Events
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Exhibition: Ed Young’s Bright Worlds
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsFor over 60 years, Ed Young (1931–2023) invigorated the world of children’s books through intimate storytelling, inventive artistry, and potent emotionality. This first U.S. retrospective features original artwork from 15 of his most significant projects—focusing on works drawn from his personal story and Chinese folktales—alongside a selection of his sketchbooks, family photos, and personal effects.
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Virtual: Backtalkers Academy: Critical Race Theory, historical memory, feminism, democracy, and education
Non AAARI EventsSince 2020, AAPF’s summer schools have served as foundational platforms for learning about the forbidden histories and knowledge that make collective advocacy and activation possible.
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Asian American Films at the Tribeca Film Festival with Discount Code
Multiple NYC locationsNon AAARI EventsAs we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Asian CineVision is excited to spotlight a group of films at this year’s Tribeca Festival that reflect the range, creativity, and storytelling power of Asian and Asian diasporic voices on screen.
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The AI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates: Critical analysis and grounded decision making for our collective future
Non AAARI EventsAI Strategy Lab for Social Justice Advocates is a live, online learning series designed for change agents who want to understand AI with more groundedness, clarity, and rigor. We are here to slow down the panic and give you a clear place to process the complexity. Across four live sessions, we will move beyond hype, panic, ... Read more
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Performance – The Table
The Gym, Judson Memorial Church 234 Thompson St, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsThe Table is a new work of performance that explores insatiability, grief, and the body within larger systems. Through immersive, visceral meditations and a fever dream-like performance language—combining movement, puppetry, and everyday objects—the work opens liminal, shifting worlds where anything can become a portal. Rooted in Pink Fang’s legacy of socially engaged, interdisciplinary performance, the ... Read more
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HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
The Public Theater 425 Lafayette St, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsNAATCO returns to The Public with their production of Shakespeare's trilogy, HENRY VI: A TRILOGY IN TWO PARTS, adapted and directed by Stephen Brown-Fried. Condensed into two parts and performed in rep, experience this saga of a nation spinning wildly out of control. Part 1: Foreign Wars kicks off with the funeral of King Henry V, ... Read more
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Theater: HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts
The Public Theater 425 Lafayette St, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsBy William Shakespeare A Trilogy in Two Parts Adapted and Directed by Stephen Brown-Fried It will have an all Asian cast as part of NAATCO, the National Asian American Theater Company.
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Screening – THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT
DCTV 87 Lafayette St, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsAs a young boy, H. N. Shantha Murthy ran away from home to escape the extreme poverty of his Indian village. He traveled the country in search of work, dreaming that one day his life would change. It did, following a serendipitous encounter with a couple visiting India from Houston, Texas. But life in the ... Read more
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Theater: Pan Asian Rep’s NuWorks 2026
Theater Row 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsPan Asian Rep culminates its 49th Milestone Season with the annual NuWorks Festival, an experimental series of self-created work from innovative artists exploring an eclectic range of genres and techniques using poetry, text, dance and music.
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NY Early Voting and Primary Election Day
Multiple NYC locationsNon AAARI EventsEarly Voting NY Primary Election: June 13, 2026 – June 21, 2026 Primary Election Day: June 23, 2026 Find your NY early voting or Primary Election Day poll site and Sample Ballot
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AI Summit: Shaping the Future Together
China Institute of America 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsPart of China Institute's Centennial Celebration Series As China Institute celebrates its 100th anniversary, join us for a landmark AI Summit bringing together leading voices from technology, finance, education, culture, and entrepreneurship to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming our world. Featuring thought-provoking panels, networking opportunities, and student AI research showcases, the summit offers a ... Read more
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High Line Plinth: Lectures & Meditations – Healing Through Ritual
High Line Spur at 30th St, 10th Av 30th Street & 10th Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsFeaturing a lecture by Lama Justin von Bujdoss, this session explores the role of ritual practice and meditation in transforming grief, loss, and violence into resilience and collective care. Drawing connections between Buddhist traditions and contemporary social justice work, the session considers how ceremony, blessing, meditation, and performed rituals can support processes of healing. The ... Read more
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Dragon Boat Family Festival
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsFamily Festivals are bustling events with lots of sights, sounds, and aromas. There is limited stroller parking available, with a staff-operated lift used to reach the restrooms and lower level spaces. We recommend families with sensory concerns join our MOCACREATE events to celebrate the holiday.
