Journalist Jonathan Eig (King: A Life), University of Florida professor and former field director of SNCC's Mississippi Freedom Summer Project Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, and political scientist Brandon M. Terry (To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.) offer new perspectives on life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ... Read more

Let's bundle up and gather for Winter Tea in Prospect Park! We will start with a short nature walk through the park trails, meet at boathouse, have some tea and enjoy the music and multilingual poetry performance we prepare for you. Embark on a musical journey with Gamin and Galen Passen as they lead us to ... Read more

Since 2020, COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than one million Americans. Nearly one-fifth of us knew someone among them. All of us have been impacted. In a culture that avoids talk of death and puts grief on a timeline, what does our mourning look like? How will we manage the voids the pandemic ... Read more

Join host Michelle Meow as our panel discusses the contributions women and non-binary filmmakers have made in film, talking with Liz Sargent, Julia Gouw, and Michelle Sugihara of CAPE (the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment). We will screen "Take Me Home," Sargent's short film and a 2024 Oscar contender for best action short film, ... Read more

A recent report by the Pew Research Center on workplace discrimination shows that about 9 in 10 Asian Americans have personally experienced discrimination of some form. However, according to a survey SwAA conducted in collaboration with Blind, so few resources exist to assist Asian professionals in fighting back (about 23% of those surveyed reported having ... Read more

Please join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) for a webinar focused on how nonprofits and community-based organizations can effectively access federal funding opportunities in the arts and humanities. This event will include speakers from the National ... Read more

A collaboration between the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and MoMA, this conversation will explore themes of memory, autobiography, authenticity, heritage, and the relationship to photography in the work of artist An-My Lê and writers Monique Truong and Ocean Vuong. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition An-My Lê: Between Two Rivers/Giữa hai giòng sông/Entre ... Read more

Join us for a book talk with the Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S.-Korea Policy Scott Snyder. This new work provides an authoritative overview of the internal and external pressures on the U.S.–South Korea alliance and explores its future prospects. He argues that exclusive-nationalist leaders’ ... Read more

Get ready for a night of laughs and literary mashups as Theater Company Kaimaku Pennant Race (KPR) returns to Japan Society with their latest production, Hamlet | Toilet. Led by the acclaimed playwright and director Yu Murai, KPR has become known for its nonsensical yet profound style that sensationally weaves Japanese pop culture into reimagined ... Read more

Get ready to soar into the festivities as we welcome the Year of the Dragon with an afternoon of legendary fun for the whole family! Tickets: $5/person. Kids under 2 free. Limited free tickets for Culture Pass, Cool Culture, and Culture Connected families. Culture Pass tickets will go live on the Culture Pass site on February ... Read more

Please join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) for a webinar focused on how nonprofits and community-based organizations can effectively access federal funding opportunities to address health disparities. This event will include speakers from the U.S. Department ... Read more

Join Adam Brookes, best-selling author of Night Heron and former BBC News correspondent, as he speaks with Susan Feng, Director of Programs at China Institute, about his new book Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City. It tells a gripping true story of the bold and determined ... Read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. Specifically, generative AI is becoming a ubiquitous tool for users across sectors to experiment and apply to their work and life. As with most technologies, businesses seek ways to leverage AI to gain an edge in their respective industry, or at the minimum keep up with ... Read more

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an evening of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Khambatta Dance Company, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, and Jiemin Yang. Please note this is Day 1 of a two-day festival. Day 2 is on Sunday, Jan 14 from 3-5pm also ... Read more

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an evening of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Shannon Yu 余香儒/ SHA Creative Outlet (2023 Jadin Wong Fellow), and IMGE Dance. Please note this is Day 2 of a two-day festival. Day 1 is ... Read more

Chinese American composer Huang Ruo makes a profound impact with his debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, presenting Angel Island from January 11-13, 2024. This immersive multimedia performance, which melds opera, theater, dance, and music, revisits the significant yet harrowing history of the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. Operational from 1910 ... Read more

Join us to celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the importance of engaging youth, and the enduring connection of Dr. King to Queens College. The program will feature an open house at 12pm where students will learn about QC’s degree programs, admissions, and financial aid options, as well ... Read more

On January 13, 2024, Taiwan will hold its widely anticipated presidential elections. The outcome of the election will have a major impact on the trajectory of cross-Strait relations in the years to come. Join us for an online roundtable with leading experts who will dissect what the outcome of the elections might mean for Taiwan, ... Read more

The webinar will feature findings from a recent study conducted by Professor Jackson Lu of the Sloan School at MIT as well as a discussion with Professor Lu; Kweilin Ellingrud, McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner in the Minneapolis office; and Jackie Wong, Associate Partner in McKinsey’s Philadelphia office. Kweilin and Jackie were two ... Read more

The significance of the Meiji Restoration, an important political period in Japanese history credited for ushering in an era of major political and social change continues to be debated extensively, more than a century and half on. As the third-largest economy in the world, Japan today is assuming an increasingly assertive role on the global ... Read more

Presented in collaboration with Japan Society Gallery’s current exhibition, Out of Bounds: Japanese Women Artists in Fluxus, on display until January 21, we’re honored to present a rare evening of films from the 1960s Fluxus movement. Spanning from the absurd to the avant garde, and ranging from 10 seconds to 10 minutes in length, Fluxus’ ... Read more

Buy your tickets now online with discount code “lunarnewyear” or pay more at the door. Happy New Year! Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with acclaimed comedy team Model Majority. Their annual Lunar New Year show will be a spectacular night of dragon-filled sketch comedy, special guest performers, and more. Plus the audience will be ... Read more