A classmate of director Jia Zhangke at the Beijing Film Academy, Wang Hongwei would become one of the mainstays of Jia’s cinema from their student days onward—an archaeologist sifting through the debris of a vanished Fengjie in Still Life, an abusive massage parlor customer in A Touch of Sin, the lead in Jia’s 1997 breakthrough Xiao Wu (Pickpocket)… Sometimes ... Read more

Join us for an insightful webinar, "Progress or Backlash? Where Do Women Stand in 2024?" featuring the distinguished, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Sheryl WuDunn, as we explore the state of women's rights and empowerment in today's world. With the expertise of WuDunn and the nuanced perspective of documentary filmmaker Maro Chemayeff, this event promises ... Read more

Join Yu & Me Books and AAWW to celebrate Parul Kapur's new novel, winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel, Inside the Mirror. Set in the aftermath of colonialism, as an impoverished India struggles to remake itself into a modern state, Jaya's story encompasses art, history, political revolt, love, and women's ambition to seize ... Read more