Understudy is a generative poetry workshop & archival project centering the narratives of five radical Asian American artists & thinkers from the Bay Area—Merle Woo, Oscar Peñaranda, Haridas Chaudhuri, Janice Mirikitani, and Jessica Hagedorn. The mission of this workshop is to foster an anti-imperialist Asian American gathering space and dialogue, and to inspire active forms of community solidarity through writing. Register (for free)for the workshop on May 25th, 2:30-5:30pm by copying and pasting the link below. Follow the archive @understudysf on Instagram for updates on the project & more on the organizing artists.  

Understudy is part of the United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF) 2024, and is curated by five-emerging Asian American artists—Kristin-Faith Avenis, Angel Bista, Celadon Loo, Ryan Nakano and Percy Schumacher.  

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understudy-a-generative-asian-american-poetry-workshop-tickets-886876319947?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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