Queens Borough President Lunar New Year Celebration
Queens Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NYJoin Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for a joyous celebration of Lunar New Year, as Queens welcomes the Year of the Dragon. Come to Queens Borough Hall for a festive evening of cultural performances, delicious food, and honorees who uplift our Queens community. Cosponsored by the Chinese Business Association of New York.
Lulu Wang’s Road To Expats
Film at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater 165 W. 65th Street, New York, NYFrom February 13 to 15, Film at Lincoln Center presents Lulu Wang’s Road to Expats a selection of films chosen by Lulu Wang that influenced her new Prime Video series, Expats, featuring the filmmaker in person on February 15 for a Q&A following the feature-length Expats episode “Central,” and an introduction to her 2019 hit ... Read more
Webinar on Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHSIs)
Please join us for this webinar to learn about Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHSIs). This event will be an opportunity to connect and learn about these minority serving educational funding designations, the role the institutions play in improving education equity for AA ... Read more
Asian American Career Ceilings: The Career Ceiling Challenges in Journalism
Asian Americans have faced significant career obstacles in the journalism industry, as is true in many industries. Our two panelists, who both are long-term veterans in the journalism industry, will share their observations about the career ceilings problem in journalism, their personal experiences, and the advice that they would give to Asian Americans pursuing careers ... Read more
Screening this Weekend: Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (U.S. Premiere), Ozu’s Tokyo Twilight & More
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY, United StatesSeminal films from masters of the family drama Running February 15–24 Kicking off tonight,Family Portrait: Japanese Family in Flux examines the shifting dynamics and struggles of the Japanese household in contemporary cinema. See what's screening this weekend, including the U.S. premiere of Keiko Tsuruoka’s Tsugaru Lacquer Girl, the heart-tugging story of a family lacquerware business on the ... Read more
Asian Americans and the Curse of Competence
Rudin Forum 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYFor the first installment of the NYU Migration Network’s inaugural Public Conversation Series, Jennifer Lee (Columbia University) and Crystal Parikh (Director, Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU) will engage in conversation on “Asian Americans and the Curse of Competence.” Held monthly on select Thursdays over the spring 2024 semester, the Public Conversation Series will bring together scholars, ... Read more
The Filipino People’s Struggle for Liberation: A Conversation on Peace Talks and International Law
NYU King Juan Carlos Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, NYTo commemorate Philippine Solidarity Month, Anakbayan Manhattan (ABM) and the New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (NYCHRP) invite you to join us on Saturday, February 15th for a night of cultural performances and educational discussions as we explore the Filipino pursuit to shape a future marked by enduring justice and genuine democracy. ... Read more
Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Japan’s Womenomics
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYLast fall, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a significant move by appointing five women to his cabinet, notably including the first female foreign minister in over two decades. Demonstrating a commitment to gender diversity, Kishida has also set an ambitious target of achieving a 30% representation of women in executive positions within prime-listed companies by ... Read more
Desire Paths & Han: Scholar Activism with NYC’s Immigrant Food Delivery Workers
In recent years, New York City’s food delivery workers, a largely Asian and Latina/o immigrant workforce, have struggled against being characterized and policed as public safety “problems” even as these same workers became essential but unprotected during the Covid-19 pandemic. To better unpack the temporality of desire paths of delivery workers, Prof. Do Jun Lee ... Read more
Calligraphy & Music Meetup
China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYCome to China Institute for a fun evening of calligraphy and music with friends, a date, or family members! Practice wellness with like-minded cultural enthusiasts, and experience rich Chinese culture in the heart of NYC! Participants are invited to pick up a brush and practice writing with guidance from our calligraphy expert, while enjoying intimate ... Read more
Super Saturday Lion Dance Parades 2024
On Saturday, Feb. 17th 2024 over 20+ lion dance groups will be parading throughout the streets of New York’s Chinatown for Lunar New Year. Each groups’ lions will go store to store blessing and eating offerings. This day is the best day to get up close and watch lion dancing. *Don’t get this event confused ... Read more
MOCA Lunar New Year Family Festival
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYGet ready to soar into the festivities as we welcome the Year of the Dragon with an afternoon of legendary fun for the whole family!