From Hasan Minhaj to Ali Wong, how Asian American arts groups are fostering stars

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Discover San Francisco-based Kearny Street Workshop, an Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts nonprofit whose former featured artists include Ali Wong, Hasan Minhaj, Irene Tu, and Alle Hsu - NBCAsianAmerica

Comedian Irene Tu, who performed stand-up in APAture’s 2014 performing arts showcase and is a featured artist for the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center’s annual festival this year, said she likes being immersed in a space with other people from her community. “It’s always cool working with different organizations because you get to meet a lot of different people,” Tu said. “Especially doing comedy.

Poet Jason Bayani, artistic director of KSW since 2014, said his involvement with the organization started in 2003 when he performed spoken word poetry at APAture, and again the following year. He said KSW has been around for most of his artistic career. Wong said in a statement to KSW when she accepted the award that she was grateful for the opportunity to perform at her first real show with the organization in front of an audience of about 10 people.

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