Asian events this weekend - May 19
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Saturday, May 20
AARC x Asian Texans for Justice: Have You Eaten Yet - Intergenerational Communication in AAPI Families (Free)
⏰ Saturday May 20, 10am-1pm
📍 Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
👉 "This event will bring together multiple generations of the AAPI community to talk about how to effectively communicate and support one another. Panels, workshops hosted by mental health professionals, and a community resource fair will provide AAPI community members with the education and engagement."
AAAFF: "Dealing with Dad" Screening (Free with code: AANHPI)
⏰ Saturday May 20, 1:30-3:30pm
📍 AFS Cinema (6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752)
👉 "For AANHPI Heritage Month, AAAFF wants to thank our friends & supporters with a special screening of DEALING WITH DAD, our opening night film from 2022."
Next week
AARC Book Club: "Making A Scene" by Constance Wu (Free)
⏰ Tuesday May 23, 6-7:30pm
📍 Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
👉 "Join fellow book lovers in the community to dive into works by authors in the Asian diaspora! All meet ups are free and open to the public to attend. All sessions are hosted in person at the AARC."
Austin Public Library: AAPI Film Festival - Yellow Rose (2019) (Free)
⏰ Tuesday May 23, 6-7:30pm
📍 Austin Public Library - Terrazas Branch (1105 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702)
👉 "Join us every Tuesday for the month of May to watch a select feature film in Celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Month."
Upcoming
Asian Memory Project: “Nintendo Cafe” Performance (Free)
⏰ Saturday May 27, 12pm-?
📍 Austin Public Library - Central Library (710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701)
👉 "Join us for our Nintendo Cafe performance, featuring arrangements of music from The Legend of Zelda, Kirby, Super Mario Galaxy and more!"
Gan Bei Gals: "Have You Eaten?" Pop-up Cafe + Workshops + Panel ($ - $$)
⏰ Saturday May 27, various times
📍 Dottiewood Studios (1601 Headway Cir Ste B, Austin, TX 78754)
👉 "Treat yourself to a variety of Asian beverages and baked goods in our pop-up café; help out in the kitchen with a hand-pulled noodle cooking class and tasting; set the table with a fabric napkin block printing workshop; and join us for a conversation around the dinner table about food as a love language."
Austin Public Library: Adult Story Hour - Uplifting Asian American Voices (Free)
⏰ Tuesday May 30, 6:30-7:30pm
📍 Austin Public Library - Central Library (710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701)
👉 “Join us to listen or tell a five minute story – truth or fiction, funny or serious, read or memorized, any story about life, fantasy or yourself. May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - come listen and tell stories lived and inspired by Asian Americans.”
Recurring
These events happen on a regular basis, so I don’t always mention them. There might be something new since the last time you checked!