LIVING ADAPTATIONS, the 6th Singapore Literature Festivalreturns to New York City for a weekend of conversations featuring writers and artists from the Asian diaspora and beyond. The festival opens with a keynote talk on transnational theater and an exclusive film premiere. The second day of the Festival will feature panels, a staged reading and reception ... Read more

This professional development course explores aspects of Japan’s human geography through current issues via online lectures, readings and Q&A sessions. Educators are invited to delve into how Japan can be understood within the current global context and how “Japan-specific” content can be used to raise awareness of social issues faced by American students.

This full-day international symposium, in conjunction with the exhibition “Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan from Liaoning, 337-436,” provides an immersive environment to investigate Three Yan artifacts and discover the life of the once-dominated ancient nomad tribe Murong Xianbei, alongside prominent scholars in the field. Through various artifacts, from the shining golden headdress ... Read more

Aangan's Mini Lit Fest is back by popular demand! This year's event is focused on the theme of liberation. Writers, poets, playwrights, and keepers of culture gather to discuss liberation of the self, of land, and of our stories as South Asian diasporic people. Come join us for what is sure to be an unforgettable ... Read more

The event will feature a conversation between Chinatown photographers Cindy Trinh, Ed Cheng, Cal Hsiao, and Sonia Tsang, moderated by Alison Kuo. The discussion will focus on mentorship, the legacy of the late street photographer and community figure, Corky Lee—whose work is on view at ICP in We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets—and what motivates their work ... Read more

Free nonpartisan workshops for Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander community groups.  Experienced lawyers will help community leaders and Asian Americans, South Asians, and Pacific Islanders understand:  their rights in the election  how to obtain language assistance  typical voting problems and how to cure deficiencies.   Attorneys will also cover the legal rules regarding electoral and voter education activities for tax-exempt nonprofit ... Read more

Curious about mental health In the Asian American Community? Interested In a career in Mental Health? Join Hunter College ANNAPISI Project to hear from AAPI mental health experts as they share their experiences in the field. Free Food!

This event is part of the Burma Past and Present: Religion, Ethnicity and Power, a series of readings and discussion of works in progress. We will be reading and discussing work in progress with the author. Please email hmlwin@yorku.ca to receive a copy of the reading.

Led by instructors Lauren Meeker, EK Tan, and Martina Nguyen, the second annual SEAC field school and workshop will be held in Malaysia in June, 2024. An online course (1 credit) exploring the theme will be held in the spring 2025 semester. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students from all SUNY/CUNY institutions are welcome to ... Read more

As we approach the upcoming elections, misinformation is more prevalent than ever. It’s essential to navigate the complexities of media and identify credible sources, especially within the AANHPI community. This webinar aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to combat misinformation effectively. Gain access to exclusive insights: Hear from experts at AAPI Data, ... Read more

Following April’s successful performance of Comfort Girl, Stephanie brings her band back to Joe’s Pub for a performance of entirely different material! Stephanie Chou is a composer/saxophonist/singer who blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound. Tonight’s show will feature live premieres of newly-written material and ... Read more

Celebrating the pop culture phenomenon that redefined what it meant to be Asian-American with tributes from Margaret Cho, Randall Park, Jia Tolentino, and more. Los Angeles, 1994. Two Asian-American punk rockers staple together the zine of their dreams featuring Sumo, Hong Kong Cinema and Osamu Tezuka. From the very margins of the DIY press and ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to join an insightful discussion with Thomas S. Mullaney, Professor of Chinese History at Stanford University and author of The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age. This event will uncover the fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges ... Read more

This event centers the voices of Brooklyn College student-authors who contributed to the recent book Until We’re Seen: Public College Students Expose the Hidden Inequalities of the COVID-19 Pandemic, co-edited by professors Joseph Entin and Jeanne Theoharis. Through firsthand accounts by college students at Brooklyn College and California State University Los Angeles, Until We’re Seen ... Read more

As the 2024 presidential election approaches and in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 uprisings for Black Lives, and 2023 Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, Claire Jean Kim‘s Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World (Cambridge University Press, 2023) offers us a historically-grounded and theoretically astute framework for analyzing and making sense of current US politics and ... Read more

This workshop sheds light on some of the many overlooked histories of Oceania, or the Pacific Islands, to recenter the “PI” in “AAPI.” This 90-min session will give an overview of U.S. Pacific Islander history, covering topics of colonization and military intervention, and interrogate the common misconstructions of the Pacific and its people. Participants will ... Read more

The Exchange in collaboration with BCAP (Brooklyn College AANAPISI Project), SAIL, Indigenous Studies Working Group, and BC Library is hosting a joint Filipinx American Heritage Month (FAHM) and Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month (NAIHM) Pasifika Night on Thursday, October 24, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Brooklyn College Tow Center Atrium. At the event, we plan ... Read more

From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them? Author, stand-up comedian, and ... Read more

We invite you to join us for our non-partisan event, “The Muslim Community for the Muslim Vote,” an engaging event with leaders and experts discussing key issues for the upcoming election. Interpretation services will be offered in Arabic, Urdu, and Bangla to ensure everyone can participate in the conversation. NYC Votes will be providing free ... Read more

A4 and MoCADA present Bandung Community Conversation: Coalition Building with Betty Yu, an award-winning filmmaker, socially engaged multimedia artist, photographer and activist born and raised in NYC. Yu is also a co-founder of Chinatown Art Brigade, a cultural collective using art to advance anti-displacement fights.

A stunning history of Pakistan's cultural and intellectual capital from one of the preeminent scholars of South Asia The city of Lahore was more than one thousand years old when it went through a violent schism. As the South Asian subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 to gain freedom from Britain's colonial hold, and the Islamic ... Read more