For millions of immigrants, their American journeys began in one of New York’s oldest and most storied neighborhoods, the Lower East Side. Today, neighborhood heritage sites Henry Street Settlement, Museum at Eldridge Street, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), and the Tenement Museum remain dedicated to the preservation and celebration of immigrant and migrant experiences ... Read more

Please join us for a conversation with author Amy Yee as we mark the release of Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Introduced by Dr. Vivian Louie, this discussion will explore the ordinary but extraordinary Tibetans and stories ... Read more

Isabel Sandoval and creative director Clint Ramos discuss major projects, including Sandoval’s Apparition and Ramos’s Here Lies Love, which explore life under martial law in the Philippines. Lingua Franca, on which the two artists collaborated, will screen.

In partnership with the Princeton Active Circle (PAC), the Museum of Chinese in America(MOCA) is thrilled to present a live oral history session with Dr. Ming Wang, one of the world’s leading cataract and LASIK eye surgeons. A Harvard and MIT alumnus with a PhD in laser physics, Dr. Wang achieved a groundbreaking milestone by performing ... Read more

For the past four decades, the word “miracle” was widely used to describe China’s spectacular economic growth. As the world re-opened after the COVID pandemic, the hopes and expectations for China’s economic rebound were high as well. But in 2023, this long-awaited “surge” has not materialized and Chinese economy is today facing the most consequential ... Read more

Join us for an in-person event with award-winning writer and producer Curtis Chin for the launch of his new memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Joining Curtis in conversation is the Executive Director of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Jafreen Uddin. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's ... Read more

The Charles B. Wang Center presents a stimulating symposium that delves into the multifaceted works of the contemporary ink artist Park Dae Sung. A short presentation by esteemed scholars will illuminate the diverse subjects encompassed in Park’s fascinating oeuvre, including calligraphy, landscapes, animals, and still lifes, and engage an appreciation of the current exhibition, Park ... Read more

The Queens College Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Advancement cordially invite you to the Thomas Chen Family Crystal Windows Scholarship Presentation and Student Art Exhibit. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to author and journalist,  Ting Chian Wang. Please RSVP by October 12 to rsvp.dev@qc.cuny.edu, or 718-997-2920

It is 1942, and World War II is raging. In the months since Pearl Harbor, the US has plunged into the war overseas – and on the home front, it has locked up tens of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans in concentration camps, tearing them from their homes on the West Coast with the ostensible ... Read more

What do we actually mean when we say "mental health"? What do unwellness and wellness actually look and feel like, especially for students? How might we diagnose our own struggles and identify our mental health needs? "What is Mental Health? A Workshop on Student Un/wellness” is part of a series of workshops and events that ... Read more

K–12 teachers, school administrators, college and university faculty, and museum educators are cordially invited to attend a free Educator Open House. Mingle with colleagues and discover how you can explore the Rubin with students this school year. The event will feature: Wine and light refreshments in Café Serai An immersive sound bath experience in the ... Read more

Most of the time taxes can be straightforward and low cost if you know where to look. If you're tired of handling your own taxes, it may be time to seek a new accountant. While many individuals can manage their taxes independently, complex situations call for professional expertise. We will discuss if an accountant is ... Read more

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) for a wide-ranging, in-person conversation between U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and ASPI Vice President Daniel Russel. Looking ahead to important multilateral events like the G20 and APEC Summits, and with a view to regional and global challenges ranging from North Korea to climate change, the two ... Read more

Come to China Institute for a fun evening of calligraphy and music with friends, a date, or family members! Practice wellness with like-minded cultural enthusiasts, and experience rich Chinese culture in the heart of NYC! Participants are invited to pick up a brush and practice writing with guidance from our calligraphy expert, while enjoying intimate ... Read more

Learn the little-known history of Chinatown, with a focus on the social, economic, and cultural life of the community. Moving through the historic core of the neighborhood, the tour highlights people and businesses that captured the public imagination. Learn about Sgt. Lau Sing Kee, who was awarded a Purple Heart and a Croix de Guerre ... Read more

Since its founding in 1980, MOCA has celebrated the living history of the Chinese experience in America by preserving and presenting the 200-year history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of American communities of Chinese descent. The Research & Collections Center is a publicly accessible research and oral history workspace. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of MOCA's ... Read more

We’re throwing a party to unveil the new “Corky Lee Way” 李揚國路 street sign at Mott St & Mosco St where Corky last exhibited his photographs in the beloved corner newsstand! After the official unveiling ceremony, join the Corky Lee Way Committee, Think!Chinatown, 21Pell and Corky’s family, friends and fans for an afternoon of community ... Read more

Come celebrate the paperback book launch of Alvin Eng’s memoir, Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond. Alvin will be in conversation with author Henry Chang and special guest emcee, Think!Chinatown’s Board President, Amy Chin. Alvin will also read and rap from his memoir and perform ... Read more

When a cloud of smog envelops the earth, killing most of the planet's food crops, a chef escapes her dying career to take a job at an "elite research community" free of the world's troubles. There the sky is clear again, and rare ingredients abound. But her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter are secretly ... Read more

On Tuesday, October 24th, the Chinese American Museum will host our Annual Commemoration of the Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871, in remembrance of the eighteen lives lost during the tragedy. The program will highlight keynote speaker Dr. José Zapata Calderón, a recognized author, activist, and professor. He will be addressing race and discrimination in ... Read more

In August 1988, university students in Myanmar organized a nationwide pro-democracy movement that brought down the government of the military-dominated Burma Socialist Program Party. However, the military cracked down on the protests and, within three weeks, had succeeded in reasserting control, although an underground resistance movement continued. This history shaped expectations for the aftermath of ... Read more

As part of the Library’s efforts to recognize the artists featured in the exhibition Border Crossings, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division welcomes scholar Wendy Perron and choreographer Muna Tseng to discuss the legacy of Japanese-American dance artist, Michio Ito, a key figure in early American modern dance.

