Play – Export Quality
Here Arts Center 145 6th Ave, New YorkWhen survival means self-sacrifice, the only option for some women is to become a mail-order bride and marry a stranger from a foreign land. Inspired by true stories, Export Quality traces the harrowing journeys of four mail-order brides from the Philippines, as they experience hope and despair, love and loss, death and renewal. The play explores the ... Read more
Taisho Roman – Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New YorkSeijun Suzuki would wryly proclaim when considering the period of his birth. A new era born from the passing of Meiji, the Taisho period, with its elaborate, decadent fantasies, amounts to Japan’s own belle epoque–a short-lived age where Western thought, modernization, liberalism and arts would convene. Coined in reflective terms, “Taisho Roman” (short for romanticism) ... Read more
The journey to publishing “Mott Street:” a casual conversation
Please, join us for an engaging and insightful webinar, “The Journey to Publishing ‘Mott Street’: a casual conversation,” where Patrick Chew, current President of the CFHG, will lead a candid discussion with Ava Chin. This webinar will delve into the fascinating journey of Ava Chin’s recent publication, “Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of ... Read more
No Rule is Our Rule: Screening and Discussion with Eiko Otake and Wen Hui
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New YorkJoin us for a screening and discussion of No Rule is Our Rule, a documentary film about the friendship between two fiercely independent, interdisciplinary female dance artists Eiko Otake and Wen Hui. Eiko grew up in postwar Japan and has lived in New York since the 1970s. 8 years younger, Beijing-based Wen Hui grew up during the Cultural Revolution in ... Read more