Events

After the smoke cleared, there was a city to rebuild. BPL Presents is proud to welcome a screening and conversation around the new documentary, 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero, with director Josh Sabey, Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Dr. Sarah Sayeed, and Michael Kimmelman. After the 9/11 attacks, no one could agree what should be done with Ground Zero. ... Read more

Join us for a special screening of Netflix’s new dance-based comedy Best of the Best, followed by a conversation with stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Priyanka Kedia, Hasan Minhaj, Ankur Rathee, and Chaneil Kular, director Lena Khan, and co-writer and producer Prashanth Venkataramanujam, moderated by journalist and podcast host Reshma Gopaldas.

When he declared that the world had reached “the end of history," what did conservative political thinker Francis Fukuyama mean? Does he still believe it? He joins us to discuss his new memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man — a strikingly personal new reflection on the ideas he’s reconsidered.

In an extraordinary, rare New York appearance, internationally acclaimed couturier Guo Pei invites you into the magical realm of her creative universe. Widely celebrated for seamlessly weaving centuries of Chinese cultural heritage with breathtaking haute couture, Guo Pei’s monumental creations have been featured in major exhibitions at world-leading cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in ... Read more

『王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼』 Oritsu Uchugun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa New 4K Restoration. The debut of animation studio Gainax (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and a seminal work of cel animation, Hiroyuki Yamaga’s Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise launched a new generation of animators with its conceptual, Promethean ambitions. Set on an alternate Earth in the kingdom of ... Read more

This play is a contemporary reimagining of the classic Chinese folk romance The Butterfly Lovers. In a world where marriage comes with a price tag, self-branding has become a means of survival, and ideals are quietly shaped by capital, the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai takes root again in Shanghai and New York ... Read more

Introduction by Jawni Han. Leave it up to chance and come watch a Sakamoto-affiliated picture, presented on film. 35mm. Approx. 90-120 min. Part of Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto

This September, in partnership with America250, the Asian American Business Development Center is proud to present Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian Americans and the Making of America, an immersive exhibition bringing more than 150 years of Asian American history to the center of the American story.

The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface returns with her dazzling new novel. Taipei Story is a humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock. Don’t miss an afternoon of lively conversation as Kuang and author Hua Hsu (The New Yorker, Stay True) delve into questions of identity, memory, and the pull of home across ... Read more

We’re excited to bring Mustache, the 2023 SXSW Audience Award winner for Narrative Feature, to the Queens community! ​Written and directed by Imran J. Khan, Mustache is a heartfelt and funny Muslim and South Asian coming of age story set in the mid 90s. The film follows 13 year old Pakistani American Ilyas as he ... Read more

Imported 35mm Print. The fourth and final film of eccentric filmmaker Donald Cammell, best known for his brilliant 1970 debut Performance co-directed with Nic Roeg, Wild Side was butchered by studio interference, re-cut and taken away from Cammell who subsequently took his own life. A provocative, erotic neo-noir starring Christopher Walken in one of his ... Read more

Join us for a free, live simulcast concert of the Tony® and Olivier Award-winning musical.

Saturday, September 13, is the last day to see the public art sculpture About a Living Culture by IMAGINE (a.k.a Sneha Shrestha) at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens. Also on September 13, the Rubin will participate in the annual Jackson Heights Momo Crawl—an event celebrating the momo, a Nepalese and Tibetan dumpling—from 2:30–3:30 PM. ... Read more

Considered one of the great plays of the modern era, Anton Chekhov’s final play about a family on the edge of ruin is radically reimagined by acclaimed director and dramatist Simon Stone, who returns to the Armory following his blistering Obie-Award winning take on Federico García Lorca’s Yerma (2018). His refreshing adaptation resets the action ... Read more

Join us for a conversation on using and adapting evidence-based practices (EBPs) and community-based practices (CBPs) for Asian American and Asian Immigrant (AAAI) populations. This webinar will explore how service providers and community-based organizations implement culturally responsive EBPs and CBPs to address the unique mental health needs of AAAI individuals and communities. Speakers will share ... Read more

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, presents this webinar series on teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories for K-12 and University Educators. Learn from leading scholars and classroom educators how to integrate AAPI narratives into your curriculum.

