Events

Global politics moves fast. The U.S.-Iran conflict has opened space for China to assert new diplomatic influence, and the ripple effects are already being felt in U.S.-China relations. What does this mean for Chinese Americans with cross‑border family, work, and community ties? Join us for a discussion with Thomas Krueger, Senior Policy Advisor on national ... Read more

Important Note on Attendance: As this is an intimate, movement-based circle designed to foster a supportive community space; capacity is strictly limited to 18 participants and pre-registration is required. To preserve the healing environment for all participants, we ask for a commitment to the full duration of the workshop (12–3 p.m.). Late arrivals or early ... Read more

The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art A conversation with author Ted Chiang and Professor Denise Cruz, Columbia University

Author and journalist Michael Luo sits down to discuss his lauded narrative history Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America with best-selling author and civil rights lawyer Qian Julie Wang.

Across Languages: New Voices in Korean Poetry brings together acclaimed South Korean poets Lee Jenny, Yoo Heekyung, Oh Eun, and Shin Hae-uk with award-winning literary translators Archana Madhavan and Stine An, for a Korean–English bilingual reading and conversation to share the dynamism and innovations of language in Korean poetry culture. Through poetry and discussion, the ... Read more

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made a huge splash since coming to office nearly six months ago. Her popularity propelled her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a two-thirds majority for the first time in its seven-decade history, and she's taken the global stage by storm with her energetic diplomacy. Now she is facing the ... Read more

This talk explores how people imagine a twenty-first-century social persona as emanating from a nineteenth-century individual person. The persona in question is the Philippine “conyo,” regarded as spoiled, empty-headed, rich kids who speak a distinct style of “Taglish” (Tagalog-English). The person in question is José Rizal, one of the most celebrated Filipino historical figures. Drawing ... Read more

Dr. Eng will discuss his newly released book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America.He will also be joined in conversation by current CRAASH member and Hunter College student, Alvi Chowdhury. An audience Q&A and book signing to follow. What happens when we take the predominantly tragic and heroic narratives of Asian American historical ... Read more

Join us for the release of BURN THE SEA by Mona Tewari, as she is joined in conversation with Chelsea Abdullah. ** We kindly ask attendees to please avoid wearing scented products (such as perfumes or colognes) as they can trigger Mona's chronic illness. **

Provides a framework that seeks to disrupt dominant forms of decision-making that perpetuate racial bias. Learn more about our ticket prices here: https://bit.ly/RFTicketInfo In 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, many organizations and institutions realized the need to incorporate racial equity into their practices. However well-intentioned, many face challenges implementing racial equity across their ... Read more

On November 7, 1933, Emmy Noether, the most eminent woman mathematician in Europe, arrived in New York after she was dismissed from the University of Göttingen. Dr. Qinna Shen, Associate Professor of German at Bryn Mawr College and author of A Refugee Scholar from Nazi Germany: Emmy Noether and Bryn Mawr College (2019), will reconstruct ... Read more

  This Minority Health Month, join members of the NCAPA Health committee to share how we are responding to the needs of our communities at this time as it relates to reproductive health, health equity, gender affirming care, misinformation, affordability, and recovery efforts. Speakers will also share federal policy updates and public opinion data. Attendees ... Read more