NCAPA (National Council of Asian Pacific Americans) is convening our different Southeastern Asian (SEA) member organizations to host a panel in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Wars in Southeast Asia. We’d like to give time for our member orgs to share about their advocacy work and reflect on what successes and what challenges […]
Join us for an exclusive preview of Foundations & Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook with Dr. Karen Umemoto, Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. An unprecedented resource featuring 50 unique chapters and 250+ corresponding lesson plans, Foundations and Futures will be the most comprehensive collection of Asian American and Pacific Islanders available for […]
You are cordially invited to the Sikh Heritage Month & Vaisakhi 2025 Celebration by New York City Council Speaker, Adrienne E. Adams along with Council Members: Linda Lee, James F. Gennaro, Rita Joseph, Shekar Krishnan, Farah N. Louis, Lynn Schulman and the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus Thursday, April 24th, 2025 Doors open at 5:30 […]
Join the New York Public Library for a celebration of Poetry and the Bengali Diaspora in New York City! This is a hybrid event. This panel will be bringing together contemporary poets of the Bengali diaspora: Ashna Ali and Amatan Noor. These writers will read excerpts of their work, followed by a conversation about identity […]
As immigration enforcement grows increasingly discretionary and unpredictable, even those with legal status are facing new risks, presenting a challenge for journalists covering this important storyline. SAJA (South Asian Journalists Association) and AMEJA (Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association) are co-hosting a vital panel featuring journalists on the frontlines of this evolving landscape. We’ll explore: […]
Presented by the NYU Rethinking Materialism Working Group & Chinatown Records. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, NYU Department of Music, and The Urban Democracy Lab at NYU Gallatin. REGISTER What is the soundtrack to your living room? From our favorites on the radio to the conversations woven over them, our living rooms ring […]
Propaganda, Communication and Empire: Western Intervention in Afghanistan (Routledge, 2025) interrogates the mediatized politics of western intervention in Afghanistan, to gain a deeper understanding of the occupation within the broader transition toward a multipolar global order. Accurate histories of western interventions and regional realities are often obscured or even eclipsed in the accounts of western mainstream […]
This panel features moderator and freelance journalist Hannah Bae, Chef Jae Jung, and food writer James Park as they dive into the history of Korean food and its impact on New York. The Koreatown neighborhood has humble origins dating back to the 1980s and now dominates 32nd Street in midtown from 6th Avenue all the way to Madison Avenue. […]
A South Asian Standup Comedy Show & Networking/After-party in the heart of New York City! Laughing Lassi is the premier comedy show bringing together the funniest South Asian comedians from New York City and around the globe. As featured in TimeOut NYC, The New Yorker, India Tribune, and the New York Comedy Festival, this monthly […]
Join us to explore themes in Interior Chinatown and begin your own scripted story inspired by the novel. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) presents its 2024-25 NEA Big Read initiative, featuring Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, a National Book Award winner. This April, join us for an engaging book discussion and writing workshop […]
Join AAWW for a celebration of Roohi Choudhry's Outside Women, featuring Mona Eltahawy and Yashica Dutt Join AAWW for a powerful celebration of Roohi Choudhry’s incandescent debut novel Outside Women, a sweeping, century-spanning story of feminist resistance, radical kinship, and migrant solidarity. Choudhry will be joined by Mona Eltahawy (The Seven Necessary Sins for Women […]
Korea Art Forum (KAF) is thrilled to announce the Sunnyside Dance Project, a unique cultural initiative presenting traditional Korean dance forms in partnership with the NYC DOT Open Streets program. The project will feature captivating participatory dances and/or drum performances, bringing together vibrant community engagement with Korea’s rich artistic traditions. The performances will take place […]