Play – English
Todd Haimes Theatre 227 West 42nd Street, New York, NYRoundabout brings English, by Sanaz Toossi, home to Broadway, after its world premiere, co-produced with Atlantic Theater Company. Knud Adams (Primary Trust) once again directs this Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication. The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they ... Read more
Play – Cymbeline
Lynn F. Angelson Theater 136 East 13th Street, New York, NYIn a world shattered by tyranny and poisoned by misogyny, Cymbeline tells the story of a young woman's flight from despair to heroism as she rediscovers her lost siblings and brings order to a kingdom ruled by chaos. Performed by an ensemble of eleven women, Cymbeline is a story of hope and rebirth in the ... Read more
Play – My Man Kono
A.R.T./New York Theatres 502 West 53rd Street, New York, NYIn the heyday of silent films, Japanese émigré TORAICHI KONO, in pursuit of the American Dream, becomes a loyal confidante of film star Charlie Chaplin, but at the dawn of WWII is swept up in anti-Japanese hysteria and accused of espionage. $44 Early Bird tickets available to purchase until Jan 5, 2025 - use code ... Read more
Grace Chang: The Family Legacy of the Chinese BaoTingChang Performers
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NYCelebrating the career and journey of Producer and Actress Grace Chang and her family.
Getting It Wrong to Get It Right: Perfection & Self-Esteem
Hunter College 695 Park Avenue, New York, NYDo you always have to get everything right - grades, friends, family, work? Are you allowed to make mistakes, to try different things and different paths? In this session, we will examine the connections between perfection and self esteem, explore the ways failure and exploration can lead to personal growth, and learn strategies for. Open to ... Read more
Mayoral Candidate Forum on Culture and Arts
Bric Media 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NYJoin us for a vital conversation about the future of culture and arts in New York City, bringing together mayoral candidates to share their visions, strategies, and commitments to the cultural life of our city. This engaging evening will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to hear directly from the candidates on how they plan ... Read more
2025 SoloDuo Dance Festival
Dixon Place 161A Chrystie St, New York, NYThe Festival, established in 2016 by WHITE WAVE’s Artistic Director, Young Soon Kim, showcases 33 exceptional dancemakers from the New York Metro area and across the United States, alongside international performers from Korea, Japan, China, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, and Germany. These artists were carefully selected by a distinguished panel of presenters and ... Read more
Beena Kamlani: The English Problem
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building - Lenox & Astor Room, 216 Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NYKamlani’s debut novel explores the British perception of India and the Indian perception of Britain through the story of a man who straddles both cultures but is fully at home in neither.
Play – SUMO
The Public Theater 425 Lafayette St, New York, NYEntrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation, dominance, and fame, ... Read more
A Transformative Look at the Lives of Filipina Care Workers and Their Mutual Aid Practices
In Caring for Caregivers: Filipina Migrant Workers and Community Building during Crisis (University of Washington Press, 2025), Valerie Francisco-Menchavez centers the perspectives of Filipino caregivers in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2013 to 2021, illuminating their transnational experiences and their strategies and practices to help each other navigate the crumbling U.S. healthcare system.
Sangjaru Comes To Flushing Town Hall
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United StatesJoin us for an unforgettable evening of music and culture as Sangjaru, the renowned Korean folk fusion band, takes the stage! Blending the rich heritage of traditional Korean instruments with modern melodies and rhythms, Sangjaru creates a truly unique and electrifying sound that transcends borders and generations. Sangjaru’s innovative approach breathes new life into Korea’s ... Read more
Destigmatizing Poverty: The Cost of Living Documentary, Narrative Change, and Organizing
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesThis presentation examines survey results from three screenings of The Cost of Living (2023, Sixty First Productions), a documentary highlighting the financial struggles of three families in Flushing.
Artist Talk with Leekyung Kang: Entombed in Static
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesLeekyung Kang, an inaugural artist-in-residence at the Queens College School of Arts (Fall 2024), will present on her recent work is inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature, creating a series of paintings, print, and installation that interrogate the formal aspects of what is architecturally defined as a form of chamber.
Cooking Across Borders with the League of Kitchens
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYThe founder of New York’s beloved cooking school joins special guests to celebrate the culinary expertise of women and immigrants from around the world.
The Shahnameh: Interpreting an Iranian Cultural Touchstone
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYExplore Persia’s founding through conversation, performance, and the Library’s own collections.
2025 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference
Hilton Columbus Downtown 402 N High St, Columbus, OH, United StatesThe Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference brings together over 3000 Asian studies scholars from across the globe. As the largest Asian Studies Conference worldwide dedicated exclusively to Asian Studies research, topics covering all countries in Asia across 30 academic disciplines, our annual conference is the ideal setting to meet face-to-face with University faculty and ... Read more
Spring Into Nowruz: Family Day 2025
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYJoin us in welcoming the Persian New Year at our Nowruz Family Day. Celebrate the start of Spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, crafts, storytelling and more. Don't forget to enjoy Persian sweets and savories at Leo Cafe. Watch this space for a schedule of activities, coming soon!
New York US History Workshop: Japanese American Incarceration During WWII
New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NYThis workshop explores the question, “What can we learn from the stories of Japanese Americans who stood up for their democratic rights and freedoms?”. This event will be hosted in-person.
Love Can’t Feed You: A Novel
Cherry Lou Sy’s debut novel Love Can’t Feed You (Dutton, 2024) is a heartfelt and poignant exploration of love, sacrifice, and survival in the face of adversity.
Double-Conscious Formation of Organizational Life: Chinese Civil Society Organizations in the U.S., 1849-1911
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesHow does racism influence the formation and development of organizational life in a racialized community? In this paper, Prof. Simon Yamawaki Shachter extends on Du Bois’s concept of double consciousness to explain community organizations’ roles and development.
2025 CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference
Bronx Community College/CUNY 2155 University Avenue, Bronx, NYEstablished in 2021, the CUNY LGBTQI+ Student Conference is an annual event that brings together LGBTQI+ students from across CUNY who are interested in learning more about leadership and creating change on our campuses and broader communities. What does leadership for social change look like? What does an inclusive CUNY look like? This free conference ... Read more
National (un)Belonging: Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting Culture and Identity
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesMuch queer theory in America is based on white male experience and privilege, excluding people of color and severely limiting its relevance to third-world activism. Dr. Roksana Badruddoja visits paradoxes, difficulties, unity, and diversity by unraveling the lives of two second-generation gender-queer South Asian American folx.
Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesFamily Amnesia (Daylight Books, 2025) is a visual tribute and love letter honoring author Betty Yu’s Chinese American family roots in the United States. The art book explores her family’s multi-generational resilience and resistance through mixed-media collages, her grandfather’s photographs, and own captured images and archival material.
The Shakuhachi 5: Shakuhachi Vogue – A Visual Concert
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesTraditional instrument supergroup The Shakuhachi 5 has its North American debut in this provocative “visual concert.” Offering a dazzling repertoire spanning four centuries, including a work written for the ensemble by Dai Fujikura and a brand-new commission from Rome Prize winner Lisa Bielawa, these five shakuhachi rockstars aspire to boost the image of their primitive ... Read more
2025 CUNY Asian American Film Festival
CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYSince 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF) has celebrated the creativity and vision of student filmmakers from across the City University of New York. Join us for an exciting evening on Friday, May 30, 2025, where all winners and runner-ups will remain anonymous until after the screening of selected films, chosen by our ... Read more