2023 Hālāwai Film Festival
The Hālāwai Film Festival (HFF) endeavors to celebrate, showcase and cultivate talent and cultural resources of the Pacific Islands in the New York metropolitan area. Hālāwai translates to “meeting” as well as "horizon". HFF is dedicated to broadening horizons, to tell a richer, more comprehensive story of the Pacific Islands beyond the common experiences of ... Read more
Opening Reception: Our Inner Quarters: Spaces of Work & Care
20 Cooper Square, 101 20 Cooper Square, 101, New York, NYJoin us to mark the opening of Our Inner Quarters: Spaces of Work & Care, curated by Yin Q and Chong Gu of Red Canary Song (RCS). The curators and members of the grassroots collective of migrant massage workers, sex workers, and allies of the Asian diaspora lead a walk through the exhibition. Traditional Korean ... Read more
ChinaFile Presents: China Reporting in Exile
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYIn recent years, many of China’s most distinguished journalists have found themselves living and working outside of China. Some have joined international media organizations while others have built their own platforms, forging a new landscape for understanding China from beyond its borders and outside of the structures its government places on expression. Their work is ... Read more
Using our lenses to dismantle power
NYU School of Professional Studies - Center for Global Affairs 7 East 12th Street - Room 321, New York, NYRenowned photographer Shahidul Alam on the role of photo journalism in resistance to authoritarianism in Bangladesh. Alam was arrested and jailed in Bangladesh in 2018 for having shared photographs of - and his views about - ongoing student protests, which was deemed a violation of the Information and Communication Technology Act. A feature of de-democratization ... Read more
The Infrastructures of Asian/Pacific/American Studies
20 Cooper Square, 3rd floor 20 Cooper Square, 3rd floor, New York, NYIn recent years, the concept of “infrastructure” has been picked up by scholars working at the intersections of Asian/Pacific/American Studies, critical ethnic studies, American studies, and other cognate disciplines. These conversations have emphasized the urgent intellectual and political need for a more capacious understanding of infrastructure that, to paraphrase the geographer Deborah Cowen, “exceeds its ... Read more
The Return of Industrial Policy: Lessons from Korea
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYThe Korea Society is pleased to announce that the winner of the 7th Annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Competition is Dr. Munseob Lee, Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Lee will address The Return of Industrial Policy: Lessons from Korea. Industrial policy is making a comeback. Signs of government intervention ... Read more
Virtual Open House: MA program in International Migration Studies at CUNY
Learn more about the MA program in International Migration Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center from faculty and students: Learn about international migration from top migration faculty throughout CUNY in disciplines including Sociology, Political Science, Urban Studies, Anthropology, English, History, Public Policy, Psychology, and more. This multidisciplinary master’s program is the only one of its ... Read more
Transforming Global Governance Institutions in a Shifting World Order
For the last seven decades, world politics has been dominated by American leadership, the institutions it has designed, and putatively liberal norms. This international order is facing severe challenges due to the rise of new powers, breakdown of old economic arrangements, and a redistribution of technological and infrastructural activity. This academic year, we are planning ... Read more
Decolonizing Mental Health for AAPI Youth & Families – A Symposium
NYU Medical Science Building 540 1st Ave, New York, NYAs we emerge from the COVID pandemic in NYC, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are taking stock of the aftermath and impact on our lives and mental health. How do we address this when there are structural and systemic constraints in the current mental healthcare system? How do we re-envision wellness outside of Western ... Read more
APCF Capacity Building Webinar: Intro to the Grant Lifecycle and Process
Are you new to grant writing? Do you just want to learn? In this workshop you will learn about the grant lifecycle and process. Covering topics of grant application basics, organizational readiness, solicitation, reporting and stewardship. After, you will learn about current trends in the philanthropic sector. As a grants manager and volunteer grant writer, ... Read more
Reimagining Care for Americans with Severe Mental Illness
This Lancet Webinar will highlight the ongoing harms and maltreatment of serious mental illnesses in the USA and explore alternative models, such as the Trieste Model. Dr. Sarah Vinson, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Morehouse School of Medicine, will frame the current mental healthcare system’s deficits and harms in ... Read more
Alliances and Exchange: Asian American Diasporic Artists in 1960s NY
Colonel's Room, Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin Curator Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe and Art Historian Midori Yamamura for a discussion moderated by Lisa Kim of the Ford Foundation on how Asian artists made alliances and created networks of exchange in order to come to the United States and make sustainable studio practices in New York in the 1960s.
