Inspired by Nari Ward: We the People, we’re hosting a series of conversations highlighting the first- and second-generation immigrant experience and representations of it in American media.
Think of this as your bi-weekly book club, but with less commitment. Every other week, a new moderator will pick a piece of media for you to read or watch. Then we’ll come together Tuesday evenings to discuss.
This event will be livestreamed via YouTube and Facebook. Closed captioning is available on the Facebook livestream.
Schedule:
YaSi will be joined by local musician smallboifunk to discuss the movie No One Knows About Persian Cats.
Peep the trailer here. The movie is available to rent or buy on YouTube and iTunes.
Iranian American artist YaSi, is a firecracker on stage with sentimental lyricism. Introspective, genre bending, and honest music has led YaSi to tour with Raja Kumari and open for the likes of Teyana Taylor to Zara Larsson. Her music has been on Spotify’s Fresh Finds along with blogs like Earmilk and Indie Shuffle.
Mehron Abbasi also known as smallboifunk is a rapper and multi-instrumentalist from Denver Colorado. His catalog ranges from LP’s, side projects, and compilations from age 16 to present day. He has a notably DIY approach to recording and cut his teeth through the local underground hip-hop Cypher and freestyle community in the late 2000s. He has shared the stage with the likes of The Pharcyde, Blackalicious, and Dead Prez among other nationwide staples of rap. smallboifunk is one half of the hip hop outfit The Clefs releasing ‘Circle of 5ths’ in 2010.
Check your confirmation email for your homework assignment to participate in the discussion.
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