Events

DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?) is Zoë Kim’s autobiographical journey through love’s many forms–how it’s learned, given, and reflected inward. In a nimble and tender solo performance, Zoë shapeshifts into the souls of her family through a landscape of memories where tears and laughter collide. It’s not just a story, but a reckoning—weaving through the ... Read more

Some brands are already seeing huge success on Rednote — do you want to know how they did it? Join us for a 30-minute insider session where AC Marketing and Rednote experts reveal how brands are turning cultural connection into real business impact. Get an exclusive look at high-performing Rednote campaigns, learn how the platform’s ... Read more

The Philippine Consulate General in New York brings back our quarterly Filipinnovation series—this time shining a spotlight on Filipino filmmakers in the US Northeast.   This forum, “Lights, Camera, Filipinnovation: Groundbreaking Filmmakers” will explore how Filipinos are breaking barriers, building careers, and thriving in the film industry.

A solo exhibition by Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence), Hawai‘i is not the United States, but it is your Future invites viewers to consider the built environment as oceanic, an interconnected system requiring collective cultural efforts to sustain. Join us for the opening on Wednesday, October 29, which will feature brief remarks from the artist and ... Read more

This annual event brings together advocates, educators, community leaders, and partners from across the city to explore innovative strategies for advancing human rights and equity in New York City. Attendees will hear from City leadership and community voices, and take part in sessions on: Reimagining civil rights education and enforcement Strengthening community-based responses to hate ... Read more

Join us for a special virtual discussion of Remembering Asian America, featuring a panel discussion with nonprofit and academic leaders. This is a cross-regional dialogue on the importance of remembering the origins of Asian America and how communities are recontextualizing those histories to build power in solidarity Panelists: Cathi Choi, Executive Director of Women Cross ... Read more

Over the past decade, a small Higaunon team devoted their free time to transcribing their core oral tradition, known as the Panud, into book form. The Higaunon are a Lumad (Indigenous) minority community on the island of Mindanao (Philippines), and the Panud is the story of their people from the earliest ancestors to the present. ... Read more

In this wondrously unusual memoir, a woman retreats into her shell in the aftermath of her divorce and must choose between the pleasures and the perils of a closed-up life. Join us and learn more about this genre-defying transformation fable from an acclaimed “5 Under 35” National Book Foundation honoree!

Join us for a night of laughter and connection with the brilliant Joe Wong (黄西) as he brings his brand-new Mandarin stand-up special, Deep Chat, to China Institute in America. In this fresh new show, Joe dives deep into the immigrant experience and the humorous cultural collisions that shape life in America. Through his sharp ... Read more

How did a reform movement championed by imperial China’s most famous reformer take root across North America, and what can it tell us about the birth of modern Chinese politics? Join authors and scholars Robert L. Worden and Jane Leung Larson for an in-depth conversation on their new reference work, A Chinese Reformer in Exile: ... Read more

The 2025 AAWW Margins fellows present “Alpha Beta Blah”, a new reading series that invites writers to come frat out with the fellows. The third reading of this series will take place on October 30th at 7 pm ET. For “To The Grave”, send us your most bone-chilling stories about love. Tell us about a ... Read more

As an actress, producer, and activist, Lucy Liu has been blazing a trail and reshaping culture for almost 30 years. The proud New Yorker sits down with Josh Horowitz to breakdown her career, her art and advocacy, and her powerful new film, Rosemead.