Play – Poor Yella Rednecks
New York City Center 131 West 55th Street, New YorkQui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with director May Adrales for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. A young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it ... Read more
Yekwon on Chopin
Indulge in the mastery of distinguished pianist and Van Cliburn competition laureate Yekwon Sunwoo as he soulfully performs Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto, showcasing his remarkable artistry. The evening's program begins with David Ludwig's brilliant Moto perpetuo for solo violin, followed by Tchaikovsky's profoundly poignant Pezzo Capriccioso. The night concludes with Tchaikovsky's iconic Serenade for Strings ... Read more
Collisions of the Diasporic: Cambodian Cultural Production in the United States
The entry of Cambodians in the United States was not simply a migration, but a crash-landing as refugees after an incredible loss of population, humanity, cultural & arts, religion, and thinkers. How, then, do the diasporic inheritors of this history respond via cultural production? And how does artist-scholar Sokunthary Svay’s own work including her newly ... Read more
Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience at CUNY (Zoom Meeting)
The Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience (AAMPOWER) at CUNY group aims to build a community of practice that offers a safe and inclusive space for discussing and sharing issues concerning the Asian and Asian American experience in higher education. The group also aims to foster support, understanding, and growth ... Read more
New York Japan CineFest 2023 (Day One)
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New YorkCelebrating twelve years of New York Japan CineFest! Join us for fiction, documentary and anime, and short films around the world portraying historical and contemporary Japan. Day One features a diverse selection of shorts and a reception.