One Book, One Philadelphia

Curious about Chinatown's response to the Sixers' arena proposal? Or how about a history lesson from members of Philadelphia's Yellow Seeds, Asian Americans United and Students for the Preservation of Chinatown? Join us on Zoom tonight at 7 P.M.! Register here:

Events: Panel Discussion: Activism in Philadelphia's Chinatown In this panel discussion, members of activist groups past and present will talk about the history and future of activism in Philadelphias Chinatown. Mary Yee of Yellow Seeds, Debbie Wei of Asian Americans United, and Kaia Chau and Taryn Flaherty of Students for the Preservation of Chinatown will sha...

It's kickoff-eve!! Get your (free) tickets while you can!!

Events: One Book One Philadelphia Kickoff: Community Fair and Author Conversation One Book One Philadelpha 2023 kicks off on April 20 at 6:00 p.m. with an in-person community fair at Parkway Central Library! In the lobby and the terrace, there will be activities and information from groups like Asian Americans United, Asian Arts Initiative, and Fishadelphia, a lion dance by the P...

We are beyond excited to announce this year's title, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu!!!

Join us and for a tour of the Norris Square Gardens on Saturday morning at 10:30!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/norris-square-gardens-tour-and-discussion-tickets-324244091807

Tomorrow is Playing With Your Broken Language: A Virtual Playwriting Workshop with Power Street Theatre !

Join award-winning playwright and Co-Artistic Director of Power Street Theatre, Erlina Ortiz, for a playful and healing writing journey. Inspired by Quiara Alegría Hudes’ memoir, My Broken Language--the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 selection--this workshop will play with the ways in which we use and alter our languages, then explore how a broken language can give life to the characters within us.

Events: Playing With Your Broken Language: A Virtual Playwriting Workshop with Erlina Ortiz Join award-winning playwright and Co-Artistic Director of Power Street Theatre, Erlina Ortiz, for a playful and healing writing journey. Inspired by Quiara Alegra Hudes memoir, My Broken Language--the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 selection--this workshop will play with the ways in which we use an...

In-person tickets to the event with Quiara Alegria Hudes and Lilliam Rivera at the Parkway Central Library are sold out--but their conversation will be livestreamed! On Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30pm, tune in here:

One Book, One Philadelphia Kickoff A conversation featuring Quiara Alegría Hudes, author of My Broken Language, and Lilliam Rivera, author of Never Look BackCelebrating its 20th anniversary in...

One week until the kickoff!! Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-book-one-philadelphia-kickoff-celebration-tickets-258169300327?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

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One Book One Philadelphia on Twitter “One week until the One Book Kickoff!!!!! You still have time to get your tickets to see Quiara Alegría Hudes talk about her book (and this year's One Book title) --- get your tickets here: https://t.co/Lch5V5PZkG”