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

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

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.

Art at Americas Society is pleased to present "The Appearance: A Conference by Americas Society and Asia Society," in collaboration with Asia Society.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor ALOK will be in conversation with stand-up comedian and actor Ilana Glazer to discuss how being multifaceted and ‘living out of tune’ makes us beautiful, provocative, and powerful.

Join us for New York Japan CineFest 2024, showcasing a curated selection of innovative and thought-provoking short films by independent filmmakers. From the tale of an AI-program's romance with a human to the historically-informed story of Japan's first foreign samurai, this selection of short films features a diverse set of genres, techniques, and voices. Dive into the ... Read more

Come along and enjoy a brilliant event of poetry and discussion with several US-based poets who contributed to the State of Play anthology, who will also share from their recent work. What lies within an Asian poet's consciounsess? What are they most concerned about in their writing lives? How do their consciousness as poet change ... Read more

A talkback with Diablo actress Althea Vega will follow after the film screening. Nana Lusing works and lives by herself in a rural town and she looks forward to occasional visits by one or the other of her five grown sons. At night, she lies on her bed sleepless as she sees a dark figure looming in her room. Is ... Read more

Three Asian American-led East Coast hardcore punk bands—No Model, Material Support, and Dog Breath—join forces for an epic showcase. The name of the evening, "Run Amok," intentionally refers to "Amok Syndrome," a behavioral pattern formerly once recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as a "culture-bound syndrome"—born out of the European misdiagnosis of Asian and Indigenous ... Read more

In 2020, Charles Yu’s novel Interior Chinatown won the National Book Award for Fiction. This November, Interior Chinatown premieres as a thrilling 10-episode limited series on Hulu, based on the book. Cast member Chloe Bennet and Yu join Tony®-winning playwright, librettist, and screenwriter David Henry Hwang for a conversation about the legacy of the novel, the making of the show, and ... Read more

The conference theme, Frontiers in Medicine, Interdisciplinary updates, is exemplified in the three plenary lectures.  The  keynote speaker, Professor Scarlett Lin Gomez, will present the new groundbreaking NCI funded study that supports the creation of a national cohort called ASPIRE, or ASian American ProspectIve Research to study cancer in Asian American populations. This will truly ... Read more

Join the artist Paul Pfeiffer in conversation with Yasufumi Nakamori, Director of Asia Society Museum and Vice President of Arts and Culture. Pfeiffer’s image-based work is informed by American popular culture, including film and broadcast sporting events. He has been the center of an acclaimed mid-career survey exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles ... Read more

Celebrate Diwali with this all-ages festival and dance party, featuring DJ Rekha and Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy, Srijan Dance Company with special guest dance troupe ADDA and Dr. Santa R. Nandi! With family friendly workshops, including block printing with Alka Mukerji, rangoli making with Joshua Roychowdhury, Indian cooking with Chef Nupur and Queens Curry ... Read more