Corky Lee Way Chinatown Block Party and Film Screenings

Chinatown (Mott & Mosco Street)

We’re throwing a party to unveil the new “Corky Lee Way” 李揚國路 street sign at Mott St & Mosco St where Corky last exhibited his photographs in the beloved corner newsstand! After the official unveiling ceremony, join the Corky Lee Way Committee, Think!Chinatown, 21Pell and Corky’s family, friends and fans for an afternoon of community ... Read more

Asian American Authors in Conversation—Paperback Book Launch Celebration of Alvin Eng’s Memoir, Our Laundry, Our Town

Chatham Square Library 33 East Broadway, New York, NY

Come celebrate the paperback book launch of Alvin Eng’s memoir, Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond. Alvin will be in conversation with author Henry Chang and special guest emcee, Think!Chinatown’s Board President, Amy Chin. Alvin will also read and rap from his memoir and perform ... Read more

C Pam Zhang with Padma Lakshmi: Land of Milk and Honey

NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

When a cloud of smog envelops the earth, killing most of the planet's food crops, a chef escapes her dying career to take a job at an "elite research community" free of the world's troubles. There the sky is clear again, and rare ingredients abound. But her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter are secretly ... Read more

The Commemoration of the Chinese Massacre of 1871

On Tuesday, October 24th, the Chinese American Museum will host our Annual Commemoration of the Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871, in remembrance of the eighteen lives lost during the tragedy. The program will highlight keynote speaker Dr. José Zapata Calderón, a recognized author, activist, and professor. He will be addressing race and discrimination in ... Read more

In the Wake of Empires: Critical Reflections on 1898 and Its Afterlives

NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

This symposium invites scholars of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, and Cuba to critically reflect upon several historical events and discuss the impacts and legacies that both Spanish and US empires have left and continue to leave in their wake.

Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Why Has the State Administration Council Failed to Gain Control of Myanmar?

In August 1988, university students in Myanmar organized a nationwide pro-democracy movement that brought down the government of the military-dominated Burma Socialist Program Party. However, the military cracked down on the protests and, within three weeks, had succeeded in reasserting control, although an underground resistance movement continued. This history shaped expectations for the aftermath of ... Read more

The Dance Historian Is In: Wendy Perron and Muna Tseng on Michio Ito

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY

As part of the Library’s efforts to recognize the artists featured in the exhibition Border Crossings, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division welcomes scholar Wendy Perron and choreographer Muna Tseng to discuss the legacy of Japanese-American dance artist, Michio Ito, a key figure in early American modern dance.

Film Screening: The Cord of Life

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Join us at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25 for a screening of Chinese director Qiao Sixue's award-winning debut feature The Cord of Life, introduced by Yao Chen, producer, co-founder of Bad Rabbit Pictures, and award-winning actor. This poignant, personal film discusses themes of nostalgia, nature, and the return to one's motherland. "The Cord of Life is a triumph", says CinemaEscapist's ... Read more

$12

Leadership in a Fragmenting World: A Conversation with Dr. Morris Chang of TSMC and Joe Tsai of Alibaba Group

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Join us for a unique and powerful conversation with Dr. Morris Chang, Founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Joe Tsai, Co-Founder and Chairman of Alibaba Group — two of the truly visionary business leaders and innovators of our time. In a rare public conversation, they will reflect on leadership, education and innovation for the ... Read more

$15

Prachi Gupta, Author of “They Called Us Exceptional”

Prachi Gupta’s family embodied the American Dream: a doctor father and nurturing mother who raised two high-achieving children with one foot in the Indian American community, and the other in Pennsylvania’s white suburbia. In “They Called Us Exceptional,” Gupta articulates the dissonance, shame, and isolation of being upheld as an American success story while privately ... Read more

R.F. Kuang with musical guest mxmtoon

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Join WNYC's Alison Stewart and R.F. Kuang for a live conversation about her newest book, Yellowface, followed by a special musical performance from mxmtoon. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, ... Read more

Li-Ming Hu: Can it be I’m not meant to play this part?

The 8th Floor 17 West 17th Street, New York, NY

Combining narration, reenactment, found footage, karaoke, animation and a sprinkling of augmented reality, Li-Ming Hu’s Can it be I’m not meant to play this part? explores representation, identity and cultural production through the artist’s experiences as a professional actor and emerging artist, in conversation with key moments in the history of Asian American theater. This ... Read more