KELLY ZEN-YIE TSAI
East Meets Words is proud to present the incomparable Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai! You will not want to miss this event!
KELLY ZEN-YIE TSAI is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based, Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist who has performed at over 500 venues worldwide including three seasons on “Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry.” Winner of an Asian American Arts Alliance/NYFA Urban Artist Initiative NYC Award & an Asian Women’s Giving Circle Grant, she was profiled on Idealist in NYC’s Top 40 New Yorkers Who Make Positive Social Change, AngryAsianMan.com’s “30 Most Influential Asian Americans Under 30,” and HBO’s “East of Main Street: Asians Aloud.” She has shared stages with Mos Def, KRS-One, Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Amiri Baraka, Harry Belafonte, and many more. (www.yellowgurl.com, FB: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Twitter: @yellowgurlpoet, Bandcamp: kellytsai.bandcamp.com)
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East Meets West Bookstore
www.facebook.com/emwbookstore
934 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Suggested minimum $3 donation :: All ages welcome
Get there early to sign up for the open mic, stay late for the dance party! Featuring Kongo (www.facebook.com/kongoDJ) on the 1s and 2s.
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Also, East Meets Words is delighted to debut the yummy treats of JUST EATS, a food project formed by GaBrilla and Maanav. The menu’s theme is “soup with a side, sweets, and some chai.”
Soups (served with vegan cornbread):
Coconut lentil soup
Black bean and yam soup
Sweets:
Pumpkin spice cake (slice)
Chocolate cupcakes
Chai:
Rooibos
Black tea
