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
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
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