70 After Dark: Festival of Light Celebrate the close of Asia Society's 70th anniversary with 70 After Dark: Festival of Light, an immersive evening inspired by Diwali and the shared traditions […]
Artist Zhen Guo will discuss her recent milestone exhibition at Baruch College’s Mishkin Gallery, Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective.
Join us at Asia Society for a special conversation with Jung Chang, the internationally acclaimed author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Wild Swans, as she discusses her powerful new memoir, Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself, and China (Harper, January 2026). Moderated by New Yorker staff writer Jiayang Fan, this event offers a rare opportunity to hear from one of the most influential […]
Laughing Lassi brings the funniest South Asian comedians from NYC and around the world to one stage. After four years of sold-out shows, we’re kicking off 2026 with a killer lineup and fresh programming. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Laughing Lassi is New York City’s premier South Asian stand-up comedy show, featuring the best Desi and […]
JPA Annual Performance Program: Japanese traditional dance, Yukata fashion show, Kagura, and the Big Three Bon Odori Festivals Japan Performing Arts, Inc.’s Autumn Free Public Program features “Discovery within Traditions – Ebisu / Big Three Bon Odori. Across Japan, there is a Shinto ritual dance known as Kagura, which has spread to various regions. From […]
Long before KPop Demon Hunters, there was Gut, the Korean tradition of spirit-confronting performance, where music, dance, drama, ritual, and healing became one. This production of Gut: In Search of Life's Seasons offers a rare opportunity to experience the living cultural and spiritual heritage that inspired today's stories of demon hunters, performed by Jeongwook Park, […]
Burning is the searing examination of an alienated young man, Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people in his orbit: first, Haemi (newcomer Jong-seo Jun), a spirited woman who offers the romantic possibility, and then, Ben (Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead and Sorry to […]
In a bustling restaurant in both 1950s Vietnam and 1990s France, strangers gather to eat, drink, sing, argue, remember, and mourn. Across decades and continents, lives intersect as people reckon with exile, […]
This event is benefiting New Life Community Development Corporation, a 501c3 nonprofit serving low income individuals in Elmhurst and Corona. Doors open at 6:30! Join Min Jin Lee in conversation with […]
MOCA x NYAFF Film Club is a quarterly program celebrating the brilliance and boldness of Asian and Asian American cinema. This series highlights films of historic and cultural significance under […]
Save the date! Join AAARI 12/11 for our 25th annual gala! Check our website for updated info on honorees and to purchase tickets, www.aaari.info.
A stone can mark a boundary. Or it can open one… Japanese-American musician Kaoru Watanabe and Lakota performance/visual artist Kite (Suzanne Kite) bring two inheritances together, asking what it means to seek ancestral guidance […]
Join internationally acclaimed author Min Jin Lee for a special evening celebrating the release of her highly anticipated new novel, American Hagwon. From the bestselling author of Pachinko comes an […]