This engaging conversation explores how pop culture and social media have dramatically reshaped how Asian identity, beauty, and belonging are perceived, performed, and consumed online. Featuring author Kaila Yu (Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty) and moderated by Joan King (Kinda Korean: Stories from an American Life), the two will examine the […]
Two families collide in Saba Brelvi’s THE SQUATTERS, a gripping debut that offers a piercing exploration of female friendship, particularly the kinds of bonds forged through proximity, motherhood, and social […]
Fan-Favorite Recipes from K-Pop, K-Dramas & More with Judy Joo In Korean pop culture, as in Korean life, food plays a starring role. From Instagram-ready dalgona coffee to cheese-filled, sugar-sprinkled […]
This is not a dry academic talk. Expect storytelling, humor, surprising insights, and plenty of “wait… that’s actually true” moments. How Did Korean Music Take Over the World? From BTS […]
Mieko Kawakami is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary authors on the planet and perhaps the foremost contemporary female author hailing from Japan. Born in Osaka, Kawakami made her […]
Join us at Asia Society's New York headquarters for a special evening featuring renowned artist and architectural designer Maya Lin. As part of our 70th-anniversary milestone series, she will share her […]
Opening with forty-three new formally inventive poems and leading the reader back in time through selections from her ten previous volumes, The Ghost Forest offers a contemplative and haunting narrative […]
Join AIISF on Thursday, 11/12/26 at 5pm Pacific for a FREE virtual program about the about the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station (AIISF) and the efforts to preserve […]
Sold out every year since our first in 2023! Join us on November 13 in New York City for KACF's annual Women's Luncheon, bringing together #KoreanAmerican women leaders across industries […]
Getting to therapy can be a process. Sometimes we wonder if we really need it, whether we’re “ready,” or whether it will actually help. And sometimes, we simply know that […]
Asian Americans have been organizing, protesting, and fighting for change for generations. But how much of that history, if any, did you learn in school? From the Ghadar Party's fight for Indian independence to the movement for Justice for Vincent Chin and the multiracial student Third World Liberation Front strikes that helped establish Ethnic Studies […]
When two young men meet during a tech internship, it sparks an intense friendship—and even more intense competition—in this sweeping novel of privilege, identity, and ambition from the acclaimed author of What We Were Promised. Jack Chen, the oldest son of caterers from Queens, is an expert at studying the rich from afar. When he […]