Expand how your students imagine the “American West” by learning how to incorporate photographs, legal cases, writings, and life stories of Asian Americans who fought for social and cultural equality, challenged discriminatory laws in court, and built community in the West. Participants will receive 1 CTLE hour
Join us for a dual community music exchange and micro language lab rooted in heritage study! This is a two-part series on May 14th and 28th. Songs That Raised Us ; Face (Part 1/2) Drawing on native vernacular + formative music memory, we will peel off the distortion of saving Orientalized ‘face’, hear a case […]
In 2022, New Jersey passed the AAPI Curriculum Mandate requiring public schools to teach AAPI contributions, history, and heritage as part of a concerted effort to reduce prejudice and promote belonging for AAPI people, culture, and communities. Join Dr. Khayti Joshi in person at Fairleigh Dickinson University to learn how to bring AAPI history, culture, […]
What is at stake for AANHPI students and public education, and what can we do about it? Join us for a conversation on how AANHPIs are impacted by recent laws […]
Join us as Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosts his annual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Celebration. Enjoy a powerful evening of cultural performances, honors for outstanding local leaders and organizations, refreshments and much more.
Lead Bigger: Book Talk with Anne Chow, The First Asian Women CEO in AT&T’s History In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, the Asian American Authors Book Club and China Institute in America are proud to co-host a special book talk featuring Anne Chow, trailblazing business executive and author of Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of […]
Growing up in a bi-racial home with a white mother and a Vietnamese father, Kim spent years wishing away her father’s less-than-desirable immigrant status, skin color and all the painful family secrets she inherited. Determined to face her demons, she joins a volunteer organization in Vietnam. As she begins to discover the beauty of her […]
Get ready for a wild ride through the vibrant and magical world of Japanese culture at Japan FantASIA Brooklyn! Japan FantASIA Brooklyn: A celebration of Asian Heritage via music and dance. Thursday, May 15th at C5BK https://www.c5bk.com/ 7PM doors open / 7:30PM Start $25 adv (Includes a free drink)/ $35 at the door Join us […]
Get ready for a night of hilarious comedy and dazzling cabaret performance by the one and only British Asian beauty Lady Bushra!Live laugh comedy? Want something different? Love British humor? Then get ready to be in stiches as the ICONIC BBC New Comedy Award shortlisted drag comedian Lady Bushra brings you a comedy night like […]
Kochiyama Archives Launch / Conference - Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives Dates: May 16-18, 2025 Location: Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (Harlem, NY) Overview: Claiming Our Shared Histories and Struggles: Radical Solidarities in the Kochiyama Archives celebrates the official launch of the Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers […]
NYPL Long-Term Fellow Alvin Eng presents a work-in-progress look at his forthcoming work of history and memoir, Urban Oracle Bones, which explores the cultural dynamic between opium and the “heroin chic” punk scene of 1970s NYC. Drawing on resources from the Library’s Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, as […]
NYC's premier sketch comedy team Model Majority (ABC/Good Morning America, CBS, NY1 and more) is having their annual AANHPI Heritage Month show with history and pop cultured themed comedy sketches to learn the history you probably didn't learn in school. In partnership with Asian Hustle Network with audience prizes from Asian American owned Sundae School. […]