Events for Oct/21/2026

Artists Space presents “Multiple Offerings”, the first retrospective in twenty-five years dedicated to the groundbreaking work of the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She produced an expansive range of works comprising performances for film and video, installation, photography, artist’s books (including her genre-defying book Dictée from 1982), and works on paper, which will fill Artists ... Read more

Art of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East Coast debut, the Brooklyn Museum’s presentation is packed with more than 600 drawings that showcase manga’s immersive power and social impact. Don’t miss this rare opportunity for US audiences to encounter ... Read more

For nearly twenty years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren, a playwright living in New York, the association is an obsolete relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears, Lauren sets off on a ... Read more

Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF builds on over 45 years of AARW’s support for the Asian American Community through film.

Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York In Collaboration with Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival(BIFAN), Jeonju International Film Festival(JEONJU IFF), Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival(MSFF), Muju Film Festival(MJFF), Seoul Independent Film Festival(SIFF) In Special Partnership with Korea Creative Content Agency New York Center, Netflix

Chinatown Arts Festival is returning for its ninth year this October! We’re activating our streets and parks by celebrating Chinatown arts outdoors. We’ve got two headlining performances at SDR Park-- a Min (Fuzhounese) opera accompanied by a full orchestra featuring new backdrop artwork commission and bi-lingual super titles, AND a big swing dance featuring a ... Read more

Join us at the historic Hall of Records on October 21st to learn about the City’s oral history initiative, Neighborhood Stories!

Join us as researchers Hugh Ryan and Riah Lee Kinsey discuss their experiences navigating archival spaces while researching LGBTQ history.

Join us for a cross-departmental conversation with DORIS staff on how AI is affecting municipal archive services.

Join Furg Herrera (MBA ’17) for a practical webinar on the lasting skills behind meaningful AI results: clear communication, useful context, and critical thinking. Learn a repeatable approach you can apply across AI tools, even as the technology evolves, and build a foundation for moving from answers to reusable assets, workflows, and automation. You'll learn ... Read more

Join DORIS for the opening of Change Preservation, a new exhibit located in the first-floor alcove of 31 Chambers Street!

Yiyun Li’s latest book is Music Against the Night. In Dublin, as the 18th century nears its end, a young virtuoso named John Field comes of age as his family nurtures visions of him becoming the next Mozart. His talent takes him to England, France, and Russia, where he becomes a famous pianist and composes ... Read more

Presenters: Alisa Pimentel, Chinese American Museum Los Angeles

At just 19 years old, the Taiwanese virtuoso has already established himself as one of the most extraordinary young ukulele artists in the world—and on Wednesday, October 21, he takes the stage at **The Cutting Room in New York City.**

Join Randy Cohen and DORIS Commissioner Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz for a live recording of Person Place Thing at the NYC Surrogate’s Courthouse!