Events for Aug/18/2026
Chinatown Storytelling Festival 2026
From August 8 to 18, 2026, Chinatown Storytelling Festival is back for its third year! This August, look out for screenings at DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, workshops and presentations at Think!Chinatown’s Studio, and walking tours in the neighborhood. Chinatown Records will also be launching their Radio Station on August 8th, listen LIVE! Chinatown Storytelling Festival is ... Read more
A Story That Lives Within US: Ada — Volume II
We are excited to present A Story That Lives Within US: Ada — Volume II, a multidisciplinary group exhibition featuring 17 artists that explores the stories, memories, and lived experiences of Taiwanese immigrants in the United States. Opening on August 13, 2026, at Crossing Art in Chelsea, New York, the exhibition brings together contemporary art, ... Read more
Film Series – Summer in Japan
Wind rustling grass in the countryside, a sweltering heat wave ravaging sprawling Tokyo, waves crashing on the shore in Okinawa. Japanese cinema has always had a special affinity for the floating time, exuberant joy, and quiet melancholy of the summer. This series gathers together Japanese summer films spanning seven decades and many of the greatest ... Read more
20th Annual OCA-NY Hate Crimes Prevention Art Exhibit
For two decades, OCA-NY, in collaboration with local youth organizations, has organized the annual Hate Crimes Prevention Project (HCPP), held every summer in New York City. HCPP is a multicultural project that seeks to spread an awareness of hate crimes prevention, promote cross cultural awareness, engage high school students in hate crimes prevention, and use ... Read more
Author Talks: Kim Eui-Kyung
In her absorbing and candid novel Hello Baby, Kim Eui-Kyung explores what women endure to become mothers. The novel features six women in their thirties and forties who strike up a friendship at a fertility clinic in Seoul and share their personal paths to motherhood via a group chat they name "Hello Baby." Switching between ... Read more
Teaching AAPI Histories – Asian American Exclusion: Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, presents this webinar series on teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories for K-12 and University Educators. Learn from leading scholars and classroom educators how to integrate AAPI narratives into your curriculum.
Storytelling Showcase & Festival Closing Party
Storytellers will share their stories and projects with the public to close out this year’s Storytelling festival on August 18th. Storytellers were selected from the Open Call for Community Works. Each presenter will share their project followed by a short discussion. We’ll have a reception where you can meet & greet our storytellers to close ... Read more
Koshari, Kitchari, Arroz con Gandules: Food of the Masses
Join us for a Tasting and Teach-In about Egyptian, Indian, and Puerto Rican dishes featuring Rice and Lentils! Rice and Lentils together form the basis of nutritious, delicious, and cheap meals that have fed our peoples for generations. At this event, we will serve small portions of three different dishes that feature Rice and Lentils: ... Read more