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The Gas Station Attendant (Film & Talk)
The City College of New York - Shepard Hall 259 Convent Avenue, New York, NYAAARI EventsJoin Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a special screening and Q&A featuring The Gas Station Attendant. This intimate documentary follows H. N. Shantha Murthy’s remarkable journey from escaping extreme poverty in an Indian village to a life-changing encounter that brought him to Texas.
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FTH Artist Meetup
Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsJoin us for a monthly meet up for artists from Queens and the greater NYC area. This is a space to gather and connect – to talk about current and upcoming projects and programs, and ultimately build a network of creative support in Queens.
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Civil Discourse: Democracy and Development: Screening of Emergent City
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsOver a decade, within the borders of a single Brooklyn community district, a microcosm of American democracy emerges. Residents of Sunset Park face a tangled web of rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases Industry City - a ... Read more
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FILM | EVANGELION: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance
Charles B. Wang Center Theatre - Stony Brook University 100 Circle Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsThough drawing inspiration from the middle episodes of the original television series, Evangelion: 2.22 begins to chart a dramatically different course. Introducing new characters, including the enigmatic pilot Mari Illustrious Makinami, the film expands the Evangelion universe beyond a simple remake. As familiar events give way to unexpected developments, the story evolves into a bold ... Read more
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Stages of Resistance Symposia: Theater, Memory & the Power of Truth
Open Jar Studios, Studio 11B 1601 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsMa-Yi Theater Company's two-day public forums bring together theatre artists, Filipino and Filipino American scholars, and community members to examine the experiences of artists working under political repression and the role of theatre in cultural organizing. The forums will explore how literary and artistic works engage questions of power, resistance, justice, and migration. They will ... Read more
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Documentary – Extraordinary Aliens: A Dinner Party
CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsA documentary film premiere and conversation on the future of Chinese international students in the humanities and social sciences. Speaker: Yining Chi, Filmmaker Discussants: Weirong Guo (UC-Riverside) Lily H. Chumley (NYU) Angela X. Wu (NYU) Ken Chih-Yan Sun (Villanova University)
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Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesAAARI EventsThis book explores how Manhattan’s Koreatown transformed into a “transclave”—a commercialized ethnic hub driven by South Korea’s global nation-branding strategy and the diverse cultural mosaic of New York City.
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Echoes of Arrival: Becoming
Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsImmigration is never a single arrival but an ongoing process of becoming. Beyond legal status and paperwork, immigrants navigate displacement, alienation, adaptation, and the long, sometimes complicated journey toward belonging. What did you have to learn to survive and build a life in the United States? What did you choose to carry with you from ... Read more
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Exhibition – Art of Manga
Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYNon AAARI EventsArt of Manga is the first major exhibition in the Americas to explore manga—Japanese comics and graphic novels—as an art form. Marking its East Coast debut, the Brooklyn Museum’s presentation is packed with more than 600 drawings that showcase manga’s immersive power and social impact. Don’t miss this rare opportunity for US audiences to encounter ... Read more
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From Our Generation to Yours: Health Conversation Across Generations
The Japanese American Association of New York 49 West 45th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NYCo-presented by the Japanese American Association of New York, and the Japanese Medical Society of America, in celebration of JAA's 20th Annual Autumn Health Fair. Panel speakers: Kiyohito Iigaya (Assistant Prof of Psychology, Columbia University) Erika Mitsui (Anesthesiology Resident, Columbia University) Yuichi Shimada (Associate Prof, Cardiology, Columbia University), JMSA Board Member Moderator: Haruka Kokaze (One ... Read more
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Comedy/ Music: Pooja Reddy is White Trash
Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NYNon AAARI EventsWhen Pooja Reddy's parents immigrated to America, they were not prepared for how the American South would rub off on her. The result: hunting, fishing, boating, and firearm licenses, and a childhood spent playing pretend as a country singer and youth pastor.
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King of the Yees VIP Tickets + Pre-Show Reception with Lauren Yee + Post-Show Discussion
Signature Theater 480 West 42nd Street (between 10th Avenue and Dyer Avenue), New York, NY, United StatesNon AAARI EventsJoin us for a special preview performance of King of the Yees by acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Lauren Yee, starring Francis Jue (Yellowface, Cambodian Rock Band) and Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Raya and the Last Dragon). Jon Norman Schneider, Maureen Sebastian, and David Shih round out the cast. The evening includes a special reception with ... Read more
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