Join Think!Chinatown for a guided deep-dive foodways workshop on artisanal tofu shops (Tofu 舖 pù/pou*) in Chinatown. Browse, taste, and learn about each tofu pou’s specialties and offerings, and what […]
Come celebrate the launch of Masters of Sleep and Other Stories! Accent Editions is delighted to celebrate the publication of Masters of Sleep and Other Stories by Zhu Yue. Please join translators Jianan Qian @jianan_qian and Alyssa Asquith @alyssajasquith , along with editor Na Zhong @sweetmedicine_nz , for an evening of conversation exploring Zhu Yue’s […]
This film will be screened in-person only. A Q&A will follow the screening. The Asian American International Film Festival is the nation’s first and longest running festival of its kind and the premier showcase for the best independent Asian, Asian diaspora and Pacific Islander cinema Potluck Asian America readers can use promo code AAIFF49_NYCAAR for 20% off […]
Hanami Nights returns to New York for another night of pan-Asian club culture. The city that started it, the artists shaping the sound, all night long. LO3TUS. JOKAH. NARI. SERENITY. Sat Aug 8 at 00:00, Long Island City. Location: 00:00 · Long Island City · Doors 10PM · 21+
No admission fees, and anybody can participate. Traditional Bon Folk dancing and Japanese cultural presentation. There will be performance of Soh Daiko and it will be a good opportunity to learn about Japanese culture.
To celebrate the World’s Borough Bookshop’s third anniversary, these native Queens writers will share how growing up here shaped their lives, writing, and art. Alvin Eng, author of Our Laundry, Our Town Heather Eng, author of Double Happiness Sylvia Chen, author of Tricky Chopsticks and Sparkles for Sunny Heather Eng is a third-generation Chinese American writer who grew up […]
“Chinatown Storytelling Festival: Through the Years with Think!Chinatown” showcases Think!Chinatown’s history of storytelling projects as the organization is reaching its 10 year anniversary. To mark this milestone, we’ll be pulling treasures from the Think!Chinatown’s archives and premier a new animated short. Join us for this special retrospective on Think!Chinatown’s decade-long work. Sun Aug 9, 3:30pm: […]
We are incredibly excited to close our 49th annual Asian American International Film Festival with the East Coast Premiere of HOOP LIKE THIS. The runtime of the film is 100 minutes. This film will be screened in-person only. Asian American International Film Festival is the nation’s first and longest running festival of its kind and the […]
The Sống Collective, NYC's leading diasporic Vietnamese-specific theatre company, will celebrate its 7th anniversary with a "Nhậu-La" -- a playful cross between nhậu (Vietnamese-style drinking session), the traditional gala, and a short […]
From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to […]
This event will explore why historic preservation is an important policy issue for AAPI communities and how it connects to broader work across immigration, civil rights, housing, health, education, and […]
A Stream of Light: Midsummer Afternoon poetry & tea Gathering With Lee Ann Brown @tendtothemoon , Jiaoyang Li, and Kevin Ge In 353 CE, Wang Xizhi gathered with thirty-nine fellow literati at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji. Seated beside a winding brook, they set cups of wine adrift on the current, composing poems wherever the cups […]