BMCC Asian Heritage Month 2025
Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street, New York, NYAsian Heritage Month events at Borough of Manhattan Community College with events like a Haiku Contest, documentary screenings, a Chongsam Fashion Show, film nights, tea tasting, cosplay, and a cultural dinner. Highlights included community talks, a Pickleball tournament, and meditation sessions, all aimed at honoring Asian culture and community engagement.
2025 APAHE Conference – Choosing Humanity: Co-Creating Joy, Justice, and Leadership
The Marriott Oakland City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CAIn a time increasingly divided by challenges and disparities, Choosing Humanity is the intentional act of centering people, community, and culture in our practice as educators and leaders. As co-creators, we reject power and hierarchy to affirm the knowledge, experiences, ancestry, and intersectionality of our community and invite you to reimagine our collective future in ... Read more
National (un)Belonging: Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting Culture and Identity
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesMuch queer theory in America is based on white male experience and privilege, excluding people of color and severely limiting its relevance to third-world activism. Dr. Roksana Badruddoja visits paradoxes, difficulties, unity, and diversity by unraveling the lives of two second-generation gender-queer South Asian American folx.
Bengali New Year Celebration (Times Square)
Times Square 42nd Street & 7th Avenue, New York, New YorkOn April 12th, from 12 PM to 10 PM, Times Square will host a vibrant celebration of Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, organized by NRB Worldwide. The event will feature the grand Mangal Shobhajatra procession, a Boishakhi Fair, and a lively gathering of people celebrating Bengali culture with music, dance, and festive energy. It ... Read more
Healing & Storytelling: Brooklyn Film Screening and Discussion
Brooklyn Chinese Baptist Church 5123 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesLet’s talk about Asian American History and Intergenerational Well-being. Join this special screening of Far East Deep South in New York, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers, an Asian American scholar, and a mental health practitioner. About The Film Far East Deep South is the award-winning 76-minute documentary about a Chinese American Christian ... Read more
MOCA PERFORMS – Two Stop
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYThe Museum of Chinese in America is honored to host playwright David Johann Kim for a presentation of his poignant play Two Stop, which premiered last year at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in Los Angeles. Set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Riots (April 29, 2025 marks its 33rd Anniversary), in the tiny Two ... Read more
Dance Workshop: Rhythm & Seoul
Evolute Academia of New York 13708 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States2025 What Can We Do? Awardee Dahyun Kim is pleased to present Rhythm & Seoul, a free 90-minute workshop that celebrates Korean music and culture across contemporary and jazz genres. Anyone from beginners to experienced dancers are welcome! Kneepads and longsleeves recommended for floorwork classes. This event is appropriate for adults ages 18 and above. ... Read more
Bengali New Year Celebration (Diversity Plaza)
Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights 73-19 37th Rd, Jackson Heights, NYOn April 13th, NRB Worldwide will continue its celebration of Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens. From 10 AM to 10 PM, attendees can enjoy a variety of cultural activities, including traditional music, dance performances, and a Boishakhi Fair featuring authentic Bengali cuisine and handcrafted goods. This event ... Read more
Comfort Women — a staged reading
Open Jar Studios 1601 Broadway #11th floor, New York, NYAround the Block invites you to attend the staged reading of Tanya Ko-Hong's play Comfort Women. Ae-Kyung lives in isolation in Korea — bitter, closed-off, and struggling with trauma, after surviving sexual exploitation during World War II. The locks on the door to her shoebox apartment haven’t been opened to visitors in nearly 50 ... Read more
Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A. – w/ Kathleen Kim
Teatro LATEA 107 Suffolk St Suite#413, New York, NY 10002, NY, United StatesCase 84 has toured in NYC, Philly, Ithaca, Boston, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, LA, Austin and San Fran. Case 84 is a show for anyone who has struggled with identity or just feels like people misunderstand where they come from. It is an immersive journey through Edward’s experience growing up in Philadelphia as a transracial ... Read more
Qing Ming and Chinese American Concept of Achieving Immortality
Join David Lei for an upcoming lecture hosted by United Chinese Americans on Sunday, April 13, 8:30pm EST / 5:30pm PST: “Qing Ming – Chinese American Concept of Achieving Immortality” Qingming Festival: During Qingming, Chinese families honor and remember their ancestors by visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual ... Read more
Asian American Scholar Forum’s State of Play Virtual Town Hall
This town hall will bring together distinguished leaders and experts to address the most pressing legislation, programs, and policies impacting our academic, scientific, and research community. We are honored to welcome Congresswoman Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and House Appropriations Committee Member, as our keynote speaker. She will be joined by ... Read more
725 Salon: Yang Kuisong
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYWhat is the use of history in times of great transformation? We are living through a profound historical shifts: Globalization is in retreat, new technologies disrupt ever more domains and industries, and the threat of geopolitical conflict seems to intensify daily. In the face of uncertainty and upheaval, history is not merely a record of ... Read more
Theater: RHEOLOGY
The Bushwick Starr 419 Eldert St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesIn Rheology, Misha joins forces with his physicist mother, Bulbul Chakraborty. Bulbul is obsessed with the mystery of sand: how it flows, like a liquid, but then jams into a solid. Misha is obsessed with his mother. But they’re running out of time. In this boundary-pushing new collaboration, an artist son challenges his scientist mother ... Read more