Join us at Asia Societyโ for a special conversation withย Jung Chang, the internationally acclaimed author of the multimillion-copy bestsellerย Wild Swans, as she discusses her powerful new memoir,ย Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself, and Chinaย (Harper, January 2026). Moderated byย New Yorkerย staff writerย 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, weโre kicking off 2026 with a killer lineup and fresh programming. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Laughing Lassi is New York Cityโs 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.โs Autumn Free Public Program features โDiscovery within Traditions โ 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 restaurantย in bothย 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, […]
๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ Move. Breathe. Connect. As the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, taking care of your health can look like making time to slow down, move your body, manage stress, and be in community with people who understand you. Apicha Community Health Center invites you to a series of ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ + ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, offered in both English and […]
This event is benefitingย 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 the themeย Margin, spotlighting daring films that challenge the norm, rewrite narratives, and push boundaries. Each session is more than just a movie nightโitโs an opportunity […]
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 oneโฆ Japanese-American musicianย Kaoru Watanabeย and Lakota performance/visual artistย Kite (Suzanne Kite)ย bring two inheritances together, asking what it means to seek ancestral guidance in a country built on forgetting. On Japanese drums, flute, koto, voice, violin, electronics and invented instruments, they weave a soundscape moving between meditative stillness […]
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 […]