Non AAARI Events
Asian American Authors in Conversation—“We Are Multitudes,” community poetry readings with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion
Chatham Square Library 33 East Broadway, New York, NYCome to “We Are Multitudes”—a community poetry reading and curated open mic space with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion. "We Are Multitudes” is a community poetry reading and curated open mic space that centers the works of trans and non-binary Asiandiasporic poets. Held in a time of major anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, “We Are Multitudes” centers the ways ... Read more
Portfolio in Practice
EFA Project Space 323 West 39th Street, Floor 2, New York, NYPortfolio in Practice invites AAPI visual artists to receive valuable feedback on their portfolios from leading contemporary curators. The event consists of a brief introduction of the curators and one-on-one sessions made by appointment through online registration, with curators providing close consultation on artist projects. Artists can register for (up to 3) 20-minute sessions with ... Read more
In Celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise
Asian American Writers' Workshop 112 West 27th Street #600, New York, NY, United StatesJoin AAWW, Taipei Cultural Center, and Accent Society in celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, with Jenna Tang in conversation with Soje. The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, turning the traditional Lolita narrative upside down as it explores women’s vulnerability, victimization, ... Read more
AAPI Communities Briefing Insights about Education from AAPI Data /AP-NORC survey
Join us Thursday, June 6, for a Voices of AAPI Communities briefing hosted by APIAVote and Asian American Journalists Association. Experts will join us to discuss the latest AAPI Data /AP-NORC Survey, spotlighting views on K-12 education, higher education, and school safety.
Rhythms of India: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NYThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents Rhythms of India, continuing its proud tradition of international community building and cultural exchange. In collaboration with master Indian artists – flautist Jay Gandhi, tabla artist Anubrata Chatterjee, ghatam artist Ghatam Umashankar, and vocalists Malini Awasthi and Roopa Mahadevan – the JLCO bonds the melodies and rhythms of raga-based music and different folk styles with ... Read more
CUNY Pridefest at Queens College
Queens College/CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NYCUNY students, faculty and staff from all 25 schools in all five boroughs will celebrate their PRIDE in-person at Queens College. This event will take place outdoors on the Queens College Quad (rain location: Main Dining Hall). In our seventh year, this spectacular in-person Pride Festival IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and will include: Drag ... Read more
Embracing Diversity, Empowering Minds: AAPI Advocacy for Mental Health
Join us in Celebrating Mental Health Awareness and Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Let's come together to honor the rich heritage of Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander cultures while raising awareness about mental health. This event will feature engaging discussions, live Q&A, and opportunities to connect with ... Read more
Taking Pride in the Community: 6 films amplifying the diverse voices of the LGBTQ+ Community
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United StatesEmbracing one’s true self in the face of societal expectations and cultural norms is the thread that binds these stories together to celebrate the resilience, strength, and beauty of the LGBTQ+ experience. The screening is followed by a reception and Q&A with the filmmakers hosted by arts administrator and policymaker Gonzalo Casal who is also ... Read more
Film – Sansho the Bailiff, 70th Anniversary Screening
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States70th Anniversary—35mm Presentation. Set in the late Heian period, Mizoguchi’s devastating jidaigeki (period drama) recounts the tragic separation of a reputable family under wretched circumstances when a virtuous governor is banished to a far-off land by a feudal lord. As misfortune piles upon the children and wife (Kinuyo Tanaka), who are ripped apart from each ... Read more
Comic Arts Workshop for Teens with Yinfan Huang
At the Society 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NYMeet New Yorker Cartoonist Yinfan Huang for a 90 minute Comic Arts Workshop. Students will learn about different comics genres and formats and how to create a quick and easy-to-read 4-panel comic from start to finish. Exercises range from making simple yet sophisticated 4-panel comics based on a prompt or theme to coloring techniques using ... Read more
AAPI Social Justice: Coloniality, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy
