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m. CDT. Kim specializes in design of cohousing communities and other types of multi-family buildings, which require a human-centric approach.  Kim co-founded Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, a mixed-use project where she lives […]

Free health screenings will be available by appointment at the HANA Center’s 43rd Annual Korean American Health Fair, Saturday, May 21, noon to 5 p.m. The health fair will take place at the Swedish Hospital Galter Medical Pavilion, located at 5140 N. California Ave., Chicago). The last HANA Center health fair took place in 2019; […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]