Chinese dance class for all levels. Dance with props like ribbons and fans. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Red Silk Dancers by dancing with these legends yourself! Dance class will start with a warm up to get us all moving. Then we’ll feel the music with traditional Chinese dance props like ribbons and fans. This […]
Free, community event featuring music, dance and family-friendly fun and learning. Third Street Celebrates Community Diwali Celebration Featuring: Henna art by Jolie Henna Entertainment and Afreenz Mehndi Dance performance by Ajna Dance Company Sunday, October 19, 2025 1pm - Henna art/Third Street Courtyard 2pm - Interactive dance performance by Ajna Dance Company /Anna-Maria Kellen Concert […]
Hosted by Alvina Patel Buxani, Basu Ratnam, Maneesh Goyal, Ami Sheth & Melanie Chandra Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as we celebrate Diwali with family, friends, and festive cheer. ✨ Inday’s signature bites & handcrafted cocktails ✨ Live music & dancing ✨ Festive activities for kids & families ✨ DIY diya painting & rangoli […]
Get active and immersed in culture in this hands-on Kapagapir and Kakinikini dance workshop! Kapagapir refers to a Maranao fan dance from the Philippines. Maranao is a Filipino Muslim ethnic group predominantly found around Lanao Lake in Mindanao. The fan movements are meant to represent the wings of the paru-paro - which is the Filipino […]
From Spikes to Spindles (1976; 46 minutes). Director: Christine Choy. Producer: Third World Newsreel. A portrait of lower Manhattan Chinatown in the mid-1970s. Sparked by the mobilization of Asian American New Yorkers against police violence following the NYPD's brutal assault against 27 year old Peter Yew in Chinatown, the film considers over a century of Chinese […]
Turning your side hustle into a thriving business takes more than passion—it takes funding, strategy, and the right playbook. This panel brings together experts across investing, banking, and community building to share real-world insights on raising capital—without the fluff. What we’ll cover: Grassroots & community support: partnerships, sponsorships, and building traction from day one Angel/VC […]
The Stolen Relations project is a tribally collaborative initiative to recover, interpret, and share with the public the long-hidden history of Native American enslavement. Developed over the past decade and formally launched in May 2025 (www.stolenrelations.org), the project brings together a growing database of individual records alongside contemporary Native perspectives, artwork, music, and other resources for tribal […]
Come celebrate the publication of We Are Each Other’s Liberation, a groundbreaking anthology centering Black and Asian feminist solidarities. Emerging out of a collaborative project between Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective, We Are Each Other’s Liberation: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities offers an urgent call for the just future we might build together. Drawing […]
The acclaimed novelist mines her own family history for an intimate story of mothers, daughters, and the wounds that echo across generations. Gish Jen’s latest novel, Bad Bad Girl, began as a memoir of her late mother, Loo Shu-hsin, before evolving into a fictionalized portrait of their turbulent mother-daughter relationship. As a child Shu-hsin learns how […]
Celebrate HT Chen’s legacy in modern dance & Chinatown with Dian Dong, plus a “Needle and Thread” performance excerpt. Join us for an evening reflecting on the life and legacy of choreographer H.T. Chen, a cultural pillar of New York’s Chinatown, whose work bridged Asian traditions and American modern dance. Born in Shanghai, raised in […]
Musical theatre royalty and official Disney Legend Lea Salonga is bringing her acclaimed Stage, Screen & Everything In Between tour to North America in 2025 with a stop at Town Hall on October 20. In Stage, Screen & Everything In Between, musical theatre fans will experience stage and screen classics from Lea’s iconic roles including […]
The APAICS Technology Summit brings together community and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) elected officials for bipartisan policy discussions that affect the AA & NH/PI community and the nation at-large. Panel topics can range from challenges and opportunities in addressing the digital divide, […]