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SUMMARY:Play - Chinese Republicans
DESCRIPTION:Coming to Roundabout this winter\, Chinese Republicans is a biting new satirical drama from Alex Lin\, directed by Chay Yew.  \nThree high-powered businesswomen meet for lunch every month to discuss their latest career triumphs\, as they’ve done for decades. But the group is jolted when Katie\, a bright-eyed 24-year-old new to the workforce\, joins to navigate the world of corporate finance. As each of the women attempts to steer Katie towards what they’re certain is best\, they’re forced to grapple with how much they already have and are willing to sacrifice to climb the corporate ladder.   \nShifting between sharp-tongued humor and the harsh realities of modern capitalism\, this world premiere production explores themes of assimilation\, intergenerational conflict\, and gender politics in the workplace—all with unflinching wit and empathy. Chinese Republicans is a new play from a thrilling new American voice\, and tells a truly American story.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/play-chinese-republicans/
LOCATION:Laura Pels Theatre\, 111 West 46th Street\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515
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SUMMARY:Exhibition - LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nThe 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. 
URL:https://aaari.info/event/exhibition-legends-athleticism-in-asian-american-art/
LOCATION:Queens College – Godwin-Ternbach Museum\, 65-30 Kissena Blvd - 405 Klapper Hall\, Flushing\, NY\, 11365
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406
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SUMMARY:Play - Jesa
DESCRIPTION:JESA by Jeena Yi\, directed by Mei Ann Teo\, is a riotous and heart-wrenching new play that explodes the idea of the “perfect family gathering.” When four estranged Korean American sisters reunite in Orange County to perform their father’s Jesa—a traditional ritual honoring the dead—old wounds erupt\, secrets surface\, and ghosts (literal and emotional) refuse to stay buried. With razor-sharp dialogue\, explosive humor\, and unexpected tenderness\, JESA asks how we honor our ancestors when we can barely stand each other. Come for the sibling brawls and burning shrimp\, stay for the aching truth of what binds us. 
URL:https://aaari.info/event/play-jesa/
LOCATION:The Public Theater\, 425 Lafayette St\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
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SUMMARY:Brain Awareness Week - Stress\,Trauma and Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:The Forever Spring Impact Campaign will host a Brain Awareness Workshop as part of the global Brain Awareness Week (March 16–22\, 2026)\, bringing together scientists\, educators\, and community advocates to explore how stress affects teen brain development and what families can do to support youth mental health. \nThe workshop is designed to make neuroscience accessible to the public by combining scientific insight with storytelling and culturally responsive education. As part of its educational outreach\, the Brain Awareness Workshop is partnering with Anaheim Union High School District’s Cambridge Virtual Academy to use the program as an educational module in classrooms\, helping students learn about brain health and stress during adolescence. \nThe event will take place virtually and is open to educators\, parents\, students\, health professionals\, and community members interested in youth mental health and brain development. \nThe workshop is produced by Right Here in My Pocket as part of the Forever Spring Impact Campaign\, a storytelling and public education initiative that uses film\, community dialogue\, and science-based information to address mental health disparities affecting Asian American communities. \nAbout the Forever Spring Impact Campaign \nThe Forever Spring Impact Campaign is a public education and storytelling initiative that highlights mental health disparities in Asian American communities\, particularly among Southeast Asian populations. Through film\, community conversations\, and partnerships with educators and scientists\, the campaign seeks to reduce stigma and expand culturally responsive mental health awareness. \nView videos online at https://www.youtube.com/@RightHereInMyPocket \n\nMonday\, March 16 — Echoes of the Past\nTuesday\, March 17 — Infancy Memory Architecture\nWednesday\, March 18 — The Teenage Brain\nThursday\, March 19 — From Trauma to Healing\n\nPartners: \n\nThe Center for Transition to Parenthood at Columbia University\nCognition\, Affect\, and Neurodevelopment in Youth Lab at UCLA\nAnaheim Union High School District- Cambridge Virtual Academy\nTell My Story\nParents Are Human \nHome for Refugees
URL:https://aaari.info/event/brain-awareness-week-stresstrauma-and-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322
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SUMMARY:Hiroaki Umeda: assimilating and Moving State 1
