East Meets Words Open Mic

“East Meets Words” is the only Asian American open mic series in all of New England, taking place the second Friday of every month at East Meets West bookstore. A local institution since its inception in March 2005, all you need to participate is a voice or an ear. Come by during an open mic and share some of you secrets and soul.

Past featured performers: Marlon Esguerra, Anida Yoeu Esguerra, Mas Yamagata, Kelly Tsai, CAPAY, Taiyo Na, Dimple Rana, Giles Li, Terry Park, Hanalei Ramos, Theresa Hwang, Larissa Maestro, Regie Cabico, VuDoo Soul, Theresa Vu, Denizen Kane, Ching-In Chen, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Karla Margallo, Matt Margallo, Eli Kao, Alex Luu, Koba, Vinh Hua, Mike Keo, Matt Pereyra, Janet S Kim, Marie Avetria, Zawadi, Native Guns, iLL-Literacy, Mike Liu, Jay Legaspi, Bao Phi, Ishle Yi Park, Yellow Rage, Melissa Li, Kit Yan, Justine Ok, F. Omar Telan, Jinah Kim, Cynthia Lin, One Signata Nach, Ed Bok Lee, Emily P. Lawsin, Beau Sia, Brownstar, Kevin Nadal, Ed Lin and more.

EMW goes down on the second Friday of every month. All ages welcome. $3 minimum donation. Check back for updates and future features.

Welcome

Boston Progress Arts Collective is a community of API* artists that aims to create a supportive space and outlet for personal growth, creative expression, and artistic exploration. We strive to use art as an active means for mobilization and education within our communities locally, nationally, and beyond.

API* is a reappropriation of the term API, which was created by the US government to more easily categorize our communities. While API still stands for Asian/Pacific Islander, with the * we redefine and expand the term to include- but not limited to: South-, Southeast-, East-, Central-, or West-Asian, Middle Eastern, Arab, Pacific Islander, Oceanic, Americans of Asian decent, multiracial, adoptee, “other,” or however one chooses to represent their cultural/political/ethnic identity.

For decades, others have used the category API to tell us what we are to them . But now, we use API* to define who we are to ourselves.

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