Any Donation: https://www.aajil.org/core-training Registration to be announced This session unpacks the connections between global histories of settler colonialism, militarization, and capitalism with anti-Blackness and white supremacy. All are welcome. We offer these trainings in order to equip you with histories and critical frameworks that can deepen the work of antiracism in your lives and ... Read more
The Blue Room: A One-Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen
First Chinese Baptist Church 21 Pell Street, New York, NY“BLU ROOM” is back by popular demand! You are invited to join us on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm for an afternoon of Laughs, Cries, Music and Culture featuring a One-Man Show written and performed by Actor Rob Chen at 21 Pell. About The Blu Room: The Blu Room ... Read more
2024 Building CAPACD Convention
JW Marriott Chicago 151 W Adams St, Chicago, ILThe Building CAPACD Convention is an inimitable gathering of community development practitioners from across the country who serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities with low incomes. The biannual convening brings together hundreds of AA and NHPI leaders and their allies to learn, network, and catalyze change locally and nationally. ... Read more
What Can We Do?: Community Care Project Share Out
CPC One 45 Suffolk Street, New York, NYAsian American Arts Alliance (A4) is excited to showcase the projects of this year’s What Can We Do? Artist grant awardees at CPC One (45 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10002). Throughout the months of February through June, more than 18 artists carried out creative projects showing care to the AAPI community in Flushing, Queens; ... Read more
Michelle King – Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Honoring National Immigrant Heritage Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a virtual discussion with Michelle T. King, an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food. This event ... Read more
Asian American is Not a Color, Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
Chatham Square Library 33 East Broadway, New York, NYAuthor Oiyan Poon in conversation with Anurima Bhargava. Before being struck down by the US Supreme Court in June 2023, affirmative action remained one of the few remaining policy tools to address racial inequalities, revealing peculiar contours of racism and anti-racist strategies in America. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, OiYan Poon ... Read more
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Republic of China (Zoom Lecture)
Founding President of the Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Foundation and former Councilmember of Honolulu City, Leigh-Wai Doo will give a presentation on the important historical role that Hawaii and its people played in the life of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the acknowledged Father of Modern China. This role included his attending high schools at what are now known ... Read more
2024 Asian American Women in Tech – Unlocking the Power of Authentic Inclusion in the Age of AI
Newman Conference Center - Baruch College 151 East 25th Street, 7th Floor, Room H750, New York, NYThe Asian American Women Series event is designed to empower Asian American women in leadership roles across diverse industries. By featuring esteemed keynote speakers, engaging panel discussions, and interactive sessions, this event aspires to craft a dynamic and enlightening experience for all attendees. The first event in the series will explore the intersection of artificial ... Read more
The Making of America’s First Guru
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin us for a screening of excerpts from America's First Guru, a PBS special documentary telling the story of legendary Indian monk Swami Vivekananda's experiences and impact in America. The screening will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Raja Choudhury, Dr. Mukesh Prasad of the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University, and ... Read more
Decoding China’s Climate Agenda
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYChina plays a pivotal role in the international community's fight against climate change. However, understanding which officials and departments drive China’s ambition, and how climate is prioritized in China’s bureaucracy, are crucial to benchmarking China’s climate progress. A new report, Climate Change in China’s Governance: Agenda, Agents, and International Collaboration, by Guoguang Wu, Senior Fellow ... Read more
Community Partnership 101: How NVRD Can Empower Voter Engagement in 2024
Join our exclusive webinar for community partners to enhance your voter registration campaigns and outreach strategies. Allen Blackwell, a seasoned advocate for voter participation, will share crucial insights to maximize your impact on National Voter Registration Day 2024.