Asia in the Caribbean/El Caribe in Asia
CUNY Advanced Science Research Center 85 Saint Nicholas Terrace - Auditorium, New York, NYProfessor Tinajero will be using the Stuart Z. Katz Professorship to advance in her book manuscript: "Asia in the Caribbean/El Caribe in Asia." This project focuses on the work of contemporary Caribbean writers and artists that represent elements of the Far East (China, India, and Japan) in their works as well as in the cultural ... Read more
Saving America’s Chinatowns: Philadelphia
Thursday, November 2nd, from 5 to 6pm EST Virtual Free RSVP: https://www.chineseamericanmuseum.org/chinatown-philly Join us for a discussion about the threats facing Chinatowns all across America, with a special focus on Philadelphia on Thursday, November 2nd, from 5 to 6 p.m. The conversation will go over how historically Chinatowns have been a targeted space and then ... Read more
Jon Kung – Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third Culture Kitchen
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYJoin us at the Museum of Chinese in America for a delightful evening of culinary exploration with Detroit-based chef and renowned food content creator, Jon Kung. He will share insights from his debut cookbook, Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third Culture Kitchen. Dive into an expansive collection of over 100 recipes that transcend ... Read more
In Their Own Words: Demythifying Asian Americans
School of Visual Arts 133 West 21st Street, New York, NYJoin us for a conversation between artists and educators Ji Woo Kim, Yin Ming Wong, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi and Dr. Catherine Rosamond on the harmful effects of the Model Minority myth. Presented by MFA Fine Arts in collaboration with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SVA. This panel aims to share discourse on inclusivity and community, specifically ... Read more
In Their Own Words: Demythifying Asian Americans
School of Visual Arts 133 West 21st Street, New York, NYJoin us for a conversation between artists and educators Ji Woo Kim, Yin Ming Wong, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi and Dr. Catherine Rosamond on the harmful effects of the Model Minority myth. Presented by MFA Fine Arts in collaboration with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SVA. This panel aims to share discourse on inclusivity and community, specifically delving into ... Read more
Yekwon on Chopin
Indulge in the mastery of distinguished pianist and Van Cliburn competition laureate Yekwon Sunwoo as he soulfully performs Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto, showcasing his remarkable artistry. The evening's program begins with David Ludwig's brilliant Moto perpetuo for solo violin, followed by Tchaikovsky's profoundly poignant Pezzo Capriccioso. The night concludes with Tchaikovsky's iconic Serenade for Strings ... Read more
Collisions of the Diasporic: Cambodian Cultural Production in the United States
The entry of Cambodians in the United States was not simply a migration, but a crash-landing as refugees after an incredible loss of population, humanity, cultural & arts, religion, and thinkers. How, then, do the diasporic inheritors of this history respond via cultural production? And how does artist-scholar Sokunthary Svay’s own work including her newly ... Read more
Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience at CUNY (Zoom Meeting)
The Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience (AAMPOWER) at CUNY group aims to build a community of practice that offers a safe and inclusive space for discussing and sharing issues concerning the Asian and Asian American experience in higher education. The group also aims to foster support, understanding, and growth ... Read more
New York Japan CineFest 2023 (Day One)
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYCelebrating twelve years of New York Japan CineFest! Join us for fiction, documentary and anime, and short films around the world portraying historical and contemporary Japan. Day One features a diverse selection of shorts and a reception.
US Imperialism in West Asia: A Community Teach-In for Asian Americans
Saturday, November 4 · 5:30 - 7:30pm EDT Virtual Free and In Person in Los Angeles Virtual RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoomus-imperialism-in-west-asia-a-community-teach-in-for-asian-americans-registration-749627916277 In Person RSVP in Los Angeles: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/f2f-us-imperialism-in-west-asia-a-community-teach-in-for-asian-americans-registration-745583840337 We will use an analysis of U.S. imperialism as a foundation to see connections in West Asia through an Asian American lens. We invite Asian Americans to this space of ... Read more
Diwali with Brown Girl Bookshelf x Yu & Me Books
Seward Park Campus Library 350 Grand Street, New York, NYSave the date and join us for a LIT-erary Diwali! Prepare to indulge in our action-packed schedule and tasty bites - including yummy sambar. What more can you ask for than a bookish festival? We have a stacked schedule of panel discussions for you below with all these books (and more!) available for sale at ... Read more
New York Japan CineFest 2023 (Day Two)
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYCelebrating twelve years of New York Japan CineFest! Join us for fiction, documentary and anime, and short films around the world portraying historical and contemporary Japan. Day Two features a special calligraphy performance at 3 p.m.!
David Prize 101 – Dream Big New York – Workshop
53rd Street Library 18 W 53rd St, New York, NY, United StatesThis is an in-person program. 53rd Street is teaming up with The David Prize to celebrate the individuals who are creating a better, brighter city. It's no secret that New York City is home to some of the world's best talent, and we know New Yorkers are working to make it even better. The David ... Read more
Panel Discussion: Heart To Heart with People Who Collect Cans: How, Why, And What Are The Solutions?
