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SUMMARY:5th Annual TC AAPI Program to Feature Spoken Word Artist Masaki Ta
 kahashi and Film Screening by Liann Kaye
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LOCATION:The Dennos Museum Center, 1701 East Front St, Traverse City, MI 4
 9686, United States
ROOM: 5th Annual TC AAPI Program to Feature Spoken Word Artist Masaki Taka
 hashi and Film Screening by Liann Kaye
DESCRIPTION:Click HERE to reserve your FREE tickets!The Dennos Museum Cen
 ter will host the 5th Annual TC Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) pr
 ogram on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Dennos Museum Center and Milliken 
 Auditorium, headlined by spoken word artist Masaki Takahashi and a speci
 al film screening by filmmaker Liann Kaye.The evening’s keynote program 
 will feature Masaki Takahashi, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Lansing, Michig
 an (2022–2024), whose powerful, community-centered work has been feature
 d on platforms including Button Poetry and TEDx. As founder of The Poetry 
 Room, Takahashi is widely recognized for creating spaces that uplift diver
 se voices and for his commitment to education, mentorship, and the transfo
 rmative power of storytelling.The program will also include a screening of
  Seoul Switch, the award-winning proof-of-concept short film written and 
 directed by Liann Kaye. The story follows a shy Korean American college st
 udent and a global K-pop idol who discover they are identical doubles and 
 swap lives, exploring themes of identity, ambition, and authenticity. The 
 feature adaptation is currently in development and has already received si
 gnificant industry support.The evening will begin with a reception at 5:00
  PM, followed by the main program from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, including the keyn
 ote spoken word program and film screening.Event Details:5th Annual TC AAP
 I Program to Feature Spoken Word Artist Masaki Takahashi and Film Screen
 ing by Liann KayeDennos Museum Center and Milliken Auditorium1410 College 
 Drive, Traverse City5:00–6:00 PM: Reception6:00–8:00 PM: Spoken word p
 rogram and film screeningThis event is made possible by Northern Michigan 
 E3, the Dennos Museum Center, the NMC Library, The Good Bowl, Samsara, and
  Traverse Area District Library and is free and open to the public. Free r
 egistration in advance is strongly encouraged at dennosmuseum.org by sig
 ning up through Simpletix.About TC AAPIJoin Traverse City's AAPI (As
 ian American and Pacific Islander) Community for a free event with the goa
 l to build greater understanding and empathy for people of different cultu
 ral backgrounds through positive engagement and welcoming learning events.
URL:https://www.tadl.org/AAPI2026
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