kaya publishes books of the asian pacific diaspora

 
 

kaya events

09/19

Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean/American Authors

September 19 | 7-9PM ET | NEW ADDRESS: 529 W 20th St, Room 6E, New York, NY 10011 | RSVP here! Moderated by Jane Kim,  Korean American authors Alice Sola Kim, Cathy Park Hong, Ed Park, Gina Chung, and Hannah Bae discuss their work in relation to the spirit of radicalism in the Korean diasporic […]

10/21

Blue Dragon, White Tiger: Recovering Vietnamese Diasporic Literature and Reclaiming History

October 21 | 7PM PT | USC Brain and Creativity Institute, Cammilleri Hall | RSVP here! Marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, and celebrating the republication of Blue Dragon, White Tiger by Trần Văn Dĩnh—the first novel by a Vietnamese writer to be published in English—novelist Catherine Dang, poet and filmmaker […]

06/16

ÁCCENTED: Echoes of Elsewhere with André Dao

June 16 | 6-8PM PT | Remote | Free, RSVP here! DVAN is thrilled to host their 47th episode of ÁCCENTED, “Echoes of Elsewhere: Finding Home in Memory and Imagination ” featuring writers André Dao and Kevin Nguyen in conversation with hosts Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and Philip Nguyen, Vietnamese-American studies scholar. André […]

05/28

Writing out of the War Machine: A Literary Reading with André Dao

Wednesday, May 28 | 6:30-8:30 PM ET | The People’s Forum,  320 West 37th Street, New York | Free! A literary reading & conversation plumbing the responsibilities of writers in the constant wartime of empire. How can literature intervene in the collective imagination, disrupt imperial surfaces, and forge new commitments to shared liberation? Featuring readings […]

 

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Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean/American Authors

September 19 | 7-9PM ET | NEW ADDRESS: 529 W 20th St, Room 6E, New York, NY 10011 | RSVP here! Moderated by Jane Kim,  Korean American authors Alice Sola Kim, Cathy Park Hong, Ed Park, Gina Chung, and Hannah Bae discuss their work in relation to the spirit of radicalism in the Korean diasporic […]

André Dao
Blue Dragon, White Tiger: Recovering Vietnamese Diasporic Literature and Reclaiming History

October 21 | 7PM PT | USC Brain and Creativity Institute, Cammilleri Hall | RSVP here! Marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, and celebrating the republication of Blue Dragon, White Tiger by Trần Văn Dĩnh—the first novel by a Vietnamese writer to be published in English—novelist Catherine Dang, poet and filmmaker […]

Kim San
Colonial Koreans Across Linguistic and National Boundaries | The Inaugural Conference of the March First Symposium on History and Democracy

March 25, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m | Doheny Memorial Library, Friends Lecture Hall (DML 240), with hybrid access available for those outside of LA. This conference seeks to broaden and integrate existing historical accounts of colonial Korea (1910–1945) with an understanding of Korean diasporic experiences in countries such as the United States, China, and […]