Inter-grant Fest is... A platform where international freelance artists are supported to create and share their works without hazardous application processes Inter-grant Festival comes from the words "international" and "immigrant", combined to play words that are juxtaposed to the United States in various landscapes.  Dancemaker Ching-I Chang, originally from Taiwan, created the festival after ... Read more

Described by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway,” composer-pianist Vijay Iyer has earned a place as one of the leading music-makers of his generation. His honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artist Fellowship, and the ... Read more

Watch some of the funniest South Asian American comedians from New York City as well as from all around the U.S. Every show also features a non-South-Asian guest performer, just to keep the spice level under 5. Also join us at the after-party to mingle and network! The location of the after-party is announced during ... Read more

Asian American storytelling show, where they have voices and address issues they face all the time. The storytellers will crush stereotypes and talk about subjects that are not usually associated with their community ie: mental health, sexuality, politics, etc. This is also a safe place where if a storyteller does associate with the "stereotype," it's ... Read more

For 50 years, Chinese American photographer Corky Lee documented the celebrations, struggles, and daily lives of Asian American Pacific Islanders with epic focus. Determined to push mainstream media to include AAPI culture in the visual record of American history, Lee produced an astonishing archive of nearly a million compelling photographs. His work takes on new ... Read more

Join us on Thursday, September 5, for a timely in-person discussion on economic coercion with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez.

Authors Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer, A Man of Two Faces) and Cathy Linh Che (Split, Becoming Ghost) share readings of their work and discuss their experience of democracy as Vietnamese American immigrant writers whose work engages vistas of American democracy amidst the legacy and representations of the Vietnam War. A Q&A will follow the ... Read more

Join us for an evening of fashion as food for thought. In collaboration with Fempowerment Foundation, Asia Society presents Threads of Sustainability, an interface between the worlds of fashion and sustainability. Foregrounding the local traditions and artisans behind global fashion, the evening features a panel with speakers from the fashion industry, alongside a showcase of ... Read more

Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution is a compelling exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art about the history and transformative legacy of Korean fashion, presenting garments ranging from excavated 17th-century aristocratic garments to contemporary Korean couture by leading and emerging designers, including André Kim (1935–2010); Lie Sang Bong (b. 1954); Lee Chung Chung (b. 1978), ... Read more

Kick your job hunt into high gear with The New York Public Library's daylong job fair and expo! This year's fair will focus on careers in the public sector, highlighting resources and employment opportunities across city, state, and federal government agencies. Network with a wide range of employers and community-based workforce development organizations, participate in ... Read more

Join CUNY Academy for a talk by Yan Sun discussing her recent monograph, From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China. Yan Sun is Professor of Political Science at Queens College and the Graduate Center. She is the author of three books: "From Empire to Nation State: Ethnic Politics in China" (Cambridge 2020), "Corruption ... Read more

The Art History Department at the CUNY Graduate Center invites you to attend a panel featuring the authors of two groundbreaking monographs on Mughal painting, both published in 2023: The Brush of Insight by Dr. Yael Rice and Faces of God by Dr. Murad Khan Mumtaz. The authors understand paintings to have been portals for ... Read more

Join us for a screening and discussion of The Monk and the Gun by Oscar-nominated Bhutanese filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji. Uplifting, humorous and thoughtful, the dramedy plays out during Bhutan's transition from monarchy to democracy and received the World Culture Film Festival's 2024 Best Feature Film award. The screening will be followed by a conversation ... Read more

This lecture offers a peek into the unique perspective of the distinguished experts who excavated, studied, or organized the exhibition “Gold from Dragon City,” currently on view at China Institute Gallery. You are invited to hear the inside stories of how archaeologists initiated the discovery of the mysterious Murong Xianbei nomad and selected featured objects ... Read more

The ASO will co-present a free Saturday matinee with Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College/CUNY. Beyond the Hall explores music that draws its inspiration from outside the traditional concert setting. From the dance salon (Florence Price’s Suite of Dances) and the theater (Weill’s Threepenny Opera and Bernstein’s On the Town), and from the opera stage (Joplin’s Treemonisha), to the silver screen (Herrmann’s film score for ... Read more

We invite you to participate in reclaiming and reasserting our own narratives through telling our own stories of resilience and resistance in Chinatown. In the face of rapid displacement of working class immigrant tenants and the ongoing construction of the tallest jail in the world, we know that Chinatown has always been a site of ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America is excited to present a staged reading of a new musical, Tomorrow, by the Sea, by Yunhye Park (book, lyrics), Alexander Ronneburg (music, book, lyrics), and Erika Ito (music). This poignant work revisits the tragic 2011 earthquake in Japan and explores the process of healing through cultural practices during ... Read more

Written and performed by Kim Chinh Directed by Elizabeth Browning Growing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons, she joins a volunteer organization in ... Read more

Join us for “Hechi Goes to New York!” where Seoul’s iconic character, Hechi, brings the beauty and excitement of Korean traditional art to the heart of New York. This special event features a variety of performances, including traditional dance, folk songs, gayageum byeongchang, percussion, a Hanbok fashion show, and a unique blend of Korean music ... Read more

Are you ready to move under the influence of the moon? In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Museum of Chinese in America is excited to collaborate with Choreographer Jiemin Yang for a special community dance workshop inspired by the moon, Moonlit Motion.