Play – Poor Yella Rednecks
New York City Center 131 West 55th Street, New York, NYQui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with director May Adrales for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. A young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it ... Read more
Documentary – Youth (Spring)
Metrograph 7 Ludlow Street, New York, NYWang’s ongoing project of documenting the social and economic transformation of 21st-century China as reflected in the lives of those buffeted by the country’s emergence as an industrial powerhouse continues with Youth (Spring), a deeply empathetic account of the everyday routine of young migrant workers laboring in textile factories in the town of Zhili, outside ... Read more
OCA Reads: A Virtual Conversation with Amy Yip
oo often, we hesitate to ask our parents about their lives, held back by mistaken beliefs or past conflicts. With warmth, wit, and vulnerability Amy Yip explores the profound influence her parents had on her life and offers you a roadmap to navigate conversations with your own parents. In “Unfinished Business,” Amy takes us on ... Read more
C.C. Wang: Lines of Abstraction
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesC.C. Wang: Lines of Abstraction recenters Wang’s extraordinary career in his own artistic practice to reveal an original quest for tradition and innovation in the global twentieth century. Spanning seven decades, the catalog focuses on the artist’s distinctive synthesis of Chinese ink painting and American postwar abstraction.
Tiki-Taka: Ways of Seeing Contemporary Korean Architecture and Design
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYJoin us for this thought-provoking exploration of how both global and local emerging issues can be deconstructed, explored, challenged, and recontextualized through the distinct lenses of architecture and design. Drawing from their recent publications the architects and educators Dongsei Kim, Drawing Hwa-Chaeng: Mapping Contested Territories, and Dongwoo Yim, Accessories, examine the contemporary practice of architecture and design in ... Read more
Jasmine in Recital
W83 Auditorium 150 West 83rd Street, New York, NYExperience the captivating chamber music series at Fort Lee Music Hall with the triumphant return of superstar flutist Jasmine Choi. A former Artist-in-Residence, Jasmine enchants audiences alongside renowned pianist ChangYong Shin. The exceptional program features works by Faure, Beethoven, Schoenfield, Yun, and Prokofiev. Enter the captivating recital realm, where enchanting performances create inspiring moments that ... Read more
Indo-American Arts Council 2023 Literary Festival
Conrad New York Downtown 102 North End Ave., New York, New YorkNovember 18-19 In Person Free in NYC at Conrad New York Downtown, 102 North End Ave RSVP: https://iaac.us/books/ With over 60 writers and poets, the biggest gathering in North America in New York, the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is thrilled to announce its 2023 Literary Festival, set to take place on November 18th and 19th ... Read more
Boundary Music
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe New-York-based soundart-i-vist/socio-environ composer Keiko Uenishi will reinterpret Mieko Shiomi’s < boundary music > (1963) in a rare performance inside the gallery. Uenishi is known for her works formed through experiments in restructuring and analyzing one’s relationship with sounds in sociological, cultural and/or psychological environments. She is a doctoral candidate at the PhD-in-Practice program at Akademie der Bildenden Künste ... Read more
Self Preservation with Sisters in Self Defense
Think!Chinatown Studio 1 Pike Street, New York, NYJoin Sisters in Self Defense in the T!C studio for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn techniques for protecting yourself and others from racially motivated aggression in public spaces. Participants will gain practical knowledge about what actually happens in a street altercation, how to avoid dangerous situations and de-escalate conflict, and, if no other option ... Read more
Poupelle of Chimney Town – With Creator Akihiro Nishino
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAkihiro Nishino will appear in-person for a post-screening discussion on stage. Poupelle of Chimney Town is the story of Lubicchi, a boy who lives among the thick smoke from the chimneys of his isolated town and yearns to see the stars. One night, he meets Poupelle, a monster made of garbage, and together they seek ... Read more
Eiko Otake on an Artist of Rebellion and Rejection: Otake Chikuha
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYDance artist Eiko Otake returns to Asia Society for a performative dialogue at the intersection of movement and visual art. Known to past Asia Society audiences as a part of Eiko & Koma, Eiko will reflect on the life and work of her grandfather Otake Chikuha, whose painting Fall of the Castle (1902) is currently on view as a part of Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of ... Read more
Flushing Town Hall 9th Annual Diwali Festival
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United StatesCelebrate Diwali with this all-ages festival and dance party, featuring DJ Rekha and Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy and her Srijan Dance Company with special guest dancers! Enjoy Indian classical and folk dance performances that showcase the story of Diwali, and then DJ Rekha will get you dancing with Bollywood-inspired music that combines Punjabi music ... Read more
Celebrating Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYPlease join us for a very special professional learning session at the Museum of Chinese in America to explore strategies for improving the way we teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history. We will share the newly published Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander curricular resources. .All participants will receive resources to bring back ... Read more
MOCA Performs – An Afternoon of Letters, Narratives and Stories
Queens Public Library - Rego Park 91-41 63rd Drive, Rego Park, NYWhat was it like for the Chinese Americans throughout and after World War II? What happened across the Taiwan Strait? How does that part of history inform who we are as Chinese Americans nowadays? The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) brings the history alive through a series of letter reading and storytelling. Inspired by ... Read more
Black & Asian Elders Neighborhood Roundtable
Quincy Senior Residencies 625 Quincy St #1, Brooklyn, NYWith respect to Bed-Stuy’s diverse community of Elders, The LP invites local residents to join an intergenerational event where Black and Asian Elders will gather in a story circle with community members to speak about who they are, their life experiences, and the stories they’d like to pass on. In every community, Elders act as ... Read more
Up Close with Xyza Cruz Bacani: Artist in Service
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYThrough their creative expressions, artists have and continue to utilize the transformative power of art as a form of protest; to draw attention to social issues; and to inspire individuals to take action and create change. Do artists have a responsibility to serve as a force for social change? Join us for an intimate conversation with ... Read more
Community Review of Translations Webinar
This webinar will focus on the Community Review of Translations: Guide for Incorporating a Community Review Process for Translated Materials that came out last month! It will feature four panelists: Anita Gundanna, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families Kenneth Lo, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Liang Ming, Glow Cultural Center Rehan Mehmood, South Asian Council for ... Read more
Eileen Chang: Page to Screen
Metrograph 7 Ludlow Street, New York, NYBorn in Shanghai in 1920, where she had her first literary successes while in her early twenties, Eileen Chang would subsequently flee the Communist takeover of Mainland China to make her home in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States, the entire time adding to a body of work that would mark her as one ... Read more
Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing, China
Carnegie Hall 157 West 57th Street, New York, NYConducted by Lin Chen, Principal Conductor and Professor of Conducting Department, the Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing is a collective of musicians credited with pushing the boundaries of Chinese classical music with innovative performances of traditional and modern works. Among the program highlights of this event are eight world premiere compositions by ... Read more