Writing & Identity: A Craft Conversation with Jung Hae Chae 
Wednesday, November 3
7pm
Tucker Hall, Tucker Theatre (Tucker 127A)

Jung Hae Chae is a poet and essayist based in Orange, New Jersey, and originally from Seoul. Her work explores the weight of cultural and family history, as well as the way culture travels across the globe and permeates the everyday.

Javaad Alipoor Theatre Company: Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
Saturday, November 6
7:30pm - 9pm
Virtual Zoom Event

The Javaad Alipoor Company presents

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Written by Javaad Alipoor

Co-Created by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley


The Patrick Hayes Writers Series Presents Ye Chun
Wednesday, November 10
7pm
Tucker Hall, Online

Ye Chun is a bilingual Chinese American writer and literary translator. Her debut collection of stories, Hao, came out from Catapult in 2021. 

The Asian Centennial presents “Inside Arab Music at Ewell Hall with Johnny Farraj”
Thursday, November 11
9:30am - 10:50am
Ewell Hall, Room 151

Johnny Farraj will visit Worlds of Music (MUSC 241/ANTH 241) at 9:30-10:50 to discuss aspects of his co-authored book Inside Arabic Music and to demonstrate (musically) some of its core principles. For info: Anne Rasmussen.


 

Asian America is in the Art: Asian Centennial Distinguished Fine Arts Fellow Roberto Jamora's Vision
Friday, November 12
12pm - 1pm
Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium

The Asian Centennial Committee is proud to present Asian Centennial Distinguished Fine Arts Fellow Roberto Jamora as he previews his vision for expressing in visual art the APM experience and history at W&M. Co-presented with the Muscarelle Museum of Art.

Sakura in Anime, Literature, and More
Friday, November 12
5pm - 6pm
Zoom

Join us as Dr. Makoto Aoki, Assistant Professor at Ehime University in Japan uses anime and haiku to discuss muj (impermanence or transience) and mono no aware (the pathos of things), concepts to understand traditional Japan.

The Asian Centennial presents The Middle Eastern Music Ensemble with guest artist Johnny Farraj
Friday, November 12
7:30pm - 9pm
Ewell Hall, Room 151

Under Prof. Anne Rasmussen, the W&M Middle Eastern Music Ensemble performs with guest artist, Johnny Farraj.


 

The Patrick Hayes Writers Series presents Michael X. Wang
Tuesday, November 16
7pm
Tucker Hall, Online

Fiction writer Michael X. Wang will be visiting W&M via Crowdcast on Nov. 16th at 7pm.

Roberto Jamora's Asian Centennial Print Unveiling
Tuesday, November 30
6pm
Virtual

Join us for the virtual unveiling of Roberto Jamora’s print Confluence. This event will begin with a short film chronicling Jamora’s journey as he created the commemorative print for the Asian Centennial and will end with a Q&A.