Events

Celebrate the life and legacy of Brooklyn College alum Shirley Chisholm at the Museum of the City of New York on July 1st. Private guided tours are open to all CUNY students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis (CCA) for a virtual panel on how China’s religious rejuvenation is reshaping communities and refashioning the relationship between Chinese citizens and the state, featuring Mayfair Yang, Professor, University of California-Santa Barbara; Gareth Fisher, Associate Professor, Syracuse University; and John Osburg, CCA Fellow on Chinese Society ... Read more

Chun Wai Chan didn’t grow up in a Western cultural environment. Born in Huizhou, Guangdong, he made it to the finals of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland at the age of 18 and was awarded a full scholarship to study in the U.S. He began his career at the Houston Ballet, and through ... Read more

Join A4 for the July Town Hall at ICP, welcoming filmmakers, creators, producers, and distributors to share their projects and resources with the AAPI creative community. This month’s featured presenters include Munir Atalla, head of production & acquisitions at Watermelon Pictures and former creative writing strategist at Netflix; John Woo, executive director of Asian CineVision ... Read more

For the High Line, Yang presents Tales of Chinatown, an exhibition of three of her short films: Cantonese Tunes on Mott Street (2022), The Lady From Shanghai (2019), and Tales of Chinatown (2019). By following her protagonists on the streets, through their communities, and into their homes, Yang amplifies the voices of those often denied the chance to share their own stories—individuals ... Read more

We are excited to announce our inaugural gathering of 2025 ERG Initiative, scheduled for July 9th, 2025. The event will feature the panel on “How to foster year-round employee and ally engagement”, followed by networking reception. Now that AAPI Heritage Month has passed, how do ERG leaders integrate AAPI focused activities and initiatives throughout the ... Read more

We are pleased to invite you to attend this Committee of 100 Conversations – “Recollections, Pioneers and Heroes” event that will feature Committee of 100 member David Ho, who will talk about “The Art and Science of Innovative Life Science Discovery.” David Ho, pioneering AIDS research scientist, is a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University ... Read more

Please join acclaimed author Henry Chang and our staff as we discuss his Chinatown detective/crime novel series (that started with Chinatown Beat) in the context of two recent non-fiction works on New York's Chinatown gangs and the NYPD--Peter Chin's In the Ghost Shadows and Mike Moy's Bad to Blue.

Ten years after his film debut as the narrator of Mrinal Sen’s Parallel Cinema breakout Bhuvan Shome (screening on July 12), Amitabh Bachan had become a certified Bollywood icon. In Kaala Patthar—loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim— he stars alongside Shashi Kapoor as a down-and-out coal miner named Vijay Singh

Join us for an event with award-winning author Claire Jia, discussing her debut novel Wanting. Joining Claire in conversation is acclaimed writer Jenevieve Ting. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome was one of three breakout films from 1969 that defined the start of the Parallel Cinema movement, distinguished by a reflexive, satirical wit and a playful stylistic approach. In the film, Utpal Dutt stars as an officious bureaucrat working for the Indian Railroad in Bengal. A boredom-inspired bird hunting expedition in Gujarat ... Read more

In observation of this Japanese summer festival based on a legend of “star-crossed” lovers, AAA members will provide telescopes to show the public the night sky. There will also be a picture story of the folk tale, as well as an Origami table, Bon Odori, Chorus and tanzaku paper on which to write and hang ... Read more

It’s an evening of art, ideas, and entanglements—join us for the launch of Winged Seeds, the exhibition catalogue that brings the textures of the show to your fingertips. This celebratory gathering brings together artist Jia Sung and graphic designer Rey Carlson in conversation, as they share the behind-the-scenes journey of crafting the zine—threading together themes ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a special conversation with Judge Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Co-Director of the Center on Asian Americans and the Law and Lawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Fordham Law School. In this ... Read more

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome back Hyeseung Song to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of her first book, Docile: a “profound and poetic meditation on the value of living” (Grace M. Cho, author of Tastes Like War), told through Song’s own story of subverting the model minority myth, contending with mental illness, ... Read more

From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world. Before Martha’s Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation destinations in the country, it was home to the Wampanoag people. Today, as tourists flock to the idyllic beaches, the island has become increasingly ... Read more

Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Soho Theatre, "Coming Out to Dead People" is making its Joe's Pub debut. This comedy solo show is based on the time when comedian Ricky Sim was grappling with the decision to come out to his Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother, just as she was diagnosed with terminal ... Read more

Join us at the Village East Angelika for an exciting lineup of films celebrating Bengali filmmakers and films chosen by our panel of judges. This year, we are excited to feature: Nani (by Mainak Dhar) Dui Shaw (by Nuhash Humayun) Westerner's Screener (by Munasib Hamid) The Difference Between Us (by Imran Sidddiquee) Portrait (Kunal Chowdhury) ... Read more

