Non AAARI Events

For over two decades, the New York Asian Film Festival has been an adrenaline defibrillator jolting audiences out of their seats. The 2024 edition promises to be no different: a 17-day gamma blast of Asia's most electrifying voices and visions! From the opening night cheerleader gem Victory, to the centerpiece assassin anthology The Killers and ... Read more

Chinatown Photo Album and Chinatown 360° are hosting a free drop-in event every Friday from July 19 through Aug. 2 from 1-5PM. Stop by their community café to register to vote, collage, digitize family photos, snack on free refreshments, and more! Spearheaded by Immigrant Social Services, Inc. (ISS), Chinatown 360° is a multi-sector and multi-disciplinary ... Read more

Join us at The Korea Society to honor Veterans who served in The Korean War. This ceremony marks the 71st Anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953. This program will provide perspectives on the experience of a front-line soldier as told by a Korean War veteran, South Korea's ... Read more

From state-level voting restrictions to the gutting of affirmative action to the banning of school books that discuss systemic racism, conservative extremists want to force the nation to make a U-Turn on our racial and social justice advances over the past seven decades. At Critical Race Theory Summer School 2024, attendees will receive the tools ... Read more

Asian American Business Development Center invites you to a special breakfast networking event focused on strengthening economic and trade relations between China and the U.S. This is a unique opportunity to connect, share insights, and explore new business opportunities with leaders from both regions. Guest Speaker: Ren Hongbin, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of ... Read more

YOU ARE INVITED to join us for an open forum on the unique press freedom and safety threats facing AAPI community media journalists. A goal of this forum is to bring community media journalists in dialogue with experts in these issues. We hope to share your lived experiences in order to educate experts about your specific needs, ... Read more

Narrative filmmaker Nick Hartanto will share about his short film “Daly City” – and the winding journey of securing an all-Indonesian cast and majority Asian crew. We’ll also hear from documentary filmmaker Ligaiya Romero about their short film “Becoming the Moon”, about Filipino American artist, Maia Cruz Palileo. RSVP and sign up to a line-up ... Read more

Join us for an insightful webinar on combating Artificial Intelligence-driven misinformation and disinformation in the 2024 elections. This event will feature presentations by leading tech partners, including Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, who will share their cutting-edge strategies and technologies to ensure election integrity. Learn how these platforms are identifying and mitigating the spread of false ... Read more

Yuri Kochiyama is an iconic figure in the Asian American community as a civil rights and social movement builder. We invite researchers, educators, counselors, students, and lifelong learners to learn about Yuri’s journey for social justice through her rare and revealing documents and ephemera left for posterity. Presenters will take you on a tour of: ... Read more

MOCA cordially invites you to join us for a virtual discussion with scholars Sam Wong and Evelyn Wong, who will delve into the life and legacy of Kuang Qizhao. Kuang was the first Chinese person to write a Chinese-English dictionary and served as the official translator for the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM) in Hartford, Connecticut, ... Read more

Established in 1978 by Asian CineVision, the Asian American International Film Festival is the nation’s first and longest running festival of its kind and the premier showcase for the best independent Asian, Asian diaspora and Pacific Islander cinema. AAIFF is committed to film and media as a tool for social change and to supporting diversity ... Read more

Register our next Online Book Event on August 1: Join us for our next online book event with Matthew Guariglia (author of Police and the Empire City. Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York) and Ana Minian (author of In the Shadow of Liberty. The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the ... Read more