Asian American / Asian Research Institute

Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand
2026-10-02 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Asian American / Asian Research Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, 10036, United States
This book explores how Manhattan’s Koreatown transformed into a “transclave”—a commercialized ethnic hub driven by South Korea’s global nation-branding strategy and the diverse cultural mosaic of New York City.

Monuments to War
2026-10-10 14:00 - 15:00 | High Line Spur at 30th St, 10th Av, 30th Street & 10th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001, United States
Closing the series, Nico Rodriguez, deputy director of Monuments Lab, considers Nguyen’s work alongside contemporary artistic approaches to memorialization. The discussion explores how artists reimagine monuments to war by transforming sites of violence into spaces for remembrance, reflection, and collective healing.
The lecture will be followed by a guided meditation by Steve Clorfeine, a meditation teacher from the Shambhala tradition with over 40 years of experience.
Rain date: October 11, 2 – 3pm

King of the Yees: Lauren Yee, Francis Jue and David Henry Hwang
2026-11-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10021
Join us in an intimate conversation with three important theatermakers on the New York premiere of Lauren Yee’s play, King of the Yees, at Signature Theatre (running from October 6 – November 15). Playwright and screenwriter Lauren Yee, actor Francis Jue and playwright David Henry Hwang talk about sharing the notion of family in their work, their poignant, moving stories of their fathers, and the art of portraying them on the stage. An “epic joyride across cultural, national and familial borders”, King of the Yees tells the story of Lauren’s father Larry Yee (played by Francis Jue), a driving force in San Francisco Chinatown. Francis Jue has also played David Henry Hwang’s father in his Tony-winning play, Yellowface. Lauren, Francis, and David discuss Asian American families, lineages and storytelling in the theater as part of this special conversation at Asia Society.

2026 Annual Conference: Stay Relentless
2026-11-05 08:00 - 20:00 | New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036
Early-bird registration is now open for the 2026 Nonprofit New York Annual Conference, taking place on November 5, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Join nonprofit leaders, practitioners, consultants, advocates, funders, and sector partners from across New York for a dynamic day of learning, collaboration, and connection.
From May 13 through August 31, 2026, attendees can access discounted early-bird pricing for this year’s conference.
This year’s conference theme, “Stay Relentless,” is a call to action. It asks us to remain steadfast, determined, and solution-focused in a moment that continues to challenge and reshape our work. It is about staying grounded in community, connected to one another, and committed to delivering high-quality, high-impact support and services to all New Yorkers.
The 2026 Annual Conference will bring together nonprofit leaders, practitioners, advocates, consultants, funders, and changemakers for a full day of learning, strategy, reflection, and connection. Through timely discussions, shared resources, and opportunities to exchange ideas with peers, the conference is designed to help nonprofit professionals move forward with clarity, resilience, and purpose.
Whether you are leading an organization, shaping strategy, managing programs, or supporting operations behind the scenes, this conference is designed for you.
Come for the insights, stay for the connection, and leave moving forward, relentlessly.
We hope you will join us.

2026 CUNY IT Conference
2026-12-03 - 2026-12-04 | John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019
The 2026 CUNY IT Conference focused theme is: AI Disruption and Opportunities. Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education at extraordinary speed, altering how we teach, learn, conduct research, make decisions, design services, and imagine the future of our institutions. For many, AI represents disruption in its most immediate form—challenging long-standing assumptions about expertise, authorship, assessment, labor, privacy, and trust. Yet it also offers new opportunities to improve access, enhance student support, expand creativity, streamline operations, and open new possibilities for teaching and learning.
AI is already changing the conditions under which higher education operates. The question is not whether institutions will respond, but how. This year’s conference invites the CUNY community and its partners to share ideas, experiments, concerns, strategies, and discoveries that can help us navigate this moment with intelligence, imagination, and care. If you are exploring how AI is disrupting familiar practices—or creating meaningful new opportunities—we encourage you to join us for this year’s CUNY IT Conference!

Play - The Unsinkable
2027-02-10 - 2027-03-07 | Perelman Performing Arts Center, 241 Fulton Street, New York, NY, 10007
When 17-year-old Little Fong is plunged into the freezing Atlantic as the Titanic sinks, survival becomes a battle inside his own mind. The Unsinkable is a wildly inventive, darkly funny, and deeply moving odyssey inspired by the six Chinese seamen who lived—then were erased from the story of the Titanic’s survivors. From Liverpool’s engine rooms and Chinatown streets to Cuban sugarcane fields, and a Chicago nursing home in 1986, Little Fong’s memories and desires spring to life through puppetry, cross-Atlantic dance traditions, and flourishes of Chinese opera. He fights for dignity and love even as time slips and his life is largely forgotten.
