• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

    Artists Space 11 Cortlandt Alley, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Artists Space presents “Multiple Offerings”, the first retrospective in twenty-five years dedicated to the groundbreaking work of the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She produced an expansive range of works comprising performances for film and video, installation, photography, artist’s books (including her genre-defying book Dictée from 1982), and works on paper, which will fill Artists ... Read more

  • Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian Americans and the Making of America

    Federal Hall National Memorial 15 Pine Street, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    This September, in partnership with America250, the Asian American Business Development Center is proud to present Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian Americans and the Making of America, an immersive exhibition bringing more than 150 years of Asian American history to the center of the American story.

  • Play – The Cherry Orchard

    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Considered one of the great plays of the modern era, Anton Chekhov’s final play about a family on the edge of ruin is radically reimagined by acclaimed director and dramatist Simon Stone, who returns to the Armory following his blistering Obie-Award winning take on Federico García Lorca’s Yerma (2018). His refreshing adaptation resets the action ... Read more

    $45
  • 2026 Pacific Island Film Festival NYC

    Multiple NYC locations
    Non AAARI Events

    The Pacific Island Film Festival (PIFF) of New York City is an annual festival dedicated to telling a richer, more comprehensive story of the Pacific Islands. PIFF endeavors to be a platform for indigenous Pacific Island voices to be heard and recognized—celebrating, showcasing and cultivating the stories, art, talent and cultural resources of the Pacific ... Read more

    $20
  • New York City Council Chuseok Celebration

    City Hall Council Chambers City Hall, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    One of Korea's most cherished traditional holidays, Chuseok is a time for families and communities to honor their ancestors, give thanks for the harvest, and celebrate the bonds of family, culture, and community. Please RSVP by Friday, September 18, at www.council.nyc.gov/events or by calling (212) 482-4121. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please call ... Read more

  • Ideas for Cutting Bureaucratic Hurdles and Getting Things Done in NYC

    The Mezzanine 55 Broadway, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) has put forward five promising ballot proposals to make city government work better, faster, and more efficiently. But there are numerous other opportunities to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles that slow government down, increase costs, and make it harder to get things done in New York—many of which do ... Read more

  • A Talk by Dr. Chee Soon Juan: Singapore’s Slow Unraveling?

    NYU Wagner - Lafayette Conference Room, Floor 2 105 East 17th Street, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Beneath Singapore’s gleaming façade is a model propped up on rent-seeking, tax-haven strategies, and the grip of a single party. In this talk, Dr. Chee Soon Juan discusses Singapore’s politico-economic vulnerabilities with insights from his new book Unbroken: The Power of Resilience. Drawing on both structural analysis of the system and personal experience of isolation and ... Read more

  • Our Stories Are Strength: A Conversation with Ly Tran, Hunter Alum and Author of House of Sticks, A Memoir

    Hunter College - E216 695 Park Avenue - 2nd Floor, Cooperman Library, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Ly Tran was a toddler when she and her family immigrated from a small town along the Mekong river in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. She grew up in NYC, sewing ties and cummerbunds on the living room floor with her parents and three brothers to make ends meet. Despite many challenges, Ly excelled in ... Read more

  • Celebrating Recent Work by Hamid Dabashi

    Second Floor Common Room, Columbia University, The Heyman Center 116th and Broadway, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    In this book, Hamid Dabashi offers a radical reconsideration of the parable in Persian literature, arguing that parabolic thinking is a mode of philosophical reflection. Dabashi eschews the conventional focus on the supposed moral or political allusions in these parables—the “moral of the story”—to allow the radical surfaces of their poetic disposition to reveal themselves. ... Read more

  • Daniel Tam-Claiborne – Transplants

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

    The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with writer Daniel Tam-Claiborne on his debut novel Transplants, a lyrical and piercing exploration of migration, belonging, race, love, and the parts of ourselves that can get lost in translation.

