Events

LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art explores the intersection of art and sports through the work of contemporary Asian and Asian American artists. While often considered distinct fields, this exhibition highlights how sport and artistic expression serve as interconnected arenas. Featuring artists and collectives across a wide range of artistic media, LEGENDS examines how artists of ... Read more

What does it mean to go back home, especially when “home” is shaped by conquest, labor, and longing? This question has animated the experiences of global migrants displaced by imperialism, capital, and the nation-states that have sought to manage their movements for their own political and economic benefit. Through vivid storytelling, Adrian De Leon traces ... Read more

Celebrate The Blue House I Loved with authors Kao Kalia Yang & Jen Shin — read-aloud, Q&A, and light refreshments! Join us for an evening celebrating a beautiful new children's book — and a true Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship collaboration. The Blue House I Loved is written by award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang (2003 ... Read more

The Vow from Hiroshima is a documentary profiling Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing and a longtime nuclear disarmament advocate. The film follows Thurlow’s friendship with Mitchie Takeuchi, a second-generation survivor and New York City–based filmmaker. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer Mitchie Takeuchi.

This workshop offers practical strategies and insights for confronting power dynamics to advance racial justice in organizations. This workshop focuses on the role of power when addressing systemic racism and advancing racial justice. Systemic racism is a system of power–hierarchical, coercive, and oppressive power–based on race. Racial justice, to be achieved and sustained, also requires ... Read more

What do you do to stay positive? To think positive thoughts about yourself and all that you’re doing right now? It’s normal to struggle with self confidence, especially when we are in new or challenging situations. We may experience doubt or put ourselves down. Join us for a workshop where we practice self compassion and ... Read more

This workshop explores the history of Asian American representation in visual media, with a focus on film. Participants will examine how policies and laws have shaped—and been reflected in—film through recurring archetypes, tropes, and narratives. Together, we will trace the intersection of policy and popular culture, analyzing how these representations have evolved over time and ... Read more

A conversation with atomic bomb survivors visiting New York as part of United Nations nonproliferation meetings. Hibakusha is the Japanese term used for survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Speakers will share personal experiences and reflections on peace and humanity. Student representatives will moderate the discussion.

History is often found between the lines of textbooks—breathed, sung, and passed down through the generations. While traditional archives rely on the permanence of ink and paper, our most vital cultural truths often exist in the spaces where memory meets oral traditions. The Unwritten Word invites you to explore the idea of oral history as ... Read more

Marking his first return to FLC in more than 25 years, this career-spanning retrospective gives audiences the chance to rediscover, on the big screen, why the world continues to fall for Tony Leung time and time again.

Bringing together music and oral history, Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan (aka yiuyiu 瑶瑶) gathers us for an intimate living room listening through the Chinatown Records 華埠錄音 archive of over 30 record collections inherited from her family and neighbors. We’ll explore the ways that stories can live all around us and how you can tune in through ... Read more

This Conference and Workshop is for Students, Faculty and Staff Students and the Creative Writing Club are invited to listen to local poet Jed Munson recite poetry on the AAPI experience. Students will also participate in an interactive creative writing activity following the reading. Lumpia and bao will be served. This event is sponsored by ... Read more

  With less than 140 days until National Voter Registration Day, many organizations are asking an important question: Is it still safe and worth it to engage our communities in voter registration? The answer is YES, and it matters more than ever. Join us for this timely webinar and panel discussion featuring trusted cultural organizations, ... Read more

OCA’s Executive Director, Thu Nguyen, will be speaking at this briefing on the latest survey findings shaping Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) policy priorities in 2026. As economic pressures continue to rise and global instability impacts communities at home, new data shows AAPI voters are deeply concerned about affordability, healthcare costs, civil rights, ... Read more

About the book: Marivi Soliven’s deeply felt chronicle of immigration, identity, and reinvention. Thirty years after leaving Manila for marriage, graduate student life, and the uncertainties of America, Marivi Soliven returns with Suddenly Stateside: Postscript—a sharp and funny memoir that spans surviving Martial Law to navigating the INS, from learning the dark arts of American ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a special screening of History of NYC’s Chinatown: The Toishanese Migration, a newly released documentary from NYC Media that traces the origins of one of New York City’s most enduring neighborhoods. Through sweeping historical insight and intimate community voices, the film centers the Toishanese immigrants ... Read more

