The Benshi Tradition and the Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-off
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBenshi, Japan’s riveting “movie talkers” of the silent film era, drew in audiences with their live film narration and dramatic character portrayals, often with musicians providing accompaniment. This rich period of early Japanese cinema has a direct structural connection to the Japanese puppet theater tradition, in which chanters narrated stories and gave voice to silent ... Read more
Trump’s Second Act: What It Means for Asia and Pakistan
Join the Asia Society Policy Institute and The Express Tribune for a timely webinar analyzing Trump’s second term and its impact on Asia. Expert panelists will explore critical questions, including how intensified U.S.-China competition may shape relations with U.S. allies and partners in Asia, what Trump’s team and policies reveal about future U.S. priorities in ... Read more
Manhattan Borough President Capital Funding: Nonprofits and City Agencies (Info Session)
Prepare for capital funding application season by attending one of BP Levine's virtual information sessions. The Budget Unit will walk attendees through how to create the best possible application and answer questions about applying.
First Public Meeting of the New York AAPI Commission
Queens College - Goldstein Theater 64th Ave., Kew Gardens Hills, NYThe New York Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission is tasked with enhancing the community's economic and social well-being and addressing the health and educational needs critical to AAPI communities throughout the state. Its mandate includes making policy recommendations, coordinating programs, implementing public education campaigns, and raising awareness among AAPI individuals about state and ... Read more
Gefilte Fish to Chop Suey: The History of Kosher Chinese Food in New York City
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) and the Museum at Eldridge Street cordially invite you to a virtual seminar with Judaic Studies scholar Shiyong Lu on the history of kosher Chinese food in New York City. The debate over the Jewish craze for Chinese food erupted in the New York Yiddish press in the 1920s. ... Read more
Not Your Model Minority Movie: How Asian & Asian American Cinema Got Real
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYFrom Parasite to Everything Everywhere All at Once, Asian and Asian American cinema are having more than just a moment—they're transforming the landscape of the film world. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a nuanced, provocative conversation with Dr. Samuel Jamier, President and Executive Director of the New York Asian Film ... Read more
Asian American Career Lessons – Overcoming Bias and Stereotypes
During this webcast, our two instructors will briefly summarize their careers, but will focus on providing advice and lessons to the audience on how to overcome bias and stereotypes in corporate America. They will cite examples from their own careers and their observations about other Asian Americans that they have worked with or mentored. The ... Read more
Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesLegacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001), an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968.
Belonging in Higher Education: Perspectives and Lessons from Diverse Faculty
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesCo-editors Nicholas D. Hartlep, Terrell L. Strayhorn, and Fred A. Bonner II will present on Belonging in Higher Education: Perspectives and Lessons from Diverse Faculty (Routledge, 2024), a new book that illuminates autoethnographic stories of belonging in higher education in the United States.
Gregg Jones on ‘Most Honorable Son’
Join journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Gregg Jones as he discusses his newest book, Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II. This comprehensive biography vividly tells the story of war hero Ben Kuroki, the only Japanese American in the U.S. Army Air Forces to serve in combat ... Read more
Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe Contemporary Dance Festival celebrates its 20th showcase of East Asia’s juiciest contemporary dance with three ensemble pieces. From Japan, Where we were born, choreographed by Ruri Mito and performed by ensemble Co. Ruri Mito, weaves and unravels delicately and intricately connected dancers, creating one kaleidoscopic body. From Taiwan, …and, or…, choreographed by I-Ling Liu, ... Read more
Shuji Terayama’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBluebeard is given a Harajuku makeover in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, a wild burlesque-like subversion of the French gothic horror legend. Shuji Terayama, father of Japan’s angura (underground) theater movement in the 1960s and ’70s, was repeatedly drawn to the story of Bluebeard’s wives and the locked castle door, culminating in this mind-bending game of cat-and-mouse ... Read more