Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation, dominance, and fame, ... Read more

In this enthralling, poignant docufiction, director Lou Ye (SUZHOU RIVER) and his crew reunite in Wuhan in January 2020 to complete a film started a decade earlier. When the first wave of Covid precipitates lockdown and fear, this story of revived artistic vision pivots to a thriller-paced account of the early spread of the virus ... Read more

Tea Specialist Per Oscar Brekell travels from Tokyo to NYC to host an intimate evening of curated Japanese teas. Originally from Sweden, Brekell is one of only a few foreigners with a Japanese Tea Instructor certificate. He is an authority who has authored books on Japanese tea in multiple languages and hosted tea tastings and ... Read more

This workshop explores the question, “What can we learn from the stories of Japanese Americans who stood up for their democratic rights and freedoms?”. This event will be hosted in-person.

Omar Jadwat is director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, which he joined as a Skadden Fellow in 2002. Jadwat has litigated numerous groundbreaking cases at IRP, including suits challenging the Trump administration’s Muslim ban, Arizona’s SB 1070, and other state and local anti-immigrant laws; and ICE’s use of immigration detainers. He graduated from NYU ... Read more

Please join us for “Choreographies of Survival” a Black feminist climate conversation between two CUNY authors Tao Leigh Goffe and Emily Raboteau who, although starting from different frameworks, both shine a light on the intersections of race and the ever-changing contours of climate risk in their new books. Whether it is through countermapping history or ... Read more

Welcome to the American Fever & River East, River West Paperback Launch Party! Join us at BARZAKH• CAFÉ for a night of celebration as we introduce our latest paperback releases. Meet the authors, mingle with fellow readers, enjoy a drink! Bring friends, and please RSVP to help us plan for a crowd!

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we highlight the accomplishments of Anjali Sud, CEO of Tubi, America’s most watched free TV and movie streaming service. Hear about her successful career, from empowering video creators at Vimeo to her leadership of Tubi, where monthly active viewers has surpassed 97 million and global expansion has solidified the ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an insightful conversation with Karen Fang, Professor of English at the University of Houston, film scholar, cultural critic, and author of Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong. You may not recognize the name Tyrus Wong, but you’ve likely seen his work—most notably ... Read more

Join us for a special guest lecture from SEAC member and SEAC course instructor from 2023-2024, Dr. Ben Tausig. Dr. Tausig will lecture from his forthcoming book, Bangkok After Dark: Maurice Rocco and Cold War Global Nightlife. You may preview the introduction to the book here: https://www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-after-dark

An overview of new survey data from AAPI Data and AP-NORC highlighting new AAPI perspectives on timely policies such federal agency cuts and DOGE; spotlight the issue of language access; offer data-informed resources; hold a community open forum space to discuss emerging issues.