Events

VCS is excited about the First Light: AAPI Film Festival! To kick the event off, we are excited to announce five featured films screening on Saturday, September 26th.

The 30-minute movement-based performance combines choreography from the Asian tradition of park dancing with US military parade sequences, Qigong, and gestures taken from pregnancy, childrearing, and sex work. Performed by an intergenerational ensemble to a score that layers Chinese nursery rhymes, traditional East Asian instrumentals, in utero recordings, and “Taps,” the piece proposes caregiving as ... Read more

The threats of ICE at the polls has caused a chilling effect among voters, especially immigrant voters and naturalized citizens. But what messaging is effective to combat this chilling effect without further spreading misinformation or fear? Join us for this partner briefing where we will hear from Voto Latino and America's Voice on effective messaging ... Read more

Who has the authority to tell Ifugao history, and what changes when communities take part in that work? This conversation draws from archaeology in Ifugao to examine how knowledge about the past is produced and shared. Research has challenged long-held claims about the age of the rice terraces and has shown how community knowledge can ... Read more

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, presents this webinar series on teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories for K-12 and University Educators. Learn from leading scholars and classroom educators how to integrate AAPI narratives into your curriculum.

Join us for our October Voices of AAPI Communities webinar where we'll explore the latest findings from AAPI Data's survey with the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago.

Registration was step one. Now let’s get voters informed, prepared, and to the polls. A Two-Part Webinar Series National Voter Registration Day on September 15th was only the beginning. Once voters are registered, the next challenge is making sure they have the information, confidence, and plan they need to actually participate. It’s Time to Get ... Read more

In this intimate two-hour workshop led by Thomas Percy Kim (who raised $1.6M in crowd-equity for his film Isle Child and is a co-founder of the independent film studio The Vandalist), your project will be pressure-tested with live feedback to get your project ready for the world of independent financing. Co-facilitated by Maaya Shah, you’ll ... Read more

Please join the Asian American Studies Program for an evening with Tony- and Obie-award winning playwright David Henry Hwang in conversation with journalist Jeff Yang. DAVID HENRY HWANG is a playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. His stage works include the plays FOB (1980, Obie Award), M. Butterfly (1988, Tony Award), Golden Child (1996, Obie Award, Tony ... Read more

Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT for our virtual workshop "All Hands on Deck: How You Can Get Involved in This Election Cycle." No matter your knowledge or skill level, it's not too late for you to make a difference and help make sure everyone participates in their ... Read more

Join us at the historic Hall of Records on October 21st to learn about the City’s oral history initiative, Neighborhood Stories!

Join us as researchers Hugh Ryan and Riah Lee Kinsey discuss their experiences navigating archival spaces while researching LGBTQ history.