Non AAARI Events
Events for May/26/2026
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
Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds
For over 60 years, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling, inventive artistry, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks, family photos, and personal effects.
Korean Cinema’s Celluloid Fever: The 1970s
This May, FLC and Subway Cinema explore a transformative time period in Korean cinema and its influence on the films of today, including rare archival prints and new restorations of some of the most daring and emotionally charged filmmaking in Korean history. Use CELLULOID70S in the promo code box at checkout, and enjoy a discount ... Read more
Heart on Fire, Brain on Ice: Philippine Nonfiction since 2000
Direct and political in their aims, these documentaries, features and shorts mostly unreleased and unseen in the United States, take a clear-eyed view of the Philippines’ most exploited—landless peasant farmers, urban poor displaced by development, generations of indigenous families affected by toxic waste left behind by U.S. military bases—as well as those among them who ... Read more
Make It 10 Cents! – Community Panel
Canners are some of the city's most essential environmental workers - almost single-handedly driving the success of New York's most effective recycling program. It's time to give them a raise. The Bigger Better Bottle Bill is pending legislation that would double the redemption rate from 5 to 10 cents and expand the types of cans ... Read more
Exploring Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook
In partnership with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Teach Asian American Stories invites educators to explore Foundations and Futures, a newly launched free and online multimedia textbook that centers Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and perspectives – because our history is your history.
Civil Rights
The incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII is the most horrific violation of the U.S. Constitution against APIDAs. The incarceration violated almost all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights, as well as a few other Amendments. Almost the entire population of innocent Japanese Americans was incarcerated for over three years simply due to ... Read more