2024 National AANHPI Business Summit

U.S. Department of Commerce - Minority Business Development Agency 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20230

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month by hosting the 2024 National AANHPI Business Summit on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 12:00pm to 6:00pm ET in Washington D.C. This business summit will commemorate the contributions and achievements of the AANHPI ... Read more

Shanghailanders with Julie Min and Vanessa Chan

Yu and Me Books 44 Mulberry St, New York, United States

2040: Wealthy real estate investor Leo Yang--handsome, distinguished, a real Shanghai man--is on the train back to the city after seeing his family off at the airport. His sophisticated Japanese-French wife, Eko, and their two eldest children, Yumi and Yoko, are headed for Boston, though one daughter's revelation will soon reroute them to Paris. 2039: ... Read more

Healing Words: A Guided Journaling Workshop for Navigating Grief and Sadness

LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY

In this workshop, we aim to explore and express the complex emotions of grief and sadness through guided journaling and self-reflection. The workshop is specifically tailored for students and staff from the Asian diaspora who seek to navigate emotions brought forth by anti-Asian hate. We hope to create a supportive space where participants can embark ... Read more

Poetry as Prayer: In Celebration of remembering (y)our light

Asian American Writers' Workshop 112 West 27th Street #600, New York, NY, United States

Join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of poet and teacher, River 瑩瑩 Dandelion’s remembering (y)our light. River’s debut chapbook asks how we preserve intergenerational memory when the archives hold missing knowledge. In this collection, food lives as a conduit of memory, recipes hold ancestral wisdom, and poems become spells for safety. These poems honor matriarchs and ... Read more

6th Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying + Hate

Rideback Ranch 1660 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Act To Change is rallying the nation – including cities, elected officials, influencers, and community organizations – around the 6th Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate. May 18, 2024 would have been Vincent Chin’s 69th birthday. Chin’s life was cut short four decades ago in a hate crime where two men brutally attacked ... Read more

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Mental Health: The Spectre of Caste

Despite caste-based discrimination being outlawed by Article 15 of the Indian constitution, caste continues to play a pervasive and insidious role in today’s society. Anthropologist Louis Dumont termed Indian society “Homo Hierarchicus” in the early twentieth century – years later, this holds true. From childhood, caste influences one’s playmates and living situations, and in adulthood, ... Read more

Jobs NYC May Hiring Hall: Queens

Jamaica Workforce1 Career Center 168-25 Jamaica Ave, 2nd Floor, Queens, NY

If you’re a job seeker, you’re in the right place. Jobs NYC is a campaign that brings the city’s range of workforce services to a neighborhood near you through resource fairs held monthly in each borough. Whether you are ready to interview with resume in hand or looking for other resources, we're committed to meeting ... Read more

Rapid Reactions to the Taiwanese Presidential Inauguration

On May 20, 2024, Taiwan will inaugurate President-elect Lai Ching-te and Vice-President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim. Lai will give his much-anticipated inaugural address, laying out his vision for governing Taiwan in which he may offer a new formula for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) approach to cross-Strait relations.  On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, join us for an ... Read more

A4 May 2024 Town Hall: Sanctuary

EFA Project Space 323 West 39th Street, Floor 2, New York, NY

Join A4 for a Town Hall on the topic of “sanctuary,” inviting artists to speak on how they examine concepts of refuge and safety in their work. How do you create a zone of safety for yourself and others in your work? How might traditional ideas of security actually be dangerous?

Free Public Workshops of 3 Play Readings

Theatre Row Theatres 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

Second Generation Production in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company presents three play readings KIDNAPPING JANE DOE  by DAVID ZHENG, MAY 22, 2024, 3PM Two friends from the Bronx mistakenly kidnap their congresswoman while trying to save their home. BOXER REBELLION by SUNG RNO, MAY 23, 2024 at 7:30PM wo filmmakers find themselves in LA after winning a ... Read more

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Jobs NYC May Hiring Hall: Staten Island

Staten Island Workforce 120 Stuyvesant Place #3, Staten Island, NY

If you’re a job seeker, you’re in the right place. Jobs NYC is a campaign that brings the city’s range of workforce services to a neighborhood near you through resource fairs held monthly in each borough. Whether you are ready to interview with resume in hand or looking for other resources, we're committed to meeting ... Read more