Non AAARI Events

Building on the great success of the last two years, the 3rd Japan Parade in New York City will be held on Saturday, May 11 2024. The purpose of the parade is to celebrate, express, and bring awareness to the friendship between NYC and Japan with a thank you from the Japanese community.

Honoring AAPI Heritage Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to an engaging event as we celebrate the launch of Dragon of Concrete Jungles (美港潛龍), a captivating journey that chronicles the lives of Sifu Yip Wing Hong and his son Jeffrey Yip across the dynamic landscapes of Hong Kong and New ... Read more

Come join us for an evening of laughter and thought-provoking discussions with the talented comedian Joe Wong黄西. In this talk show, Joe will tackle important issues like Asian Hate in his unique and hilarious style. The event will be held at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College in the heart of New York City. Don't ... Read more

On October 3, 2011, Chinese-American Army Pvt. Danny Chen was found dead in a guard tower at his base in Afghanistan. Based on his story and the ensuing courts-martial of Chen’s fellow soldiers, this New York City premiere opera tells the powerful true story of a young soldier from Manhattan’s Chinatown who sought to serve ... Read more

Join us on Sunday, May 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm at China Institute in America's 100 Washington Street entrance for a rare opportunity to hear composer/conductor Tan Dun perform new musical pieces with the Dunhuang Ancient Music Ensemble. Tan Dun will discuss his creative process and inspirations throughout the program.

To save her sister, a teen girl becomes entangled in a political conspiracy with an enigmatic prince in this fiery new YA novel. June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, returns with a devastating and pulse-pounding tale based on a true story from Korean history. A Crane Among Wolves is set in 1506 Joseon, ... Read more

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with your students by registering for this free virtual workshop for grades 3-5. In this session of the Hidden Voices of New York City series, students will learn about three New Yorkers whose stories have too often been “hidden” from the traditional historical record, but whose lives and ... Read more

Mental health within Asian communities remains highly stigmatized, but younger generations of Asian Americans are beginning to recognize the importance of mental health in building a life well lived. In this conversation with Dr. Jenny Wang, nationally recognized psychologist and author on the intersections of mental health, Asian American identity and racial trauma, we will ... Read more

Join CACF and leaders from our member organizations: AAFE, CPC, KAFSC, and SAYA for an in-depth panel discussion on things to consider when receiving government funding. In this virtual panel discussion leaders will share how they leveraged government contracts to grow their organizations and what you might need to consider as you scale up.

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month by hosting the 2024 National AANHPI Business Summit on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm ET in Washington D.C. This business summit will commemorate the contributions and achievements of the AANHPI ... Read more

2040: Wealthy real estate investor Leo Yang--handsome, distinguished, a real Shanghai man--is on the train back to the city after seeing his family off at the airport. His sophisticated Japanese-French wife, Eko, and their two eldest children, Yumi and Yoko, are headed for Boston, though one daughter's revelation will soon reroute them to Paris. 2039: ... Read more

In this workshop, we aim to explore and express the complex emotions of grief and sadness through guided journaling and self-reflection. The workshop is specifically tailored for students and staff from the Asian diaspora who seek to navigate emotions brought forth by anti-Asian hate. We hope to create a supportive space where participants can embark ... Read more

Join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of poet and teacher, River 瑩瑩 Dandelion’s remembering (y)our light. River’s debut chapbook asks how we preserve intergenerational memory when the archives hold missing knowledge. In this collection, food lives as a conduit of memory, recipes hold ancestral wisdom, and poems become spells for safety. These poems honor matriarchs and ... Read more

Act To Change is rallying the nation – including cities, elected officials, influencers, and community organizations – around the 6th Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate. May 18, 2024 would have been Vincent Chin’s 69th birthday. Chin’s life was cut short four decades ago in a hate crime where two men brutally attacked ... Read more