A Conversation with Dr. Ming Wang – The Immigration Journey of a World-Renowned Ophthalmologist
In partnership with the Princeton Active Circle (PAC), the Museum of Chinese in America(MOCA) is thrilled to present a live oral history session with Dr. Ming Wang, one of the world’s leading cataract and LASIK eye surgeons. A Harvard and MIT alumnus with a PhD in laser physics, Dr. Wang achieved a groundbreaking milestone by performing ... Read more
The End of China’s Economic Miracle
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYFor the past four decades, the word “miracle” was widely used to describe China’s spectacular economic growth. As the world re-opened after the COVID pandemic, the hopes and expectations for China’s economic rebound were high as well. But in 2023, this long-awaited “surge” has not materialized and Chinese economy is today facing the most consequential ... Read more
AAWW & The Strand Present: Curtis Chin + Jafreen Uddin
Strand Book Store 828 Broadway 3rd Floor, Rare Book Room, New York, NYJoin us for an in-person event with award-winning writer and producer Curtis Chin for the launch of his new memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Joining Curtis in conversation is the Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Jafreen Uddin. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's ... Read more
Rethinking Contemporary Ink Art Through Park Dae Sung
Charles B. Wang Center - Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United StatesThe Charles B. Wang Center presents a stimulating symposium that delves into the multifaceted works of the contemporary ink artist Park Dae Sung. A short presentation by esteemed scholars will illuminate the diverse subjects encompassed in Park’s fascinating oeuvre, including calligraphy, landscapes, animals, and still lifes, and engage an appreciation of the current exhibition, Park ... Read more
Thomas Chen Family Crystal Windows Scholarship Presentation and Student Art Exhibit
Queens College/CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NYThe Queens College Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Advancement cordially invite you to the Thomas Chen Family Crystal Windows Scholarship Presentation and Student Art Exhibit. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to author and journalist, Ting Chian Wang. Please RSVP by October 12 to rsvp.dev@qc.cuny.edu, or 718-997-2920
A Conversation with Eric L. Muller, Author of Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America’s WWII Concentration Camps
Fordham Law School - Hill Faculty Conference Room 150 West 62nd Street - Hill Faculty Conference Room 7-119, New NY, NYIt is 1942, and World War II is raging. In the months since Pearl Harbor, the US has plunged into the war overseas – and on the home front, it has locked up tens of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans in concentration camps, tearing them from their homes on the West Coast with the ostensible ... Read more
Vauhini Vara with Leslie Jamison: This Is Salvaged
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYVauhini Vara's debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize and the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize, won the Colorado Book Award, and is being adapted for television. Lit Hub and Electric Literature have named her new short-story collection, ... Read more