A Standup Comedy Show featuring the best South Asian Comedians in 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 event […]
Come celebrate the beautiful autumn season with an evening of live jazz provided by AAPI Jazz Collective! Experience an enchanting program of jazz arrangements of classic Asian songs, blending traditional melodies with musical influences all around the world. The AAPI Jazz Collective is a diverse group of established AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) identifying […]
In conjunction with the exhibition “Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation" at China Institute Gallery Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation at China Institute Gallery presents a one-day symposium where featured artists, curators, and scholars explore and address key themes and questions raised by the exhibition. Through seven talks and panels, we will explore the breadth and […]
H T Tsiang with actress Joanna Moore in a 1960s TV program The Original is an immersive walking tour through Greenwich Village with Michael Salgarolo following the strange, hilarious life of Chinese American author H T Tsiang. Alternatively ignored and ridiculed in his own time, Tsiang is now known as a visionary forebearer of modern Asian American […]
Discover the vibrant contemporary Asian culture through Design Markets, Delicious Food, Panel Talk at AAAAH! Weekend! Welcome to AAAAH WEEKEND - Asian Cultural Festival | The borrowed Edge「他山之石」 Inspired by the Chinese idiom “他山之石，可以攻玉” (“stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade”), this festival explores how new perspectives and cultural exchange spark creativity […]
Showdown Chinatown is back! Come challenge our 8 invited masters in 1V1 breaking or join in on the rocking Apache line and become our 2nd Showdown Chinatown Grand Master! Will you be there?? Breaking, Rocking, Live DJs, Graffiti, Lion Dancing, Wushu Demonstration, All Ages 2025 DJs and Judges! DJs: Skee (Beijing), Natural (NYC), Bijan (Berlin), […]
VBP Storytelling Workshop: A picture is worth a thousand words with VBP Founder, Tracey Nguyen Mang This interactive storytelling workshop invites participants to use a personal photo as a prompt to unlock memories, emotions, and hidden narratives. Through guided exercises and group sharing, you’ll discover how to transform an image into a powerful story that […]
Rovaco Dance Company presents their seventh annual Rovaco Dance Party: an evening of live music, dance, theater, and cultural exchange. PROGRAM 5:00 PM | Doors Open + Social Hour with Refreshments 6:00 PM | Performances + Dance Party Rovaco Dance Company presents their seventh annual Rovaco Dance Party. This evening of live music, dance, theater, […]
Celebrate the Asian American Studies Program and the inaugural Helen Zia Deputy Director, Daniel Woo, Dr. Woo will be in conversation with Helen Zia on Asian American Activism,Civil Rights and a Better Tomorrow Friday, October 17, 4 pm–6 pm Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute 47-49 65th Street (between Park and Madison aves) Helen Zia is […]
2025 Has Been Devastating for AANHPI Communities. Here’s What Funders Need to Know. Register Over this past year, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities have faced increasing attacks. Massive federal budget cuts and spending freezes. Immigration enforcement targeting legal residents and students. The elimination of civil rights protections that took decades to build. […]
The program will feature: A conversation with former ASAPer and ELL student, Aqida Rama, and community leaders about the unique challenges facing AAPI ELL students and families. The official launch of our new case study which centers student perspectives that shed light on barriers AAPI ELL students may face and recommendations for how best to […]
An evening of performances featuring Li-Ming Hu and Charmaine Poh. The Goethe-Institut New York is pleased to present an evening of performances featuring Li-Ming Hu (b. 1987 in New Zealand, lives in New York City) and Charmaine Poh (b. 1990 in Singapore, lives in Berlin). These performances are held in conjunction with the exhibition, Likenesses: […]