Greenwich House Music School presents DoYeon Kim & Firas Zreik as part of its 2026 Uncharted Concert Series and Elebash Residency

This self-defense workshop is for LGBTQIA+ folks, women, and immigrant/undocumented students, staff, faculty, and their allies. The Center for Belonging and Inclusion will host three installments of our new Self Defense series. In partnership with the NYC-based organization Fearless Queers, this training occurs during a time when our communities face heightened challenges and urgent calls ... Read more

The Media Resilience Network (MDRnet) is an initiative led by Vita Activa, created to meet an urgent need: support the emotional, mental, and organizational health of journalists and media leaders navigating burnout, precarity, and systemic exclusion in a rapidly changing world. This 90-minute webinar will focus on a better understanding of stress and burnout indicators ... Read more

In celebration of the World Literature & Arts Festival and in partnership with the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), NYPL is proud to present Family Oral History: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture. This hour-long virtual session will include information about conducting family history interviews, facilitated breakout sessions to practice thinking about family histories, and resources ... Read more

To maintain a secure environment and protect the privacy of our partners, we utilize the following registration protocols: ⭐ Verified Registration: To be approved, please ensure you provide your institutional or organizational affiliation. ⭐ Timeline: Registrations are reviewed by the SLSV team. Please look for a calendar invitation with the meeting link to arrive in the ... Read more

As part of the China Institute’s Centennial Celebration, join us for a special evening honoring the beauty, history, and global resonance of Chinese music through the artistry of the guzheng. This unique concert brings together two distinguished masters in a rare shared performance.  Renowned Hong Kong artist Xu Lingzi presents innovative interpretations rooted in tradition.   Master Gao Baijian from Guangdong, China, brings to life the expressive regional Chaozhou ... Read more

Once, the internet and social media platforms promised connection and community. Today, that promise has been replaced by toxicity, tribalism, racism, and misogyny. In this riveting discussion, Tochi Onyebuchi, Cory Doctorow, and Alia Dastagir will examine how life online has devolved. In Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet, Onyebuchi reflects on three decades online, ... Read more

Asian modern art has long been framed through a Western art-historical chronology, locating its “beginning” in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century—precisely the moment of intensified encounters with the West and the imposition of Eurocentric models of modernity onto Asia. Recent scholarship across the humanities has begun to unsettle this timeline: some push the ... Read more

Recognized for his classical excellence and as the winner of Superband, a popular Korean television music competition, Jinho Hong has captivated audiences with both technical mastery and emotional depth. Blending classical tradition with contemporary sensibilities, his performance expands the expressive possibilities of the cello and connects deeply with today’s audiences. Join us for an evening ... Read more

To kick off AANHPI Heritage Month, the Museum of Chinese in America is proud to present a special program honoring Wong Chin Foo and his enduring legacy. The evening will open with special remarks by Frank Wu, President of Queens College, followed by a theatrical portrait by Richard Chang, who will bring Wong to life ... Read more

Join MOFAD for an evening celebrating Lao food, culture, and history as we host Saeng Douangdara, founder of Saeng’s Kitchen and author of The Lao Kitchen. Saeng will be in conversation with Jujubee, a Lao American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist. Together, they will explore the personal journey behind the book, the ... Read more

Join us as we welcome writers of color working across the genres of science fiction, horror, and speculative fiction as they speak to the ways they use the narrative archetypes inherent in their genres to confront the lasting, real-world effects of racism, segregation, colonialism, and imperialism. With Silvia Park, whose debut novel Luminous considers a ... Read more

The New York City Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) invites visitors to tour the Municipal Archives’ storage and research location in Industry City. Opened in October 2021, the $22 million state-of-the-art facility is the city’s most significant investment in its Archives since the establishment of DORIS in 1977. Join archivists Cynthia Brenwall and ... Read more