Demystifying Federal Grants – Advancing Health Equity
Please join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) for a webinar focused on how nonprofits and community-based organizations can effectively access federal funding opportunities to address health disparities. This event will include speakers from the U.S. Department ... Read more
Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save Treasures of Forbidden City
China Institute 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NYJoin Adam Brookes, best-selling author of Night Heron and former BBC News correspondent, as he speaks with Susan Feng, Director of Programs at China Institute, about his new book Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City. It tells a gripping true story of the bold and determined ... Read more
Kinding Sindaw: In Honor of the Ancestors
La MaMa Galleria 47 Great Jones Street, New York, NYA non-profit dance theater and resident of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, Kinding Sindaw reclaims and revitalizes the living traditions and oral histories native to the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines, and advocates for the self-determination of 63 Indigenous nations, including the Bukidnon, Maguindanao, Maranao, Tausug, and T’boli. Led exclusively by tradition-bearers who ... Read more
Leveraging AI for Business: Jeff Wong, EY Global Chief Innovation Officer
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYArtificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. Specifically, generative AI is becoming a ubiquitous tool for users across sectors to experiment and apply to their work and life. As with most technologies, businesses seek ways to leverage AI to gain an edge in their respective industry, or at the minimum keep up with ... Read more
AAPI Dance Festival at APAP (Day 1)
The Ailey Studios 405 West 55th Street, New York, NYThe Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an evening of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Khambatta Dance Company, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, and Jiemin Yang. Please note this is Day 1 of a two-day festival. Day 2 is on Sunday, Jan 14 from 3-5pm also ... Read more
AAPI Dance Festival at APAP (Day 2)
The Ailey Studios 405 West 55th Street, New York, NYThe Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) are pleased to present an evening of thrilling AAPI dance with performances from the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Shannon Yu 余香儒/ SHA Creative Outlet (2023 Jadin Wong Fellow), and IMGE Dance. Please note this is Day 2 of a two-day festival. Day 1 is ... Read more
MOCA Performs – Angel Island: A Multimedia Experience by Huang Ruo
Brooklyn Academy of Music 30 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn, NYChinese American composer Huang Ruo makes a profound impact with his debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, presenting Angel Island from January 11-13, 2024. This immersive multimedia performance, which melds opera, theater, dance, and music, revisits the significant yet harrowing history of the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. Operational from 1910 ... Read more
Queens College’s Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commemoration and Open House
Queens College (Lefrak Hall) 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NYJoin us to celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the importance of engaging youth, and the enduring connection of Dr. King to Queens College. The program will feature an open house at 12pm where students will learn about QC’s degree programs, admissions, and financial aid options, as well ... Read more
Taiwan Elections: Rapid Reactions From Europe, Taipei and Washington
On January 13, 2024, Taiwan will hold its widely anticipated presidential elections. The outcome of the election will have a major impact on the trajectory of cross-Strait relations in the years to come. Join us for an online roundtable with leading experts who will dissect what the outcome of the elections might mean for Taiwan, ... Read more
Are Asian Americans Paid Less in Business?
The webinar will feature findings from a recent study conducted by Professor Jackson Lu of the Sloan School at MIT as well as a discussion with Professor Lu; Kweilin Ellingrud, McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner in the Minneapolis office; and Jackie Wong, Associate Partner in McKinsey’s Philadelphia office. Kweilin and Jackie were two ... Read more
Godzilla: Echoes of the 1990s Asian American Arts Network
Eric Firestone Gallery 4 Great Jones, 4th Floor & 40 Great Jones, New York, NYEric Firestone Gallery is pleased to announce a major exhibition exploring the history of Godzilla Asian American Arts Network, which was active in the 1990s. The exhibition will showcase the work of individual artists involved with the network at the time. Spanning two gallery spaces, the show includes established artists and also amplifies the voices ... Read more
From Meiji to Now: The Making of Modern Japan
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York, NYThe significance of the Meiji Restoration, an important political period in Japanese history credited for ushering in an era of major political and social change continues to be debated extensively, more than a century and half on. As the third-largest economy in the world, Japan today is assuming an increasingly assertive role on the global ... Read more