Asian Americans, We're So American

Beau Sia is an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and has been featured on all five seasons of the HBO version of the show. The son of Chinese immigrants from the Philippines, Sia attended New York University's Dramatic Writing Program at The Tisch School of The Arts. He has been on two National Poetry Slam championship teams and wrote the lyrics for the Hip-Hop dance musical Krunk Fu Battle Battle. His new book is titled The Undisputed Greatest Writer of All Time. Part of the Asian Pacific Heritage Week Cultural Night

The APAAC Cultural Night begins at 7 pm and features additional dancers and performers prior to Beau Sia's 8 pm performance.