A classmate of director Jia Zhangke at the Beijing Film Academy, Wang Hongwei would become one of the mainstays of Jia’s cinema from their student days onward—an archaeologist sifting through the debris of a vanished Fengjie in Still Life, an abusive massage parlor customer in A Touch of Sin, the lead in Jia’s 1997 breakthrough Xiao Wu (Pickpocket)… Sometimes ... Read more

Honoring the Women’s History Month, the Museum of Chinese in America is proud to present Della Chen‘s short documentary, SHE MARCHES IN CHINATOWN. Premiered at Asian American International Film Festival in July 2023, SHE MARCHES IN CHINATOWN documents the legacy of the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team which was formed in 1952. And for ... Read more

Honoring Women’s History Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to an engaging conversation with Tessa Hulls, an artist, writer, and adventurer, as she delves into her genre-defying graphic memoir, Feeding Ghosts. This touching narrative interweaves the lives of three generations of women in her family: her Chinese grandmother, Sun Yi; ... Read more

The Young Korean Artists Series began as a continuous partnership between the Korean Cultural Center New York and CJ Cultural Foundation in 2022. The Series aims to discover and support a new generation of Korean artists across different artistic genres. Firmly believing that the growth of emerging artists is essential to contributing to the cultural ... Read more

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) proudly presents Asian Heritage Month 2024. The Asian Heritage Month co-chairs are Mark Goodloe, Technical Director in the BMCC Tribeca Performing Art Center; Albert Lee, Student Success Outreach and Programming Coordinator; Lisa White, Videographer, the BMCC Media Center and Erwin Wong, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. ... Read more

Join us for a conversation on China's foreign policy with Keith Bradsher, Beijing Bureau Chief for The New York Times; Zoe Zongyuan Liu, Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations; and Dave Barboza, co-founder of The Wire Digital Inc., moderated by Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations. Q&A to ... Read more

Hosted and co-sponsored by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) The one-day summit will focus on cultivating and transforming leaders in their careers within the higher education space. Together, we will engage in curated professional development topics that address challenges that ... Read more

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with your students by registering for this free virtual workshop for grades 3-5. In this session of the Hidden Voices of New York City series, students will learn about Arab American New Yorkers whose stories have too often been “hidden” from the traditional historical record, but whose lives and legacies continue ... Read more

Join us for a discussion with the Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News Saleha Mohsin on her newly released book Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order, in cooperation with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP). As the global order continues to evolve, it seems that the dollar’s ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to an engaging evening with Cassindy Chao, the highly respected dating coach, matchmaker, and author of Ancient Wisdom, Modern Love: Chinese Wisdom for Dating Success. This event offers a deep dive into how traditional Chinese wisdom can influence modern dating practices, especially through the lens ... Read more

Experts discuss the impact of New York's controversial reforms to the cash bail system.

Darye–"etiquette for tea" or "tea rite"– has been an integral part of Korean history and culture for over a thousand years. Donghyun Kim, a Korean heritage curator, discusses the history of tea practices and aesthetics in Korea and the landscape of contemporary Korean tea culture.

Join Malikah for an unforgettable experience at their inaugural Ramadan Night Market in Astoria, Queens! From 9pm to 1am. Malikah is a grassroots movement that facilitates opportunities for women to come together in sisterhood, to engage in critical reflection and education, to build habits of self-love, and to cultivate action-oriented communities prepared with the tools ... Read more

This interdisciplinary conference features three panels to explore different modalities of translation—linguistic, affective, gestural, spectral—that are being utilized or invented within contemporary queer Korean studies. We highlight the distinctive contributions of Korean writers, artists, translators, and scholars to the common question of what it means to gain a global audience. This exploration aims to scrutinize ... Read more