    $15
  • Integrating APIDA in Your Everyday Teaching

    Non AAARI Events

    Educators will understand the importance of spotlighting APIDA figures and historical moments in their classroom all year round, not just during heritage celebrations. In this workshop, participants will learn various teaching strategies as well as key historical figures and events such as Angel Island, Tape v. Hurley, Southeast Asian Refugees, Lue Gim Gong and the ... Read more

  • 2026 Nonprofit Resource Fair

    Non AAARI Events

    Join us at the 2026 Nonprofit Resource Fair to connect with organizations and access valuable resources. In these unprecedented times, nonprofits must be resilient, well-resourced, and deeply connected within the larger movement ecosystem. Join us for a Nonprofit Resource Fair, hosted by Nonprofit New York and Amalgamated Bank, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect ... Read more

    $40
  • Tinx Chan on Cinematography

    The City College of New York - Shepard Hall 259 Convent Avenue, New York, NY
    AAARI Events

    Join Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a discussion with cinematographer Tinx Chan, named an American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) “Rising Star” in 2023, and past CUNY Asian American Film Festival participant.

  • Sitting the Month: Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery

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

    The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) welcomes award-winning food writer Clarissa Wei for an engaging conversation celebrating her new cookbook, Sitting the Month: Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery. In discussion with second-generation Taiwanese herbalist and recipe collaborator Stella Wang and moderated by food editor Genevieve Yam, the program explores the rich culinary traditions ... Read more

    $15
  • Maedeup: Weaving Shin Yun-bok

    La MaMa E.T.C. 66 E 4th St, New York, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    A live, non-verbal performance that reimagines Korean classical painting through contemporary performance Free Workshop From Painting to Movement: Exploring Shin Yun-bok through the Body September 26, 2pm, ~75 minutes

  • MOCA x NYAFF Film Club: Yellow Rose

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

    Yellow Rose is a coming-of-age musical drama that follows Rose Garcia, a Filipina teenager growing up undocumented in a small Texas town. When her mother is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Rose is forced to navigate an uncertain future while pursuing her dream of becoming a country music singer. Starring Eva Noblezada in ... Read more

    $10
  • Sneak Peek of the work-in-progress film, Relative Strangers

    Non AAARI Events

    Please join us for a panel of special guests and a virtual sneak peek of our current work-in-progress production, Relative Strangers—the first feature-length documentary about mixed race adopted Koreans.

  • Voices Rising: Korean Diaspora Voices in Performance

    Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    This convening of company members from The Cherry Orchard and others reflects on Korean and Korean American diasporas that have shaped the evolution of Asian American theater and performance. The conversation considers how Korean artists are influencing U.S. culture from the global reach of K-pop and K-drama to the vitality of the contemporary stage while ... Read more

    $45
  • Pahua

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

    We are going to dance the night away! The only seating for this concert will be in FTH’s boxes and balcony. Please purchase tickets accordingly.

    $27
  • Men of Iron and the Transcontinental Railroad

    Non AAARI Events

    We are pleased to invite you to attend a unique fireside chat focused on the Chinese laborers who were instrumental in the building of the American Transcontinental Railroad. The webcast will be held on September 24 at 8 pm EST and will include a question and answer period at the end of the one-hour broadcast. ... Read more

  • HOME: Kinetic Roots (집: 움직이는 뿌리)

    Fridman Gallery 169 Bowery, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    KINETIC ROOTS by Jinyoung Park and collaborators Home is not a fixed place, but a space that continues to be created through the time and memories we have lived through, and through the relationships we form with the people we meet along the way. Bodies and sounds originating from different places and times follow the ... Read more

  • Asia in Caribbean Literature and Art: A Book Presentation

    CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Araceli Tinajero traces the surprising connections between the Caribbean and Asia, from Indo-Trinidadian art to haiku in Dominican literature and merengue's unlikely following in Japan.

  • Wonggongchang Mega Explosive

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

    The Museum of Chinese in America proudly presents Wonggongchang Mega Explosive, the second full-length album by Taiwanese composer, electronic musician, and producer Calvin Kaiˇ-Weiˉ Chang, a.k.a Kaiwei.

    $10