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

Art of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East Coast debut, the Brooklyn Museum’s presentation is packed with more than 600 drawings that showcase manga’s immersive power and social impact. Don’t miss this rare opportunity for US audiences to encounter ... Read more

For nearly twenty years, Larry Yee has been the heart and soul of the Yee Fung Toy Family Association, a fraternal organization in San Francisco’s iconic Chinatown. But to his daughter Lauren, a playwright living in New York, the association is an obsolete relic of a vanishing world. When Larry suddenly disappears, Lauren sets off on a ... Read more

When Pooja Reddy's parents immigrated to America, they were not prepared for how the American South would rub off on her. The result: hunting, fishing, boating, and firearm licenses, and a childhood spent playing pretend as a country singer and youth pastor.

Presented by the Korean Cultural Center New York in collaboration with Bojagi Artist Jin Kyung Joung

The Inter-grant Festival is a three-night celebration highlighting the vibrant work of Inter-grant artists through visual art, live performance, film, and dialogue. Every evening offers a fully dynamic experience; starting with a pre-show art sale, continuing into live performances and docuseries film screenings, and closing with an artist-led post-show discussion. Festival Program Pre-Show Art Sale ... Read more

Choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch conjures a fantasy Japanese American court dance where history presses against memory, and memory against imagination. Drawing from family oral history and years of research in the United States and Japan, ballet stages give way to temple grounds, barren foothills, army barracks, and the stench of empty horse stables. Benjamin’s Allegra turns to ... Read more

Join NCAPA and AAPI Data for a community info session on how we can mobilize to defend our rights to the census. A recent proposed rule change to the 2030 census that would exclude millions of people from the 2030 population count and prohibit the collection of demographic data on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. ... Read more

How do we define plagiarism in literature? In this wide-ranging and innovative study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi examines debates surrounding literary authenticity across Arabic and Islamic culture over seven centuries. Al-Musawi argues that intertextual borrowing was driven by personal desire alongside the competitive economy of the Abbasid Islamic Empire. Here, accusations of plagiarism had wide-ranging consequences, ... Read more

From colonial recruitment to frontline leadership, Filipino American nurses have played a pivotal and often under-recognized role in shaping the U.S. healthcare system. This workshop presents lesson plans tracing their contributions—from the early 20th-century Pensionado programs through wartime nursing, labor organizing, and crises like COVID-19. Participants will learn about their history of resilience, advocacy, and ... Read more

Waves of Korean Contemporary Dance brings together three distinct voices in contemporary dance, presenting works by WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company, Andamiro Art Company, and choreographer Lee Dongha.

We invite you to the book talk of Notes from a Wayward Son: A Memoir with author Dr. Adrian De Leon, in conversation with Dr. Martha Hodes, Professor of History and author of My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering (2023).

Baryo Brooklyn presents: BUFFALO'ED by Jeannie Barroga, followed by a dialog on Afro-Asian Histories. Presented in partnership with Hi-ARTS. Join us for a play reading of playwright Jeannie Barroga's BUFFALO'ED directed by Claro de los Reyes.

Producers Level Forward and Colt Coeur have announced a one-night-only benefit reading of Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City starring Lola Tung (“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Hadestown), Daniel Bravo Hernández (Romeo and Juliet) and Kyle Beltran (“American Rust,” A Case for the Existence of God). The October 9 reading, to be directed by Caitlin Sullivan, ... Read more

Celebrate the launch of American Malayali Heritage Foundation’s Creative Collaborative.

September 30, 2026 (Nationwide) – In exactly ten days, the Sikh Coalition’s first-ever virtual conference for educators, The Mosaic of Light: Chardi Kala & Everyday Courage – Uplifting Sikhi in K-12 Curricula, will bring together teachers from across the country to explore religiosity, cultural adaptation, and inclusive education in modern classrooms. Taking place on October ... Read more

Join us for Sejong Soloists’ inaugural performance as ensemble-in-residence at Dia Beacon, celebrating the opening of Haegue Yang: Through. Sejong will perform Isang Yun’s Images, the work that inspired Haegue Yang’s exhibition. This performance marks the beginning of Sejong’s new artistic partnership with Dia Beacon.

Over a century ago, Lin Huiyin (Phyllis Lin) and Liang Sicheng crossed the Pacific to study at the University of Pennsylvania. Their years in the United States broadened their intellectual horizons and profoundly shaped their later contributions to Chinese architectural history, architectural education, urban planning, and the preservation of China’s built heritage.

To close the series, Nico Rodriguez, deputy director of Monuments Lab, considers Nguyen’s work alongside contemporary artistic approaches to memorialization. The discussion explores how artists reimagine monuments to war by transforming sites of violence into spaces for remembrance, reflection, and collective healing. The lecture will be followed by a guided meditation led by Steve Clorfeine, ... Read more

Join us for the first-ever Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites in partnership with @browngirlmag!

Join us at A&C Super for readings and discussions led by authors Kristina Wong and Theodore Chao alongside our special youth reader, Liberty Chao, as we celebrate Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism. This event is designed for both adults and kids!

Film screening “Pandong” 90 Mins Dir: Alan Filoteo (Philippines) Pandong fictional story inspired by Jose Rizal’s Noli Mi Tangere

Readers of all ages are invited to join us for a lively conversation on activism, Asian America, and how people of all ages can fight for social justice. Kristina and Annie will read from Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism (Beaming Books). Q&A and book signing to follow.

