Events

Producers Level Forward and Colt Coeur have announced a one-night-only benefit reading of Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City starring Lola Tung (“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Hadestown), Daniel Bravo Hernández (Romeo and Juliet) and Kyle Beltran (“American Rust,” A Case for the Existence of God). The October 9 reading, to be directed by Caitlin Sullivan, ... Read more

Celebrate the launch of American Malayali Heritage Foundation’s Creative Collaborative.

September 30, 2026 (Nationwide) – In exactly ten days, the Sikh Coalition’s first-ever virtual conference for educators, The Mosaic of Light: Chardi Kala & Everyday Courage – Uplifting Sikhi in K-12 Curricula, will bring together teachers from across the country to explore religiosity, cultural adaptation, and inclusive education in modern classrooms. Taking place on October ... Read more

Join us for Sejong Soloists’ inaugural performance as ensemble-in-residence at Dia Beacon, celebrating the opening of Haegue Yang: Through. Sejong will perform Isang Yun’s Images, the work that inspired Haegue Yang’s exhibition. This performance marks the beginning of Sejong’s new artistic partnership with Dia Beacon.

Over a century ago, Lin Huiyin (Phyllis Lin) and Liang Sicheng crossed the Pacific to study at the University of Pennsylvania. Their years in the United States broadened their intellectual horizons and profoundly shaped their later contributions to Chinese architectural history, architectural education, urban planning, and the preservation of China’s built heritage.

To close the series, Nico Rodriguez, deputy director of Monuments Lab, considers Nguyen’s work alongside contemporary artistic approaches to memorialization. The discussion explores how artists reimagine monuments to war by transforming sites of violence into spaces for remembrance, reflection, and collective healing. The lecture will be followed by a guided meditation led by Steve Clorfeine, ... Read more

Join us for the first-ever Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites in partnership with @browngirlmag!

Join us at A&C Super for readings and discussions led by authors Kristina Wong and Theodore Chao alongside our special youth reader, Liberty Chao, as we celebrate Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism. This event is designed for both adults and kids!

Film screening “Pandong” 90 Mins Dir: Alan Filoteo (Philippines) Pandong fictional story inspired by Jose Rizal’s Noli Mi Tangere

Readers of all ages are invited to join us for a lively conversation on activism, Asian America, and how people of all ages can fight for social justice. Kristina and Annie will read from Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism (Beaming Books). Q&A and book signing to follow.

AI is narrowing the gap between professional and individual investors. Work that once took hours for an analyst can be done in minutes by an individual investor using an AI tool—summarizing an earnings call, comparing a company’s latest 10-Q to prior filings, or flagging changes in risk disclosures. But better tools don’t automatically produce better decisions. ... Read more

In this 90-minute virtual workshop, hosted by OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates and Viet Fact Check, participants will learn about problematic information that exists both online and offline. We will share tools and strategies to help participants navigate overwhelming or potentially problematic information.

Boundless Bound Publishing invites artists, designers, educators, archivists, researchers, and independent publishers to a free online forum exploring cultural heritage, contemporary Chinese and diasporic experience, artist books, archives, and independent publishing. Through three conversations, the forum examines cultural memory, identity, translation, creative practice, and the ways cultural heritage is transmitted and reinterpreted across generations, communities, ... Read more

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY) has donated their collection of books to the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Queens College, CUNY. The Queens College Library (QCL) received 366 boxes of books in 16 categories, including, but not limited to, Art, Anthropology, Language and Literature, History, and Social Sciences, which enhances QCL's ... Read more

The AI revolution is causing major upheaval in how students learn. A panel of experts grapples with how to navigate this new world.

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a special screening of two episodes from History of NYC’s Chinatown, a newly released documentary series from NYC Media: Episode 2: A Community Takes Root and Episode 3: The Shape of Belonging.

Min Jin Lee’s first novel since the bestselling Pachinko follows one family across decades and continents as they search in schools, jobs, churches, and beyond for meaning and success. Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children—Bo, DH, and Mido—find their fortunes twisted and their lives upended, first by ... Read more

Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members Friday, October 16 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture Sunday, October 18 at 2:30 pm—Followed by an Artist Q&A Following the acclaim of 2022’s 9000 Paper Balloons, New York-based puppeteer Maiko Kikuchi returns to Japan Society ... Read more

Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF builds on over 45 years of AARW’s support for the Asian American Community through film.

Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York In Collaboration with Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival(BIFAN), Jeonju International Film Festival(JEONJU IFF), Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival(MSFF), Muju Film Festival(MJFF), Seoul Independent Film Festival(SIFF) In Special Partnership with Korea Creative Content Agency New York Center, Netflix

Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and community at Turkevi Center (Turkish House) as we explore the stories we inherit, the identities we carry, and the unexpected connections that shape our world. In The Bengali, named one of Nonfics' Top 20 Documentaries, director Kavery Kaul takes an American woman to India to uncover her grandfather Shaik ... Read more

Filipino families are often described through the lens of utang na loob (debt of gratitude) and reciprocal obligation, but who actually ends up providing and receiving support as parents age — and why — remains an open empirical question. Is support concentrated in a single tagasaló — the family member who catches every financial and ... Read more

Join us for a special program in celebration of Filipino American History Month.

On September 9, 1924, 16 Filipino plantation workers and 4 law enforcement officers were killed during the Hanapēpē Labor Strike in Kauaʻi, becoming known as the Hanapēpē Massacre. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Hanapēpē Massacre. In honor of FAHM, join us to learn more about the 1924 Hanapēpē Massacre and how it ... Read more

Her name translates to “Goddess of Melody and Song”—a title bestowed upon her by a Tibetan lama, and one she has carried across the globe.

Join us for the APA VOICE South Brooklyn Candidate Forum — a non-partisan opportunity to meet the candidates running to represent us in Senate District 17 & Assembly District 49!  

Pioneer Works is excited to present the 15th annual Ragas Live Festival featuring 24 hours of transcendent music in the Pioneer Works Main Hall. The entire program will be broadcast live on video at Pioneer Works’ YouTube, WKCR 89.9 FM in NYC (audio only) and podcast at NYC Radio Live.

Join us to know about a Chinese American Woman's Journey at NASA! Born in Vance, Mississippi, Josephine Jue began working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1963 as a mathematician.  Presenter: Josephine Jue Discussant: Gilroy Chow Moderator: Bob Stein

This presentation provides an overview of common lupus medications, including how they help manage symptoms, their benefits, and key safety considerations. The session will also explore the latest advances in lupus care, including biologic medications and CAR T-cell therapies. Participants will gain a better understanding of their treatment options and feel more confident making informed ... Read more

No filter. No apologies. Brown Unhinged is the rawest, most uncensored night of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — bringing the boldest South Asian comedians to the iconic Broadway Comedy Club stage in the heart of Manhattan.

VCS is excited about the First Light: AAPI Film Festival! To kick the event off, we are excited to announce five featured films screening on Saturday, September 26th.

The 30-minute movement-based performance combines choreography from the Asian tradition of park dancing with US military parade sequences, Qigong, and gestures taken from pregnancy, childrearing, and sex work. Performed by an intergenerational ensemble to a score that layers Chinese nursery rhymes, traditional East Asian instrumentals, in utero recordings, and “Taps,” the piece proposes caregiving as ... Read more

Who has the authority to tell Ifugao history, and what changes when communities take part in that work? This conversation draws from archaeology in Ifugao to examine how knowledge about the past is produced and shared. Research has challenged long-held claims about the age of the rice terraces and has shown how community knowledge can ... 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 intimate two-hour workshop led by Thomas Percy Kim (who raised $1.6M in crowd-equity for his film Isle Child and is a co-founder of the independent film studio The Vandalist), your project will be pressure-tested with live feedback to get your project ready for the world of independent financing. Co-facilitated by Maaya Shah, you’ll ... Read more

Please join the Asian American Studies Program for an evening with Tony- and Obie-award winning playwright David Henry Hwang in conversation with journalist Jeff Yang. DAVID HENRY HWANG is a playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. His stage works include the plays FOB (1980, Obie Award), M. Butterfly (1988, Tony Award), Golden Child (1996, Obie Award, Tony ... Read more

Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT for our virtual workshop "All Hands on Deck: How You Can Get Involved in This Election Cycle." No matter your knowledge or skill level, it's not too late for you to make a difference and help make sure everyone participates in their ... Read more

Join Furg Herrera (MBA ’17) for a practical webinar on the lasting skills behind meaningful AI results: clear communication, useful context, and critical thinking. Learn a repeatable approach you can apply across AI tools, even as the technology evolves, and build a foundation for moving from answers to reusable assets, workflows, and automation. You'll learn ... Read more

Yiyun Li’s latest book is Music Against the Night. In Dublin, as the 18th century nears its end, a young virtuoso named John Field comes of age as his family nurtures visions of him becoming the next Mozart. His talent takes him to England, France, and Russia, where he becomes a famous pianist and composes ... Read more

Presenters: Alisa Pimentel, Chinese American Museum Los Angeles

At just 19 years old, the Taiwanese virtuoso has already established himself as one of the most extraordinary young ukulele artists in the world—and on Wednesday, October 21, he takes the stage at **The Cutting Room in New York City.**