Come celebrate the AAPI Jazz Collective‘s debut album, Identity, released through Origin Records. The AAPI Jazz Collective is an all-star ensemble featuring up-and-coming AAPI jazz artists throughout the tri-state area. Formed in 2019 by Taiwanese-American trombonist, Peter Lin, this ensemble strives to promote empathy through passionate musical expression through the band’s cultural roots. The AAPI Jazz Collective performs ... Read more

In addition to meeting other Asian American artists and writers, you’ll have a chance to learn about opportunities that support Asian American creatives—staff from A4 and AAWW will be present to share about their programs including The Amp, A4’s online magazine, and The Margins, AAWW’s literary magazine. The first 20 people to arrive will receive ... Read more

Please join author Katie Yee as we discuss her debut novel Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar: A Novel. Booksigning to follow Q&A. Katie Yee is a writer from Brooklyn. She has received fellowships from the Center for Fiction, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, and Kundiman. Her work has appeared in the ... Read more

The APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander members of Congress to discuss top-line energy concerns that are affecting the nation and AA & NH/PI community at large.  Panel topics can range from AA & NH/PI representation in the energy sector, challenges and ... Read more

This year, Vote Early Day partners will organize in person and online actions to empower their friends or neighbors to vote early nationwide. We hope you will join our monthly workshops to learn best practices and gain access to incredible tools to help your organization build an engaging and impactful celebration this fall.

Join us for the launch of the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films, a new online collection of 100+ films, spanning 80 years of footage, documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. This virtual program will be moderated by Densho founder Tom Ikeda and feature a panel of ... Read more

The Civic Holidays—National Voter Registration Day, National Voter Education Week, Vote Early Day, and Election Hero Day—offer partners fun and impactful opportunities to energize your communities around civic actions, and boost voter turnout by guiding voters through necessary steps to casting a ballot. In this interactive training, you’ll learn how to make the most of ... Read more

Join APIAVote, AAPI Data, AAJA, and NCAPA for the next installment of the Voices of AAPI Communities monthly briefing, where we’ll dive deep into the latest survey insights from AAPI Data and AP-NORC on timely policies. This month, we'll examine key issues, including: Tariffs Foreign Policy AAPI Hate

Join us for a conversation on the enduring legacy and impact of The Korean War and the U.S.-Korea Alliance. The Korean War Armistice Agreement, which remains in effect today, was signed 72 years ago on July 27, 1953.  The program opens with prerecorded remarks from Korea Society president and CEO Tom Byrne filmed at the base of ... Read more

Spend a summer evening virtually visiting a Japanese hot spring in this book launch with author and architect Yuval Zohar. As one of the most volcanically active regions in the world, the islands of Japan gush with nearly 30,000 naturally occurring onsen or hot springs of varying temperatures, colors and mineral compositions. When looked at ... Read more

Vicky Nguyen is an NBC News chief consumer investigative correspondent, anchor of NBC News Daily and New York Times best-selling author of the new memoir “Boat Baby.” She reports for the Today show, Nightly News with Tom Llamas and NBC News Now. She graduated as valedictorian from the University of San Francisco. Vicky lives in New York with her husband and three daughters. Youngmi Mayer is ... Read more

Linda Tsao Yang is a pioneer in the oversight of important financial institutions and and the first woman and the first minority to represent the United States on the board of a multilateral financial institution. She served as U.S. Executive Director to the board of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, is Chair Emerita of ... Read more

Join us for an in-person event at The Strand with debut authors Julia Riew and Brad Riew for the release of their new novel The Last Tiger. Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give ... Read more

Join us Wednesday, July 30 at 10am PT / 1pm ET for a conversation about the history of citizenship in this country, the ongoing debate about who gets to be an American, the impact of the Supreme Court decision on the broader fight to protect civil rights, and what comes next in the legal battle. ... Read more

Join us for a screening of Slumlord Millionaire, a powerful documentary that exposes the David-and-Goliath struggles for housing justice in New York City. The film shines a light on the ordinary Brooklyn residents whose courageous fights against powerful landlords and developers reveal the depth of the housing crisis in our borough. From Sunset Park to Clinton ... Read more

M Lin is a Chinese writer living in the US. Born and raised in Beijing, she writes in English as her second language; her mother tongue is Mandarin, which she favors in speech. Her short story collection, The Memory Museum, is forthcoming from Graywolf Press in April 2026. Paolo Iacovelli is a French-Italian-Colombian writer born and raised ... Read more