

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Southeast Asian Foodways Symposium 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N. Rose St. Kalamazoo
6-7 p.m. Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative Seed Share 
Enjoy samples of Southeast Asian appetizers

7-8 p.m. Keynote panel: "Beyond Authentic - Rethinking Tradition, Innovation and Belonging in Southeast Asian Foodways". Chef Abang Brian, culinary educator, award-winning author and host of "The Hungry Immigrant" podcast, leads a powerful conversation with Southeast Asian chefs, growers and community storytellers. Together, they unpack how heritage cuisines evolve in American kitchens, how migration and adaptation shape taste, and how communities preserve cultural meaning even as recipes change. 

SATURDAY, APRIL 11  
Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building
418 E. Walnut St. Kalamazoo 

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 
Join us for a day of culinary exploration, discussions, music and art from from the Southeast Asian Diaspora. Interactive cooking demos, cooking classes, youth activities, a community organization showcase, building tours and brewery open house will be available throughout the day. Lunch will be available for purchase at the Havirmill Cafe. All are welcome!

Stay tuned for updates in the schedule at https://kalamazoofoodways.org/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portage/southeast-asian-foodways-symposium/200029787774801
- **Event Categories**: art, cooking, food-drinks, workshops, health-wellness, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 30

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029787774801?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portage-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portage
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Kalamazoo Valley Museum
- **lat**: 42.2398
- **long**: -85.6214
- **full address**: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 2500 Vincent Ave, Portage, MI 49024-5649, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: ValleyHUB KVCC (https://allevents.in/org/valleyhub-kvcc/16330940)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 2500 Vincent Ave, Portage, MI 49024-5649, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** ValleyHUB KVCC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, cooking, food-drinks, workshops, health-wellness, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Southeast Asian Foodways Symposium  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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