Event Calendar

February 2023

02
Jennifer Lin @ Luddington Library
Thu, Feb 2nd, 7:00 pm ET
5 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA

Jennifer Lin, author of Beethoven in Beijing will be at the Luddington Library, 5 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA, with Booker Rowe, one of the musicians from the 1973 tour

06
Wolfinger & Harris @ Walnut West Library
Mon, Feb 6th, 6:00 pm ET
40th and Walnut Streets, in Philadelphia

James Wolfinger, editor of If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress, with contributor Clem Harris will be speaking at the Walnut West Library 

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UPDATED DATE: Book talk @ Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Tue, Feb 7th, 12:00 pm
1300 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

James Wolfinger, Stan Arnold, David Canton, and Abby Perkiss discuss their book If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress: Black Politics in Twentieth-Century Philadelphia, at Historical Society of Pennsylvania

08
erin Khue Ninh @ UC Berkeley
Wed, Feb 8th, 6:00 pm

erin Khue Ninh, author of Passing for Perfect, to speak at UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library, 30 Stephens Hall in Berkeley, CA on February 8 at 6:00 PM PST
 

09
Robin Bachin signing @ Books and Books
Thu, Feb 9th, 7:00 pm ET
Books & Books Coral Gables

IN PERSON EVENT: Meet Robin Bachin, author of Engaging Place, Engaging Practices: Urban History and Campus-Community Partnerships, at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave.

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Ray Didinger @ B&N Wilmington, DE
Sat, Feb 11th, 3:00 pm
4209 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19803

Meet Ray Didinger for an in-person signing of The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition and Finished Business: My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes, and Heartaches  at Barnes and Noble in Wilmington, DE. GO BIRDS!!

14
Conversation with Elora Chowdhury @ Dartmouth
Tue, Feb 14th, 12:15 pm ET

ONLINE EVENT: Elora Halim Chowdhury will discuss her book Ethical Encounters: Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh as part of the Conversations on South Asia series at Dartmouth College.

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Elora Chowdhury @ Cal State University Long Beach
Thu, Feb 23rd, 12:30 pm PT
Online via Zoom

Virtual Book Talk ~ Ethical Encounters: Transitional Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh with Elora Chowdhury at Cal State University Long Beach. Register here.


23
An Evening With David Steele
Thu, Feb 23rd, 7:00 pm ET
Online via Zoom

25
Mrill Ingram @ Wild Things conference
Sat, Feb 25th, 9:00 am
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL

Mrill Ingram will be signing copies of her book, Loving Orphaned Space, at the Wild Things conference.

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Nelson Díaz at Temple Law School
Mon, Feb 27th, 4:00 pm ET
Moot Court Room, Klein Hall

Nelson Díaz, author of Not from Here, Not from There, will participate in the Díaz Professorship Panel Discussion and Reception at the Temple University Beasley School of Law on February 27 at 4:00 pm in the Moot Court Room, Klein Hall, 1719 N. Broad Street, in Philadelphia, PA. 

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Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes @ FLOP
Tue, Feb 28th, 7:30 pm -- 7:07 pm ET
Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

IN PERSON EVENT: Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes, authors of A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service, will speak at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

March 2023

01
Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes @ Temple University
Wed, Mar 1st, 2:00 pm ET
Charles Library, Temple University Philadelphia PA

HYBRID EVENT: Join us at Temple's Charles Library for a reading of A Refugee's American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service and a discussion with authors Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

07
A celebration of the life and work of Dr. Y-Dang Troeung
Tue, Mar 7th, 4:00 pm -- 7:30 pm PST
online and in person at University of British Columbia

This celebration of life will feature two panel discussions on Refugee Lifeworlds, by Y-Dang Troeung. Panelists will include Vinh Nguyen, Cathy J. Schlund Vials, Danielle Wong, David Chariandy, Chris Patterson, and Madeleine Thien. RSVP here.

09
Alex-Thai Dinh Vo and Tuong Vu @ UCLA
Thu, Mar 9th, 5:00 pm -- 6:15 pm PT
Math Sciences 4000A UCLA Campus

Join Toward a Framework for Vietnamese American Studies coeditors Alex-Thai Dinh Vo and Tuong Vu for a Panel Discussion with New Directions in Vietnamese/American Studies at UCLA. 

Thursday, March 9, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM (Pacific Time)
Math Sciences 4000A
UCLA Campus


11
John Haddad via Zoom for the China Institute
Sat, Mar 11th, 8:00 pm -- 9:30 pm ET
Online via Zoom

John Haddad, author of Cultures Colliding: American Missionaries, Chinese Resistance, and the Rise of Modern Institutions in China, will present at the China Institute Renwen Society. Register here for the online lecture.

17
Billy Brown talk @ Wyncote Audubon Society
Fri, Mar 17th, 7:30 pm -- 9:00 pm ET
Upper Dublin Public Library 520 Virginia Drive Fort Washington, PA 19034

Nature writer Billy Brown, author of Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons, discusses the history of pigeons, starlings, and house sparrows at the Upper Dublin Public Library.  Register here.

18
Mark Rose @ Business History Conference
Sat, Mar 18th, 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm ET
Detroit, MI

Mark Rose, co-author of A Good Place to Do Business: The Politics of Downtown Renewal since 1945, will present at the 2023 Business History Conference (Session d: Financial Innovation, Room D)

22
Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes @ Tredyffrin Library
Wed, Mar 22nd, 7:00 pm -- 8:30 pm ET
582 Upper Gulph Road Strafford, PA 19087-2052

IN PERSON EVENT: Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes, authors of A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service, will speak at the Tredyffrin Library.

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Ray Didinger events
Wed, Mar 29th ET

Ray Didinger to appear at the new Barnes and Noble and Carl's Cards, information to come

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James Kyung-Jin Lee and erin Khuê Ninh @ The Wang Center
Wed, Mar 29th, 1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm ET

CKS Series: Emerging Directions in Korean/American Studies with James Kyung-Jin Lee and erin Khue Ninh

When the Model Minority Fails: A Discussion of Pedagogies of Woundedness & Passing for Perfect
Wednesday, March 29 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
On Zoom and in person at The Wang Center Lecture Hall, register here.

April 2023

18
Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes @ Widener University
Tue, Apr 18th, 4:00 pm ET
One University Place, Chester, PA 19013

Join us at Widener University's Kapelski Learning Center for a reading of A Refugee's American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service and a discussion with authors Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes.

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Leth Oun and Joe Samuel Starnes @ Collingswood Library
Wed, Apr 19th, 6:30 pm -- 8:00 pm ET
771 Haddon Avenue Collingswood, NJ 08108

Join Leth Oun & Joe Samuel Starnes, the authors of A Refugee's American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service, for a conversation at Collingswood Public Library. Register for the in-person event here.

May 2023

04
James Kyung-Jin Lee and erin Khuê Ninh @ A/P/A Institute at NYU
Thu, May 4th, 6:30 pm -- 10:49 am
20 Cooper Square, third floor New York, New York 10003

A/P/A Institute at NYU will hold a conversation with James Kyung-Jin Lee, author of Pedagogies of Woundedness, and erin Khuê Ninh, author of Passing for Perfect.