Asian events this weekend, June 10-12

The heat’s finally here - don’t forget to hydrate and reapply sunscreen every few hours. Catch me at Tai’s house Saturday night, we got a treat in store for yall.

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Saturday, June 11

Tai Nguyen's Living Room Comedy Show ($)
Tai Nguyen hosts an intimate stand-up comedy show in his own living room. If the vibes are right he might even perform his viral song "Pville Anthem", with a potential guest appearance by yours truly 👀
📍 Tai Nguyen's House (2008 Golden Sunrise Ln, Pflugerville, TX 78660)
⏰ Saturday June 11, 9pm-?

Community Organizing Workshop - AAPI Voter Engagement in Texas (Free)
A free virtual training that "covers the ins and outs of community organizing" - like voter registration, volunteer recruitment, and voter turnout tactics - presented by APIAVote and Asian Texans for Justice.
📍 Zoom
⏰ Saturday June 11, 12-3pm

Rupi Kaur @ Bass Concert Hall ($$-$$$)
Rupi Kaur's "all-new spoken word poetry experience…a journey of personal loss and love, growth, mental health, community, friendship, and strength" supported by original music and visual projections.
📍 Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin, TX 78712)
⏰ Saturday June 11, 8pm-?

Sunday, June 12

Outdoor Asian Meetup: Self-Love Outdoor Yoga (Free)
Join the Outdoor Asian meetup for "outdoor yoga on the lawn across from My Vinyasa Practice on Sunday morning!"
📍 My Vinyasa Practice (109 Jacob Fontaine Ln Suite 800, Austin, TX 78752)
⏰ Sunday June 12, 10:30-11:30am

Ongoing

Thank You Enjoy: Photography of New York's Chinese Restaurant Industry (Free)
Katie Gee Salisbury's photography exhibition "tells the stories of cooks, delivery workers, waiters, and community organizers who work in the Chinese restaurant industry in New York."
📍 Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
⏰ All summer

Upcoming

A Conversation with Author Madhushree Ghosh (Free)
A discussion with Madhushree Ghosh about her new book "Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family", followed by a Q&A moderated by Austin Eater’s Nadia Chaudhury.
📍 Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
⏰ Wednesday June 15, 6-8:30pm

Austin Asian American Film Festival ($ - single film, $$$ - entire festival)
Annual showcase of "new independent films from the Asian and Asian American diaspora", now in its 14th year!
📍 AFS Cinema (6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752)
⏰ Thursday June 23 - Sunday June 26