Non AAARI Events
Events for May/08/2026
Exhibition – LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art
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 ... Read more
Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective
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). The 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 ... Read more
NYS AAPI Summit 2026
The New York State AAPI Summit is an annual landmark legislative event uniting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) legislators The New York State AAPI Summit returns for its third year! This year's theme is AI For All. Join us for a day of community building, learning, and celebration at the inaugural NYS AAPI Summit. ... Read more
Start Here, Go Anywhere: AAPI Beyond BMCC
Stop by anytime for lunch as we celebrate the incredible journeys of AAPI students who began at BMCC & wrap up 5 years of student programming! Hear from an AAPI alumni panel about navigating transfer, career pathways, identity, & life after BMCC. Connect with fellow peers, alumni, faculty, and staff, as we honor the community ... Read more
Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory
In her new book, Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory, Ruo Jia begins with a paradox: how the Chinese Cultural Revolution influenced French poststructuralist thought—and how that theory later returned to China and ultimately shaped experimental architectural practices. Focusing on the late 1990s and early 2000s, Jia traces how these theoretical approaches reshaped one ... Read more
The Empathizer documentary + Embarrassed by Night live comedy : NYC debuts at Welcome to Chinatown
Please join us at Welcome to Chinatown for the New York premiere of The Empathizer (@empathizerdoc) - a documentary about Vietnam! The hourlong award-winning film is an exploration of second-generation identity and inheritance, told through interviews with overseas-born Vietnamese immigrants who made the choice to move back to the land their parents fled. Co-presented with ... Read more
“Nothing Less Than Equality: The Battle Over Segregated Education in the Nation’s Capital”
A critical analysis of African Americans’ collective efforts to obtain educational equality before Brown v. Board of Education.