Red Envelope Show 2024
Harman Projects 54 Ludlow Street, New York, NY, United StatesHarman Projects is pleased to announce The Red Envelope Show, a group exhibition curated by Grumpy Bert. Join them on Saturday February 10th at 54 Ludlow Street in New York City for the opening night reception, the show will be on view through February 24th. An advance collector’s preview will be available online before the exhibition ... Read more
Godzilla: Echoes of the 1990s Asian American Arts Network
Eric Firestone Gallery 4 Great Jones, 4th Floor & 40 Great Jones, New York, NYEric Firestone Gallery is pleased to announce a major exhibition exploring the history of Godzilla Asian American Arts Network, which was active in the 1990s. The exhibition will showcase the work of individual artists involved with the network at the time. Spanning two gallery spaces, the show includes established artists and also amplifies the voices ... Read more
Play – Between Two Knees
Perelman Performing Arts Center 241 Fulton Street, New York, NYComing to PAC NYC following acclaimed runs at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theater and Seattle Rep, this play centers on one family’s story of love, loss, and resilience spanning the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee, forced re-education at Indian boarding schools, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam and the American ... Read more
Play – Warrior Sisters of Wu
ART / NY (Mezzanine Theatre) 502 West 53rd Street, New York, NYRomance of the Three Kingdoms meets Pride and Prejudice in this scintillating ensemble tale of two Han Dynasty swordswomen battling tradition to gain love, respect, and self-determination. Preview tickets for $35 (Feb 7 to 10 only), use code WSW35
Screening this Weekend: Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (U.S. Premiere), Ozu’s Tokyo Twilight & More
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesSeminal films from masters of the family drama Running February 15–24 Kicking off tonight,Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux examines the shifting dynamics and struggles of the Japanese household in contemporary cinema. See what's screening this weekend, including the U.S. premiere of Keiko Tsuruoka’s Tsugaru Lacquer Girl, the heart-tugging story of a family lacquerware business on the ... Read more
Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Japan’s Womenomics
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYLast fall, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a significant move by appointing five women to his cabinet, notably including the first female foreign minister in over two decades. Demonstrating a commitment to gender diversity, Kishida has also set an ambitious target of achieving a 30% representation of women in executive positions within prime-listed companies by ... Read more
Desire Paths & Han: Scholar Activism with NYC’s Immigrant Food Delivery Workers
In recent years, New York City’s food delivery workers, a largely Asian and Latina/o immigrant workforce, have struggled against being characterized and policed as public safety “problems” even as these same workers became essential but unprotected during the Covid-19 pandemic. To better unpack the temporality of desire paths of delivery workers, Prof. Do Jun Lee ... Read more
Calligraphy & Music Meetup
China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYCome to China Institute for a fun evening of calligraphy and music with friends, a date, or family members! Practice wellness with like-minded cultural enthusiasts, and experience rich Chinese culture in the heart of NYC! Participants are invited to pick up a brush and practice writing with guidance from our calligraphy expert, while enjoying intimate ... Read more
Super Saturday Lion Dance Parades 2024
On Saturday, Feb. 17th 2024 over 20+ lion dance groups will be parading throughout the streets of New York’s Chinatown for Lunar New Year. Each groups’ lions will go store to store blessing and eating offerings. This day is the best day to get up close and watch lion dancing. *Don’t get this event confused ... Read more
MOCA Lunar New Year Family Festival
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYGet ready to soar into the festivities as we welcome the Year of the Dragon with an afternoon of legendary fun for the whole family!
