Non AAARI Events

Join us for a conversation on China's foreign policy with Keith Bradsher, Beijing Bureau Chief for The New York Times; Zoe Zongyuan Liu, Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Dave Barboza, co-founder of The Wire Digital Inc., moderated by Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations. Q&A to ... Read more

Join us for a discussion with the Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News Saleha Mohsin on her newly released book Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order, in cooperation with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP). As the global order continues to evolve, it seems that the dollar’s ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to an engaging evening with Cassindy Chao, the highly respected dating coach, matchmaker, and author of Ancient Wisdom, Modern Love: Chinese Wisdom for Dating Success. This event offers a deep dive into how traditional Chinese wisdom can influence modern dating practices, especially through the lens ... Read more

Experts discuss the impact of New York's controversial reforms to the cash bail system.

Darye–"etiquette for tea" or "tea rite"– has been an integral part of Korean history and culture for over a thousand years. Donghyun Kim, a Korean heritage curator, discusses the history of tea practices and aesthetics in Korea and the landscape of contemporary Korean tea culture.

This interdisciplinary conference features three panels to explore different modalities of translation—linguistic, affective, gestural, spectral—that are being utilized or invented within contemporary queer Korean studies. We highlight the distinctive contributions of Korean writers, artists, translators, and scholars to the common question of what it means to gain a global audience. This exploration aims to scrutinize ... Read more

Jan Lee, Activist, Co-Founder, Neighbors United Below Canal (NUBC) will be joined in conversation with Professor Alvin Eng. Jan Lee will discuss mobilizing the Chinatown/Asian American community in protests against the Mega Jail to be built in Chinatown that threatens the unique character and lifestyle of the Chinatown community. He will also discuss his role ... Read more

The panel will explore lessons to be learned from Black, Latinx, and Asian American freedom struggles. Diane C. Fujino, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara Max Krochmal, Professor of U.S. History and Director of Justice Studies at the University of New Orleans Genesis Lara, Assistant Professor, Afro-Latino Studies, Department of Chicano/Latino ... Read more

Sienna R. Craig  Orvil Dryfoos Professor of Public Affairs in the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth College Abstract:  For centuries, people from the Nepal Himalaya have relied on a combination of agriculture, pastoralism, and trade as a way of life. Among some communities, seasonal migrations to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and cities in North India for trade ... Read more

Imagine a future where same-sex couples can conceive children genetically related to both parents—as in Ai Hasegawa’s (Im)Possible Baby. Hasegawa, who addresses key societal dilemmas and ethical questions through her speculative design projects, was selected to represent Japan in New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. At this talk, hear from Hasegawa about ... Read more

COMFORT GIRL is an 80-minute song-cycle inspired by true stories of Asian “comfort women” abducted into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during WWII. It is not only a groundbreaking fusion of East-West musical traditions, but has also sparked public dialogue on a formerly taboo subject that still resonates globally for women today. Based on ... Read more

फ्लशिंग टाउन हॉल में होली मनाएं ! Save the date for Flushing Town Hall’s annual Holi Dance Concert, a celebration of Spring and new beginnings, curated by artistic director Abha Roy. More details to be announced in the coming weeks! Celebrate spring and new beginnings with Flushing Town Hall’s annual Holi Dance Concert curated by ... Read more

China Institute in America is honored to present an exclusive conversation with the internationally acclaimed author, Yan Geling. Join us for a captivating session where literature meets life, offering insights into the creative world of one of the most distinguished voices in contemporary fiction. Yan Geling will delve into her new book, "Milati," followed by ... Read more

The Young Korean Artists Series began as a continuous partnership between the Korean Cultural Center New York and CJ Cultural Foundation in 2022. The Series aims to discover and support a new generation of Korean artists across different artistic genres. Firmly believing that the growth of emerging artists is essential to contributing to the cultural ... Read more

Join us for a conversation about recovering lost ground in the international effort to address North Korea’s human rights violations, featuring: Ambassador Julie Turner, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, James Heenan, UN Human Rights Office representative in Seoul, Dr. Katrin Katz, Korea Society Van Fleet Senior Fellow, and Sean Chung, CEO ... Read more

GETSEA (Graduate Education and Training in Southeast Asia) is teaming up with the Phnom Penh-based Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center to screen four short films by Cambodian filmmakers. Each of the four films is created by and focuses on a different ethnic group in Cambodia—the Khmer, Jarai, Karvet, and Bunong. The four films come together under ... Read more

A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center, The Stone Home is a stunning work of great emotional power from Crystal Hana Kim, the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me.

