Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America
Sons of Chinatown poignantly weaves the stories of father and son together with admiration and righteous anger. Through the mirrored lens of his father, Wong reflects on the hardships Asian Americans endured—and continue to face—with American exceptionalism. Wong’s inspiring memoir provides a personal history that also raises the question of whether America welcomes or repels ... Read more
Taking Pride in the Community: 6 films amplifying the diverse voices of the LGBTQ+ Community
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United StatesEmbracing one’s true self in the face of societal expectations and cultural norms is the thread that binds these stories together to celebrate the resilience, strength, and beauty of the LGBTQ+ experience. The screening is followed by a reception and Q&A with the filmmakers hosted by arts administrator and policymaker Gonzalo Casal who is also ... Read more
Film – Sansho the Bailiff, 70th Anniversary Screening
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States70th Anniversary—35mm Presentation. Set in the late Heian period, Mizoguchi’s devastating jidaigeki (period drama) recounts the tragic separation of a reputable family under wretched circumstances when a virtuous governor is banished to a far-off land by a feudal lord. As misfortune piles upon the children and wife (Kinuyo Tanaka), who are ripped apart from each ... Read more
Comic Arts Workshop for Teens with Yinfan Huang
At the Society 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NYMeet New Yorker Cartoonist Yinfan Huang for a 90 minute Comic Arts Workshop. Students will learn about different comics genres and formats and how to create a quick and easy-to-read 4-panel comic from start to finish. Exercises range from making simple yet sophisticated 4-panel comics based on a prompt or theme to coloring techniques using ... Read more
AAPI Social Justice: Coloniality, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy
Any Donation: https://www.aajil.org/core-training Registration to be announced This session unpacks the connections between global histories of settler colonialism, militarization, and capitalism with anti-Blackness and white supremacy. All are welcome. We offer these trainings in order to equip you with histories and critical frameworks that can deepen the work of antiracism in your lives and ... Read more
The Blue Room: A One-Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen
First Chinese Baptist Church 21 Pell Street, New York, NY“BLU ROOM” is back by popular demand! You are invited to join us on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm for an afternoon of Laughs, Cries, Music and Culture featuring a One-Man Show written and performed by Actor Rob Chen at 21 Pell. About The Blu Room: The Blu Room ... Read more
2024 Building CAPACD Convention
JW Marriott Chicago 151 W Adams St, Chicago, ILThe Building CAPACD Convention is an inimitable gathering of community development practitioners from across the country who serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities with low incomes. The biannual convening brings together hundreds of AA and NHPI leaders and their allies to learn, network, and catalyze change locally and nationally. ... Read more
What Can We Do?: Community Care Project Share Out
CPC One 45 Suffolk Street, New York, NYAsian American Arts Alliance (A4) is excited to showcase the projects of this year’s What Can We Do? Artist grant awardees at CPC One (45 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10002). Throughout the months of February through June, more than 18 artists carried out creative projects showing care to the AAPI community in Flushing, Queens; ... Read more
Michelle King – Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Honoring National Immigrant Heritage Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a virtual discussion with Michelle T. King, an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food. This event ... Read more
Taking Care of Yourself
The Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience (AAMPOWER) at CUNY invites you to join us in our next discussion/workshop on “Taking Care of Yourself.” This session will focus on “self-care”—a crucial yet frequently neglected aspect of work-life balance. We believe this session will provide valuable insights and strategies to help ... Read more
Asian American is Not a Color, Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
Chatham Square Library 33 East Broadway, New York, NYAuthor Oiyan Poon in conversation with Anurima Bhargava. Before being struck down by the US Supreme Court in June 2023, affirmative action remained one of the few remaining policy tools to address racial inequalities, revealing peculiar contours of racism and anti-racist strategies in America. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, OiYan Poon ... Read more
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Republic of China (Zoom Lecture)
Founding President of the Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Foundation and former Councilmember of Honolulu City, Leigh-Wai Doo will give a presentation on the important historical role that Hawaii and its people played in the life of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the acknowledged Father of Modern China. This role included his attending high schools at what are now known ... Read more