Crazy Talented Asians & Friends: 4th Annual Animation Shorts Festival
Celebrate storytelling creativity with our festival of animation short films by Asian American and Asian artists. We're Screening 11 Films Selected from over 1,000 submissions... In addition to the category winners below, this year’s Official Selected Animation Shorts are listed below. The program on February 18th, 2024 will only screen some of the films due ... Read more
Off the Page Reading Series – Ava Chin in conversation with Frank Wu
Queens College - Godwin-Ternbach Museum 65-30 Kissena Blvd - 405 Klapper Hall, Flushing, NYConversation with author, scholar and Queens College alumna Ava Chin on her memoir, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming, Penguin Press, 2023). Moderated by President Frank Wu, Queens College. Ava Chin is the author of the award-winning Eating Wildly and Mott Street, which was named a Best Book of 2023 ... Read more
Deterring North Korea: A Conversation with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYJoin us for a discussion on deterrence and North Korea with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Together in conversation with US Air Force Reserve Major Jessica Taylor and Korea Society Policy Director Jonathan Corrado, Ambassador Jenkins will discuss the US-ROK Alliance and the growing threats ... Read more
Understanding the Ethics of Political Advertising
Instructor: Subramaniam Vincent, Director of Journalism and Media Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University As the 2024 elections draw closer, political campaigns are poised for extensive outreach, with an anticipated surge in advertising spending. According to Axios, U.S. elections-related advertising is projected to reach approximately $16 billion. Local, community and ... Read more
Queens District Attorney Lunar New Year Celebration
Queensborough Community College 222-05 56th Ave, Queens, New YorkPlease join Queens DA Melinda Katz, Congresswoman Grace Meng, NY Senator John Liu, NYC Council Members Linda Lee and Sandra Ung to celebrate
MOCA Performs – Emergence Pt. 2, Day 1
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYMuseum of Chinese in America launched its inaugural Performing-Artist-In-Residence program in summer 2023, and welcomed a cohort of 4 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme, The Past in the Present, encourages the resident artists to explore the legacies and traditions they’ve carried on and to create a project that reflects their identity, ... Read more
Repair: A Path to Healing Land and Ancestors
Moderated by Dr. Funie Hsu, “Repair: A Path to Healing Land and Ancestors” will consider Asian American Buddhist resilience and recovery alongside the racial karma of settler colonialism and enslavement, as well as the cultivation of spiritual friendship. Panelists Corrina Gould of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Christine Cordero of Asian Pacific Environmental Network, and Devin ... Read more
Spotlight on Ryota Nakano: New York Premieres + Director Q&As
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPart of Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux February 23–24 For the final weekend of our Family Portrait series, we're thrilled to spotlight the works of award-winning director Ryota Nakano, who has spent his career keenly capturing the complex feelings of families when faced with adversity. His latest film, The Asadas, centers on the power of family in ... Read more
Weimar Music, sounds of a Periclean Age
Bruno Walter Auditorium - Lincoln Center 111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NYDiscover the captivating music of the Weimar Republic at the NYCP Chamber Music Series, in partnership with Carnegie Hall and the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Experience Hindemith's emotive Piano Sonata No. 2 and String Trio No. 1, followed by Korngold's innovative Suite for Left Hand Piano and Strings. Celebrate ... Read more
26th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival
Parade begins on Mott/Canal Street, and will head towards the Bowery, up East Broadway, down Eldridge Street, and end around Grand Street. Festival Booths on Bayard St. between Mott St and Mulberry St.
MOCA Performs – Emergence Pt. 2, Day 2
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYMuseum of Chinese in America launched its inaugural Performing-Artist-In-Residence program in summer 2023, and welcomed a cohort of 4 performing artists to generate a theme-based project. This year’s theme, The Past in the Present, encourages the resident artists to explore the legacies and traditions they’ve carried on and to create a project that reflects their identity, ... Read more
Hidden Voices: Using Graphic Text to Teach Asian American and Pacific Islander History
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYPlease join us for a very special professional learning session at the Museum of Chinese in America to explore strategies for using comics and graphic novels to teach Asian American and Pacific Islander history. We will share the newly published Hidden Voices: Asian American and Pacific Islander curricular resources including Who Belongs, and Meet the ... Read more
Fostering Asian American Mental Health
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin us for our first in a series of in-depth conversations this year about mental health within the Asian American community, featuring U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma, author of Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being. The conversation will be moderated by Vicky Nguyen, NBC News Senior ... Read more
The Mary Keatinge Das Lecture A talk by Richard Eaton (Arizona) “A Typology of Architecture and Power, and the Decline of Indian Buddhism”
Columbia University - Knox Hall 606 West 122nd Street, Knox Hall, Room 208, New YorkThe Mary Keatinge Das Lecture A talk by Richard Eaton (Arizona) “A Typology of Architecture and Power, and the Decline of Indian Buddhism” Introduction by Katherine Ewing, Professor of Religion and Director, South Asia Institute Time: 6:15pm - 7:45pm Location: 208 Knox Hall, 606 West 122nd Street, between Broadway and Claremont A graduate of the ... Read more
Banned Books: Censorship, Free Expression, and LGBTQ Identity