Play – BAGS
Glow Cultural Center 13329 41st Ave, Flushing, NYThis play is a circle. When federal funding for food banks can only provide blocks of fortified cheese, Diana Song and Lanie set out against all the odds to feed their neighborhood. Part-Lehrstück and part raucus comedy, BAGS explores the dishearteningly cyclical nature of organizing and teaches about the importance of continued engagement & the power of ... Read more
Film – The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Film at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater 165 W. 65th Street, New York, NYKenji Mizoguchi’s hauntingly beautiful adaptation of Shofu Muramatsu’s popular novel stars Shotaro Hanayagi as Kikunosuke Onoe, a young actor and the adopted son of a Kabuki star in late-19th-century Tokyo. Failing to meet the standards set by his father, Onoe estranges himself from his family by entering into a relationship with Otoku (Kakuko Mori), his ... Read more
Musical – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
New World Stages 340 West 50th Street, New York, NYA one night only concert to benefit the National Asian Artists Project. Power, ambition, greed.... It's just another complicated day at the office in this classic satire of big business. How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses his trusty handbook to climb the corporate ladder from ... Read more
Film – Floating Weeds
Film at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater 165 W. 65th Street, New York, NYTwenty-five years after the release of his 1934 silent film A Story of Floating Weeds, the now-middle-aged Yasujirō Ozu set about remaking the earlier backstage drama, an endeavor that would yield his only collaboration with Daiei Film Co., and one of just six color films that the master auteur would direct in his lifetime. Like ... Read more
Play – ALWAYS EAT THE FOOD
Glow Cultural Center 13329 41st Ave, Flushing, NYA landlord. An organizer. All the tenants. Based on Jesse Jae Hoon’s conversation with organizers Rima Begum and Whitney Hu, Always Eat the Food follows the forming of a tenants union against a predatory real estate company.
Film Screening and Conversation with Director Hao Wu: 76 Days
China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYSet in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, this raw and intimate documentary captures the struggles and human resilience in the battle to survive the pandemic in Wuhan, China. On January 23rd, 2020, China locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, to combat the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Set deep inside the frontlines of ... Read more
MOCA Queer StoryJAM
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYAre you intrigued by the various ways people approach dating? Do you enjoy hearing memorable or hilarious dating stories? Are you curious about the dating experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals? As part of MOCA’s Pride Month celebrations, we are thrilled to introduce a new public program series dedicated to queer storytelling and the sharing of personal ... Read more
2024 New York Kathak Festival
Manhattan Movements Arts Center 248 W 60th St, New York, NYThe New York Kathak Festival is a nonprofit organization that presents and promotes dancers, scholars, and practitioners of Kathak, a classical dance tracing its origins to India. We produce a festival bringing together established and emerging artists from across the United States and beyond. The Kathak Festival is produced by the American Kathak community, inspiring ... Read more
NuWorks 2024
Theatre Row Theatres 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NYPan Asian Rep culminates its 47th Milestone Season with the annual NuWorks Festival, an experimental series of self-created work from innovative artists exploring an eclectic range of genres and techniques using poetry, text, dance and music.
White House Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Pride Month Convening
Please join the White House Office of Public Engagement and WHIAANHPI on June 24 for a historic Pride Month convening to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander LGBTQI+ individuals and allies. This special event will highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to supporting LGBTQI+ Americans, as well as ... Read more
Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYJoin us for a conversation with Dr. Peter Banseok Kwon, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York, on his newly released book: Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee. Newly released by Harvard University Press, this book ... Read more
Asian Women Giving Circle Grantee-Donor One Day Convening
Nine Orchard Hotel 9 Orchard Street, New York, NYThe Asian Women Giving Circle is organizing its first-ever convening that will bring together our grantees and donors to exchange knowledge and nurture relationships. Rooted in community, learning, and innovation, the gathering will feature panel discussions, an exhibition area, and a participatory art project. As a collective, we aim to further our mission of amplifying ... Read more
Community Empowerment through Data Disaggregation
The Power In Numbers Coalition invites you to participate in an insightful virtual webinar where we will highlight: Federal policy updates on data disaggregation; Showcase our new data platform: the AANHPI Community Data Explorer that puts data and infographics in the hands of the community; and Hear from AA & NHPI-serving organizations on how this ... Read more
2024 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL
Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NYOn Thursday, June 27th, WHITE WAVE Dance celebrates our 23rd Anniversary season of the DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF) with a GALA Opening that heralds the most anticipated four-day festival of contemporary dance in the greater New York City region. Committed to developing dance as an important art form, WHITE WAVE scours the globe in search ... Read more
How Can the World Meet Asia’s Climate Finance Needs?
