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This May, we are celebrating the Heritage of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in Lexington, KY. Don't miss out on these local events!
Fri, May 16LexingtonA celebration of local AAPI artists, performances, and music. Plus, food trucks like Teppan Japanese street food.
Wed, May 28LexingtonHear from the best literary minds and local AAPI authors as they share their poetic works. Includes international tea tasting.
AAPI Movie Series at the Kentucky Theatre
Big Trouble in Little China
CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Brought to you by GET HAAPI KY & The Kentucky Theatre
"Brimming with energy and packed with humor, Big Trouble in Little China distills kung fu B-movies as affectionately as it subverts them."
—Rotten Tomatoes
Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit.
Wednesday, May 7th @ 7:40 PM
Mississippi Masala
CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Brought to you by GET HAAPI KY & The Kentucky Theatre
"Sarita Choudhury and Denzel Washington's romantic chemistry lights up the screen in Mira Nair's observant and sexy tale of cultures clashing."
—Rotten Tomatoes
The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant feast in Mira Nair's luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities. Tackling thorny issues of racism, colorism, culture clash, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight, Nair serves up a sweet, sexy, and radical celebration of love's power to break down the barriers between us.
Wednesday, May 14th @ 7:40 PM
Minari
CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
Brought to you by GET HAAPI KY & The Kentucky Theatre
"Led by arresting performances from Steven Yeun and Yeri Han, Minari offers an intimate and heart-wrenching portrait of family and assimilation in 1980s America."
—Rotten Tomatoes
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Wednesday, May 21st @ 7:40 PM
