Play – Poor Yella Rednecks
New York City Center 131 West 55th Street, New York, NYQui Nguyen, the wildly inventive playwright (and screenwriter for Marvel and Disney) known for his use of pop culture, pop music, and puppetry, reunites with director May Adrales for this funny, sexy, and brash new play. A young Vietnamese family attempts to put down roots in Arkansas, a place as different from home as it ... Read more
17th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York
Founded in 2006, the Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) has presented works including by documentary filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, DJ Spooky’s live musical re-score of the 1956 seminal classic Korean film, “Madame Freedom,” pioneer video art by Nam June Paik, multi-faceted perspectives on the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, and a three-wall gallery projection ... Read more
Documentary – Youth (Spring)
Metrograph 7 Ludlow Street, New York, NYWang’s ongoing project of documenting the social and economic transformation of 21st-century China as reflected in the lives of those buffeted by the country’s emergence as an industrial powerhouse continues with Youth (Spring), a deeply empathetic account of the everyday routine of young migrant workers laboring in textile factories in the town of Zhili, outside ... Read more
Seongbukdong Beedoolkee Theatre “MEDEA on Media”(NY)
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing ArtsSeongbukdong Beedoolkee, an innovative contemporary theater company based in Seoul, South Korea, makes its NYC debut with an original take on the enduring Greek tragedy of Medea. MEDEA on Media recasts the ancient tale as a commentary on contemporary media and serves it to the audience in outrageous ways, including talk shows, action movies, Disney ... Read more
Family Day: Diwali Lights Up Asia Society 2023
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYDiwali is one of the key festivals celebrated in South Asia, by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists. It is the festival of lights, with a symbolism of the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. Diwali returns to Asia Society with an in-person, fun-filled, and multi-sensorial afternoon. This event is ... Read more
Screening – DIVERSITY PLAZA
Village East Cinemas 181-189 2nd Avenue, New York, NYDrawing inspiration from Frederick Wiseman’s classic aesthetic, Nepalese filmmaker Kesang Tseten spends a year observing the community and culture of Himalayan immigrants in and around the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. During the buildup to the 2020 U.S. Census, the inhabitants reveal their motivation to have their presence recorded, encouraged by visits from their political ... Read more
Comedy: Diwali Party
The Bell House 149 7th Street (Between 2nd and 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, New YorkSunday, November 12 · 7:30pm EST. Doors at 7pm In Person in NYC at the Bell House Tickets $20: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diwali-party-tickets-696244103857 Join comedians Maya Deshmukh and Arti Gollapudi for their yearly celebration of Diwali. A celebration of lights with a performance featuring an all-South Asian lineup of comedians followed by a dance party with music from DJ Rekha! Special Guests include: ... Read more
Public Talk/Book Signing with Historian and Author Greg Robinson
Queens College - President's Lounge 65-30 Kissena Blvd - Q-side, Dining Hall, Flushing, NYGreg Robinson is professor of history at l’Université du Québec À Montréal. A specialist in U.S. political history, he has written several notable books, including By Order of the President (Harvard UP, 2001), which uncovers Franklin Roosevelt’s central involvement in Japanese American confinement, and A Tragedy of Democracy (Columbia UP, 2009), winner of the 2009 ... Read more
Building Your Electoral Capacity: Using Practical Tools to Understand the Political Landscape
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NYJoin Basil Smikle Jr. in conversation with Marc Morial, for a meaningful discussion concerning the challenges civic leaders and academics encounter when movement building on key political issues and resources you can use to make more informed political decisions.
Far from Over: The Fight for the Equal Rights Amendment
NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYPoliticians and activists at the forefront of the movement discuss the continuing push for gender equality. Featuring: Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney, Former U.S. Representative, NY 12th district Christian F. Nunes, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW) Kate Shaw, Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Yeshiva University ... Read more
Race and Class in the Air: Asian and Latina Immigrant Women on Environmental (In)Justice and Moral Citizenship
In our global cities today, immigrants of color are increasingly suffering hyper-pollution and alarming rates of asthma and cancer due to their residence near diesel-spewing shipping ports, freeways, and rail yards, all so that consumers can buy goods at big box stores that hail from China and other far-flung manufacturing nations. Immigrants and other people ... Read more
2023 APAICS Energy and Sustainability Summit
The APAICS Energy Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander members of Congress to discuss top-line energy concerns that are affecting the nation and AA & NH/PI community at-large. Panel topics can range from AA & NH/PI representation in the energy sector, challenges and opportunities with the ... Read more