Events

The A/P/A Graduate Student Working Group’s 2026 symposium, “Grounds of Displacement,” highlights interdisciplinary scholarship that examines the structures of accumulation, removal, extraction, and dehumanization that have shaped Asian/Pacific/American worlds through the construction of global empires and superpowers. A series of panels featuring graduate students from across the US, and a keynote by Professor Mingwei Huang ... Read more

Join Aperture and Japan Society for a panel discussion celebrating the impact and influence of Takuma Nakahira, a crucial figure within the history of Japanese photography. This special event is organized on the occasion of the release of At the Limits of the Gaze, the first English-language collection of Nakahira’s influential writings on photography. The ... Read more

The BRES Collaboration Hub is excited to announce that we’re a hosting the 2026 BRES Research Symposium on Friday 03/06/26 at CUNY Graduate Center in the Sociology Lounge (Rm 6-112). We will be kicking off at 9AM with opening remarks and diving into panel sessions throughout the day! Our BRES Faculty Fellows will be discussing ... Read more

Asian American women remain underrepresented in corporate boardrooms, yet those who serve bring strategic insight, cultural fluency, board leadership, and drive long-term value creation. Leading with Impact: Celebrating Asian American Voices in the Boardroom convenes accomplished board leaders Jane Li and Judy Lee, moderated by Lisa Lim, for a candid conversation on serving on public ... Read more

During his lifetime, director Yasujiro Ozu maintained a trove of personal diaries that reveal a remarkably intimate side of the legendary filmmaker. Pulling from essays, home movies, archival photos, and recollections of Ozu-gumi (Ozu staff/collaborators) like Kogo Noda and Kinuyo Tanaka, The Ozu Diaries attempts to unmask the mystique surrounding Ozu’s persona. With fascinating anecdotes—such as Ozu hearing a ... Read more

Korea’s ritual paper arts reveal a remarkably inventive tradition in which humble mulberry paper becomes an expressive material of extraordinary range. Sacred Paper: Korean Ritual Arts highlights two regional practices that transform fragile fibers into complex sculptural forms. In Chungcheongnam-do, the Seolwi Seolgyeong tradition creates intricate cut-paper structures that define and organize ceremonial space. Artist ... Read more

 “Queer second-generation Arab/SWANA Americans are a rich, vibrant, and diverse community, yet, are marginalized within multiple contexts. Anti-Arab, anti-immigrant, and cisheteronormative structural norms and policies in the United States intersect with intense cultural and religious beliefs about the incompatibility of sexual and gender diversity and Arab/SWANA identity” (Alsamadi, 2025, p.1). Consequently, queer Arab/SWANA Americans may ... Read more

New York City welcomes a bountiful gathering of Off-Broadway stage productions this Spring, focusing on sisterhood, motherhood, and family: Chinese Republicans (Alex Lin, Roundabout Theatre), Meat Suit (Aya Ogawa, Second Stage Theater), and JESA (Jeena Yi, Ma-Yi Theater in residence at the Public Theater), among others. This panel discussion, moderated by Carolina Đỗ, celebrates talent, ... Read more

Hear from two leading economic thinkers about how to solve the complex crisis of affordability.

Hear from two leading economic thinkers about how to solve the complex crisis of affordability. In-person reservations for this event are currently full, but please join the livestream. Affordability was a central theme of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign, and it is now a hot topic in national politics across party lines. Two leading thinkers, Lina M. ... Read more

With a commitment to sharing the beauty of classical music with a broader audience, violinist Danny Koo continues to expand the boundaries of classical performance through artistry and vision.