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SUMMARY:Literary Salon at Red Hen Press with Nancy Kricorian\, Lory Bedikian\, and Arthur Kayzakian
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to a literary salon at Red Hen Press in Pasadena on Thursday\, April 3\, 2025 featuring Nancy Kricorian (Burning Heart of the World\, Red Hen Press) Lory Bedikian (Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body\, University of Nebraska Press) and Arthur Kayzakian (The Book of Redacted Paintings\, Black Lawrence Press). \nThursday\, April 3\n5:30 p.m. Reception with refreshments & light hors d’oeuvres\n6:15 p.m. Program\nRed Hen Press: 1540 Lincoln Ave\, Pasadena\, CA 91103 \nLory Bedikian is the author of The Book of Lamenting\, which won the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry and her latest collection Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body won the 2023 Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry. Several of Bedikian’s poems received the First Prize Award in the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry as part of the 2022 Nimrod Literary Awards. \nArthur Kayzakian is the winner of the inaugural 2021 Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series for his collection The Book of Redacted Paintings\, which was also a finalist for the 2021 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. \nNancy Kricorian is the author of four novels about post-genocide Armenian diaspora experience\, including Zabelle\, which was translated into seven languages\, was adapted as a play\, and has been continuously in print since 1998. Her new novel\, The Burning Heart of the World\, about Armenians in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War\, will be published in April 2025.
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/literarysalon-april2025/
LOCATION:Red Hen Press\, 1540 Lincoln Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Viet Book Fest 2025
DESCRIPTION:An all-day event celebrating Vietnamese diasporic literature. \nPrograms and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viet-book-fest-2025-tickets-1253662972699
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/viet-book-fest-2025/
LOCATION:Bowers Museum\, 2002 North Main Street\, Santa Ana\, CA\, 92706\, United States
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lam to Speak at Vietnam War Conference in Lubbock\, Texas
DESCRIPTION:Red Hen author Andrew Lam will join the conference “1975: The End of the Vietnam War” hosted by the Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive and Institute for Peace & Conflict at Texas Tech University. He will speak at the panel “SVN Legacies: ARVN Soldiers and the Politics of Vietnamese Diasporic Cultural Memory ” on April 12. \nDuring the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War\, the conference will focus on the year 1975. It will approach a wide range of historical events and topics by hosting presenters who examine diplomatic\, military\, international\, regional\, social\, cultural\, and domestic aspects of the Vietnam War. \n  \nPanel: Session 7B – SVN Legacies: ARVN Soldiers and the Politics of Vietnamese Diasporic Cultural Memory \nPresentation: Lieutenant General Lâm Quang Thi \nTime: Apirl 12\, 1:30pm – 3pm \nLocation: University Room\, MCM Elegante Hotel and Suites 801 Avenue Q Lubbock\, TX 79401 \n  \nFor more details and registrations: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/events/2025_Conference/
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/andrew-lam-to-speak-at-vietnam-war-conference-in-lubbock-texas/
LOCATION:MCM Elegante Hotel & Suites\, 801 Avenue Q\, Lubbock\, TX\, 79401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lam Book Talk at Foothill College
DESCRIPTION:Red Hen author Andrew Lam will speak at Foothill College on Thursday\, April 24 as part of the college’s Art of Community & AANHPI programming. This event celebrates API Heritage Month and will be held from 12–1 PM in Room 5015 and also available via Zoom. \nA prolific writer and journalist\, Lam’s work explores the Vietnamese diaspora and the human experience. He is the author of several essay and story collections\, including his most recent\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, published by Red Hen Press in March 2025. \n 
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/andrew-lam-book-talk-at-foothill-college/
LOCATION:Foothill College\, 12345 El Monte Rd\, Los Altos Hills\, CA\, 94022\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stories of Refugees Resilience: An evening with author Helen Benedict
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Eat Offbeat in Chelsea Market for a powerful evening of storytelling\, food\, and conversation with acclaimed author Helen Benedict. Her novel\, The Good Deed\, explores the refugee experience through the story of Syrian and Sudanese women seeking safety in Greece\, only to face new struggles in their search for justice and belonging. The book sheds light on the realities of displacement\, the bonds formed between those forced from their homes\, and the moral complexities of offering help. \nAt Eat Offbeat\, we celebrate the rich culinary traditions of refugee and immigrant chefs\, offering guests the opportunity to experience flavors from around the world while supporting a mission of empowerment and inclusion. What better place to host this event that brings together literature and cuisine to spark meaningful dialogue about migration\, identity\, and the power of community? \nYour admission will include delicious appetizers and soft drinks\, with the option to stay and have dinner with the author after the talk. (Dinner can be paid on site). The dinner and food will feature chef Diaa from Syria and chef Gladys from Sudan. \nEat Offbeat will be offering 20% of the proceeds of the evening to the International Refugee Assistance Project\, IRAP\, https://refugeerights.org. \nFor details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-of-refugees-resilience-an-evening-with-author-helen-benedict-tickets-1312916662079?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/stories-of-refugees-resilience-an-evening-with-author-helen-benedict/
LOCATION:Eat Offbeat\, Chelsea Market\, Manhattan\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lam Book Reading at Viet Museum’s April 30th Commemoration in San Jose
DESCRIPTION:Red Hen author Andrew Lam will join a powerful lineup of writers\, artists\, and performers at the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Fall of Saigon\, hosted by IRCC and the Viet Museum in San Jose. \nThis special event reflects on tragedy of war and the triumph of courage and resilience shared by Vietnamese American community. \nAs award-winning Vietnamese-American writer\, Andrew Lam will read his book in the event. \n 
URL:https://redhen.org/event-calendar/andrew-lam-book-reading-at-viet-museums-april-30th-commemoration-in-san-jose/
LOCATION:Issac Newton Senter Auditorium\, 70 West Hedding Street\, San Jose\, CA\, 95110\, United States
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