Events

The Asian American Education Project is proud to host “Changing the Narrative: AAPIs in North Carolina,” an in-person professional development program focused on the teaching of Asian American and Pacific Islander histories and experiences in the K-12 classroom. In this one-day institute, we will explore some narratives that exist about Asian Americans in North Carolina ... Read more

Throughout history, young people have had an irrepressible desire to study histories of struggle—or the efforts that came before them to fight for a more liberatory and just world. What is it that young people gain when they anchor themselves in truthful histories, histories that are often not taught, or are erased, by the state? ... Read more

The Korea Society is pleased to announce that the ninth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Awardee is Dr. Peter Na, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.  In his lecture, Reframing Suicide as a Shared Social Responsibility in Korea, he casts suicide not as an individual failure or “extreme choice (극단적 ... Read more

In partnership with the US-China Education Trust and the Serica Initiative, we cordially invite you to join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen. The book traces her mother’s journey exploring gender, migration, and cultural identity through Jen’s poetic prose. The event features a reading and fireside ... Read more

Join 1,000 nonprofit professionals on November 12, 2025 for New York City’s foremost gathering for nonprofit leadership, management, and movement-building. This full-day, in-person convening is designed to co-create real solutions for our sector’s challenges, spark collaboration, and strengthen community resilience.

Join author, scholar, and poet Celina Su for a reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities, which presents a bold vision that empowers communities to solve our cities’ most pressing problems. Following her reading, Celina Su will be joined in conversation with policy journalist ... Read more

Featured presenters include Umber Majeed, a multi-disciplinary visual artist and educator whose work engages familial archives to explore Pakistani state, urban, and digital infrastructure through a feminist lens. We’ll also hear from Sarah Cho, assistant curator at Queens Museum, about her approach to working with artists. Both speakers recently overlapped at the Queens Museum, where ... Read more

Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored the Center for Collaborative Indigenous Research with Communities and Lands. A conversation between the artist Sean Connelly (2025 Artist-in-Residence) and Professor Albert Refiti (Auckland University of Technology).

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Yang, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Research. He will be joined by other distinguished experts to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of medicine.

My new show CHOLIGARCHY is bringing me back to my roots as a political comedian. I’m so frustrated with the state of the union and I know the only weapon I have is humor. We are being taken over by the richest people in the world but the one thing they cannot afford is jokes ... Read more

Give yourself permission to abandon perfection and draw what feels right! Pause, Unwind & Sketch: Creating a Visual Diary is part of a series of workshops that focus on art-making and mental health, sponsored by QCAP (the Queens College AANAPISI Project). No prior experience or skills required, and all Queens College students are welcome! Materials ... Read more

The LGBTQ Policy Center is pleased to present an urgent discussion—featuring leading policymakers and advocates—about the impact of recent immigration policies on global LGBTQ migration, with a spotlight on New York. For decades, the United States has recognized the threat, and reality, of state violence against LGBTQ people as a legitimate reason to grant asylum. However, recent policy changes at the federal level ... Read more

Aligned with the CUNY School of Medicine’s commitment to under-resourced communities, the NYCenter for Advancing Translational Research and Health focuses on Harlem and the South Bronx, areas where significant health and education gaps have historically persisted. As part of the Center's efforts to connect with community, The Community Engagement Core, coordinates a monthly seminars - ... Read more

The Fair Pricing Act (S705/A2140) is proposed state legislation designed to bring transparency and equity to hospital pricing. Its core mission: Standardize the cost of routine medical procedures. Require hospitals to publicly justify any additional charges. Why does this matter? Disparate and predatory pricing is a significant barrier to necessary, affordable care, directly leading to ... Read more

Join us for a lively discussion on how immigrants are reshaping the landscape of higher education! Immigrants have long faced structural challenges when accessing and thriving within educational systems and academic spaces. These include linguistic barriers, precarious legal status, limited access to financial aid, cultural exclusion, and the emotional toll of navigating institutions not designed ... Read more

Executive Producer Nancy Bui of the Vietnamese Heritage Foundation joins GETSEA and 25 universities across North America to watch Vietnamerica together simultaneously and connect via Zoom for a discussion with the filmmaker about the Vietnamese diaspora, their struggle, and how Master Hoa’s story is a prism to see the larger group. Vietnamerica follows Master Nguyen ... Read more

“Blackboards & Barriers” is a documentary that takes us to Cecil County, Maryland's Colored Schools through interviews with former students. This film tells a story of how community members endured and fought against civil rights issues and impacted the broader Civil Rights movement. Filmmaker, Joseph Piner, will be speaking to the audience afterwards.

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a special conversation with Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times and author of At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China. The son of Chinese immigrants in Washington, D.C., Wong grew up among family secrets, especially those surrounding his ... Read more

NCAPA will share important federal policy updates following the re-opening of the government. AAPI Data will share key findings on healthcare data and updates on our SMARTT framework for data security. We’ll also hear from Felicia Singh, director of policy and government relations for the Coalition for Asian American Children + Families (CACF), who will ... Read more

Join us for an online conversation with Professor Neda Maghbouleh, author of The Limits of Whiteness, and Professor Dana Y. Nakano, author of Japanese Americans and the Racial Uniform. The discussion, moderated by BC Sociology Professor Diana Pan, will examine how racial ideologies structure non-white US citizens’ experiences of national belonging.

Join us for the Central Asia Speaker Series, a space for urgent, imaginative conversations featuring three remarkable guest speakers: Cholpon: Migration, Identity & Displacement Zumrad Mirzalieva: Ecological Storytelling & Extraction Nat Sultan: Queer Art, Faith & Exile Come listen, learn, and be in community with Central Asian voices shaping new futures To Register: Please ontact ... Read more

Our publishing conference will center the work and experiences of writers of color, convening experts and authors across industries and genres to share candid insights, advice, and experiences.

