Exhibition - LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art
2026-02-10 - 2026-05-14 | Queens College – Godwin-Ternbach Museum, 65-30 Kissena Blvd - 405 Klapper Hall, Flushing, NY, 11365
LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art explores the intersection of art and sports through the work of contemporary Asian and Asian American artists. While often considered distinct fields, this exhibition highlights how sport and artistic expression serve as interconnected arenas. Featuring artists and collectives across a wide range of artistic media, LEGENDS examines how artists of Asian descent engage with the shared language of art and sport to reflect identity, nationalism, the body, and performance.
The first exhibition to specifically focus on the relationship between art and sports within contemporary Asian and Asian American art, LEGENDS will debut works by The Chinatown Basketball Club, Kaarina Chu Mackenzie, and Astria Suparak.

Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective
2026-05-04 - 2026-06-12 | Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College/CUNY, 135 East 22nd Street, New York, NY, 10010
The Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College is proud to present Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective, the first major New York survey of artist Zhen Guo (b. 1955, Shandong Province, China).
The works on display span nearly sixty years, from Zhen Guo’s first embroidery (Chairman Mao, 1966) to her large-scale papier-mâché and sewn fabric breast sculptures and handmade tufted tapestries of 2012-2025. The show explores an artist’s journey from China to New York; themes include an immigrant’s identity, motherhood, and the violence embedded in patriarchal cultures. Guo’s large-scale “muted landscape” paintings protest environmental injustice. The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated brochure with a new essay on Guo by curator Gail Levin.
Zhen Guo Video Works, 2011-2022
Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 5:30PM to 6:30PM

A special 50-minute program screening original video works consisting of:

Zhen Guo, Timeline of Movement, 2011 (5:44) – In her debut video art, Guo contrasts Western and Asian approaches to health through tranquil T’ai Chi and vigorous group exercise, illustrating their distinct yet engaging qualities.
Cleansing Moon, 2018 (7:24) – Gentle exploration of women’s renewal connects life, femininity, and the cosmos through the refreshing imagery of water. Accompanied by Guo’s poem, it contemplates the cleansing of emotional burdens.
Muted Landscapes, 2022 (7:36) – In this series, Guo reflects on the intimate connection between humanity and the Earth, emphasizing the overlooked significance of both women and nature.
Zhen Guo, My Heart is Red, 2022 (24:22) – Directed by Mia Chen for their final project at NYU Film School, this short documentary follows Zhen Guo’s art practice, working in her studio, art openings, and daily life through interviews with friends and family, highlighting Guo’s interest in art, the city, and martial arts.

Women Artists, Curators, and Activists: A Conversation
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 5:30PM to 6:30 PM

Moderator: Maika Pollack
Speakers: Gail Levin, Zhen Guo, Lori Horowitz, Susan Grabel & Christina Schlesinger

Closing Event
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 4PM to 6PM

2026 APAICS Legislative Leadership Summit
2026-05-12 - 2026-05-13 | The Royal Sonesta Washington, Capitol Hill, 20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20001
The 2026 APAICS Legislative Leadership Summit (LLS) brings together nonprofit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as local, state, and federal elected officials to discuss important issues that affect the Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) community and the nation at large. LLS focuses on issues, policies, practices, and trends in the AA & NH/PI community in an environment that facilitates solution-oriented dialogue and building public service pipelines in communities of color.

The Model Minority Trap: How ‘Positive’ Stereotypes Harm Asian Americans
2026-05-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The model minority stereotype is often dismissed as a “compliment” but creates real harm for Chinese Americans and Asian Americans more broadly. New data from the 2025 State of Chinese Americans survey reveals Chinese Americans who regularly encounter these assumptions report significantly more psychological distress than those who face no discrimination at all. These seemingly positive assumptions mask significant disparities—and the harm compounds. Join Committee of 100 for the third installment of our 2025 State of Chinese Americans webinar series, featuring new survey data on how these “positive” stereotypes are associated with measurable psychological distress and mask significant mental health disparities within Asian American communities. Derald Wing Sue, a pioneering researcher on racial microaggressions and Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University, and Emma Zang, a State of Chinese Americans researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University, will unpack why this stereotype persists, who it hurts most, and what practitioners and policymakers can do differently. This webinar is for anyone who has heard the model minority stereotype and wants to learn more about its consequences. Attendees will come away with new survey data and a deeper understanding of how this stereotype shapes mental health, public attitudes, and institutional blind spots, and practical guidance for more culturally responsive engagement with Asian American communities.

Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power
2026-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | CUNY Graduate Center – Skylight Room, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
Join us for a reading and conversation featuring writers from this groundbreaking collection, Decolonizing Afghanistan: Countering Imperial Knowledge and Power (Duke University Press; edited by Wazhmah Osman and Robert D. Crews), which is the first comprehensive volume to explore the impact of empire on Afghanistan’s past and present. We will be joined by Zohra Saed, Moustafa Bayoumi, Wazhmah Osman, and Morwari Zafar, who will share cross-disciplinary, ground-up perspectives on colonial projects in Afghanistan and paths to decolonial futures. With a particular focus on the US intervention that began in 2001, the collection marks a decolonial turn in Afghanistan and American studies.

Hostile Architecture vs. Democratic Design for the Future
2026-05-13 18:30 - 19:45 | CUNY Graduate Center (Elebash Recital Hall), 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
Many new buildings and public spaces in New York City have been criticized for being hostile to the public. In fact, “hostile architecture” is a term used by the media to describe an increasing feature in public spaces; for example, benches with multiple arms to deter sleeping and limit use by homeless people. How can city spaces be more democratic and inclusive, while also providing public safety? A panel of experts discusses the design of new developments, parks, plazas, and buildings, analyzing successes and failures, with an eye towards what the public should demand in the future.

The A List: Fifteen Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026-05-13 18:30 - 20:30 | The Asia Society Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, United States
Join Asia Society and HBO for a special screening of The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas. A moving installment in “The List” documentary series created by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, this film brings together a tableau of voices to explore the themes of representation, belonging, and what it means to be AAPI in America. Through intimate reflections, participants explore the relationship between national identity and solidarity, individual and community, home country and home.
The film features: Actor Sandra Oh; chef Yia Vang; activist Amanda Nguyen; musician DJ Rekha; journalist Connie Chung; athlete and activist Schuyler Bailar; comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani; nurse Madelyn Yu; entrepreneur Haroon Mokhtarzada; Senator Tammy Duckworth; comedian Bowen Yang; photographer Manny Crisostomo; astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala; activist Kathy Masaoka; and surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono.
The screening will be followed by a moderated discussion with Director Eugene Yi, Executive Producer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, and film participants DJ Rekha, and Madelyn Yu.
