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SUMMARY:Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo\, A Retrospective
DESCRIPTION: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). \nThe 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. \nZhen Guo Video Works\, 2011-2022 \nThursday\, May 7\, 2026 | 5:30PM to 6:30PM\n \nA special 50-minute program screening original video works consisting of: \n\n\nZhen 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.\nCleansing 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. \nMuted 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.\nZhen 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.\n\nWomen Artists\, Curators\, and Activists: A Conversation\nThursday\, May 21\, 2026\, 5:30PM to 6:30 PM \n\n\nModerator: Maika Pollack \nSpeakers: Gail Levin\, Zhen Guo\, Lori Horowitz\, Susan Grabel & Christina Schlesinger    \n\nClosing Event\nThursday\, June 11\, 2026\, 4PM to 6PM
URL:https://aaari.info/event/changing-cultures-zhen-guo-a-retrospective/
LOCATION:Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College/CUNY\, 135 East 22nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10010
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260914
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds
DESCRIPTION:For over 60 years\, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling\, inventive artistry\, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks\, family photos\, and personal effects.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/exhibition-ed-youngs-bright-worlds/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTSTAMP:20260606T193501
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Backtalkers Academy: Critical Race Theory\, historical memory\, feminism\, democracy\, and education
DESCRIPTION:Since 2020\, AAPF’s summer schools have served as foundational platforms for learning about the forbidden histories and knowledge that make collective advocacy and activation possible.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/virtual-backtalkers-academy-critical-race-theory-historical-memory-feminism-democracy-and-education/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611
DTSTAMP:20260606T193501
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SUMMARY:Movie: Forge (starring Kelly Marie Tran)
DESCRIPTION:In this thriller\, In Miami\, the resourceful Zhang siblings—Raymond and Coco—sell forged paintings to unsuspecting parties. Despite their thriving underground operation\, the siblings are still short on cash when they cross paths with disgraced millionaire Holden Beaumont. Sensing an opportunity to make a fortune\, Holden convinces the Zhangs to forge long lost masterpieces as a front for his family’s collection. Meanwhile\, FBI Art Crimes agent Emily Lee moves from New York to Miami\, discovering a plethora of forgeries cropping up in the South Florida art market. As Emily continues to investigate the Zhang siblings’ work\, their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant. In English\, Spanish and Cantonese with English subtitles.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/movie-forge-starring-kelly-marie-tran/
LOCATION:Quad Cinema\, 34 W. 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260606T193501
CREATED:20260605T192746Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American Films at the Tribeca Film Festival with Discount Code
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month\, Asian CineVision is excited to spotlight a group of films at this year’s Tribeca Festival that reflect the range\, creativity\, and storytelling power of Asian and Asian diasporic voices on screen.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/asian-american-films-at-the-tribeca-film-festival-with-discount-code/
LOCATION:Multiple NYC locations
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626
DTSTAMP:20260606T193501
CREATED:20260605T193004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T193004Z
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SUMMARY:The AI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates: Critical analysis and grounded decision making for our collective future
DESCRIPTION:AI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates is a live\, online learning series designed for change agents who want to understand AI with more groundedness\, clarity\, and rigor. We are here to slow down the panic and give you a clear place to process the complexity. Across four live sessions\, we will move beyond hype\, panic\, and abstract concern to building a solid foundation for understanding what AI is\, how it works\, and how to make sense of the range of opportunities and harms that exist. We will examine concrete case studies\, practice making complex decisions around AI usage\, intervention\, and accountability\, and restore agency by creating practical options beyond all-or-nothing. You will leave with better questions\, immediately useful tools\, and more confidence to participate in shaping our future.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/the-ai-strategy-lab-for-social-justice-advocates-critical-analysis-and-grounded-decision-making-for-our-collective-future/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
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SUMMARY:Performance - The Table
DESCRIPTION:The Table is a new work of performance that explores insatiability\, grief\, and the body within larger systems. Through immersive\, visceral meditations and a fever dream-like performance language—combining movement\, puppetry\, and everyday objects—the work opens liminal\, shifting worlds where anything can become a portal. Rooted in Pink Fang’s legacy of socially engaged\, interdisciplinary performance\, the work centers collective experience\, relational exchange\, and the body as a site of inquiry. Both poetic and unsettling\, it examines the forces that drive desire and dissatisfaction\, asking a central question: What is enough?