GALLERY 456 at Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) 456 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NYSaturday, November 4, 2023, 3 – 5PM In Person Free in NYC at Gallery 456, Chinese American Arts Council, 456 Broadway Info: https://www.aaartsalliance.org/events/panel-discussion-heart-to-heart-with-people-who-collect-cans-how-why-and-what-are-the-solutions In this panel discussion moderated by painter Siyan Wong as part of her “Lives of Three Canners: New York Chinese Elderly Immigrants” art exhibition (thru 11/17), you will hear directly from canners and activists ... Read more
Film Screening and Panel: One Small Visit
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin us on November 5 at 6:30 p.m. to watch One Small Visit, a movie about crossing national, social, and planetary borders. This heartwarming 30-minute feature tells the true story of the Abrahams, an immigrant Indian family who passes through Neil Armstrong's Ohio hometown in the wake of the '69 moon landing and the civil rights ... Read more
Restorative Justice in Action: Framing Our Mindsets Towards Healing
What is Restorative Justice? What is not Restorative Justice? How can RJ provide tools and resources for our audience and our communities, especially in our current climate of heightened hate and violence? Panelists Anooj Bhandari, Restorative Justice Institute Jane Shim, AALDEF Terrence Winston, Coalition for Community Schools Excellence Moderator - Josephine Hahn, Brennan Center for ... Read more
Asian American Emerging Sports Identities
Monday, November 6 · 9 - 10pm EST Virtual Free RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-american-emerging-sports-identities-registration-740621578077?aff=ebdsoporgprofile A celebration and acknowledgement of the myriad of ways Asian Americans express themselves through sports and sporting behaviors. This session takes a look at Asian America's complex relationships to american sports cultures. Do Asian Americans identify american sports culture as an ecosystem to ... Read more
Why Asian Pacific Desi American History Matters
November 7 at 12:30pm-2:00pm PST / 3:30pm- 5:00pm EST · Virtual Free RSVP: https://asianamericanedu.org/workshops.html. This workshop gives an overview of our lesson plans and the five thematic units of citizenship, civil rights, identity, immigration and racism. It covers the importance of including APIDA history in school curriculums through exploring the contributions of APIDAs in labor ... Read more
Djuna: Counterweight with translator Anton Hur
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYAn “antic, madcap noir with flair" (Wired) and “fast-paced cyberpunk story” (The New York Times Book Review) from one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, whose identity remains unknown, Djuna's Counterweight is an absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, and the havoc wreaked by one company’s monomaniacal endeavor to build the world’s ... Read more
WHIAANHPI Internship 101
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) is now accepting applications for our internship program for the 2024 summer and fall cycles! Please join us on November 8 to learn about the application process — and get insights, tips, and advice directly from current interns and program alumni. WHIAANHPI ... Read more
Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
CUNY Graduate Center (Sociology) 365 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 6112, New York, NYThe American suburb conjures an image of picturesque privilege: manicured lawns, quiet streets, and—most important to parents—high-quality schools. These elite enclaves are also historically white, allowing many white Americans to safeguard their privileges by using public schools to help their children enter top colleges. That’s changing, however, as Asian American professionals increasingly move into wealthy ... Read more
Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism
A/P/A Institute at NYU 244 Greene Street, New York, NYWednesday, November 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST In Person Free in NYC at A/P/A Institute at NYU, 20 Cooper Square, 101 RSVP:https://apa.nyu.edu/event/asians-on-demand-with-feng-mei-heberer-sharon-heijin-lee-and-pacharee-sudhinaraset/ Surveying a contemporary, cutting-edge archive of video works from the Asian diaspora, Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism by Feng-Mei Heberer (NYU Department of Cinema Studies) uncovers the ways that diasporic ... Read more
CHOSEN (Documentary)
Macaulays Honors College/CUNY 35 W. 67th Street, New York, NYThis co-sponsored screening of the documentary CHOSEN is part of the 17th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY), running from November 8 to 13, 2023 in-person and online. Preceding CHOSEN will be a screening of the short documentary THE TEMPLE OF NON-DUALITY.
Tony Shalhoub, Hiba Abid, and Randa Jarrar: The Prophet at 100 and Arab American Writing in New York
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYKahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, a proto-New Age collection of arcane and oracular poetic essays has sold over 100 million copies in its 100-year lifespan and has made Gibran the third best-selling poet after William Shakespeare and Laozi. Gibran, a writer and artist who lived and worked primarily in the downtown Manhattan neighborhood then known as ... Read more
New Horizons for US-Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation
Join us for a program exploring the opportunities and limits for US-Korea-Japan trilateral cooperation. US President Joe Biden met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a landmark trilateral summit at Camp David in August. This program aims to critically assess the progress made since then, with an ... Read more
Photography and Korea
Charles B. Wang Center - Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United StatesDr. Jeehey Kim, a historian of photography, will present an enthralling lecture that delves into the intriguing realm of Korean photography. This lecture provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of Korean photography, its milestones, and its key figures, offering multiple perspectives on the country, the Korean diaspora, influential Korean artists, and the invaluable ... Read more