This Filipino American History Month, our office, in partnership with the Office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Woodside on the Move, Bright Spot Community Development Center, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations New York State Chapter, and Filipino American National Historical Society Metro New York Chapter, is proud to host the first-ever Filipino […]
Interested in playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons, but not sure where to start? Join Counterspell Games and Behind the Screen for an interactive how to play workshop! Learn directly from Chris Vicari, an author, educator, and professional DM with years of experience both running games and teaching game theory, alongside Counterspell […]
Learn the techniques of Chinese dough sculpting (known as mianren 面人 or miansu 面塑) with master artist Mr. Ye Xun. This folk art dates back 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty. In celebration of Chinatown Arts Week, Mr. Ye, our dough figurine artist from Chinatown Nights, will teach you how to make your own miniature […]
Join the Counterspell Games pop-up at Welcome to Chinatown for a night of adventure! Your mission: Board an impossible flying ship and join a ragtag crew to save the capitol city before it’s too late! If you love in-person games, role-playing as characters, and exploring new places in a science-fantasy world, you'll love the theme of […]
VCS is excited about the First Light: AAPI Film Festival! To kick the event off, we are excited to announce five featured films screening on Saturday, September 26th ✨ 📅 Oct. 18 at 3:00 PM 📍telos.haus at 303 Ten Eyck St 🎬 First Winter Directed by Schantelle Alonzo (@Mishipiku) Ángel is a newly arrived immigrant […]
The 30-minute movement-based performance combines choreography from the Asian tradition of park dancing with US military parade sequences, Qigong, and gestures taken from pregnancy, childrearing, and sex work. Performed by an intergenerational ensemble to a score that layers Chinese nursery rhymes, traditional East Asian instrumentals, in utero recordings, and “Taps,” the piece proposes caregiving as […]
LEE WEONYOUNG 이원영 • 2025 • Fiction • 65 min 🎬 Muju Film Festival Choice 🗓️ Sunday, October 18 • 7:30 PM 📍 Korean Cultural Center New York (122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016) * Intro and Q&A with LEE Weonyoung Synopsis A man who studies Mongolian history leads a simple but happy […]
Join us for the first-ever Smorgasburg Diwali: Festival of Bites in partnership with @browngirlmag! A two-day celebration of South Asian flavors, culture, and community — featuring guest vendors, specials from our resident vendors, and plenty of festive surprises 🎉 📍 Sunday, Oct 19 — Prospect Park • 11AM – 6PM Vendor Highlights 🍴: 🥪 Vada Pav […]
Join QPL Community Health for a discussion with NYU Professor Krishnendu Ray and NYC-based cook, journalist, and recipe developer Anikah Shaokat. Together, they’ll explore how food preserves culture, connects generations, and reflects the Bengali-American experience. Professor Ray is a leading scholar and the author of several books examining Bengali American food, South Asian cuisine, and […]
Happy Filipino American History Month! Many of us do not realize that Filipino American history is made throughout the year in everyday life. With the recent addition of Tagalog as a language required to be made accessible on voting ballots and voting instructions at NYC polling precincts, the Filipino community is now recognized by the […]
ABOUT THE BOOK From the award-winning author of Bestiary, three cousins are forced to complete an impossible and violent task set by a vengeful demon. Cousins Cindy, Yangyang, and Mandy’s hot, tedious summer unfolds in their grandmother’s hauntingly familiar house. Mandy, the eldest, seeks connection online and exchanges emails with a stranger. Yangyang, the youngest, retreats […]
Free concert for the public, featuring a jazz ensemble led by Stephanie Chou with erhu musician, Andy Lin. The first act will highlight jazz arrangements of Chinese folk songs and original compositions by Stephanie Chou. Followed by a screening of the silent film, “The Curse of Quon Gwon” accompanied by live music from the jazz […]