Thursday January 28th -- San Francisco
 
Stories on Latino and Asian Labor Organizing

Join Kent Wong (UCLA Labor Center Director and National Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance President) for an evening of stories on labor leader Miguel Contreras and transational organizing among Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans.

6 to 8 pm
International Hotel Manilatown Center
868 Kearny St, San Fransisco

Saturday January 30th -- Los Angeles

ComedyZEN

Check out ComedyZEN, a standup showcase featuring Sugar Sammy (HBO Canada), Danny Cho (MadTV), Edwin Li (Las Vegas Comedy Festival) and Dwayne Perkins (Comedy Central).

8 to 10 pm
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles
$ 20 tickets here

Saturday January 30th -- Seattle

APA Professional Development Conference

The Executive Development Institute (EDI) is providing a conference for Asian American professionals -- including a networking and learning forum with culturally tailored, interactive leadership trainings. Featuring keynote speaker Chee Chew, Engineering Director of Google, Inc.

7:30 am to 1:30 pm
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
3639 Martin Luther King Way South, Seattle
$ 65, registration here

Saturday January 30th and Sunday January 31st -- Lafayette, Louisiana

A Village Called Versailles Screenings

As part of the Fifth Annual Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, S. Leo Chiang's award-winning A Village Called Versailles will be screened over two nights. The documentary focuses on the New Orleans East neighborhood of Versailles, a tight-knit community of Vietnamese Americans who fought to rebuild their homes post-Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. The residents turn the devastating disaster into catalyst for change and a chance for a better future for their community.

1/30: 1:15 pm
Lafayette Public Library: South Regional Branch
6101 Johnston St

1/31: 1:15 pm
Lafayette Public Library: Main Branch
301 West Congress St

Monday February 1st -- Los Angeles

Refugee Nation Performance

The Laotian American Organization (LAO) at UCLA presents Refugee Nation, a two -person performance ensemble based on the stories of Laotian Refugees and their descendants -- touching upon issues relating to the refugee experience, assimilation, generation gap, and mental health.

7:30 pm
Grand Ackerman Ballroom
UCLA Campus
FREE