Join us for a unique and powerful conversation with Dr. Morris Chang, Founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Joe Tsai, Co-Founder and Chairman of Alibaba Group — two of the truly visionary business leaders and innovators of our time. In a rare public conversation, they will reflect on leadership, education and innovation for the ... Read more

Prachi Gupta’s family embodied the American Dream: a doctor father and nurturing mother who raised two high-achieving children with one foot in the Indian American community, and the other in Pennsylvania’s white suburbia. In “They Called Us Exceptional,” Gupta articulates the dissonance, shame, and isolation of being upheld as an American success story while privately ... Read more

Join WNYC's Alison Stewart and R.F. Kuang for a live conversation about her newest book, Yellowface, followed by a special musical performance from mxmtoon. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, ... Read more

A4’s community can use the discount code AANHPI to access $35 tickets Join after the October 27 show for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Beyond the Stage talkback examining the birth of hip hop and the last years of the Vietnam War, both coinciding with the early 1970s. Panelists include Tony Bui (film director and screenwriter, ... Read more

Lives of Three Canners: New York’s Chinese Elderly Immigrants presents Siyan Wong’s nine new oil paintings of today’s elderly Chinese immigrants who collect cans and bottles for redemption. These oil paintings visually situate the viewers in the past and present moments lived by each of the three canners - as young adults in 1960s to ... Read more

Join us to mark the opening of Our Inner Quarters: Spaces of Work & Care, curated by Yin Q and Chong Gu of Red Canary Song (RCS). The curators and members of the grassroots collective of migrant massage workers, sex workers, and allies of the Asian diaspora lead a walk through the exhibition. Traditional Korean ... Read more

In recent years, many of China’s most distinguished journalists have found themselves living and working outside of China. Some have joined international media organizations while others have built their own platforms, forging a new landscape for understanding China from beyond its borders and outside of the structures its government places on expression. Their work is ... Read more

Renowned photographer Shahidul Alam on the role of photo journalism in resistance to authoritarianism in Bangladesh. Alam was arrested and jailed in Bangladesh in 2018 for having shared photographs of - and his views about - ongoing student protests, which was deemed a violation of the Information and Communication Technology Act. A feature of de-democratization ... Read more

In recent years, the concept of “infrastructure” has been picked up by scholars working at the intersections of Asian/Pacific/American Studies, critical ethnic studies, American studies, and other cognate disciplines. These conversations have emphasized the urgent intellectual and political need for a more capacious understanding of infrastructure that, to paraphrase the geographer Deborah Cowen, “exceeds its ... Read more

The Korea Society is pleased to announce that the winner of the 7th Annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Competition is Dr. Munseob Lee, Assistant Professor at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Lee will address The Return of Industrial Policy: Lessons from Korea. Industrial policy is making a comeback. Signs of government intervention ... Read more

Learn more about the MA program in International Migration Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center from faculty and students: Learn about international migration from top migration faculty throughout CUNY in disciplines including Sociology, Political Science, Urban Studies, Anthropology, English, History, Public Policy, Psychology, and more. This multidisciplinary master’s program is the only one of its ... Read more

As we emerge from the COVID pandemic in NYC, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are taking stock of the aftermath and impact on our lives and mental health. How do we address this when there are structural and systemic constraints in the current mental healthcare system? How do we re-envision wellness outside of Western ... Read more

For the last seven decades, world politics has been dominated by American leadership, the institutions it has designed, and putatively liberal norms. This international order is facing severe challenges due to the rise of new powers, breakdown of old economic arrangements, and a redistribution of technological and infrastructural activity. This academic year, we are planning ... Read more

Celebrating twelve years of New York Japan CineFest! Join us for fiction, documentary and anime, and short films around the world portraying historical and contemporary Japan. Day One features a diverse selection of shorts and a reception.

Saturday, November 4 · 5:30 - 7:30pm EDT Virtual Free  and In Person in Los Angeles Virtual RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoomus-imperialism-in-west-asia-a-community-teach-in-for-asian-americans-registration-749627916277 In Person RSVP in Los Angeles: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/f2f-us-imperialism-in-west-asia-a-community-teach-in-for-asian-americans-registration-745583840337   We will use an analysis of U.S. imperialism as a foundation to see connections in West Asia through an Asian American lens.  We invite Asian Americans to this space of ... Read more

Save the date and join us for a LIT-erary Diwali! Prepare to indulge in our action-packed schedule and tasty bites - including yummy sambar. What more can you ask for than a bookish festival? We have a stacked schedule of panel discussions for you below with all these books (and more!) available for sale at ... Read more

Celebrating twelve years of New York Japan CineFest! Join us for fiction, documentary and anime, and short films around the world portraying historical and contemporary Japan. Day Two features a special calligraphy performance at 3 p.m.!