In this presentation, Gala Porras-Kim discusses recent work that considers how objects in collections are shaped by multiple actors, some of them non-consenting collaborators: the artists who create them, the collectors who establish their contexts, and the curators, conservators, and registrars who classify, preserve, and present them. The works examine how historical objects are transformed ... Read more

This talk discusses the Thai monarchy’s strategic response to the 2020 youth-led protests which called for reforms to the royal family’s place in national life. The speaker argues that King Vajiralongkorn did not merely seek to restore the status quo but executed a profound transformation which he terms ‘overt power codification and defensive hyper-personalisation.’ This ... Read more

Eighty years ago, Honouliuli Internment Camp closed its gates permanently after the last prisoner of war was repatriated back to their home country.  In commemoration of this momentous anniversary, the National Park Service, in partnership with several organizations statewide, will have many events highlighting the theme of Remembrance.

Join us for our third annual Rubin Museum Distinguished Lecture in Himalayan Art—a lecture series supported by the Rubin and hosted at The Met that presents expert insights into the greater Himalayan region’s art, cultures, and history, fostering deeper connections with these rich traditions.

Join Think!Chinatown and Christine Wong, for a festive mid-autumn festival mooncake workshop. Learn how to make two varieties of mooncakes: baked and snowskin, in a variety of sumptuous flavors. Eat your creations while making new friends and celebrating the Mid-Autumn holiday.

Join three expert art historians in unraveling China Institute Gallery’s anniversary exhibition, China Institute Gallery at 60, 1966–2026: Selections from Three Millennia of Chinese Art. Bringing decades of collective expertise, the speakers will recount the multifaceted stories and messages embedded within these works. They will unpack their ancient history, whether as objects of private scholarly ... Read more

Join The Asian American Education Project for a live, virtual workshop in honor of Hawaiian History Month. Join us to learn more about Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917), the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

Join moderator Natalie Bedon, Project Manager of the Queens Cultural Mapping Initiative, alongside Clarisa James (Garden of Resilience), Jackie Rogers (The Garden by the Bay), and Jaclyn Soto (South Jamaica Infinity Garden), and Nicolás Linares (Mazorca Colectiva) as they discuss what it takes to create and sustain community-led green spaces, the role these spaces play ... Read more

We cordially invite you to celebrate the opening of "Tchah Sup Kim: The Key to a New World".  

Please join us for this event featuring the editors of Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice; Khánh Lê and Zhongfeng Tian. Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education centers and amplifies the voices and complex lived experiences of Asian Americans in bilingual education. Drawing from the fields of bilingual education ... Read more

THREE LIVES is an autobiographical solo show that follows Alex Xander Luu and his family’s escape from war-torn Saigon in 1975 to America. Journeying across continents and generations, “Three Lives” presents the Vietnam War story through the eyes and experiences of its oft-forgotten casualty – – its refugees – – his father, grandfather, and Luu ... Read more

The 3AF Fall Summit is heading to New York, bringing together marketers, advertisers, agency executives, media leaders, creators, and business decision-makers to explore how culture, trust, technology, and community are reshaping the future of growth.

The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), with special support from Geumsan County, presents The Essence of Korean Ginseng: Exploring Wellness Through Fine Korean Cuisine, a special culinary program celebrating one of Korea’s most treasured ingredients—Korean ginseng.  For centuries, ginseng has held a special place in Korean food culture, valued not only as a distinctive ... Read more

The Pacific Island Film Festival (PIFF) of New York City is an annual festival dedicated to telling a richer, more comprehensive story of the Pacific Islands. PIFF endeavors to be a platform for indigenous Pacific Island voices to be heard and recognized—celebrating, showcasing and cultivating the stories, art, talent and cultural resources of the Pacific ... Read more

Kicking off our 50th Anniversary season with a staged reading of THURSDAY COME AT MORNING By Lee Cataluna Original Story and Additional Material by Les J.N. Mau Cast: Les J.N. Mau & Ken Narasaki Directed by Jeff Liu Two gay American Asians in their 60’s coincidentally meet each other in a Honolulu cemetery visiting the gravesite ... Read more

Join AAJA New York for an evening exploring how food writing helps us understand identity, memory, migration, family history, and culture. From recipes passed down through generations to reporting on the communities behind our favorite dishes, food can tell stories that reach far beyond what's on the plate.

