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Bao Phi Performance and Book Signing

Performance poet Bao Phi, a two-time Minnesota Grand Slam champion and a
National Poetry Slam finalist, has appeared on HBO Presents Russell
Simmons Def Poetry. His first collection of poetry Sông I Sing was
published by Coffeehouse Press (2011) and his poems and essays are widely
published in numerous publications including 2006 Best American Poetry,
Screaming Monkeys, and Spoken Word Revolution Redux. He has also released
several CDs of his poetry, such as the recently sold-out Refugeography to
his newest CD, The Nguyens EP. Bao Phi is a fiscal year 2012 recipient of
an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and his
performance at UC Irvine is made possible in part by a grant from the
Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota
State Legislature and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thursday, November 8, 2012
2:00-3:20 pm
Humanities Instructional Building 100
University of California, Irvine

Performance is free and open to the public.
The Hill (formerly UCI Bookstore) will have books available for sale at
the event and Bao Phi will be signing books after the talk

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Asian American
Studies, UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive, Vietnamese American Oral
History Project at UCI, Vietnamese American Coalition, Asian Pacific
Student Association, Southeast Asian Student Association, Vietnamese
American Community Ambassadors - UCI Alumni Chapter, Cross Cultural
Center, and The Hill/UCI Bookstore along with community co-sponsors:
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association, Vietnamese International
Film Festival, Project MotiVATe, The Cambodian Family, Orange County Asian
& Pacific Islander Community Alliance, and the Asian American Studies
Program at CSU Fullerton.