Events

For our September Town Hall, A4 gathers artists whose work preserves cultural traditions and ancestral knowledge. Featured presenters include Mudang Jenn, a diaspora shaman, ritual performance artist, and teacher, who will discuss her experience bringing an ancient Korean folk religion to present-day audiences. We’ll also hear from Sabri Sundos, a Palestinian American painter and textile ... Read more

Reimagining Sustainability is a collection of writings on environment, climate justice, and sustainable development of the late Isagani Serrano, who was a thought leader on these themes as they relate to global social movements. This hybrid event will feature selected readings from the book and reflection on Isagani's contributions to social movements.  Light refreshments will be ... Read more

Join us for an intimate evening spotlighting award-winning Thai American choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat, whose bold, emotionally resonant works explore themes of identity, memory, and cultural inheritance. As one of the few Asian American choreographers making waves in the contemporary dance world, Keerati brings a vital and underrepresented perspective to the field. This program is co-presented ... Read more

Come celebrate the beautiful autumn season with an evening of live jazz provided by AAPI Jazz Collective! Experience an enchanting program of jazz arrangements of classic Asian songs, blending traditional melodies with musical influences all around the world. The AAPI Jazz Collective is a diverse group of established AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) identifying ... Read more

Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation at China Institute Gallery presents a one-day symposium where featured artists, curators, and scholars explore and address key themes and questions raised by the exhibition. Through seven talks and panels, we will explore the breadth and depth of cultural, historical, and artistic themes related to Chinese imagination and transformation.

Imported 35mm Print. Known as Ichikawa’s favorite of his own films, Conflagration is the pinnacle of the many acclaimed literary adaptations he and his wife Natto Wada worked on together. Based on Yukio Mishima’s novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, the film involves the spiritual and psychological breakdown of an introverted, troubled youth named ... Read more

Join QCAP (the Queens College AANAPISI Project) and AACS (QC’s Asian American Community Studies program) on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 12:15-1:30pm, in the Muyskens Conference Room in the Summit (see campus map) for our Fall Kick-off event! We’ll be decorating paper lanterns together. Participating at the kick-off also grants you entry to a free ... Read more

Over this past year, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have faced increasing attacks. Massive federal budget cuts and spending freezes. Immigration enforcement targeting legal residents and students. The elimination of civil rights protections that took decades to build. AANHPI-serving organizations are operating in survival mode. Many face closure. Join AAPIP, NCAPA, AAPI ... Read more

The program will feature: A conversation with former ASAPer and ELL student, Aqida Rama, and community leaders about the unique challenges facing AAPI ELL students and families. The official launch of our new case study which centers student perspectives that shed light on barriers AAPI ELL students may face and recommendations for how best to ... Read more

Join The Serica Initiative and the Stanford Asian Pacific American Alumni Club as author & activist Omar El Akkad interviews talented author Yiming Ma on his debut novel and his thoughts on technology evolving – and possibly, corrupting – in this modern society.

This event will feature insights from two accomplished panelists who have expertise on this topic from their current professional responsibilities as well as their own personal careers: Albert Cheng, Vice President, Head of Prime Video, Richard Lui, NBC/MSNBC News Anchor, and Nicole Dungca, Reporter, The Washington Post and President, Asian American Journalists Association. Peter Young, ... Read more

In partnership with the Tatou Festival, the A/P/A Institute at NYU hosts a special screening several poignant short films by Native filmmakers from the Pacific, followed by wala’au with the artists and their collaborators. The program will feature artists Dakota Camacho (Etak and Mali’e’), Lanihuli Kanaka’ole (The Uluwehi Project), Leilehua Lanzilotti (the sky in our ... Read more