This conference brings together scholars and practitioners to examine the politics of the environmental crisis across Southeast Asia—a region where socio-ecological ruptures are not aberrations but products of longstanding structures of extraction and governance failure. Panelists trace the roots of these crises and assess how extractive industries, increasingly legitimized through the language of green transitions ... Read more

This conference brings together scholars and practitioners to examine the politics of the environmental crisis across Southeast Asia—a region where socio-ecological ruptures are not aberrations but products of longstanding structures of extraction and governance failure. Panelists trace the roots of these crises and assess how extractive industries, increasingly legitimized through the language of green transitions ... Read more

Are you a transfer student still figuring out your major or what you want to do after college? You’re not alone! Join us for an evening of career exploration, alumni stories, and networking. Date: Thurs, 10/22/26 Time: 5:30PM - 7PM Location: Jennifer J. Raab Career Center, HE 244 WHAT TO EXPECT - Tour the New ... Read more

Join us for a night of science, food, culture, and celebration. The program includes a keynote speech, a panel discussion, cultural performances, and a social hour.

Join us for the return of the JEST ASIANS comedy showcase for a night of laughs at the Asia Society! Featuring comedians from the global Asian Diaspora, the show offers comedic styles ranging from candid deadpan humor to sharp and witty observations.

This event brings together several authors and editors of Forced Migration and Health Justice, recently published with Oxford University Press, to discuss the possible responsibilities of people engaged in different professional domains that impact the lives of migrants forced to flee their homes.

a music and spoken word performance by Alvin Eng Through spoken word and songs, Alvin Eng’s acoustic punk raconteur work, HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk), explores the impact of opium and the Opium Wars on the Chinese Diaspora as well as NYC’s “heroin chic” punk/counterculture. The exploration is through the ... Read more

Fold dumplings, share stories. Join us for an evening of making, tasting & connecting—from domestic ritual into collective art experience.

Japanese Food Expo 2026 is coming to New York!

Diwali at Times Square is the biggest Diwali celebration outside India that brings the Festival of Lights to the heart of New York City, uniting communities through music, dance, art, and culture. Over the years, the event has grown into one of the largest South Asian cultural showcases in North America, featuring world-class performers, dignitaries, ... Read more

Join us at the 2026 Kimchi Festival! Experience the flavors and traditions of Korea at this fun-filled community celebration!

H.T. Chen & Dancers will perform excerpts of Mott Street on October 24th at 8pm at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for the American Dance Guild's 70 Anniversary Season Festival. Originally premiered in 1984, we are delighted to have excerpts of this iconic work featured in a festival celebrating modern dance. Click here for festival information.

Join us for an interactive workshop exploring the intersection of art, activism, and community-building with multidisciplinary artist and activist Perry Yung, co-founder of SLANT Performance Group.

Sejong Soloists Chamber Music Series Hosted by Violinist Chee-Yun with Lun Li, Violin & Juhee Lim, Piano

Through evidence-informed dialogue and cross-functional collaboration, the conference explores strategies for responsible AI adoption, institutional governance, and effective implementation across higher education.

Join us for a timely conversation with NPR journalist Emily Feng on her groundbreaking new book Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria’s Civil War (Columbia Global Reports, October 2026), an extraordinary work of reportage tracing one of the most surprising and consequential stories to emerge from the global war on terror.

The birth of North Korea after the Korean War—centered on state authority and work culture—was distinctly represented by architecture. Architecture was divided into two interconnected types: monumental structures symbolizing the utopian vision of the state and vernacular structures instrumental to the regime of production. Architecture was also part of North Korea’s urbanization efforts through efficiency, ... Read more

We are pleased to invite you to the 61st event organized by the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative. This virtual event will enable Asian Americans who are in the early to mid-stages of their careers to get valuable advice from experienced and successful Asian Americans in the wealth management industry. We have ... Read more

Co-presented by World Music Institute & Pioneer Works Pioneer Works is thrilled to team up with WMI to co-present the Brooklyn debut of Leenalchi, the sensational Seoul-based band celebrating their Luaka Bop debut EP, Here Comes That Crow. Led by visionary bassist and film composer Jang Young Gyu, Leenalchi completely upends modern alternative music by ... Read more

The Seoul-based seven-piece phenomenon brings their infectious fusion of 17th-century Korean storytelling and deep-groove psychedelic funk to Brooklyn for an unforgettable, danceable night in the Main Hall.

Displaying 47 photographs spanning nearly 20 years of Vuong’s photography, Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuongopens in a new tab is his first visual arts exhibition in New York City. This installation presents Vuong’s printed and framed photography works, many of which have never been exhibited before. Through the camera lens gaze, Vuong’s images animate Sống, ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) welcomes legendary actress and Asian American icon Ming-Na Wen for a conversation about her new cookbook, Have You Eaten Yet? Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter.