DESCRIPTION:Hiroaki Umeda’s choreography and eye for digital design have been celebrated throughout Europe\, Asia\, South America and the U.S. Critically acclaimed for his almost impossibly fluid movement style bordering on street dance – subtle\, radical\, and provocative – his dance pieces frequently synthesize ultramodern video\, dramatic lighting and crackling soundscapes as interlocking components interacting with moving bodies on stage. Now\, this slick avant-garde mastermind returns to Japan Society with a double bill of his latest cutting-edge projects from Tokyo. Moving State 1\, performed by four protege female dancers from Umeda’s Somatic Field Project who have fully absorbed his sleek\, oiled movements and assimilating\, Umeda’s signature solo performance\, operate within a dance aesthetic where refined physicality merges with cyberart.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/hiroaki-umeda-assimilating-and-moving-state-1/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T160000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Headlines: The Human Story of Americans in China  An Official Book Launch and Conversation with Author William Brown
DESCRIPTION:Behind the headlines and geopolitics lies a rarely heard story\, the lives of ordinary Americans who became part of China’s history. \nFor decades\, Professor William Brown traveled more than 200\,000 kilometers across China and the United States to uncover letters\, photographs\, and memories of Americans who lived in China across generations — teachers\, doctors\, diplomats\, pilots\, and families whose ties endured long after they returned home. Their experiences reveal friendships and shared struggles that shaped mutual understanding far more deeply than official policy ever could. \nThese Americans helped establish early hospitals and schools\, advanced education for women and students with disabilities\, opposed the opium trade\, and supported China’s sovereignty during an era of imperial competition. During World War II\, the American volunteer pilots known as the Flying Tigers fought alongside Chinese forces against Japan\, a legacy still commemorated in China today. \nThrough vivid journeys across deserts\, villages\, and modern cities\, the book shows history as lived experience: people meeting\, learning\, and sometimes staying for a lifetime. \nThis year marks the 100th anniversary of China Institute\, founded to promote U.S.–China exchange through education and human connection. We invite you to join this conversation with the author\, hear these remarkable stories firsthand\, and explore how personal encounters continue to shape understanding between the two nations today.
URL:https://aaari.info/event/beyond-headlines-the-human-story-of-americans-in-china-an-official-book-launch-and-conversation-with-author-william-brown/
LOCATION:China Institute of America\, 40 Rector Street\, 2nd Floor\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T150000
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS with Dr. Richard A. Pegg – Unpacking the Chinese Blue Maps: Heaven and Earth in the Early 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:Presented during Asia Week New York\, MOCA invites you to an insightful presentation by Dr. Richard A. Pegg\, Director and Curator of Asian Art at the MacLean Collection and curator of MOCA’s special exhibition Heaven & Earth: The Blue Maps of China (on view through March 29\, 2026). The presentation will be followed by a guided Q&A in the gallery. \nIn the early decades of the nineteenth century\, China stood at a moment of profound transition\, negotiating its geopolitical position as both an ancient civilization and an emerging modern nation-state. It was during this period that two remarkable series of large-format maps—one terrestrial and one celestial—were printed in the city of Suzhou. These maps articulate Chinese conceptions of the relationship between earthly and cosmic space and offer rare insight into how scholars and artists understood and represented the world around them. \nServing as the closing program of Heaven & Earth\, this talk explores the artistic\, historical\, and cultural significance of the blue maps\, situating them within the broader global history of mapmaking. Don’t miss this final opportunity to experience this special exhibition before it closes on Sunday\, March 29!
URL:https://aaari.info/event/moca-talks-with-dr-richard-a-pegg-unpacking-the-chinese-blue-maps-heaven-and-earth-in-the-early-19th-century/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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SUMMARY:Siyan Wang: Mother Warriors (Artist Talk)
DESCRIPTION:Siyan Wong’s paintings depict immigrant Chinese women working in garment factories\, restaurants\, homecare\, and street vendors. Inspired by the immigrant dreams of a better life and the reality of survival in a dehumanizing economy\, Wong notes that her paintings\, “make the lives of Chinese women\, and the working poor\, visible while directing the viewers’ gaze to their body and soul as they toil.” A self-taught artist\, Wong’s outsider painting style\, replete with decorative patterning\, shallow pictorial space and panning compositions\, offer a closely observed\, non-filtered\, cinematic view of the unrelenting struggles\, yet earnest fortitude of her subjects. \nIn collaboration with New York Artists Equity (NYAE)\, Siyan also presents two simultaneous exhibits exploring the immigrant experience: \n“Familiar Stranger” featuring artworks by Luisa Henao\, Ying Hung\, Sharon Cheuk Wun Lee\, Elim Mak\, and Mary Ting. \n“Immigration in America” featuring artworks by NYC high school students \nExhibition Dates: 3/12/26 – 4/11/26\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, March 12th\, 6 – 8pm\nArtist Talk: Saturday March 21st\, 3 – 5pm
URL:https://aaari.info/event/siyan-wang-mother-warriors-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Equity Gallery\, 245 Broome Street\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Non AAARI Events
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