Non AAARI Events

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

OCA  will participate in the final session of Democracy 2025’s Election Briefing Series, Protecting Access to the Ballot: Legal Responses to ICE at the Polls, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET. OCA Executive Director Thu Nguyen will join our legal team and co-plaintiffs to discuss the presence of federal immigration enforcement agents ... Read more

With just two weeks left before the midterm election, who do AAPI adults trust to handle the economy and cost of living? How worried are AAPIs about potential foreign interference in the election? And how do AAPI adults feel about President Trump’s handling of foreign policy? Get the answers to all these questions and more ... Read more

Registration was step one. Now let’s get voters informed, prepared, and to the polls. A Two-Part Webinar Series National Voter Registration Day on September 15th was only the beginning. Once voters are registered, the next challenge is making sure they have the information, confidence, and plan they need to actually participate. It’s Time to Get ... Read more

In this intimate two-hour workshop led by Thomas Percy Kim (who raised $1.6M in crowd-equity for his film Isle Child and is a co-founder of the independent film studio The Vandalist), your project will be pressure-tested with live feedback to get your project ready for the world of independent financing. Co-facilitated by Maaya Shah, you’ll ... Read more

Please join the Asian American Studies Program for an evening with Tony- and Obie-award winning playwright David Henry Hwang in conversation with journalist Jeff Yang. DAVID HENRY HWANG is a playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. His stage works include the plays FOB (1980, Obie Award), M. Butterfly (1988, Tony Award), Golden Child (1996, Obie Award, Tony ... Read more

Join us for an evening of dialogue about how to advance school integration in New York City. New York City schools remain among the most segregated in the United States. For years, community leaders, students, educators, and city-commissioned working groups have put forward detailed recommendations to address inequality—yet systemic changes have not come. Sparked by ... Read more

Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT for our virtual workshop "All Hands on Deck: How You Can Get Involved in This Election Cycle." No matter your knowledge or skill level, it's not too late for you to make a difference and help make sure everyone participates in their ... Read more