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

Indo-American Arts Council 2023 Literary Festival

Conrad New York Downtown 102 North End Ave., New York, New York

November 18-19 In Person Free in NYC at Conrad New York Downtown, 102 North End Ave RSVP:   https://iaac.us/books/   With over 60 writers and poets, the biggest gathering in North America in New York, the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is thrilled to announce its 2023 Literary Festival, set to take place on November 18th and 19th ... Read more

Boundary Music

Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States

The New-York-based soundart-i-vist/socio-environ composer Keiko Uenishi will reinterpret Mieko Shiomi’s < boundary music > (1963) in a rare performance inside the gallery. Uenishi is known for her works formed through experiments in restructuring and analyzing one’s relationship with sounds in sociological, cultural and/or psychological environments. She is a doctoral candidate at the PhD-in-Practice program at Akademie der Bildenden Künste ... Read more

$12

Flushing Town Hall 9th Annual Diwali Festival

Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States

Celebrate Diwali with this all-ages festival and dance party, featuring DJ Rekha and Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy and her Srijan Dance Company with special guest dancers! Enjoy Indian classical and folk dance performances that showcase the story of Diwali, and then DJ Rekha will get you dancing with Bollywood-inspired music that combines Punjabi music ... Read more

$22

Celebrating Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander History

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

Please join us for a very special professional learning session at the Museum of Chinese in America to explore strategies for improving the way we teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history. We will share the newly published Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander curricular resources. .All participants will receive resources to bring back ... Read more

MOCA Performs – An Afternoon of Letters, Narratives and Stories

Queens Public Library - Rego Park 91-41 63rd Drive, Rego Park, NY

What was it like for the Chinese Americans throughout and after World War II? What happened across the Taiwan Strait? How does that part of history inform who we are as Chinese Americans nowadays? The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) brings the history alive through a series of letter reading and storytelling. Inspired by ... Read more

Black & Asian Elders Neighborhood Roundtable

Quincy Senior Residencies 625 Quincy St #1, Brooklyn, NY

With respect to Bed-Stuy’s diverse community of Elders, The LP invites local residents to join an intergenerational event where Black and Asian Elders will gather in a story circle with community members to speak about who they are, their life experiences, and the stories they’d like to pass on. In every community, Elders act as ... Read more

Up Close with Xyza Cruz Bacani: Artist in Service

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Through their creative expressions, artists have and continue to utilize the transformative power of art as a form of protest; to draw attention to social issues; and to inspire individuals to take action and create change. Do artists have a responsibility to serve as a force for social change? Join us for an intimate conversation with ... Read more

$15

Community Review of Translations Webinar

This webinar will focus on the Community Review of Translations: Guide for Incorporating a Community Review Process for Translated Materials that came out last month! It will feature four panelists: Anita Gundanna, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families Kenneth Lo, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Liang Ming, Glow Cultural Center Rehan Mehmood, South Asian Council for ... Read more

Eileen Chang: Page to Screen

Metrograph 7 Ludlow Street, New York, NY

Born in Shanghai in 1920, where she had her first literary successes while in her early twenties, Eileen Chang would subsequently flee the Communist takeover of Mainland China to make her home in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States, the entire time adding to a body of work that would mark her as one ... Read more

$17

Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing, China

Carnegie Hall 157 West 57th Street, New York, NY

Conducted by Lin Chen, Principal Conductor and Professor of Conducting Department, the Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing is a collective of musicians credited with pushing the boundaries of Chinese classical music with innovative performances of traditional and modern works. Among the program highlights of this event are eight world premiere compositions by ... Read more

$44

Godzilla Minus One – Special Screening

Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States

Japan Society is honored to welcome the King of the Monsters for a special screening of the first Japanese Godzilla film since 2016. Written and directed by award-winning director Takashi Yamazaki and produced by Toho Studios, the film features an all-star cast lead by Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura ... Read more

$25

2023 CUNY IT Conference: “Us and It. CUNY in the Age of Generative AI”

John Jay College 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY

It’s that time of year again and we are excited to announce the 22nd annual CUNY IT Conference in person at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice on November 30 – December 1. This year’s enlightening and timely theme is "Us and It. CUNY in the Age of Generative AI." We invite you to ... Read more

Power in Numbers: Building Compelling Data Stories

It’s no longer enough to produce news stories around interviews alone. A credible article must be backed by data presented in an engaging and compelling way. In this training led by Sandeep Junnarkar, the Director of the Data Journalism Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, you'll hear what went into reporting ... Read more

Play With Stress: Comics for Mindfulness

Queens College - Faculty & Staff Club (in the Student Union) 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY

Drawing is a deep way of being present. "Play With Stress: Comics for Mindfulness" is part of a series of workshops and events that focus on mental health in Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, sponsored by the Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP). Join us on Thursday, November 30, at 12:00pm, for the next ... Read more

Margaret M. Chin and Syed Ali — The Peer Effect: How Your Peers Shape Who You Are and Who You Will Become

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY

Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The Peer Effect: How Your Peers Shape Who You Are and Who You Will Become by leading sociologists Margaret M. Chin and Syed Ali. In this important and eye-opening analysis, Chin and Ali illuminate the power of peers, and peer culture, to shape ... Read more