Asians and Asian-ness have long circulated in literature, cinema, and pop culture as figures of science fiction threat and fantasy—what Michelle N. Huang has identified as the “inhuman figures” of robots, clones, and aliens. Beyond these techno-orientalist stereotypes and tropes, however, lies the shadow of social and economic forces that have materialized the injustice of ... Read more

On Thursday, April 11, China Institute Next Gen x Serica (CINGS) will host Midday Geopolitics: What’s Next for China, Southeast Asia and the West. Join us for a networking lunch and conversation with Diplomat and Former Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Bilahari Kausikan as he dives into decoding Indo-Pacific Relations. In today’s rapidly ... Read more

Join us for a rapid reaction analysis of the Republic of Korea’s high stakes 2024 legislative election, held in South Korea one day prior on April 10. This election could shift the control of power in the National Assembly, resulting in an emboldened electoral mandate for President Yoon Suk Yeol, or else creating a new ... Read more

What are the top AI trends for 2024? How is the rapid rise of AI reshaping the business landscape in the U.S. and Japan, and what implications does this hold for employees as well as companies? Which roles are well-positioned to flourish in the midst of the AI revolution? Japan is coping with a declining ... Read more

TEDxCUNY has since become an annual CUNY event gathering students, faculty, staff, affiliates, and the broader public for a day of idea-sharing.

Join the Disney Talent Casting team for an interactive audition experience on the global performance opportunities available with Disney Live Entertainment. During the workshop, we will discuss best practices and open the space for questions to better position yourself for success. The workshop will be led by Victor Farinas, Casting Administration Manager, Talent Casting Strategy ... Read more

Naomi Watanabe is a world-renowned Japanese comedian, actress, model, and inclusive fashion designer. Affectionately known as "The Japanese Beyoncé," Naomi has captivated audiences around the world with her viral performances and hilarious celebrity impressions.

Daniel José Gaztambide, assistant professor of psychology at Queens College and director of the Frantz Fanon Lab for Decolonial Psychology, will share some of the research his lab has been conducting at the intersection of decolonial feminism, cross-cultural anthropology, and the psychology of race/gender prototypicality. Talk will take place via Zoom. Part of the Clinical ... Read more

AABDC is proud to announce our partnership with Bank of America on the Project Rebuild Small Business Grant & Technical Assistance Program.  We would like to invite Asian-owned small businesses to attend the event and they will receive : An opportunity to apply for a $5,000 Grant. Free technical assistance from our valued partners. Networking ... Read more

This annual symposium explores issues, concerns, and research findings pertinent to Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders in higher education through multidisciplinary lenses. Our goal is to create a better understanding of issues affecting the AAPI community on college campuses as well as promote inclusion, empowerment, and solidarity among AAPI and allies. This year’s theme is ... Read more

China Institute in America, in partnership with The Chinese Financial Association (TCFA), is proud to host a forthcoming event focused on "US-China Techno-Geopolitics and Business Reality." This gathering comes at a time when the US-China relationship has seen positive developments, yet the realms of trade, security, and technology remain at the forefront of their diplomatic ... Read more

The time for denial is over. Across the Global North, the question of how we should respond to the climate crisis has been answered: with a shift to renewables, electric cars, carbon trading, and hydrogen. Green New Deals across Europe and North America promise to reduce emissions while creating new jobs. But beneath the sustainability ... Read more

New York’s groundbreaking criminal legal reforms made changes to more than just bail. The legislation overhauled how evidence is shared between prosecutors and defenders—known as discovery—and standardized when and how police should issue “desk appearance tickets,” which allow people to return to court on their own in lieu of pre-arraignment detention. Panelists will shed light ... Read more

Join us for a discussion of the China Initiative, a Trump-era - but potentially revived - effort described by panelist Gisela Perez Kusakawa as "inciting widespread fear of racial profiling for Asian Americans across the country." Other panelists include Daniel Tam-Claiborne, author and Executive Director of The Serica Initiative, and Frank Wu, President of Queens ... Read more

Celebrate the Thai new year festival with members of the New York City Council. Open to the public.

