Play – Poor Yella Rednecks

New York City Center 131 West 55th Street, New York, NY

Qui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with director May Adrales for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. A young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it ... Read more

Asian American Emerging Sports Identities

Monday, November 6 · 9 - 10pm EST Virtual Free RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-american-emerging-sports-identities-registration-740621578077?aff=ebdsoporgprofile   A celebration and acknowledgement of the myriad of ways Asian Americans express themselves through sports and sporting behaviors.  This session takes a look at Asian America's complex relationships to american sports cultures. Do Asian Americans identify american sports culture as an ecosystem to ... Read more

17th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York

Founded in 2006, the Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) has presented works including by documentary filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, DJ Spooky’s live musical re-score of the 1956 seminal classic Korean film, “Madame Freedom,” pioneer video art by Nam June Paik, multi-faceted perspectives on the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, and a three-wall gallery projection ... Read more

WHIAANHPI Internship 101

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) is now accepting applications for our internship program for the 2024 summer and fall cycles! Please join us on November 8 to learn about the application process — and get insights, tips, and advice directly from current interns and program alumni. WHIAANHPI ... Read more

Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools

CUNY Graduate Center (Sociology) 365 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 6112, New York, NY

The American suburb conjures an image of picturesque privilege: manicured lawns, quiet streets, and—most important to parents—high-quality schools. These elite enclaves are also historically white, allowing many white Americans to safeguard their privileges by using public schools to help their children enter top colleges. That’s changing, however, as Asian American professionals increasingly move into wealthy ... Read more

Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism

A/P/A Institute at NYU 244 Greene Street, New York, NY

Wednesday, November 8, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST In Person Free in NYC at  A/P/A Institute at NYU,  20 Cooper Square, 101 RSVP:https://apa.nyu.edu/event/asians-on-demand-with-feng-mei-heberer-sharon-heijin-lee-and-pacharee-sudhinaraset/   Surveying a contemporary, cutting-edge archive of video works from the Asian diaspora, Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism by Feng-Mei Heberer (NYU Department of Cinema Studies) uncovers the ways that diasporic ... Read more

CHOSEN (Documentary)

Macaulays Honors College/CUNY 35 W. 67th Street, New York, NY

This co-sponsored screening of the documentary CHOSEN is part of the 17th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY), running from November 8 to 13, 2023 in-person and online. Preceding CHOSEN will be a screening of the short documentary THE TEMPLE OF NON-DUALITY.

Tony Shalhoub, Hiba Abid, and Randa Jarrar: The Prophet at 100 and Arab American Writing in New York

NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, a proto-New Age collection of arcane and oracular poetic essays has sold over 100 million copies in its 100-year lifespan and has made Gibran the third best-selling poet after William Shakespeare and Laozi. Gibran, a writer and artist who lived and worked primarily in the downtown Manhattan neighborhood then known as ... Read more

2023 CUNY Professional Development Conference – Bridging the Growing Divide: Working Towards Inclusivity & Collaboration

Join us virtually on Thursday, November 9th and Friday, November 10th for our third annual CUNY Professional Development Conference hosted by the University Human Resources – Professional Development & Learning Office. This year, sessions will follow one of the core tracks: Executive Leadership: Be a Leader Who Makes a Difference Management Essentials: Influence, Implement and ... Read more

New Horizons for US-Korea-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

Join us for a program exploring the opportunities and limits for US-Korea-Japan trilateral cooperation. US President Joe Biden met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a landmark trilateral summit at Camp David in August. This program aims to critically assess the progress made since then, with an ... Read more

Photography and Korea

Charles B. Wang Center - Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United States

Dr. Jeehey Kim, a historian of photography, will present an enthralling lecture that delves into the intriguing realm of Korean photography. This lecture provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of Korean photography, its milestones, and its key figures, offering multiple perspectives on the country, the Korean diaspora, influential Korean artists, and the invaluable ... Read more

Documentary – Youth (Spring)

Metrograph 7 Ludlow Street, New York, NY

Wang’s ongoing project of documenting the social and economic transformation of 21st-century China as reflected in the lives of those buffeted by the country’s emergence as an industrial powerhouse continues with Youth (Spring), a deeply empathetic account of the everyday routine of young migrant workers laboring in textile factories in the town of Zhili, outside ... Read more

$17

The Art of Ink: Line Drawing

Charles B. Wang Center - Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United States

Delve into the captivating world of ink art with our exciting workshop! In this immersive, hands-on experience, you will explore the versatility of line-drawing techniques using the timeless medium of ink. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop welcomes all skill levels. The New York–based calligrapher Aram Yoo Sung Lee will ... Read more

$20

Seongbukdong Beedoolkee Theatre “MEDEA on Media”(NY)

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Seongbukdong Beedoolkee, an innovative contemporary theater company based in Seoul, South Korea, makes its NYC debut with an original take on the enduring Greek tragedy of Medea. MEDEA on Media recasts the ancient tale as a commentary on contemporary media and serves it to the audience in outrageous ways, including talk shows, action movies, Disney ... Read more

$46