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  • HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk)

    City Lore 56 East 1st Street, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    a music and spoken word performance by Alvin Eng Through spoken word and songs, Alvin Eng’s acoustic punk raconteur work, HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk), explores the impact of opium and the Opium Wars on the Chinese Diaspora as well as NYC’s “heroin chic” punk/counterculture. The exploration is through the ... Read more

    $10

  • Japanese Food Expo

    Japan Village 934 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Japanese Food Expo 2026 is coming to New York!

  • Livonia Chow Mein: A Novel

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United States
    AAARI Events

    Author Abigail Savitch-Lew will discuss her debut novel Livonia Chow Mein — a gripping, four-generation saga set in Brownsville, Brooklyn, centered on a Chinese family-owned restaurant and its deep roots in a neighborhood shaped by waves of immigrant and working-class communities.

  • Diwali at Times Square

    Times Square 42nd Street & 7th Avenue, New York, New York
    Non AAARI Events

    Diwali at Times Square is the biggest Diwali celebration outside India that brings the Festival of Lights to the heart of New York City, uniting communities through music, dance, art, and culture. Over the years, the event has grown into one of the largest South Asian cultural showcases in North America, featuring world-class performers, dignitaries, ... Read more

  • Harlem to Bandung Walking Tour

    The Forum at Columbia University 605 West 125th Street, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Join AAEdu for a walking tour of West Harlem led by the Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project. CTLE provided!

  • Kimchi Festival

    YWCA of Queens 42-07 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Join us at the 2026 Kimchi Festival! Experience the flavors and traditions of Korea at this fun-filled community celebration!

    $20

  • H.T. Chen & Dancers – Mott Street (Excerpts)

    The Ailey Citigroup Theater 405 W 55th, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    H.T. Chen & Dancers will perform excerpts of Mott Street on October 24th at 8pm at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for the American Dance Guild's 70 Anniversary Season Festival. Originally premiered in 1984, we are delighted to have excerpts of this iconic work featured in a festival celebrating modern dance. Click here for festival information.

    $30

  • ‘Seat at the Table’ with filmmakers and special guests in person

    Museum of the Moving Image 30-01 35th Avenue, Astoria, NY
    AAARI Events

    Dirs. Sarita Khurana and Yoav Attias. 2026, 90 mins. U.S. DCP. Seat at the Table  chronicles the rise of South Asian Americans in U.S. politics, tracing a remarkable journey from political disenfranchisement to an increasingly powerful presence in American civic life. Filmed during the 2024 election cycle, Khurana and Attias follow congressional and state-level candidates ... Read more

  • Selected Shorts: A Portrait of an Author on Fire

    Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    In honor of fiction writer Mieko Kawakami’s visit to NYC, we are partnering with Selected Shorts for an evening featuring Kawakami’s groundbreaking work alongside that of her extraordinary, eclectic peers, including Han Kang, Banana Yoshimoto, and more. Performed live by acclaimed readers including Ophira Eisenberg (The Guardian, Ask Me Another), Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy, The ... Read more

    $25