COUNTING AND CRACKING

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Belvoir St. Theatre’s Counting and Cracking, by S. Shakthidharan and directed by Eamon Flack, comes to NYU Skirball this fall for its North American Premiere after critically acclaimed productions in Australia and the United Kingdom. The sweeping, episodic play features nineteen actors from across the globe on a multi-generational journey of a Sri Lankan-Australian family from 1956-2004. Radha fled ... Read more

$45

Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)

80WSE, NYU 80 Washington Square East, New York, NY

Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) is an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated ... Read more

Play – Yellow Face

Todd Haimes Theatre 227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

Tony Award® winner and three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) will make his Roundabout debut with the Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, his hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identity, show business, and (perhaps) autobiography. Starring Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) and directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet). Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized ... Read more

$58

2024 Asian American Literature Festival

Join us for the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF), a historic multi-city gathering designed to support and nurture Asian American literature and the literary community. The AALF is a space of stewardship, kinship, and care, where we celebrate the role of Asian diasporic literature in creating community.

Keywords of Chinese Labor: An Exhibition

The full exhibition event program is now available with daily conversations, guided tours, documentary screening, and collective poetry reading: https://tinyurl.com/keywordsfullprogram We are unveiling a new exhibition on China's labor history: Keywords of Chinese labor, covering the period from 1993 to 2023. The exhibition sets out to capture the monumental transformation of the Chinese working class ... Read more

China Institute in America Mid-Autumn Festival 2024

China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at China Institute in America for the entire family! Mid-autumn is one of the most celebrated holidays in China – a time for families to get together under the full moon and light up lanterns to symbolically illuminate the path to success for the rest of the year. Join us at ... Read more

$12

Crossing Boundaries 22: gamin x elizabeth hoffman

Bobst Library 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY

This concert explores the profound theme of crossing boundaries, a continuation of our series that invites reflection on the values of transcending limits. Whether these boundaries are forbidden zones, mental constructs, or cultural divergences, the performance seeks to bring them into mutual awareness. Through a powerful blend of music and meditation, this event challenges audiences ... Read more

A4 September Town Hall: Comedy

Bric Media 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

A4 shines a light on AAPI comedy and all its stylings - from stand-up to improv to narrative. Writer and performer Negin Farsad will share her multifaceted journey into the field as a social justice comedian. We’ll also hear from comedian and Emmy-nominated writer Karen Chee on everything from stand-up to writing on Late Night ... Read more

Election Insights from the Sep 2024 AAPI Voter Survey

Leaders from Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and AAPI Data to present findings from their September 2024 AAPI voter survey, conducted by AP-NORC. Survey to reveal potential shifts in candidate preferences among AAPI voters since President Biden dropped out of the race, whether Kamala Harris’s South Asian identity impacts her favorability among AAPI ... Read more

2024 APAICS Technology Summit

Mark your calendars for the upcoming APAICS Technology Summit, taking place on September 25-26! Don't miss out on hearing from elected officials, industry leaders, and community partners as they discuss topics such as digital equity, representation in digital spaces, and more!

Unveiling The Findings: State of Chinese Americans Survey 2024

Chinese Americans constitute about 5.5 million people and are the largest share of the Asian American population. Despite this fast-growing electorate, Chinese Americans have faced a surge in racism in everyday life, been historically underrepresented in politics and policy, and the specific policy preferences and political behaviors of those same Chinese Americans are unknown. So ... Read more

Climate, Comedy & Cocktails

China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

A dynamic evening celebrating the AAPI artists involved in the ALL ARTS/PBS documentary series "climate artists" with an expert panel discussion, comedy from rising star Jiaoying Summers, climate-conscious food & cocktails, and an exclusive documentary series screening!

$35

Eliza Griswold and Hahrie Han with Andrea Elliott: Reckoning with Race in the Church

NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States

Not all evangelical churches fit the stereotypes. In their latest books, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eliza Griswold and the Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, Hahrie Han, bear witness to two churches who break the mold. In Circle of Hope, Griswold chronicles the ravaging and ultimately destructive results to a group of progressive-leaning Philadelphia evangelicals ... Read more