Join us for a book talk with authors Professor Victor Cha and Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo, who discuss their new book, Korea: A New History of South and North with policy director Jonathan Corrado. The Korea Society is proud to be a stop on the famous pink book tour! This important new work of history ... Read more

Roosevelt House Human Rights Program, in collaboration with Scroll, are pleased to present a facilitated discussion with Indian-American Economist, Ashoka Mody, and Hunter College Professor of Economics, Karna Basu, as they discuss Mody's book India is Broken.  Karna Basu is an Associate Professor of Economics at Hunter College & The Graduate Center, CUNY, and a Faculty Associate at the Roosevelt ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a captivating evening dedicated to the legendary Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s first Asian American star, whose luminous journey shattered stereotypes and paved the way for future generations. This event brings together three distinguished authors, Graham Russell Gao Hodges, Yunte Huang, and Katie Gee Salisbury, ... Read more

CUNY educates and employs approximately 265,000 New Yorkers of which at least 85% identify as being part of a minority group. The 2024 Dismantling and Combating Hate Conference will provide discussion about, and tools for, a holistic approach to building a sense of belonging and value among every member of the community at CUNY--from hiring ... Read more

Each year, Committee of 100 hosts an annual Conference & Gala to bring together those with unique and insightful perspectives on the state of Chinese Americans and the future of U.S.-China relations.  Committee of 100 is proud to be hosting its 2024 Annual Conference & Gala and celebrating its 35th anniversary in New York City ... Read more

Stop by for lunch and tea with Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, Corona, and co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism. Bushra will speak of what inspires her as a queer Asian-American writer, as well as her writing process and techniques. Mingle with others as Bushra ... Read more

Join Little Thailand community in celebrating Songkran (Thai New Year) and Earth Day with free resources, Thai food and cultural performances!

Join us and meet renowned Chef and TV personality, Chef Martin Yan at China Institute in America for a special in-person signing event celebrating the publication of his latest cookbook, “The Best of Yan Can Cook”. This wonderful cookbook features, among many others, ten favorite recipes from four decades of the “Yan Can Cook” television ... Read more

What role do four spaces have in shaping culture in Chinatown? Through a guided tour of an iconic Asian department store, an activist architecture gallery, a community library, and the mall where “Chinatown meets high fashion,” participants will gain an understanding of what role these spaces play in shaping Chinatown. The tour will feature talks ... Read more

Join Shrujana N. Shridhar, a Mumbai-based artist and illustrator, and Christina Dhanuja, the co-founder of Dalit History Month, for a presentation on the literary and political movements led by the Dalit Panthers. This conversation will delve into the Dalit Panther Archive’s digitized treasures—posters, magazines, and revolutionary poetry—and their transformative impact on Marathi literature.

2023 marked a significant year for U.S. diplomacy in Southeast Asia as the United States signed comprehensive strategic partnerships with both Vietnam and Indonesia, advanced negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), and established the first U.S.–ASEAN center in Washington, DC. While Southeast Asia serves as a key driver of economic growth in ... Read more

From the early ’70s onwards, Indian cinematographer Navroze Contractor—who passed away last year at age 80—blazed a trail of radical image-making. Trained in fine arts, photography, and cinematography, Contractor wielded the camera as a weapon and a paintbrush, capturing both the thrills and the throes of popular uprisings in films that defined political documentary in ... Read more