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NYOver the past few years, challenges to books written by or about LGBTQ people—as well as those by or about racial and ethnic minorities—have been on the rise. This trend has especially impacted books that are intended for young audiences. In 2023 alone, more than 1,900 attempts were made to ban books from school libraries ... Read more
MOCA Performs – Lunar New Year Concert with New Asia Chamber Music Society
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYThe Museum of Chinese in America is proud to partner with New Asia Chamber Music Society again to present a new recital program to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Embark on a musical odyssey with the New Asia Chamber Music Society! Join us for an extraordinary concert featuring a captivating repertoire that explores the ... Read more
Performance – Wild Future
Triskelion Arts 106 Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NYWild Future 野未來 represents the unknown yet powerful future that is rooted in the current moment. The rapport that stretches through time breaks dimensions. The expansiveness of the horizon coming from a collapsed blackhole. Consequences come with every decision being made at every moment. This performance consists of two pieces, “ \ \ \ ” ... Read more
Unity in Diversity: Culturally Informed Mental Health Care for Asian Communities
82 Washington Square E 82 Washington Square E, New York, NYJoin us for our second event bridging research, practice, and community engagement. Dr. Lisa Suzuki's lab is working to understand the impact of race-based trauma in the Asian American community. The panel aims to familiarize participants with culturally tailored treatment, including specific techniques and questions employed in therapies, and explore intervention aspects designed specifically for ... Read more
Stella and Mozart
Our esteemed Artist-in-Residence, renowned violinist Stella Chen, will be performing two captivating violin concertos by Mozart. Opening with the sophisticated 1st Violin Concerto, followed by her collaboration with celebrated violist Matthew Lipman to deliver the audience-favorite Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. Under the direction of Dongmin Kim, NYCP is poised to bring Haydn's vivacious ... Read more
Overgrowth/Afterlife: The 26th Cornell SEAP Graduate Student Conference
Cornell University - George McT. Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia 170 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NYThe 26th Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) Graduate Student Conference looks to the afterlives of sites, organisms, and rubble. Turning neither to fatalism nor triumphalism in the Capitalocene, we look instead to Southeast Asians who have repurposed spaces, ecologies, appetites, and objects. We seek out what thrives in the cracks. How have humans and other species ... Read more
Film Series – Japanese Horror
Film Forum 209 West Houston Street, New York, NYSpanning over 90 years of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the early 21st century, the festival includes work by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Masaki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Kaneto Shindō, Ishirō Honda, Takashi Miike, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hideo Nakata, among many others.
Film – Big Night!
NYU King Juan Carlos Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, NYDharna, a law-abiding gay beautician in one of the slums of Manila, finds their life in danger on learning that his name has been included in the village drug watchlist. In Duterte’s war on drugs, even having one’s name on the watchlist means the risk of getting killed extrajudicially. Dharna goes on a darkly comic ... Read more
25th New York International Children’s Film Festival
New York International Children’s Film Festival has presented thoughtful, provocative, intelligent film for all ages for over 25 years.
Malikah’s National Muslim Women’s Summit
Islamic Center at NYU 238 Thompson St, New York, NYEvery year Malikah hosts the National Muslim Women’s Summit. This is our eighth summit and serves as one of the few nation-wide opportunities for social justice minded Muslim women to connect and discuss the current status of Muslim women in America and our collective vision for the future. We will be focused on how to ... Read more
2024 New York Day of Remembrance
Japanese American United Church 255 7th Avenue, New York, NYEvery year, we gather to commemorate the anniversary of the February 19, 1942 signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the U.S. military to forcibly remove and incarcerate over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. We, our parents, grandparents, their siblings, and their parents were among those who were forced to leave behind everything ... Read more
Untold Korean American History: Sa-I-Gu, The 1992 LA Uprisings
The Los Angeles Uprising, also known as Sa-I-Gu, is a touchpoint in Korean American history – a moment in history that speaks to police brutality, unjust resource distribution, and racial tensions. Fueled by collective grief and cries for justice, the uprising lasted from April 29 to May 4, 1992. Join us to learn more about ... Read more
Korean Reunification: A Fading Prospect?
The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NYJoin us for this conversation about prospects for Korean Unification with Jeongmin Kim, Lead Correspondent at NK News / Editorial Director at Korea Pro, Dr. Lee Sang-shin, director of the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at Korea Institute of National Unification (KINU), and Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy ... Read more
China 2024: What Does the Two Sessions Mean for the Economy, Politics, and Foreign Policy?
Join us for an online discussion on China's Two Sessions and what it means for the country's economy, politics, and foreign policy.
Asian American Identity: at the intersection of perpetual foreigner and pop culture trendsetter
Asian Americans are sweeping film and TV nominations and awards; people can't get enough of K-beauty routines or the latest Chinese food content creators on TikTok. How do we contextualize these experiences in the ever-changing cultural landscape for Asian Americans and others' perceptions of the AAPI community? Our panel will examine data and histories of ... Read more