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

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.

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

Join moderator Natalie Bedon, Project Manager of the Queens Cultural Mapping Initiative, alongside Clarisa James (Garden of Resilience), Jackie Rogers (The Garden by the Bay), and Jaclyn Soto (South Jamaica Infinity Garden), and Nicolás Linares (Mazorca Colectiva) as they discuss what it takes to create and sustain community-led green spaces, the role these spaces play ... Read more

We cordially invite you to celebrate the opening of "Tchah Sup Kim: The Key to a New World".  

Please join us for this event featuring the editors of Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice; Khánh Lê and Zhongfeng Tian. Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education centers and amplifies the voices and complex lived experiences of Asian Americans in bilingual education. Drawing from the fields of bilingual education ... Read more

THREE LIVES is an autobiographical solo show that follows Alex Xander Luu and his family’s escape from war-torn Saigon in 1975 to America. Journeying across continents and generations, “Three Lives” presents the Vietnam War story through the eyes and experiences of its oft-forgotten casualty – – its refugees – – his father, grandfather, and Luu ... Read more

The 3AF Fall Summit is heading to New York, bringing together marketers, advertisers, agency executives, media leaders, creators, and business decision-makers to explore how culture, trust, technology, and community are reshaping the future of growth.

The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), with special support from Geumsan County, presents The Essence of Korean Ginseng: Exploring Wellness Through Fine Korean Cuisine, a special culinary program celebrating one of Korea’s most treasured ingredients—Korean ginseng.  For centuries, ginseng has held a special place in Korean food culture, valued not only as a distinctive ... Read more

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

Kicking off our 50th Anniversary season with a staged reading of THURSDAY COME AT MORNING By Lee Cataluna Original Story and Additional Material by Les J.N. Mau Cast: Les J.N. Mau & Ken Narasaki Directed by Jeff Liu Two gay American Asians in their 60’s coincidentally meet each other in a Honolulu cemetery visiting the gravesite ... Read more

Join AAJA New York for an evening exploring how food writing helps us understand identity, memory, migration, family history, and culture. From recipes passed down through generations to reporting on the communities behind our favorite dishes, food can tell stories that reach far beyond what's on the plate.

Join China Institute for an inspiring evening with Emmy Award-winning host, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and bestselling author Yue-Sai Kan (靳羽西) as she discusses her memoir, The Most Famous Woman in China and How She Did It. In conversation with Susan Yuqing Feng, Director of Programs at China Institute, Yue-Sai will share stories from her groundbreaking career ... Read more

In this talk, Summer Kim Lee discusses her book, Spoiled: Asian American Hostility and the Damage of Repair (Duke University Press, 2025), which examines contemporary Asian American artists who challenge expectations that their work should repair the wounds of racial trauma.

​On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

Join us at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Saturday, September 19, at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM for our Mandala Lab Workshop, a 90-minute immersive event inspired by Tibetan Buddhist art and its powerful universal teachings, which encourages participants to get curious about their emotions through five thought-provoking, playful experiences.  The ... Read more

Join Monk Tang and his disciples as they find their path to India blocked by a blazing fire mountain. Only a magical fan owned by a powerful princess can put out the fire, but will she help them? Galapagos Puppet Theater brings this beloved episode of Journey to the West, the 400-year-old Chinese epic, to ... Read more

There will be time slots for this event on Sat Sept 19: Session 1 is from 1-2:30PM   |  Session 2 is from 3:30-5PM.  Afternoon Tea 下午茶 is back! In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, join us for a special afternoon of exploring the rich cultural heritage of mooncakes and tea. 

Join us for an in-depth conversation between the artist behind The Light That Shines Through the Universe, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Cecilia Alemani, Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art. This program will focus on Nguyen’s practice, the inspiration for his Plinth commission, and the sculpture’s symbolic rebirth, followed by ... Read more

Join acclaimed writer Chen Jiu for a conversation on diasporic writing and the art of the essay, exploring how lived experience, memory, and imagination transform reality into literature. Drawing from his three collections, Chen Jiu reflects on the ways nonfiction writing moves between truth and imagination, memory and reality, and home and elsewhere.

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

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

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

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

The launch of Rong Xin, a publication that takes a shopping mall as a microcosm of Flushing, capturing its intricate details within.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.