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Play – Until the First Snow (Show 1)
Theatre Row Theatres 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsPan Asian Rep culminates its 49th Milestone Season with the annual NuWorks Festival, an experimental series of self-created work from innovative artists exploring an eclectic range of genres and techniques using poetry, text, dance and music. Synopsis Amid the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, Kelly travels to her grandmother’s home on the outskirts of Seoul, where ... Read more
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Mourning the Ming or Mourning the Self? Writing Dream of the Red Chamber and Reading It Across Time
Non AAARI EventsSince its emergence in the eighteenth century, Dream of the Red Chamber has been widely regarded as the greatest novel in the Chinese literary tradition. Written over more than a decade by Cao Xueqin under conditions of poverty and without patronage, the novel was left unfinished at the author’s death. Yet despite censorship, repeated bans, ... Read more
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Garam Masala Dating Show: Pride Edition
Top Secret Comedy Club 44 Avenue A, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsTwo strangers. One stage. A packed room full of people who came to watch it all go down. Garam Masala Dating is NYC’s only live comedy dating show. Every show, we put a real couple on a blind date in front of a live audience while hosts Surbhi and Wyatt Feegrado play wingman, roast them, ... Read more
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AANHPI Civic Engagement: Voting Rights -Post Callais Decision
Non AAARI EventsAAPIP is convening a funder briefing to address what the Callais decision means, what organizations need, and where philanthropy can act before 2026 election maps are finalized.
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Art Analysis Writing Workshop
Yu and Me Books 44 Mulberry St, New York, United StatesNon AAARI EventsJoin us for an Art Analysis Writing Workshop where we’ll be analyzing short stories, poetry, and visual art. In this encouraging space, we are cultivating an inviting environment for you to hone in on your own unique voice.
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Japan, Beyond the Genkan – A Conversation with Joshua W. Walker on Japan’s Global Role
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsJapan Society presents a conversation with Dr. Joshua W. Walker, President and CEO, on the themes explored in his recent bookJapan, Beyond the Genkan. At a time of heightened global interest in Japan and shifting dynamics in U.S. alliances, Japan, Beyond the Genkan blends cultural perspectives with broader diplomatic and political insights, while simultaneously examining ... Read more
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Immigration to the City of Dreams: An Author Talk with Tyler Anbinder
Bronx Library Center 310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NYNon AAARI EventsJoin us at Bronx Library Center for a conversation with historian and author Tyler Anbinder, in conversation with curator Monxo López, as he shares both the oft-told and hidden histories of immigration in New York City, along with his experience writing City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York. From immigrants who made a big splash ... Read more
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Critical Comparison: Sanctions on North Korea vs. Iran
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsJoin us for a conversation with Dr. Jonathan Brewer, Visiting Professor at King's College, London, on the differences, similarities, and trajectories of international sanctions on North Korea and Iran. In conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado, Dr. Brewer discusses evolving UN Security Council sanctions, their utility within larger diplomatic frameworks, their implementation and circumvention, and North ... Read more
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Min Kwon: America/Beautiful 250
The Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs 500 25th St, Brooklyn, NYNon AAARI EventsFor her project America/Beautiful, Korean-American pianist Min Kwon commissioned almost eighty leading composers across the United States to each write a variation on America the Beautiful, producing a vast mosaic of voices, aesthetics, identities, and histories. No two variations are alike. Some are tender and lyrical, others bracing and dissonant; some meditate, others protest. Together ... Read more
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A4 Unscripted and Immersive Acting Audition Workshop
Pearl Studios NYC 500 8th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsAre you an artist looking to sharpen your skills in unscripted and immersive theater? Are you an actor or actress with no experience in this growing expression but are looking for resources on how to audition with confidence? Join A4 and the Disney Talent Casting team for an interactive experience centered on the global performance ... Read more