Flushing Town Hall celebrates its 12th annual Diwali, the Festival of Light, with food, dance, music, and art for audiences of all ages. The fun-filled afternoon features a performance by Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy, her Srijan Dance Company, and special guests!

HOME Project 2026: Between Homes is a curated performance series featuring Chinese and Chinese diasporic artists working across dance, theater, and multidisciplinary performance. Centered on the notion of “between-ness,” this year’s program explores home not as a fixed place, but as a shifting condition shaped by migration, memory, cultural inheritance, and contemporary life. The participating ... Read more

Join us in an intimate conversation with three important theatermakers on the New York premiere of Lauren Yee’s play, King of the Yees, at Signature Theatre (running from October 6 - November 15). Playwright and screenwriter Lauren Yee, actor Francis Jue and playwright David Henry Hwang talk about sharing the notion of family in their work, their poignant, moving stories of their fathers, and the art ... Read more

Spend your November professional development day with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and fellow educators at a hands-on workshop on Tuesday, November 3, from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at 140 West 17th Street in Chelsea.

Early-bird registration is now open for the 2026 Nonprofit New York Annual Conference, taking place on November 5, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the New York Marriott Marquis. Join nonprofit leaders, practitioners, consultants, advocates, funders, and sector partners from across New York for a dynamic day of learning, collaboration, and connection. From ... Read more

Join The Asian American Education Project for a workshop that will demonstrate how to integrate examples of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) cross-cultural solidarity in U.S. history classrooms. Participants will learn various teaching strategies and gain access to lesson plans that address how marginalized communities supported each other in the fight against exclusion.

The 23rd CH/UCSF/FCMS Healthcare Conference 2026 is coming to San Francisco, bringing physicians, healthcare leaders, and innovators together to explore how technology is transforming medicine on November 7–8, 2026.

Champloo—a word associated with mixing and bringing things together—captures the spirit of what we hope this gathering will be: different generations, perspectives, experiences, and expressions of Okinawan identity coming together in one room. The day will feature a keynote address, four moderated panels, cultural performance, dinner, and opportunities for community members to connect and build ... Read more

Join us virtually on Monday, November 9th and Tuesday, November 10th for our annual CUNY Professional Development Conference, hosted by the University Human Resources- Professional Development & Learning Office. This year, sessions will follow one of the core tracks: Leading Forward: Courage, Clarity, and Change Future-Ready You: Skills, Growth & Career Agility Open Doors: Culture, ... 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.

The writ of habeas corpus achieved prominence in late 17th century England as a key protection against royal prerogative powers, and early Americans adopted it as a bulwark against Executive Branch overreach. This program will examine the role that Asian and Asian American petitioners played in the evolution and development of the writ of habeas ... Read more

Building on AABDC WIN’s previous gathering, Celebrating YOU, we’re pleased to bring the WIN community together again for an afternoon of thoughtful conversation, shared experiences, and connection. This gathering will focus on the career challenges women encounter at different stages of their professional journeys.

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is pleased to announce its 16th Annual VOICES Conference on November 12-13, 2026. VOICES is the only national convening of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) health care advocates. During this annual conference, attendees explore and discuss health equity and health justice in eliminating ... Read more

Explore how Asian American ethnic enclaves serve as powerful examples of community resilience, shared networks, and identity formation.

Join MOCA and The UCLA Asian American Studies Center for a dynamic day of hands-on activities dedicated to strengthening AAPI Studies in your classrooms. Explore the museum and peruse the new Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook, edited and produced by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Free and available online, ... Read more

Author talk OUR VILLAGE, OUR TOWN: A MEMOIR IN PROSE AND A MEMOIR IN VERSE with Alvin Eng and R. Diskin Black  

The 2026 CUNY IT Conference focused theme is: AI Disruption and Opportunities. Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education at extraordinary speed, altering how we teach, learn, conduct research, make decisions, design services, and imagine the future of our institutions. For many, AI represents disruption in its most immediate form—challenging long-standing assumptions about expertise, authorship, assessment, labor, privacy, ... Read more

This program brings together artist and writer Ocean Vuong and photographer Tommy Kha to discuss Vuong’s photography practice and his exhibition, Sống: Photographs by Ocean Vuong, on view at the A/P/A Institute at NYU. A book signing will follow the conversation.

Honored to be reading with Maura Finkelstein and Keeange Yamhatta-Taylor in a hallowed downtown performance & arts incubator space where I first performed back in 1991––when it was called Performance Space 122. 

Join internationally acclaimed author Min Jin Lee for a special evening celebrating the release of her highly anticipated new novel, American Hagwon.

We are pleased to invite you to the 62nd event organized by the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative.  This virtual event will enable Asian Americans who are in the early to mid-stages of their careers to get valuable advice from experienced and successful Asian Americans in trading in finance.   

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.