URL:https://aaari.info/event/performance-the-table/
LOCATION:The Gym\, Judson Memorial Church\, 234 Thompson St\, New York\, NY\, 10012
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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SUMMARY:HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
DESCRIPTION:NAATCO returns to The Public with their production of Shakespeare’s trilogy\, HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS\, adapted and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep\, experience this saga of a nation spinning wildly out of control. Part 1: Foreign Wars kicks off with the funeral of King Henry V\, leaving his infant son on the throne and sending the country into decades of spiraling chaos both abroad and at home. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later\, as nascent domestic feuds rapidly metastasize into the full-blown civil war known as the War of the Roses. \nUse code H6OUTREACH for $45 tickets – apply code before making selections/logging in.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/henry-vi-a-trilogy-in-two-parts/
LOCATION:The Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
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SUMMARY:Theater: HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
DESCRIPTION:By William Shakespeare\nA Trilogy in Two Parts\nAdapted and Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried  \nIt will have an all Asian cast as part of NAATCO\, the National Asian American Theater Company.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/theater-henry-vi-a-trilogy-in-two-parts/
LOCATION:The Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T173000
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SUMMARY:Building Racial Equity: Foundations – Virtual
DESCRIPTION:In a moment unlike any we have faced as a global community\, Race Forward believes that Racial Justice is more important than ever. In order to embed Racial Equity into all of our day to day operations as well as our responses in this moment we must continue to hold fast to a commitment that enables us to learn\, grow and practice racial equity work together.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/building-racial-equity-foundations-virtual-3/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T193000
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CREATED:20260602T172051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T204243Z
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SUMMARY:Screening - Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to a screening and discussion of ‘Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America’ co-directed by Jon Osaki and Josh Chuck. The film explores the vital role of Ethnic Studies in redefining the narrative and promoting service to Asian American communities across the country. From the birth of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State to present-day movements\, Making Waves documents the stories of Asian American activism and efforts to lift up Ethnic Studies as a strategy to address present and future waves of anti-Asian hate.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/screening-making-waves/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T190000
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CREATED:20260514T173137Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American Career Ceilings “An Advice and Networking Event (Legal)”
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to the 58th event organized by the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative. This virtual event will enable Asian Americans who are in the early to mid-stages of their careers to get valuable advice from experienced and successful Asian Americans in the legal industry. We have been holding this event for different professions in the past and will continue to do so in the future. \n\nWe will start with welcoming comments and introduction to the advisors\, followed by virtual breakout rooms where the experienced Asian American advisors will host individual breakout rooms that attendees can join. The attendees will have a list of the experienced advisors in advance and will be able to choose which breakout rooms they want to visit to get career advice and to ask questions. The attendees will be able to move from room to room as they wish. \n\nThis will be a unique opportunity to explore career paths in the legal profession with experienced practitioners\, at law firms or in-house\, and make personal connections. Discussions will be frank and informative as each breakout room host will answer your questions and share personal insights and their stories of succeeding in the legal career. \n\nWe hope this event will help those of you who are getting ready to start your summer associate program\, about to join law firms in the fall\, or are junior or mid-level practitioners to enhance your career planning. We hope that this event will help you overcome obstacles and accelerate your careers.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/asian-american-career-ceilings-an-advice-and-networking-event-legal/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
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CREATED:20260518T203021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T203032Z
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SUMMARY:The Brown Girl Reset: Redefining Wellness\, Healing\, and Self Care for the Modern South Asian Woman
DESCRIPTION:Join the American Malayali Heritage Foundation for a vital panel discussion challenging cultural norms and prioritizing women’s holistic well-being.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/the-brown-girl-reset-redefining-wellness-healing-and-self-care-for-the-modern-south-asian-woman/
LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre)\, 365 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016
CATEGORIES:AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
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CREATED:20260605T183809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T183809Z
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SUMMARY:The Complex: An Evening with Karan Mahajan
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Karan Mahajan’s third novel\, The Complex\, Yaddo is delighted to partner with the Brooklyn Public Library to bring you an evening with the brilliant author whose “magisterial” fiction explores ambition\, family\, love\, and political power in Modi’s India.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/the-complex-an-evening-with-karan-mahajan/
LOCATION:Library for Arts & Culture\, 10 Lafayette Ave\, Second Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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