AAPI Open Mic Night at Hyphen 

Join us for a night of poetry and performance, hosted by our very own TYC.Veronica, featuring talent such as: 

Thien-Van Ton 

Justin Lopez Aterrado 

Trang Vu

There will be an open mic open to the public following the performances of the featured artists.

Veronica Pamidanan (Host)

Veronica is a poet, leader, event coordinator and more. She works with Dallas Schools to teach creative writing and performs poetry for them. Her writing consists of Christian Filipino heritage and American culture. She strives to be an outlet for upcoming artist and hopes to use her talents to touch others on a national scale.

Featured Artists

Thien-Van Ton

I write poems sometimes

Justin Lopez Aterrado 

Justin is an Asian American spoken word poet/multidisciplinary performer from southwest Fort Worth.

Trang Vu

Trang Quỳnh Thị Vũ (she/her) is a spoken word artist with two published works: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso and Poetree of Life. She began writing poetry at 9 years old and began performing in 2016, having hosted many events including Rising Voices Community Open Mic. Outside of poetry and writing, she works in Film & Commercial Production and runs Trang Vu Productions which offers photography, videography, and video editing services. She is currently a Programs Assistant for Pegasus Media Project. In her free time she enjoys audiobooks, video games, and being in nature.

Dallas Asian American Historical Society & DAAART Board