Join China Institute for an inspiring evening with Emmy Award-winning host, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and bestselling author Yue-Sai Kan (靳羽西) as she discusses her memoir, The Most Famous Woman in China and How She Did It. In conversation with Susan Yuqing Feng, Director of Programs at China Institute, Yue-Sai will share stories from her groundbreaking career ... Read more

In this talk, Summer Kim Lee discusses her book, Spoiled: Asian American Hostility and the Damage of Repair (Duke University Press, 2025), which examines contemporary Asian American artists who challenge expectations that their work should repair the wounds of racial trauma.

​On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

Join us at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Saturday, September 19, at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM for our Mandala Lab Workshop, a 90-minute immersive event inspired by Tibetan Buddhist art and its powerful universal teachings, which encourages participants to get curious about their emotions through five thought-provoking, playful experiences.  The ... Read more

Join Monk Tang and his disciples as they find their path to India blocked by a blazing fire mountain. Only a magical fan owned by a powerful princess can put out the fire, but will she help them? Galapagos Puppet Theater brings this beloved episode of Journey to the West, the 400-year-old Chinese epic, to ... Read more

There will be time slots for this event on Sat Sept 19: Session 1 is from 1-2:30PM   |  Session 2 is from 3:30-5PM.  Afternoon Tea 下午茶 is back! In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, join us for a special afternoon of exploring the rich cultural heritage of mooncakes and tea. 

Join us for an in-depth conversation between the artist behind The Light That Shines Through the Universe, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Cecilia Alemani, Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art. This program will focus on Nguyen’s practice, the inspiration for his Plinth commission, and the sculpture’s symbolic rebirth, followed by ... Read more

Join acclaimed writer Chen Jiu for a conversation on diasporic writing and the art of the essay, exploring how lived experience, memory, and imagination transform reality into literature. Drawing from his three collections, Chen Jiu reflects on the ways nonfiction writing moves between truth and imagination, memory and reality, and home and elsewhere.

One of Korea's most cherished traditional holidays, Chuseok is a time for families and communities to honor their ancestors, give thanks for the harvest, and celebrate the bonds of family, culture, and community. Please RSVP by Friday, September 18, at www.council.nyc.gov/events or by calling (212) 482-4121. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please call ... Read more

Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) has put forward five promising ballot proposals to make city government work better, faster, and more efficiently. But there are numerous other opportunities to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles that slow government down, increase costs, and make it harder to get things done in New York—many of which do ... Read more

Beneath Singapore’s gleaming façade is a model propped up on rent-seeking, tax-haven strategies, and the grip of a single party. In this talk, Dr. Chee Soon Juan discusses Singapore’s politico-economic vulnerabilities with insights from his new book Unbroken: The Power of Resilience. Drawing on both structural analysis of the system and personal experience of isolation and ... Read more

Ly Tran was a toddler when she and her family immigrated from a small town along the Mekong river in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. She grew up in NYC, sewing ties and cummerbunds on the living room floor with her parents and three brothers to make ends meet. Despite many challenges, Ly excelled in ... Read more

The launch of Rong Xin, a publication that takes a shopping mall as a microcosm of Flushing, capturing its intricate details within.

In this book, Hamid Dabashi offers a radical reconsideration of the parable in Persian literature, arguing that parabolic thinking is a mode of philosophical reflection. Dabashi eschews the conventional focus on the supposed moral or political allusions in these parables—the “moral of the story”—to allow the radical surfaces of their poetic disposition to reveal themselves. ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with writer Daniel Tam-Claiborne on his debut novel Transplants, a lyrical and piercing exploration of migration, belonging, race, love, and the parts of ourselves that can get lost in translation.

