Events

LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art explores the intersection of art and sports through the work of contemporary Asian and Asian American artists. While often considered distinct fields, this exhibition highlights how sport and artistic expression serve as interconnected arenas. Featuring artists and collectives across a wide range of artistic media, LEGENDS examines how artists of ... Read more

Marking his first return to FLC in more than 25 years, this career-spanning retrospective gives audiences the chance to rediscover, on the big screen, why the world continues to fall for Tony Leung time and time again.

The New York City Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) invites visitors to tour the Municipal Archives’ storage and research location in Industry City. Opened in October 2021, the $22 million state-of-the-art facility is the city’s most significant investment in its Archives since the establishment of DORIS in 1977. Join archivists Cynthia Brenwall and ... Read more

Across four weekends, SRB will feature weekly cultural highlights pairing a traditional ensemble with DJ sets that bridge heritage and contemporary sound. The project intentionally removes physical and symbolic barriers between performers and audiences. Neighbors, families, and commuters encounter the performances directly in the open street and are encouraged to stay, listen, move, and participate. ... Read more

Graphic novels for young audiences of all ages—from beginning readers to sophisticated teenagers—have become the fastest growing sector of publishing. Our panel of graphic novelists will explore what makes them so powerful, and so popular, and will reveal the challenges and joys of their creative process. Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of the National Book Award ... Read more

Globally, political and cultural forces are aligning to narrowly define national identities. Surging book bans, the outlawing of languages, the erasure of histories from official records, and the censorship of words increasingly limit who belongs and delineate who is other. Literature subverts that.  For the festival’s closing night event, PEN America President Dinaw Mengestu will ... Read more

▲ Performers Han Kim, Clarinet Sahun Sam Hong, Piano ▲ Program SAINT-SAËNS Clarinet Sonata BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1 GEONYONG LEE Song in the Dusk POULENC Clarinet Sonata BERNSTEIN Clarinet Sonata Principal Clarinet of the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris and the Second Prize winner at the 2019 ARD ... Read more

The Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College is proud to present Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective, the first major New York survey of artist Zhen Guo (b. 1955, Shandong Province, China). The works on display span nearly sixty years, from Zhen Guo’s first embroidery (Chairman Mao, 1966) to her large-scale papier-mâché and sewn fabric breast ... Read more

Educator and artist Miriam Tuliao will lead this collaborative, hands-on workshop focused on Asian American family histories and storytelling. Co-hosted with the Asian and Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), participants will create zines that explore identity and intersectionality through books, oral traditions, and art.

Join Megan Nakano as she moderates a discussion with three Asian American Founders: Jennifer Chan (founder of Banato), Susan Chen (founder and CEO of Madame Susan Sauces), and Teresa Ging (CEO and Founder of Sugar Bliss) about their journeys as entrepreneurs in their chosen industries.

A spectacular all-star variety show to celebrate the Year of the Horse and AAPI heritage month. Comedy, cabaret, and music from the city’s most accomplished award-winning AAPI performers-from Broadway to Lincoln Center to the Grammy Stage to the Tony Awards to the best of downtown clubs. The show is curated and hosted by New York’s ... Read more

Most nonprofits collect data but struggle to use it. Wayne Ho and Edgar Pereira of CPC share what it takes to turn data into real decisions. They'll discuss what it took to move from good record-keeping to real strategic intelligence. What worked, what was harder than expected, and what they'd tell other leaders thinking about ... Read more

Genealogist and historian Grant Din explores the deeply personal and complex narratives of Asian immigrants who passed through the Angel Island Immigration Station. This session will illuminate the grueling interrogation processes and detention experiences of early immigrants, highlighting their resilience and the lasting impact of these historical gatekeeping practices on AAPI community history.

This symposium will bring together researchers, conservationists, and students from across disciplines—including history, anthropology, conservation biology, and psychology—to explore new interdisciplinary approaches to promoting coexistence between humans and the endangered Asian elephant. Experts on historical and cultural perspectives of human–elephant relationships, elephant biology and psychology, elephants in tourism and transportation, and human–elephant conflict will examine ... Read more