LAOwang community nights and talkbacks
Talkback: Emerging API Artists in Conversation with Alex Lin
Friday, November 14 at 7pm
Emerging API Artists in Conversation with Alex Lin, featuring artists Jesse Jae Hoon, Julia Izumi, and Yilong Liu
Join artists Jesse Jae Hoon, Julia Izumi, Yilong Liu, and Laowang playwright Alex Lin for a post-show dialogue around the unique needs of Emerging API theater artists in the everchanging arts ecosystem in New York City and nationally.
API Night: A Community Night and Talkback in collaboration with CAATA (the Consortium of Asian American Theater Artists)
Saturday, November 15 at 7pm
with CAATA Executive Director Kayla Kim Votapek, CAATA Board Member and actor Sophia Skiles, and playwrights Lauren Yee and Alex Lin
CAATA joins forces with Primary Stages for a post-show dialogue on Laowang, emergent themes in the play, and the industry for API artists across disciplines and generations.
Talkback: Gentrification and Uplifting Small Businesses in Chinatown, with Welcome to Chinatown
Sunday, November 23 at 2pm
with Harry Trinh of Welcome to Chinatown, playwright Alex Lin, and Primary Stages Education and Community Engagement Manager Bri Ng Schwartz
Join Primary Stages’ Education & Community Outreach Manager Bri Ng Schwartz and playwright Alex Lin for a dialogue with Welcome To Chinatown’s Head of Creative Harry Trinh to discuss themes of gentrification, multigenerational family businesses, and the work being done to uplift Chinatown businesses by Welcome To Chinatown.
TALKBACK ARTISTS
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Jesse Jae Hoon
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Julia Izumi
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Yilong Liu
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Sophia Skiles
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Harry Trinh
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Kayla Kim Votapek 김난주
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Lauren Yee
Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists’ (CAATA)
Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists’ (CAATA) mission is to advance the field of Asian American theater through a national network of organizations and artists. We collaborate to inspire learning and sharing of knowledge, and resources to promote a healthy, sustainable artistic ecology.
CAATA envisions a strong and sustainable theater community that is an integral presence in national culture—evocative of our past, declarative of our present, and innovative towards our future.
As a collective of Asian American theater leaders and artists, CAATA members showcase the vibrancy and creativity of our community.
Welcome to Chinatown
Welcome to Chinatown is a grassroots initiative and 501c3 non profit organization founded to support Chinatown businesses and amplify community voices that generate much needed momentum to preserve one of New York City's most vibrant neighborhoods.
Founded in March 2020, Welcome to Chinatown started when the COVID-19 pandemic combined with increased xenophobia, decreased foot traffic, and lack of advocacy resulted in tremendous hardship for Manhattan’s Chinatown. Our two co-founders, Victoria (Vic) Lee and Jennifer Tam, two Asian American women living in Chinatown, knew that small businesses were integral in preserving this culturally significant ethnic enclave for future generations. Welcome to Chinatown centered its mission on empowering small business owners, fellow community partners, and other marginalized voices through its relief and innovation programs, outreach, and storytelling.
By bridging cultural and generational gaps with its passionate and talented volunteer base, the grassroots initiative has evolved into a multimillion dollar non-profit organization with a hyperlocal and thoughtful approach to successfully carry out its multifaceted and effective initiatives.
Welcome to Chinatown’s Meet Chinatown Digital Directory is an interactive map of NYC’s Chinatown. Explore all the local favorites and must-see destinations!