Educators will understand the importance of spotlighting APIDA figures and historical moments in their classroom all year round, not just during heritage celebrations. In this workshop, participants will learn various teaching strategies as well as key historical figures and events such as Angel Island, Tape v. Hurley, Southeast Asian Refugees, Lue Gim Gong and the ... Read more

Join us at the 2026 Nonprofit Resource Fair to connect with organizations and access valuable resources. In these unprecedented times, nonprofits must be resilient, well-resourced, and deeply connected within the larger movement ecosystem. Join us for a Nonprofit Resource Fair, hosted by Nonprofit New York and Amalgamated Bank, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) welcomes award-winning food writer Clarissa Wei for an engaging conversation celebrating her new cookbook, Sitting the Month: Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery. In discussion with second-generation Taiwanese herbalist and recipe collaborator Stella Wang and moderated by food editor Genevieve Yam, the program explores the rich culinary traditions ... Read more

A live, non-verbal performance that reimagines Korean classical painting through contemporary performance Free Workshop From Painting to Movement: Exploring Shin Yun-bok through the Body September 26, 2pm, ~75 minutes

Yellow Rose is a coming-of-age musical drama that follows Rose Garcia, a Filipina teenager growing up undocumented in a small Texas town. When her mother is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Rose is forced to navigate an uncertain future while pursuing her dream of becoming a country music singer. Starring Eva Noblezada in ... Read more

Please join us for a panel of special guests and a virtual sneak peek of our current work-in-progress production, Relative Strangers—the first feature-length documentary about mixed race adopted Koreans.

This convening of company members from The Cherry Orchard and others reflects on Korean and Korean American diasporas that have shaped the evolution of Asian American theater and performance. The conversation considers how Korean artists are influencing U.S. culture from the global reach of K-pop and K-drama to the vitality of the contemporary stage while ... Read more

We are going to dance the night away! The only seating for this concert will be in FTH’s boxes and balcony. Please purchase tickets accordingly.

We are pleased to invite you to attend a unique fireside chat focused on the Chinese laborers who were instrumental in the building of the American Transcontinental Railroad. The webcast will be held on September 24 at 8 pm EST and will include a question and answer period at the end of the one-hour broadcast. ... Read more

KINETIC ROOTS by Jinyoung Park and collaborators Home is not a fixed place, but a space that continues to be created through the time and memories we have lived through, and through the relationships we form with the people we meet along the way. Bodies and sounds originating from different places and times follow the ... Read more

Araceli Tinajero traces the surprising connections between the Caribbean and Asia, from Indo-Trinidadian art to haiku in Dominican literature and merengue's unlikely following in Japan.

The Museum of Chinese in America proudly presents Wonggongchang Mega Explosive, the second full-length album by Taiwanese composer, electronic musician, and producer Calvin Kaiˇ-Weiˉ Chang, a.k.a Kaiwei.

Mooncakes, lanterns, and sweet reunions abound at MOCA’s Mid-Autumn (中秋节) Family Festival! Join us for crafts, shadow puppets, music, games, and more as we come together to celebrate this traditional holiday.

Since its origins, America has existed as a racially segregated country. For most of its history, the law has been used to create and enforce this segregation. With the Reconstruction era’s 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, or as historian Eric Foner calls it, the “second founding,” the U.S. abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and enshrined equality ... Read more

This full-day event offers multi-track sessions in the morning and afternoon, and a plenary lunch session, with many CLE (continuing legal education) credits available, as well as the following special programs: Link-up Reception Trail Advocacy Program Diversity Career Fair

Discover Stony Brook University through the Charles B. Wang Center! During CommUniversity Day, visitors are invited to join a guided tour of the Wang Center's current exhibition while learning about the Center's mission of fostering intercultural understanding through the arts. This interactive tour will introduce the vision of founder Charles B. Wang, explore the Wang ... Read more

oin us for a screening of Third Act, the award-winning documentary film, and a panel discussion with filmmaker Tad Nakamura, moderator Sean Miura, and local leaders Stephanie Kato and George Hirose.

Experience a groundbreaking fusion of rock, Korean traditional music, and mask dance rhythms with Insun Park & Generals. *26% Discount PROMO CODE: KOREA 

Join CPC for a special stage reading of "The So-Called Perfect Life," a play by director, playwright, and storyteller Patrick Lee.