What happened when chop suey, a Chinese dish with American roots, encountered Jewish customers in New York at the turn of the century? A new Center for Women’s History installation […]
The New York Sari showcases the deep influence that South Asians have had on the culture of New York City and how individuals have drawn strength from tradition while looking […]
In 2001, artist Kip Fulbeck began traveling the country photographing multiracial individuals of all ages and walks of life. Fulbeck’s work sought to address in words and images the one […]
Buy tickets from $39 using code CR39. Coming to Roundabout Theatre this winter, Chinese Republicans is a biting new satirical drama from Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Playwright Alex Lin and […]
It’s 2011, and a recent college graduate is trying to move out of her mom’s house (with little hope and no prospects) when she receives a message from a mysterious stranger named John on Facebook. Dear John is a solo show based on a true story about what happens when a long-absent father finds his not-quite-adult daughter […]
Holi In The City is a free-spirited play with colored powder, welcoming the brightness & happiness of Spring. Get Ready to Color your world. We are the ONLY OPEN-AIR Holi […]
By Jeena Yi Directed by Mei Ann Teo Ma-Yi Theater Company in Residence JESA by Jeena Yi, directed by Mei Ann Teo, is a riotous and heart-wrenching new play that explodes the idea of the “perfect […]
Join Brooklyn College’s Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities for a week of public talks in honor of Professor Russell M. Jeung, the 2025-26 Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence. Tuesday, […]
New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Queens’ Asian American community.
Join us for an interactive workshop paired with our new Everyday Chinatown storytelling exhibit! With T!C’s Storytelling Lead Rochelle and Exhibit Curator Yin Kong, we’ll go behind the scenes of […]
AAPI NJ and Teach Asian American Stories invite adults and youths of all backgrounds to join us for a one-night-only community dinner and teach-in on birthright citizenship. Guided by Mindie Sobrinski, Teach Asian American Stories Fellow, we’ll learn that what’s on the table tells us who belongs at it. From Filipino sailors to Chinese laborers, […]
Join AAWW and SALGA NYC for a discussion on gender and performance, featuring Sandip Roy, Mayukh Sen, and Arun Venugopal!What does it take to be seen and what must be hidden to survive? In Chapal Rani, Sandip Roy resurrects the life of Chapal Bhaduri, the last great female impersonator of Bengali jatra theatre, whose art […]
Called “One of the leading figures in North America’s burgeoning Asian music scene. A global musical alchemist and cultural agent provocateur” by Songlines (UK), Sunny Jain is a composer, drummer, dhol player and thought leader. Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, encompasses a myriad facets of Jain’s identity and sonically paints the journey of his own family’s immigration story. He […]
NYC's ultimate Asian stand up comedy show. Hilarious comedians as seen on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and TikTok. A+ Asian Comedy is the ultimate Asian stand up comedy show, filled with the funniest Asian comedians New York City has to offer. Our comics can be seen on Netflix, HBO, and Comedy Central, but nothing compares to […]
Celebrate Ramadan in the heart of Little Egypt with halal food, culture, and community at Malikah's 3rd Annual Ramadan Night Market! ✨ 🌙 Malikah’s NYC Ramadan Night Market returns for its third annual celebration, bringing our community together through food, culture, and connection. 📍 Join us on March 4th, from 6 PM to 10 PM, […]
Siyan Wong’s paintings depict immigrant Chinese women working in garment factories, restaurants, homecare, and street vendors. Inspired by the immigrant dreams of a better life and the reality of survival in a dehumanizing economy, Wong notes that her paintings, “make the lives of Chinese women, and the working poor, visible while directing the viewers’ gaze […]
RIHAKU presents a special experimental edition of her projection mapping calligraphy performance, featuring live music by Yuko Kondo.In this intimate live event, traditional Japanese brushwork merges with light, movement, and live music. Ink becomes motion. Words become atmosphere.This preview performance serves as a creative laboratory — an exploration of rhythm, silence, and the living energy […]
Honoring the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund FUSONG, a new musical by Christine Toy Johnson and Cecilia Lin, tells the story of two Chinese women in two different centuries linked by their complicated destiny. As Fusong is kidnapped from her small village in China and thrown into the dark world of San Francisco’s Chinatown in […]
Racial Equity training designed to equip participants with shared language, analysis and tools to advance racial justice.Sliding Scale Ticket ModelLearn more about our ticket prices here: https://bit.ly/RFTicketInfoIn a moment unlike any we have faced as a global community, Race Forward believes that Racial Justice is more important than ever. In order to embed Racial Equity […]