{"id":57,"date":"2017-06-23T16:07:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T16:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/lit\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-06-08T13:16:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T13:16:45","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/lit\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian American Literature Festival Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE<\/h2>\n

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Day 1, Thursday, July 27, 2017<\/h3>\n

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th St NW & F St NW (G St entrance) Washington, DC 20001
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11:30 am-noon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Opening Welcome: local DC Asian American writers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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noon-1 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Spoken Word Poetry Workshop, facilitated by Regie Cabico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1-2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Flickering Words: A Reading of Queer Asian Writers: Rajiv Mohabir, Wo Chan, Shamala Gallagher, and Peggy Lee, moderated by Regie Cabico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2-3 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Kundiman Reading: Franny Choi, Paul Tran, Gowri K, Janine Joseph, and Rajiv Mohabir, moderated by Sarah Gambito<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3-4 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Fiction Reading: Don Lee + Akhil Sharma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4-5:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Vietnamese Diasporic Literature Today: Linh Dinh, Cathy Linh Che, Andrew Lam, Vu Tran, and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, moderated by Mimi Kh\u00fac<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:30-7 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Poetry magazine issue launch: issue contributors Li-Young Lee, Garrett Hongo, Cathy Linh Che, and Sueyeun Juliette Lee in conversation with issue guest editors Tarfia Faizullah, Timothy Yu, and Lawrence-Minh B\u00f9i Davis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Auditorium Lobby (bottom floor)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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noon-5 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Literary Lounge, featuring:<\/p>\n