This book talk will take place in person at Chatham Square Library AND online.  Come celebrate the paperback book launch of Ava Chin’s Mott Street: a Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming. Ava will be in conversation with Lucy Yu, proprietor of Yu and Me Books, Ken Chen, Assistant Professor and Associate Director ... Read more

Guest speakers reviewing Annual Filings, State Registration, Financial Audits, and IRS 99. This is part of a series of six (6) training workshops to help LGBTQ and BIPOC leaders survive and thrive. The trainings are over video digital conference. FREE but $5 donation requested for this training provided after registration. These trainings are supported by ... Read more

What are the current cultural challenges AAPI as well as LGBTQ+ students face in the educational pipeline to law school? Securing work in NYC? Join us for a virtual panel to discuss the current landscape and learn about resources and support for those wanting to apply to law school or on their way into the ... Read more

Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier explores the multiple, paradoxical stories of urban provisioning through the example of Manila’s socio-ecological relations with nearby Laguna Lake. The book received the 2022 AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography and the 2024 Benda Prize for First Book on Southeast Asian Studies.

Join us for an in-person event with San Franciscan attorney and Cartoonist-in-Residence, Eddie Ahn, for a discussion of his debut graphic memoir Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice. Joining Eddie in conversation is critically acclaimed writer Kristen Radtke. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's ... Read more

Join the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders and women leaders from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front side in the autonomous region of Muslim Mindanao, including  Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, for a discussion about their peacebuilding/government-building work. In-Person at 8th Floor, UN Church Center & Virtual Attendance

Join bestselling author Stacey Lee, The New York Public Library, and teens across the country for a special virtual discussion of The Downstairs Girl, the latest title in our national Teen Banned Book Club. About the Book By day, 17-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one of the ... Read more

New York Classical Players performs Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 1, written while Britten was living in New York at the beginning of World War II, paired with recitations of poetry and correspondence from the New York Public Library's W.H. Auden archive, followed by a performance of Dimitri Shostakovitch's tragic war memorial, string quartet no. ... Read more

Join NYSEAN for a discussion of recent elections and political change in Southeast Asia with: Sheila Coronel, Amy Freedman, John Gershman, Allen Hicken, Sidney Jones, J.M. Lanuza, Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, Ann Marie Murphy, Nava Nuraniyah, Jonathan Corpus Ong, Margaret Scott, and Meredith Weiss. This conference aims to place recent Southeast Asian elections in context by analyzing what kind of political change has occurred as well as ... Read more

Chinatown Photo Album is a community-sourced archive of family photographs and stories connected to Manhattan’s Chinatown. Over the past year, the project has gathered submissions with the goal of highlighting the everyday moments, milestones and memories that shape the neighborhood. Now, Chinatown Photo Album has created a free zine for community members that showcases these ... Read more

The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), one of South Asia’s premier cultural events, returns to Asia Society New York, exploring contemporary Pakistan through artists, writers, and other experts. The festival will present American audiences with a more nuanced view of Pakistan, with discussions on fiction and nonfiction writing, art, architecture, history and politics.

Growing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons, she joins a volunteer organization in Vietnam. As she begins to discover the beauty of her ... Read more

Welcoming Potri Ranka Manis to the Pasifika Series! The April offering is Mindanao Dances, indigenous dances from the southern Philippines. This 90-min, open-level workshop will immerse participants in the living tradition of the indigenous peoples of Mindanao, southern Philippines, through a somatic experience of ancestral legends, epics, and myths. From the time-honored epic, Derangen, these ... Read more

Authors of Memory Piece and The Stone Home come together in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown to celebrate their newly published novels, and explore themes of history, legacy, and friendship in their work. Please join Lisa Ko and Crystal Hana Kim for a conversation on creative life in NYC, followed by an audience Q&A. 

In 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard. But what began as ... Read more

From the author of This Is One Way to Dance, linked genre-queer short stories braided with images and ephemera explore the experiences of growing up and living as a diasporic Gujarati woman searching for home. In the eleven linked short stories of How to Make Your Mother Cry, Sejal Shah builds a shrine gleaming with memory and ... Read more