Diversability: Intersectionality with Queer Asian

What is it like to live at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities? Hosted by Diversability, a disability advocacy group within the library, our lineup of inspiring panelists will share their stories of how they navigated living with disabilities while intersecting experiences with queer and Asian identities. Speakers: Kim Chua is a social impact designer, ... Read more

DJ Rekha’s Bollywood Disco featuring: Offering Rain + Sheherazaad

The Sultan Room 234 Starr St, Brooklyn, New York

Sat, Jun 1, 9:00 PM In Person in NYC Brooklyn at the The Sultan Room Tickets $32: https://www.djrekha.com/upcomingevents Bollywood Disco: Proud Edition by the legendary DJ Rekha returns to The Sultan Room to kick off Pride. Offering Rain opens with classic item numbers, followed by a live performance by breakout artist Sheherazaad. Don’t miss your dance ... Read more

$32

2024 Philippine Independence Day Parade Celebration

Madison Avenue (38th Street to 27th Street)

Join us in celebrating the 126th Philippine Independence Anniversary Commemoration Parade for its 34th annual celebration at Madison Avenue, New York City on June 2, 2024! This year's parade promises to be bigger and better than ever before, with cultural shows, dances, and festivities featuring Kuyamis Festival Performances from Misamis Oriental, that showcase a part ... Read more

2024 NASW-NYC Annual Social Work in the City for Professionals Conference

The theme for the 2024 NASW-NYC annual continuing education conference is "Walk the Walk: Social Work Practice in Action. " This theme embodies the essence of what it means to be a social worker and has been carefully chosen to inspire, educate, and empower social work professionals to put their knowledge into practice, effecting real ... Read more

$360

Hybrid Workshop: From Jerome/Rohwer to Tulsa: Why Japanese Americans Are Supporting Black Reparations

Wednesday June 5th, 2024 at 3pm EST/ 12pm PST Virtual Free RSVP: https://give.jampilgrimages.org/event/virtual-jerome-rohwer-pilgrimage/e588800   Join us to explore the history of solidarity between our communities & get updates on current work, including the reparative justice fight for Tulsa's Greenwood Community.   Featuring: Akemi Kochiyama, Dreisen Heath, Emily Akpan, Kathy Masaoka, Miya Iwataki, and Regina Boone.

Home/Away – Reception & Gallery Talk with Heejung Cho and Simpson Kim

The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY

How can a Korean artist—however one identifies as such—shape their own narrative in this fast changing, global environment? Educated, living, and working in both the United States and South Korea, three Korean artists ponder what home means to them by exploring the landscape surrounding them. Working in three distinctive media—sculpture, photography, and contemporary mother-of-pearl art—this ... Read more

Asian American Authors in Conversation—“We Are Multitudes,” community poetry readings with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion

Chatham Square Library 33 East Broadway, New York, NY

Come to “We Are Multitudes”—a community poetry reading and curated open mic space with River 瑩瑩 Dandelion. "We Are Multitudes” is a community poetry reading and curated open mic space that centers the works of trans and non-binary Asiandiasporic poets. Held in a time of major anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, “We Are Multitudes” centers the ways ... Read more

Portfolio in Practice

EFA Project Space 323 West 39th Street, Floor 2, New York, NY

Portfolio in Practice invites AAPI visual artists to receive valuable feedback on their portfolios from leading contemporary curators. The event consists of a brief introduction of the curators and one-on-one sessions made by appointment through online registration, with curators providing close consultation on artist projects. Artists can register for (up to 3) 20-minute sessions with ... Read more

$25

In Celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise

Asian American Writers' Workshop 112 West 27th Street #600, New York, NY, United States

Join AAWW, Taipei Cultural Center, and Accent Society in celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, with Jenna Tang in conversation with Soje. The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, turning the traditional Lolita narrative upside down as it explores women’s vulnerability, victimization, ... Read more

Rhythms of India: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents Rhythms of India, continuing its proud tradition of international community building and cultural exchange. In collaboration with master Indian artists – flautist Jay Gandhi, tabla artist Anubrata Chatterjee, ghatam artist Ghatam Umashankar, and vocalists Malini Awasthi and Roopa Mahadevan – the JLCO bonds the melodies and rhythms of raga-based music and different folk styles with ... Read more

$40.50

CUNY Pridefest at Queens College

Queens College/CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY

CUNY students, faculty and staff from all 25 schools in all five boroughs will celebrate their PRIDE in-person at Queens College. This event will take place outdoors on the Queens College Quad (rain location: Main Dining Hall). In our seventh year, this spectacular in-person Pride Festival IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and will include: Drag ... Read more

Embracing Diversity, Empowering Minds: AAPI Advocacy for Mental Health

Join us in Celebrating Mental Health Awareness and Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Let's come together to honor the rich heritage of Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander cultures while raising awareness about mental health. This event will feature engaging discussions, live Q&A, and opportunities to connect with ... Read more

Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America

Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United States

Sons of Chinatown poignantly weaves the stories of father and son together with admiration and righteous anger. Through the mirrored lens of his father, Wong reflects on the hardships Asian Americans endured—and continue to face—with American exceptionalism. Wong’s inspiring memoir provides a personal history that also raises the question of whether America welcomes or repels ... Read more

Taking Pride in the Community: 6 films amplifying the diverse voices of the LGBTQ+ Community

Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States

Embracing one’s true self in the face of societal expectations and cultural norms is the thread that binds these stories together to celebrate the resilience, strength, and beauty of the LGBTQ+ experience. The screening is followed by a reception and Q&A with the filmmakers hosted by arts administrator and policymaker Gonzalo Casal who is also ... Read more

Film – Sansho the Bailiff, 70th Anniversary Screening

Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States

70th Anniversary—35mm Presentation. Set in the late Heian period, Mizoguchi’s devastating jidaigeki (period drama) recounts the tragic separation of a reputable family under wretched circumstances when a virtuous governor is banished to a far-off land by a feudal lord. As misfortune piles upon the children and wife (Kinuyo Tanaka), who are ripped apart from each ... Read more

$16

Comic Arts Workshop for Teens with Yinfan Huang

At the Society 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY

Meet New Yorker Cartoonist Yinfan Huang for a 90 minute Comic Arts Workshop. Students will learn about different comics genres and formats and how to create a quick and easy-to-read 4-panel comic from start to finish. Exercises range from making simple yet sophisticated 4-panel comics based on a prompt or theme to coloring techniques using ... Read more

$30

AAPI Social Justice: Coloniality, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy

Any Donation: https://www.aajil.org/core-training Registration to be announced   This session unpacks the connections between global histories of settler colonialism, militarization, and capitalism with anti-Blackness and white supremacy.   All are welcome. We offer these trainings in order to equip you with histories and critical frameworks that can deepen the work of antiracism in your lives and ... Read more

The Blue Room: A One-Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen

First Chinese Baptist Church 21 Pell Street, New York, NY

“BLU ROOM” is back by popular demand! You are invited to join us on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm for an afternoon of Laughs, Cries, Music and Culture featuring a One-Man Show written and performed by Actor Rob Chen at 21 Pell.   About The Blu Room: The Blu Room ... Read more