2024 CUNY Asian American Film Festival
CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYSince 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF) has recognized and awarded cash prizes to student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens College. On the evening of the Film Festival, all winners and runner-ups will remain ... Read more
Edward Tepporn: Angel Island Immigration Station – The “Other” Island
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYHonoring AAPI Heritage Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is proud to partner with Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) for an in-depth conversation on the history of Angel Island, led by AIISF’s Executive Director Edward Tepporn. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are often the two places that come to mind ... Read more
2024 NASW-NYC Annual Social Work in the City for Professionals Conference
The theme for the 2024 NASW-NYC annual continuing education conference is "Walk the Walk: Social Work Practice in Action. " This theme embodies the essence of what it means to be a social worker and has been carefully chosen to inspire, educate, and empower social work professionals to put their knowledge into practice, effecting real ... Read more
Portfolio in Practice
EFA Project Space 323 West 39th Street, Floor 2, New York, NYPortfolio in Practice invites AAPI visual artists to receive valuable feedback on their portfolios from leading contemporary curators. The event consists of a brief introduction of the curators and one-on-one sessions made by appointment through online registration, with curators providing close consultation on artist projects. Artists can register for (up to 3) 20-minute sessions with ... Read more
In Celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise
Asian American Writers' Workshop 112 West 27th Street #600, New York, NY, United StatesJoin AAWW, Taipei Cultural Center, and Accent Society in celebration of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, with Jenna Tang in conversation with Soje. The most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement—a heartbreaking account of sexual violence and a remarkable reinvention of the trauma plot, turning the traditional Lolita narrative upside down as it explores women’s vulnerability, victimization, ... Read more
Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesSons 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
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
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
Asian Women Giving Circle Grantee-Donor One Day Convening
Nine Orchard Hotel 9 Orchard Street, New York, NYThe Asian Women Giving Circle is organizing its first-ever convening that will bring together our grantees and donors to exchange knowledge and nurture relationships. Rooted in community, learning, and innovation, the gathering will feature panel discussions, an exhibition area, and a participatory art project. As a collective, we aim to further our mission of amplifying ... Read more
South Asian Youth Activism
Be inspired by the activism led by South Asian American youth and bring these stories to your students! We'll be launching this course on July 18 at 1:00PM EST with a live session! We'd love to see you there.