BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4628@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20140510T000000Z DTEND:20140510T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong>FREE!</strong> \n \n Celebrate <strong>Asian American a nd Pacific Islander American Heritage Month</strong> and <strong>Motherʼs Day</strong> weekend with three cutting-edge poets whose debut collection s grapple with the ties formed by family\, community\, and history. \n \n <strong>April Naoko Heck's</strong> <em>A Nuclear Family</em> consists&mda sh\;in the words of Natalie Diaz&mdash\;of &ldquo\;flickering shrines buil t from the debris of history and memory\, both Japanese and American.&rdqu o\;ʼ \n \n With <em>American Canyon</em> \, <strong>Amarnath Ravva</stro ng> uses prose\, documentary footage\, and still photos to narrate a sonʼ s love for his mother and the rituals he performs as he travels from Calif ornia to the southernmost tip of India. \n \n The poems in <strong>Nicky Sa-eun Schildkraut's</strong> <em>Magnetic Refrain</em> are driven by the fire of love\, the duality of family\, and the violence of history\, both Korean and American. \n \n Representing <strong>Kundiman</strong> and <str ong>Kaya Press</strong> \, organizations dedicated to the creation and cu ltivation of poetry of Asian diasporas\, these poets showcases the breadt h\, diversity\, and vitality of Asian American poetry today. A discussion and book signing will follow.\n\n<strong>For more up-to-date information about this event\, please visit the Japanese American National Musuems' ev ents page: </strong> <a href="http://www.janm.org/events/2014/05/#10" targ et="_blank">http://www.janm.org/events/2014/05/#10</a> DTSTAMP:20240423T235041Z SUMMARY:Trust this History: Poets on Mothers\, Missing and Otherwise URL:/en/events/2014/05/10/trust-this-history-poets-on-mothers-missing-and/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR