Paper Cutting Workshop: Cutting Through Time
2026-05-30 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011
Explore the timeless craft of Chinese paper-cutting as you transform simple materials into intricate works of art. Learn traditional folding techniques, creating beautiful, symmetrical designs as you uncover the cultural symbolism and enjoy the meditative nature of this peaceful, hands-on practice.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board, in recognition of AAPI Heritage Month. It highlights the contributions and cultural impact of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities through the lens of art and culture.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Outdoor Closing Celebration of Lower East Side History Month 2026
2026-05-30 16:30 - 19:30 | The Pit at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Sara D. Roosevelt Park (btwn Delancey & Broome Streets), New York, NY
Join us for an outdoor closing celebration of Lower East Side History Month 2026
Saturday May 30th, Free!
“The Pit”, Sara D Roosevelt Park between Delancey and Broome
4:30 PM ‘Tongues’ by Yibin Wang – storytelling and interactive games about native languages
5:30 PM BombaYo – a joyous session of bomba, Puerto Rican & African influenced song-drum-dance
6:45 PM DASO Y EL GRUPO CEMI- brings Loisaida to the dance floor, blending salsa, reggae, bomba, jíbaro, and hip hop.
plus hands-on artmaking and community info tables

10th Orchid Pavilion Gathering Master Class: Hu Wenge in Performance and in Context
2026-05-30 17:30 - 19:30 | China Institute of America, 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
In 1930, China Institute of America invited Mei Lanfang to make his triumphant debut on Broadway. Nearly a century later, we proudly present a one-time-only opportunity to once again be immersed in the artistry of an internationally acclaimed Peking opera star.
China Institute is honored to host Hu Wenge, a master of the Mei School of Peking opera, for a special New York performance. As the only male protégé of the late Mei Baojiu, son of Mei Lanfang, Hu Wenge is among the very few inheritors in the line of the male dan tradition, the art of male performers portraying female roles. This landmark event is part of China Institute’s Centennial celebration and is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition “The Dancing Goddess: Mei Lanfang in America” at China Institute Gallery.
Hu will perform in full the iconic drama The Drunken Beauty, a centerpiece of the opera canon. Through the sophisticated union of movement and music, he brings to life the distilled essence of the legendary Yang Guifei’s complex emotions as the emperor’s ill-fated favorite. Following the performance, two distinguished scholars will offer historic insights into the work, joining Maestro Hu in sharing in-depth reflections on the unique sonic and physical aspects of Sinitic opera.
This 10th edition of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering is part of our annual series celebrating artistic exchange, inspired by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi’s (307–365) historic literati gathering on Mount Kuaiji.

2026 Taste of Korea Pop-UP in the Bronx
2026-05-31 12:00 - 18:00 | 171 Lincoln Avenue, 171 Lincoln Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10454
Taste of Korea Pop-Up! ✨ K-Food | K-Pop Dance | Merch | Performances | Crafts | Games | Family Fun

The ultimate celebration of Korean culture is returning to the Bronx as an exclusive Pop-Up experience—and this year, we’re leveling up everything! We know you all might not be able to make it to the street festival on Saturday May 30th, or you might want to bring a friend back the next day, or maybe you just want even more of what you love.
Don’t worry, we have you covered with this special Pop-Up happening the very next day on Sunday May 31! After an incredible turnout last time, Taste of Korea is back with an even bigger, bolder, and more exciting experience. We are pulling out all the stops to bring you a cultural pop-up you’ll be talking about all year long. Whether you’re a die-hard K-culture fan or just looking for the ultimate weekend vibe with amazing food and company, this is the place to be.

Illness in Illustration: Graphic Medicine in Japan and North America with Onmae Moka, Kosaka Tsubasa, Gianna Paniagua, and Kriota Willberg
2026-06-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
How do serious topics like living with a heart transplant or cancer translate into comics? And how are do those reflected experiences compare and contrast when it comes to North American comics and Japanese manga? Moderated by graphic medicine comic artist Kriota Willberg, Japanese manga artist Moka Onmae, her editor Tsubasa Kosaka from AKITASHOTEN, and American comic artist Gianna Paniagua discuss graphic medicine and how their personal experiences with illness shaped the stories they tell.

2026 NY K-Tech Demo Day : Public Session
2026-06-02 12:00 - 16:00 | 250 West 34th Street, 250 West 34th Street, New York, NY
Join us for the 2026 NY K-Tech Demo Day, an exciting showcase of 12 innovative Korean tech-service startups ready to expand into the U.S. market!
​Hosted by KOSME, KVIC, KTO, and KISED, co-hosted by Witness Creative Partners, this event brings together founders, investors, corporates, financial institutions, ecosystem leaders, and the broader tech community during NY Tech Week.
​The Public Session will feature expert panels, founder insights, local ecosystem programs, financial support resources, and networking opportunities focused on Korean innovation, U.S. market expansion, and global growth.

Okdongsik
2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 | The Korea Society, 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
With a philosophy rooted in simplicity, precision, and balance, Chef Dongsik Ok has reframed traditional Korean comfort food through a minimalist and modern lens. His eponymous restaurant Okdongsik’s signature dish is an elegant yet deeply comforting pork broth, dwaeji gomtang.

Screening - Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee’s Game of Death
2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 | The Producer’s Club, 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036
Broken Rhythm stands as the first authentic documentary to delve into Bruce Lee’s unfinished film, Game of Death, while also exploring the legendary martial arts icon as a real, complex, flesh-and-blood human being.
By using Game of Death as a lens, Broken Rhythm offers a candid, unfiltered view of Lee the actor, filmmaker, and artist. Through exclusive interviews and rare footage, viewers will uncover revelatory details about the production of Game of Death and gain fresh insights into Lee’s visionary ambitions for the project before his untimely passing. This compelling narrative not only illuminates Lee’s personal and professional journey but also grapples with broader existential themes surrounding life, death, and the relentless quest for artistic immortality.

Nonprofit Optimization Conference 2026
2026-06-03 08:30 - 16:30 | Metlife Building (Yosemite Room), 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10166, United States
Join USI and Nonprofit New York for a day of workshops and networking.
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face mounting pressure to control costs, elevate employee well-being, and build workforces that can withstand uncertainty. Join USI and Nonprofit New York for a day of workshops and networking. Learn creative solutions to enhance benefits, cut costs, and tackle nonprofit budget challenges.
This dynamic event brings together industry thought leaders and USI specialists for a full day of immersive panel discussions and high-impact collaboration through a series of expert-led workshops.
Whether you are looking to optimize your benefits strategy, navigate complex compliance demands, or strengthen your organization’s financial foundation, this conference delivers actionable intelligence across every dimension of your business.
Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with peers, gain fresh perspectives, and leave with a clear roadmap for smarter, more resilient organizational strategies.
Enjoy a continental breakfast, lunch, and a networking happy hour while connecting with peers who understand your mission and challenges.

Geopolitics, Identity, and the Fight for Civil Rights
2026-06-03 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
The third webinar in this series examines the downstream effects of U.S. foreign policy through both a historical and contemporary lens. Drawing parallels across time, the conversation will explore how periods of international strain have influenced domestic policies and legal interpretations—from immigration restrictions to citizenship rights—and how these dynamics continue to evolve today.
The session will explore how narratives of rivalry and suspicion can translate into real-world consequences for communities with heritage ties to countries at the center of geopolitical tension. We will discuss the tradeoffs policymakers face and provide a nuanced understanding of how national priorities intersect with civil liberties.

The Roads Ahead: A Conversation on the Present and Future of Transportation in New York City
2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY, 10065
The Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) at Roosevelt House, along with CIVITAS, a nonprofit aimed at improving quality of life in New York neighborhoods, invite you to attend a special event featuring New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn in conversation with SSTRP chair and founder Sam Schwartz. With a professional history that dates back to their days in the mid-2010s at Sam Schwartz Engineering (now TYLin), Flynn and Schwartz will reunite for an important discussion of the DOT’s progress and vision under the new administration.

MOCA TALKS with Madelyn Postman – Staring into the Sun
2026-06-03 18:30 - 19:30 | 215 Centre St, New York, NY 10013, USA, 215 Centre St, New York, NY, 10013
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with writer Madelyn Postman on her debut book Staring into the Sun: Stories from a Chinese American Family 1895–2015, a vivid work that interweaves memoir with the true histories of her Chinese American ancestors.

Theater: Find A Good Husband by House of Chow
2026-06-04 - 2026-06-06 | Goddard Riverside Bernie Whol Center Auditorium, 647 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, United States
Join House of Chow for the premiere of Find a Good Husband! Created by Yvonne Huatin Chow | 周化炜, Find A Good Husband is a tribute to Yvonne’s paternal grandfather, Mike Kuo-Min Chow (Yeh Yeh), inspired by a message he wrote in his final birthday card to her. Blending live narration, Hip-Hop/Street Dance, and Asian folklore, this dance theater work explores love, lineage, and cultural duty through a queer lens.

Teaching Activism in AAPI Communities using Hidden Voices, Chancellor's Day Professional Learning Workshop
2026-06-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street, New York, NY, 10013
Join the Asian American Education Project, NYC DOE’s Department of Social Studies & Civics, and the Museum of Chinese in America for a full-day professional development workshop that invites educators to engage deeply with Asian American Pacific Islander history, identity, and civic belonging. Participants will:

Learn from a panel of scholars who developed AAPI Hidden Voices materials, Dr. Vivian Louie, Dr. Mae Ngai and Chris Kwok on the topic of activism in AAPI communities
Participate in workshops led by the NYC Hidden Voices team and the Asian American Education Project
Receive free copies of Hidden Voices materials and graphic novels about AAPI history
Join a tour of MOCA’s current exhibitions
Walk away with resources & practical ideas for classroom implementation

5 CTLE hours provided. Light breakfast and lunch included.

ETHICS & COMMON VALUES with Professor Taeku Lee
2026-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | The Korea Society, 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole, it is necessary to examine the concepts of morality, ethics and universal values as guiding principles of the human condition. With generous support from Y.T. Hwang Family Foundation, The Korea Society presents a Series on Ethics and Common Values.
This series promotes the understanding of central themes of our human existence through a series of lectures by distinguished speakers and conversation with extraordinary individuals who exemplify the universal values in line with the mission of Y. T. Hwang Family Foundation and The Korea Society.
The Korea Society and Y. T. Hwang Family Foundation is proud to present Professor Taeku Lee.

2026 Korea on Screen: The Final Semester(3학년 2학기)
2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Korean Cultural Center NY, 122 E 32nd St, New York, NY, 10016
The Korean Cultural Center New York proudly presents The Final Semester as part of its Korea on Screen series—a year-long screening series celebrating the depth and diversity of Korean cinema. Through feature films, documentaries, short films, and independent productions, the series aims to broaden access to and appreciation of Korean cinema in New York City.
A quietly powerful portrait of youth and labor, The Final Semester follows Chang-woo, a vocational high school student navigating the pressures of his first workplace internship—balancing physical hardship, psychological strain, and the quiet indignities of a system that measures young people by their utility. Director Lee Ran-hee brings a clear-eyed sensitivity to the realities faced by working-class youth in contemporary Korea, grounding the film in the textures of everyday labor and the small dignities that make it bearable.

A4 AAPI Pride Variety Show
2026-06-04 21:00 - 23:00 | The Red Pavilion, 1241 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11237, United States
Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) is excited to kick off Pride month with the AAPI Pride Variety Show, a night celebrating queer AAPI performance across drag, comedy, dance, and more!
Hosted by drag queen Shia Ho with music by DJ Baejing, the evening features emerging artists, bold debuts, and experimental work from the AAPI community.

Performance - The Table
2026-06-05 - 2026-06-14 | The Gym, Judson Memorial Church, 234 Thompson St, New York, NY, 10012
The Table is a new work of performance that explores insatiability, grief, and the body within larger systems. Through immersive, visceral meditations and a fever dream-like performance language—combining movement, puppetry, and everyday objects—the work opens liminal, shifting worlds where anything can become a portal. Rooted in Pink Fang’s legacy of socially engaged, interdisciplinary performance, the work centers collective experience, relational exchange, and the body as a site of inquiry. Both poetic and unsettling, it examines the forces that drive desire and dissatisfaction, asking a central question: What is enough?

Nicolas Niarchos with Michael Posner | The Elements of Power: A Story of War, Technology, and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth
2026-06-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016
​Author Nicolas Niarchos joins us to discuss his new book, The Elements of Power, which tells the story of the war for the global supply of battery metals—essential for the decarbonization of our economies—and the terrible, bloody human cost of this badly misunderstood industry. Niarchos will be in conversation with the Director of NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights, and former Obama administration official, Michael Posner.

Art Exhibit: Shared Lines: Asian American Stories on Route 66
2026-06-06 | Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho, 452 Broadway, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Route 66 might be the U.S.’s most famous highway. Traversing the country from Santa Monica, CA to Chicago, IL, it’s been immortalized in songs, books, and movies. But along that iconic highway are stories that are far lesser known.

DRAGON LAB COLLECTIVE Live Street Performance
2026-06-06 14:00 - 15:30 | 21 Pell Street, 21 Pell Street, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Live Street Performance by the DRAGON LAB COLLECTIVE honoring and celebrating 100th Anniversary of the the First Chinese Baptist Church.

Tai Chi Workshop (Ed Young's Bright Worlds program series)
2026-06-06 14:00 - 16:00 | 215 Centre St, New York, NY 10013, USA, 215 Centre St, New York, NY, 10013
The practice of Tai Chi is about discovering yourself. It’s about forces of the world—both natural and unnatural—and how one relates to them… Art is about the same thing. -Li Zhi

Saabiti – NOT Guilty
2026-06-06 15:00 - 19:00 | The Tank Theatre, 312 W. 36 Street, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Beyond the Grave
Sixty minutes. One final wish. A truth that will shatter your reality.
When two gravediggers grant a dying woman’s haunting last request, they give her one hour of stolen life before the soil claims her forever. But as the clock ticks down, her final revelation will leave you breathless and your mind forever shaken.
Trigger Warning: Discussions of death

Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration
2026-06-07 11:00 - 18:00 | Inwood Hill Park, 218th Street & Indian Road, New York, NY, 10034, United States
The 24th Annual DRUMS ALONG THE HUDSON®: A Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration will take place on Sunday, June 7th, 2026 in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm, Rain or Shine. This event is free to the public and is presented by Lotus Music & Dance in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, sponsored in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council and support from the Howard Gilman Foundation.

Everyday Chinatown Community Storytelling Workshop
2026-06-07 16:00 - 18:00 | 1 Pike St, 1 Pike Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
With Exhibit Curators Yin & Aaron, we’ll go behind the scenes of how T!C brings our neighbors’ everyday stories out into the world through our storytelling projects and exhibits.

Make Waves, Raise Your Voice — World Oceans Day Karaoke Fundraiser
2026-06-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Jade Eatery And Lounge, 1 Station Square, #2, Qeens, NY, 11375, United States
Join Paddle for the Cure NYC for an unforgettable karaoke night celebrating music, community, and survivorship — all while supporting breast cancer programs.

Luce Scholars Program Information Session
2026-06-08 14:30 - 15:30 | NY
The Luce Scholars Program is a 12-month leadership development program that provides immersive, professional experiences in Asia. Designed to deepen mutual understanding and strengthen relationships across borders, the Luce Scholars Program emphasizes experiential learning rather than academic study.

Daniel Squadron with Zohran Mamdani: The Fourth Branch
2026-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 | New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10018, United States
In his new book, The Fourth Branch, Daniel Squadron—co-founder of The States Project, an initiative that organizes support for state legislatures, and former New York State Senator—argues that the real site of change, and the greatest opportunity for impact, lies closer to home. The Fourth Branch explores the role that state legislatures play in shaping everyday life, and the roles that we can play in impacting our state legislatures. For nearly every major issue—from climate change and minimum wage to reproductive rights—there are crucial actions that citizens can take to make lasting, concrete change.
In conversation with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Squadron discusses the power of state government and how to participate meaningfully in American democracy today.

Concert: FUSONG
2026-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher St., New York, NY, 10014, United States
The Lortel Theatre and Rattlestick Theatre’s Global Forms Theater Festival are hosting a free concert presentation of FUSONG (book & lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson, music by Cecilia Lin, based on “The Lost Daughter of Happiness” by Geling Yan, directed by Gabriel Barre) in NYC on Monday, June 8 at 7 pm at the Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher Street.

HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
2026-06-09 - 2026-07-19 | The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY, 10003
NAATCO returns to The Public with their production of Shakespeare’s trilogy, HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS, adapted and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep, experience this saga of a nation spinning wildly out of control. Part 1: Foreign Wars kicks off with the funeral of King Henry V, leaving his infant son on the throne and sending the country into decades of spiraling chaos both abroad and at home. Part 2: Civil Strife picks up nearly 30 years later, as nascent domestic feuds rapidly metastasize into the full-blown civil war known as the War of the Roses.
Use code H6OUTREACH for $45 tickets – apply code before making selections/logging in.
