Rhythms of India: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NYThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents Rhythms of India, continuing its proud tradition of international community building and cultural exchange. In collaboration with master Indian artists – flautist Jay Gandhi, tabla artist Anubrata Chatterjee, ghatam artist Ghatam Umashankar, and vocalists Malini Awasthi and Roopa Mahadevan – the JLCO bonds the melodies and rhythms of raga-based music and different folk styles with ... Read more
CUNY Pridefest at Queens College
Queens College/CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NYCUNY students, faculty and staff from all 25 schools in all five boroughs will celebrate their PRIDE in-person at Queens College. This event will take place outdoors on the Queens College Quad (rain location: Main Dining Hall). In our seventh year, this spectacular in-person Pride Festival IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and will include: Drag ... Read more
Embracing Diversity, Empowering Minds: AAPI Advocacy for Mental Health
Join us in Celebrating Mental Health Awareness and Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Let's come together to honor the rich heritage of Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander cultures while raising awareness about mental health. This event will feature engaging discussions, live Q&A, and opportunities to connect with ... Read more
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