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

Documentary – Nurse Unseen

Quad Cinema 34 W. 13th Street, New York, NY

Nurse Unseen explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses who risked  their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic while facing a resurgence of anti-Asian hate in the streets.

$18.19

Mengxi Wang – Chinatown 32 Sequences

Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NY

In partnership with the Chinatown Partnership/Chinatown BID, MOCA invites you to an insightful conversation with Mengxi Wang, photographer and author of Chinatown 32 Sequences. This book offers an immersive exploration of New York’s Chinatown, capturing the essence of its people and culture. Through vivid photography and storytelling, Wang highlights the lives of longtime residents and ... Read more

Broadway: Yellow Face – AAPI Community Night

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 doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to ... Read more

$20 – $140

A Tribute to Kimiko Hahn

Poets House 10 River Terrace, New York, NY

Gather with readers and friends to honor the extraordinary Kimiko Hahn. An innovative poet, curator, professor, and collaborator, Hahn was named a Chancellor for the Academy of American Poets and received The Poetry Foundation’s Ruth Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Her newest book, The Ghost Forest (W.W. Norton, 2024), offers a contemplative and haunting ... Read more

AACS + QCAP Chai Chat

Queens College-Powdermaker Hall Queens College Powdermaker Hall, Gate 3 Entrance Rd, Flushing

Stop by the QCAP Community Space for some chai and snacks and the chance to chat with professors from QC’s Asian American Community Studies (AACS) Minor and the QCAP Team! The AACS Minor is being relaunched, QCAP is entering its 3rd year, and this is a great opportunity to learn more about both the minor and ... Read more

Why “Comfort Women” Advocacy Matters Today

KAN-WIN’s “Comfort Women” Advocacy Team works to educate and mobilize local communities in the movement for justice for survivors of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery system. “Comfort women” was a euphemism for the hundreds of thousands of girls and women across Asia and the Pacific Islands who were forced or deceived into military sexual slavery ... Read more

Love Can’t Feed You: A Conversation With Author Cherry Lou Sy and English Professor Helen Phillips

This event celebrates the publication of Cherry Lou Sy’s debut novel, Love Can’t Feed You. Sy will be joined in conversation by novelist and Brooklyn College English Professor Helen Phillips. The book is a stunning coming-of-age story that finds Queenie, a young woman attempting to assimilate after immigrating to the United States, adrift between familial ... Read more

Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Join us for Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive - a panel discussion, conversation, and book signing. Renowned Indian theater director and educator Amal Allana discusses her biography of her late father, Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive, a book tracing the quintessential identity of the father of modern Indian theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi.  A 30-minute panel discussion with Alkazi students Joy Sengupta and Sonam Kalra is followed by a ... Read more

$8 – $15

MERIENDA MEETUP: Filipinx Resilience: Our Community Speaks!

This Filipino American History Month, we are going to highlight some amazing Filipino American scholars in our community. These speakers will be presenting their original research that channels this year's theme of "A History of Struggle, Solidarity, and Resilience." Speakers include: Ezra Undag, Kyle Lorenzo, Anna Gail L. Caunca, EdD, Michael Baliton, and Dr. Isabella Villacampa.

HCAP De-Stress Event

Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Set aside your textbooks and embrace an afternoon of fun! Destress with HCAP and enjoy festive decorating activities. Participate in our costume contest! Gain study tips & tricks from fellow students! Open to ALL current Hunter students Halloween costumes optional (not required) Free food! Location: HW 417

Tugtugan: A Filipino American Jam Session with Troy Laureta

NYU King Juan Carlos Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, NY

Join us and celebrate Filipino American History Month with a conversation and a performance by the award-winning musical director and producer Troy Laureta, in honor of his recently completed trilogy of albums, Kaibigan (2020), Giliw (2021), and Dalamhati (2023). Arranged as a “critical jam session,” this performance will draw from the range of Laureta’s works and his collaborations ... Read more