AI is narrowing the gap between professional and individual investors. Work that once took hours for an analyst can be done in minutes by an individual investor using an AI tool—summarizing an earnings call, comparing a company’s latest 10-Q to prior filings, or flagging changes in risk disclosures. But better tools don’t automatically produce better decisions. ... Read more

In this 90-minute virtual workshop, hosted by OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates and Viet Fact Check, participants will learn about problematic information that exists both online and offline. We will share tools and strategies to help participants navigate overwhelming or potentially problematic information.

Boundless Bound Publishing invites artists, designers, educators, archivists, researchers, and independent publishers to a free online forum exploring cultural heritage, contemporary Chinese and diasporic experience, artist books, archives, and independent publishing. Through three conversations, the forum examines cultural memory, identity, translation, creative practice, and the ways cultural heritage is transmitted and reinterpreted across generations, communities, ... Read more

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY) has donated their collection of books to the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Queens College, CUNY. The Queens College Library (QCL) received 366 boxes of books in 16 categories, including, but not limited to, Art, Anthropology, Language and Literature, History, and Social Sciences, which enhances QCL's ... Read more

The AI revolution is causing major upheaval in how students learn. A panel of experts grapples with how to navigate this new world.

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a special screening of two episodes from History of NYC’s Chinatown, a newly released documentary series from NYC Media: Episode 2: A Community Takes Root and Episode 3: The Shape of Belonging.

Min Jin Lee’s first novel since the bestselling Pachinko follows one family across decades and continents as they search in schools, jobs, churches, and beyond for meaning and success. Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children—Bo, DH, and Mido—find their fortunes twisted and their lives upended, first by ... Read more

Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members Friday, October 16 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture Sunday, October 18 at 2:30 pm—Followed by an Artist Q&A Following the acclaim of 2022’s 9000 Paper Balloons, New York-based puppeteer Maiko Kikuchi returns to Japan Society ... Read more

Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF builds on over 45 years of AARW’s support for the Asian American Community through film.

Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York In Collaboration with Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival(BIFAN), Jeonju International Film Festival(JEONJU IFF), Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival(MSFF), Muju Film Festival(MJFF), Seoul Independent Film Festival(SIFF) In Special Partnership with Korea Creative Content Agency New York Center, Netflix

Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and community at Turkevi Center (Turkish House) as we explore the stories we inherit, the identities we carry, and the unexpected connections that shape our world. In The Bengali, named one of Nonfics' Top 20 Documentaries, director Kavery Kaul takes an American woman to India to uncover her grandfather Shaik ... Read more

Filipino families are often described through the lens of utang na loob (debt of gratitude) and reciprocal obligation, but who actually ends up providing and receiving support as parents age — and why — remains an open empirical question. Is support concentrated in a single tagasaló — the family member who catches every financial and ... Read more

Join us for a special program in celebration of Filipino American History Month.

On September 9, 1924, 16 Filipino plantation workers and 4 law enforcement officers were killed during the Hanapēpē Labor Strike in Kauaʻi, becoming known as the Hanapēpē Massacre. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Hanapēpē Massacre. In honor of FAHM, join us to learn more about the 1924 Hanapēpē Massacre and how it ... Read more

Her name translates to “Goddess of Melody and Song”—a title bestowed upon her by a Tibetan lama, and one she has carried across the globe.

Join us for the APA VOICE South Brooklyn Candidate Forum — a non-partisan opportunity to meet the candidates running to represent us in Senate District 17 & Assembly District 49!  

Pioneer Works is excited to present the 15th annual Ragas Live Festival featuring 24 hours of transcendent music in the Pioneer Works Main Hall. The entire program will be broadcast live on video at Pioneer Works’ YouTube, WKCR 89.9 FM in NYC (audio only) and podcast at NYC Radio Live.

Join us to know about a Chinese American Woman's Journey at NASA! Born in Vance, Mississippi, Josephine Jue began working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1963 as a mathematician.  Presenter: Josephine Jue Discussant: Gilroy Chow Moderator: Bob Stein

This presentation provides an overview of common lupus medications, including how they help manage symptoms, their benefits, and key safety considerations. The session will also explore the latest advances in lupus care, including biologic medications and CAR T-cell therapies. Participants will gain a better understanding of their treatment options and feel more confident making informed ... Read more

No filter. No apologies. Brown Unhinged is the rawest, most uncensored night of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival — bringing the boldest South Asian comedians to the iconic Broadway Comedy Club stage in the heart of Manhattan.

VCS is excited about the First Light: AAPI Film Festival! To kick the event off, we are excited to announce five featured films screening on Saturday, September 26th.

The 30-minute movement-based performance combines choreography from the Asian tradition of park dancing with US military parade sequences, Qigong, and gestures taken from pregnancy, childrearing, and sex work. Performed by an intergenerational ensemble to a score that layers Chinese nursery rhymes, traditional East Asian instrumentals, in utero recordings, and “Taps,” the piece proposes caregiving as ... Read more

Who has the authority to tell Ifugao history, and what changes when communities take part in that work? This conversation draws from archaeology in Ifugao to examine how knowledge about the past is produced and shared. Research has challenged long-held claims about the age of the rice terraces and has shown how community knowledge can ... Read more

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, presents this webinar series on teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories for K-12 and University Educators. Learn from leading scholars and classroom educators how to integrate AAPI narratives into your curriculum.

In this intimate two-hour workshop led by Thomas Percy Kim (who raised $1.6M in crowd-equity for his film Isle Child and is a co-founder of the independent film studio The Vandalist), your project will be pressure-tested with live feedback to get your project ready for the world of independent financing. Co-facilitated by Maaya Shah, you’ll ... Read more