This event also will serve as the official launch of Asia Society Policy Institute’s latest report that takes stock of climate finance flows to developing countries in Asia, analyzes how reforms to the global financial architecture would impact flows, and provides recommendations for moving forward on reform efforts from an Asian perspective.
At the Edge of Empire – Book Talk with Edward Wong
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYWong's new book, At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China, tells the story of a family and a nation that spans decades of momentous change and gives profound insight into a new authoritarian age transforming the world. Join us on June 27, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. for a conversation with Edward Wong ... Read more
China and Taiwan: Will it Come to Conflict?
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin us on Monday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m. for a conversation about The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan, a new book from the Hoover Institution edited by Matt Pottinger, distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and former deputy national security advisor. There are urgent but feasible steps to deter China from ... Read more
Ga Mu Ak: An Evening of Korean Traditional Music and Dance
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYThere is a long tradition in Korea of presenting various performances–singing, instrument playing, and dancing–on one stage. Join us for another enchanting evening of Korean traditional music and dance performances, featuring virtuosos from Korea.
2024 JACL National Convention: Looking into the Future Together
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, PABetween July 10 to July 14, 2024, APIAVote, the Japanese American Citizens League, and OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates will be hosting their respective leadership summits and national conventions at the same venue, the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, PA. Attendees of each event are able to attend free plenaries and breakout sessions/workshops hosted ... Read more
Chinese Immigrants in the South
A little-known part of American history is the Asian immigrants who settled in the South in the 1800s and 1900s. Some were brought to work in agriculture, others established groceries and other businesses. Under Jim Crow segregation, they had different statuses as “Colored” or “White” depending on where they lived and the time. Speaker: Grant ... Read more
APIAVote 2024 National AAPI Leadership Summit
Philadelphia Convention Center 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PAAAPI community leaders and organizers will converge days before the historic Presidential Town Hall for APIAVote’s 2024 National AAPI Leadership Summit. This two-day event will arm attendees with the knowledge and connections to mobilize Asian American and Pacific Islander communities nationwide for the 2024 elections. See Calendar of Events for more convenings happening at this time. ... Read more
2024 OCA National Convention
Philadelphia Convention Center 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PAJoin us for a memorable and impactful event that celebrates and empowers the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. This year, we are partnering with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and APIAVote, two of the most influential organizations in AANHPI advocacy and representation. Together, we will examine the importance of civic ... Read more
From Nice to Necessary: Activism for “People Pleasers”
Ever have a moment at a dinner table, where someone says something terrible and you feel you have no choice but to accept it? Have you ever felt like you haven’t done enough about the ongoing genocide happening in front of our eyes, and felt guilty/shameful about it? Maybe you’re doing too much, and are ... Read more
APIAVote Presidential Town Hall
Since 2008, the Presidential Town Hall has served as a crucial national forum for inviting presidential candidates to engage directly with the AAPI community. By providing a dedicated space for candidates to address AAPI community members, leaders, and organizers face-to-face, the town hall offers one of the rare opportunities for this impactful growing electorate to ... Read more
NYC Tanabata Festival
Carl Schurz Park East 86th Street &, East End Ave, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for the 8th Annual NYC Tanabata Festival on Saturday eve, June 13th! Learn about the folk legend of two star-crossed lovers behind this Japanese summertime tradition which features writing paper wishes to hang on branches, and viewing the stars with telescopes! The story revolves around the deities Princess Orihime, a weaver, and her ... Read more
Prevention is Intervention: Collaborating Across Sectors for Survivors of GBV
FPWA 40 Broad Street, New York, NYIn the United States, we are grappling with systemic pushback against bodily autonomy, and service providers must play a role in advocating against these practices. Join Womankind for a timely and reflective conversation exploring what sits at the intersection of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual and reproductive health. Using a justice-focused and anti-oppressive framework, speakers ... Read more