Events

Join China Institute for an inspiring evening with Emmy Award-winning host, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and bestselling author Yue-Sai Kan (靳羽西) as she discusses her memoir, The Most Famous Woman in China and How She Did It. In conversation with Susan Yuqing Feng, Director of Programs at China Institute, Yue-Sai will share stories from her groundbreaking career ... Read more

In this talk, Summer Kim Lee discusses her book, Spoiled: Asian American Hostility and the Damage of Repair (Duke University Press, 2025), which examines contemporary Asian American artists who challenge expectations that their work should repair the wounds of racial trauma.

​On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

On September 18, 2026, Maui Public Art Corps and the County of Maui will bring its Lāhainā Think Space pilot project to New York University. Part of the ongoing community engagement process for the future Lāhainā Memorial honoring the 100+ lives lost in the August 8, 2023 wildfires, this gathering seeks to share Maui stories ... Read more

Join us at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Saturday, September 19, at 11:00 AM or 1:00 PM for our Mandala Lab Workshop, a 90-minute immersive event inspired by Tibetan Buddhist art and its powerful universal teachings, which encourages participants to get curious about their emotions through five thought-provoking, playful experiences.  The ... Read more

Join Monk Tang and his disciples as they find their path to India blocked by a blazing fire mountain. Only a magical fan owned by a powerful princess can put out the fire, but will she help them? Galapagos Puppet Theater brings this beloved episode of Journey to the West, the 400-year-old Chinese epic, to ... Read more

There will be time slots for this event on Sat Sept 19: Session 1 is from 1-2:30PM   |  Session 2 is from 3:30-5PM.  Afternoon Tea 下午茶 is back! In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, join us for a special afternoon of exploring the rich cultural heritage of mooncakes and tea. 

Join us for an in-depth conversation between the artist behind The Light That Shines Through the Universe, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Cecilia Alemani, Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art. This program will focus on Nguyen’s practice, the inspiration for his Plinth commission, and the sculpture’s symbolic rebirth, followed by ... Read more

Join acclaimed writer Chen Jiu for a conversation on diasporic writing and the art of the essay, exploring how lived experience, memory, and imagination transform reality into literature. Drawing from his three collections, Chen Jiu reflects on the ways nonfiction writing moves between truth and imagination, memory and reality, and home and elsewhere.

One of Korea's most cherished traditional holidays, Chuseok is a time for families and communities to honor their ancestors, give thanks for the harvest, and celebrate the bonds of family, culture, and community. Please RSVP by Friday, September 18, at www.council.nyc.gov/events or by calling (212) 482-4121. For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations, please call ... Read more

Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) has put forward five promising ballot proposals to make city government work better, faster, and more efficiently. But there are numerous other opportunities to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles that slow government down, increase costs, and make it harder to get things done in New York—many of which do ... Read more