Events

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

Beneath Singapore’s gleaming façade is a model propped up on rent-seeking, tax-haven strategies, and the grip of a single party. In this talk, Dr. Chee Soon Juan discusses Singapore’s politico-economic vulnerabilities with insights from his new book Unbroken: The Power of Resilience. Drawing on both structural analysis of the system and personal experience of isolation and ... Read more

Ly Tran was a toddler when she and her family immigrated from a small town along the Mekong river in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. She grew up in NYC, sewing ties and cummerbunds on the living room floor with her parents and three brothers to make ends meet. Despite many challenges, Ly excelled in ... Read more

The launch of Rong Xin, a publication that takes a shopping mall as a microcosm of Flushing, capturing its intricate details within.

In this book, Hamid Dabashi offers a radical reconsideration of the parable in Persian literature, arguing that parabolic thinking is a mode of philosophical reflection. Dabashi eschews the conventional focus on the supposed moral or political allusions in these parables—the “moral of the story”—to allow the radical surfaces of their poetic disposition to reveal themselves. ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with writer Daniel Tam-Claiborne on his debut novel Transplants, a lyrical and piercing exploration of migration, belonging, race, love, and the parts of ourselves that can get lost in translation.

Educators will understand the importance of spotlighting APIDA figures and historical moments in their classroom all year round, not just during heritage celebrations. In this workshop, participants will learn various teaching strategies as well as key historical figures and events such as Angel Island, Tape v. Hurley, Southeast Asian Refugees, Lue Gim Gong and the ... Read more

Join us at the 2026 Nonprofit Resource Fair to connect with organizations and access valuable resources. In these unprecedented times, nonprofits must be resilient, well-resourced, and deeply connected within the larger movement ecosystem. Join us for a Nonprofit Resource Fair, hosted by Nonprofit New York and Amalgamated Bank, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect ... Read more