We are pleased to invite you to attend Committee of 100’s Conversations—”Recollections, Pioneers, and Heroes” featuring The Honorable Elaine Chao, who will reflect on her remarkable journey as an immigrant, trailblazer, and leader at the highest levels of government, and her insights on leadership, resilience, and service to the nation.

This fifth lecture will examine how Vietnamese middle-class female students who moved to Korea reimagine race and belonging through the practice of adorning their appearance to embody "Koreanness."  Speaker: Khánh Linh Phạm (Harin) (M.A., Women’s Studies, Ewha Womans University) Discussant: Minji Yoo (Research Fellow, Asian Center for Women's Studies) Date & Time: November 26, 2025 (Wed), 5:00–6:30 ... Read more

Many talented artists of Asian descent helped define the vibrant art scene in downtown New York in the last decades of the 20th century, including some in China Institute Gallery’s current exhibition, Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation. On World AIDS Day, we will remember their contributions and those who lost their lives during the AIDS ... Read more

CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing), Fridman Gallery, and New Ear, Inc. present Crossing Boundaries 24: Between Breaths: A Sonic Memoir with gamin, an intimate multimedia performance by Korean-born, U.S.-based musician gamin, a multi-instrumentalist and designated Yisuja (official holder of Korea’s Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46). In this work, gamin invites audiences into a sonic memoir ... Read more

Join us for Citizenship as Architecture, the first event in our two-part History of Anti-AANHPI Laws and Legal Battles series. From the 1790 Naturalization Act to Wong Kim Ark, this conversation uncovers how American law built the very idea of citizenship through exclusion, loyalty, and race, and how those boundaries still shape belonging today. Featuring: ... Read more

Join us for a one-hour webinar where we’ll celebrate our shared successes, reflect on lessons learned, and chart the path ahead towards the 2026 midterms. You’ll hear best practices from fellow partners, learn how to get a head start on your 2026 plans, gain insight into what’s next for the voter engagement landscape, and get ... Read more

WHO GETS TO SHAPE AI... AND WHO IS LEFT OUT? Using his prototype robots, our Computer Science Professor Raj Korpan and his students explore how Al development often reflects narrow cultural assumptions, and why diverse and underrepresented communities are essential in rethinking what Al is and who it serves. 

The artist Sean Connelly reflects on his year-long residency at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and shares his curatorial process and vision for Hawai‘i is not the United States, but it is your Future. The exhibition, on view at 20 Cooper Square, first floor gallery, invites viewers to consider the built environment as oceanic, an interconnected ... Read more

What is justice and how do we get it? Join Robert L. Hess Scholars Melissa Murray and Russell M. Jeung in conversation as they draw on their personal and professional journeys to address these questions. Melissa Murray, the 2024–25 Robert L. Hess Scholar in Residence, is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law ... Read more

The new Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a special screening of selections from Streetfilms, an online documentary project and leading platform for educational films on sustainable transportation. These “shorts” will feature Streetfilms’ signature “man on the ground” storytelling approach, capturing how smart transportation design and policy in Paris, Montreal, London, and ... Read more

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Ji-Young Lee for an examination of the circumstances and methods of Chinese military intervention in the Korean Peninsula. Dr. Lee is Associate Professor of International Relations at American University's School of International Service, and author of China's Hegemony: Four Hundred Years of East Asian Domination (2016) and an ... Read more

The Gracie Mansion Conservancy proudly presents the second concert in its Live at Gracie series: Graceful Keys and Lyrical Strings, an intimate evening of virtuosic performance featuring acclaimed musicians: violinist SoHyun Ko and pianist Yadi Liang. Held on December 4th inside the historic People’s House, this special concert continues the Conservancy’s commitment to offering enriching, inspiring, ... Read more

Join us for a conversation with Tae Kim, author of The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant. Now as the world's leading AI chipmaker, Nvidia offers a fascinating window into the new era of global entrepreneurship vis-à-vis its partnership with Korea; Nvidia's commitment to provide 260,000 GPUs to South Korean ... Read more

China Institute of America is pleased to present a special evening featuring a screening of Rosemead at AMC Lincoln Square, followed by a fireside conversation with Lucy Liu. Inspired by a harrowing true story, Rosemead follows an ailing mother who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son, set against the simmering tensions of a Chinese ... Read more

Join us for Flying Horses/Sonic Threads, our Mini-Global Mashup Festival, to experience sounds exchanged along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route that crossed Asiatic and North African landscapes. Along with textiles and ceramics, rhythmic patterns, the sounds of lutes, zithers, and fiddles also spread along the Silk Road. Bringing artists from China, India, Iran, Palestine, Syria, ... Read more

A “Lav Diaz Short” may sound like an oxymoron for worldwide admirers of the Filipino master writer/director, better known for his feature films that run as long as 11 hours.  Panawin/Visions presents an opportunity to explore another facet of the artist’s prolific output with this program of his short films, with running times from 40 ... Read more

Join a MOCA educator for a public gallery tour of MOCA’s core exhibition, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America, which provides an overview of the Chinese in America from the 19th century through the present day. Items in the Museum’s collection are used to highlight the major themes of the exhibit.  ... Read more

The Ping Chong Archival Symposium will be a full day gathering exploring the archive and artistic legacy of the visionary artist and Pink Fang Artistic Director Emertius, Ping Chong. This free, public event on December 6th marks a pivotal collaboration between Pink Fang and Hunter College Theatre Department, a semester-long partnership that includes a co-taught ... Read more