AAPI Joy: Narratives, Storytelling and History will be presented on Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles.
Celebrate the diversity of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles at a free festival for all ages. Explore the city’s rich AAPI heritage and join in forging a shared future of acceptance, cooperation, and inspiration with the greater Los Angeles community. The schedule is as follows:
Maguire Gardens
• UC Irvine Hansori Korean Traditional Drumming Club, 11-11:15 a.m.
Taper Auditorium
• L.A. Taiko Ichiza, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Hmong Association of Long Beach, 12:30-1 p.m.
• Temple Dance of South India with the Soorya Foundation, 1:10-1:25 p.m.
• Modern Apsara Company (Cambodian classical dance), 1:30-2 p.m.
• UC Irvine Hansori Korean Traditional Drumming Club, 2:10-2:40 p.m.
• Story Talk with Elizabeth Ai (“New Wave”) and Trace Le (“No More Sad Songs”), 3-3:40 p.m.
Meeting Room A
• Mayly Tao, author of “An American Dream, with Sprinkles: The Legacy Story of the Donut Queen & Donut Princess,” 12-1 p.m.
• Koreatown Youth Storytelling and the Healing Arts with Katherine Kim, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• John Shen Yen Nee, author of “The Murder of Mr. Ma,” 3-4 p.m.
Meeting Room B
• Let’s Get into a Pickle! (Chinese fermentation workshop with Jessica Wang), 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• Taiwanese Pineapple Pastry Demo with Chef Phoebe Chow, 1-2 p.m.
• Stories of a Leaf: Journey into Korean Tea with Tea Master Yoon Hee Kim, 2:30-4 p.m.
Teen’Scape
• Comics Art with Lela Lee, 12-1 p.m.
• Author Jen Wang (“Ash’s Cabin”), 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• Lei Making with Leilani Huggins, 3-4 p.m.
Children’s Picture Book Room
• Ann Chau, author of “My Ông Ngoại’s Garden,” 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, author of “The Mochi Makers,” 2-2:30 p.m.
• Charlotte Cheng, author of “Night Market Rescue,” 3:30-4 p.m.
International Languages Learning Area
• LaosAngeles presents “Healing Out Lao’d” podcast with Rita Phetmixay, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Kimono Demonstration presented by L.A. Kimono Club, 1-2 p.m.
• Learn a Creative Nón lá (Vietnamese Hat) Dance with Peggy Nguyen, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Art Department: Sports Room
• Acclaimed author Naomi Hirahara, Little Tokyo Historical Society President Michael Okamura, and historian Kristen Hayashi: Telling Stories About Los Angeles, 12-1 p.m.
• Yangsze Choo, author of “The Fox Wife,” 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• Biwa Storytelling with Nobuko Fukatsu, 3:30-4: 30 p.m.
ERTC
• Minhwa Workshop and Hanbok Trunk Show, 12-1 p.m.
• Writing Workshop for Teens with author Wesley Chu,1:30-2:30 p.m.
• Blooming Together: A Community Garden Art Project with Kim Chua, 3-4 p.m.
Thornton Courtyard
• Lei Making with Leilani Huggins, 1-2 p.m.
• Dance Party, 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Octavia Lab & LL2
• Cosplay for Science Presents: The Shield Fern Guild’s Museum of Natural Wonders, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Info: https://lapl.org/aapi-joy
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