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SUMMARY:NYC Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION:28th Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival on February 17\, 2026. \n11:00am – 3:30pm. Opening Ceremony and Cultural Festival at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Chrystie and Grand Streets. \n1pm to 4pm : A dozen Lion\, Dragon\, and Unicorn dance troupes will march down the main streets of Chinatown (Mott\, Hester\, Bowery\, East Broadway\, Bayard\, Elizabeth\, and Pell streets) \nFebruary 17th marks the first day of the 2026 Lunar New Year\, which will be kicked off with 600\,000 rounds of colorful unique designed firecrackers\, prepared by highly trained detonation specialists. Setting off firecrackers is a traditional Lunar New Year practice believed to scare away evil spirits and welcome the New Year. Expected attendees include local and federal politicians\, community leaders and dignitaries. \nAfter opening ceremonies\, a dozen Lion\, Dragon\, and Unicorn dance troupes will march down the main streets of Chinatown (Mott\, Hester\, Bowery\, East Broadway\, Bayard\, Elizabeth\, and Pell streets) from 1pm to 4pm to help ring in the New Year. A massive festival will be in Sara D. Roosevelt Park that will feature all-day cultural performances by traditional and contemporary Asian and Asian-American singers and dancers\, along with food\, cultural gifts vendors\, arts & crafts\, Chinese calligraphy artists\, and promotional booths \nImage Credit: Sensvector / Shutterstock
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-lunar-new-year-firecracker-ceremony-and-cultural-festival-2/
LOCATION:Sara D. Roosevelt Park\, Chrystie and Grand Streets.\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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SUMMARY:MOCAKIDS LNY Dumpling Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Whether it’s Lunar New Year or any other time of the year\, nothing beats a plate of dumplings\, bringing you family unity\, good luck\, wealth!\n\n\nJoin us for a dumpling extravaganza! Learn how to fold and cook your very own vegetable-filled dumplings\, all while bringing fortune and joy into the new year! \nWe’ll be making a few dumplings to sample rather than a full meal. Dumplings will be cooked on-site. Eat at your own risk. MOCA is not liable for any harm caused by consumption. \nTickets: $8/person ages 5 & over. Free for MOCA Family Level Members. Includes museum admission and entry to MOCACREATE Lunar New Year Museum Makeover.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mocakids-lny-dumpling-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
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SUMMARY:Career Ceilings Masterclass  "Personal Marketing and Mentorship"
DESCRIPTION:Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Masterclass\nFebruary 17 from 6 pm ET to 7 pm ET\n\n\nDear Friends\, \nWe are pleased to invite you to attend the 53rd Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative event\, featuring a Masterclass for Individuals on “Personal Marketing and Mentorship” \nThroughout the many events we have held over the years\, one of the observations that comes out repeatedly is the importance of engaging in effective personal marketing\, having a strong network inside and outside of the organizations that you are part of\, and developing mentors. This event will feature insights from three accomplished panelists who have expertise on this topic from their current professional responsibilities as well as their own personal careers: Raj Gupta\, Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors\, Johns Hopkins GUPTA-KLINSKY India Institute; Former CEO\, Rohm and Hass; Bob Lee\, Chairman of the Board\, Blue Shield of California; and Deb Liu\, former President & CEO of Ancestry. \nPeter Young\, Committee of 100 Board Member and New York Regional Chair\, and Chair of the Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative\, will moderate. \nAfter the conclusion of the fireside chat\, there will be a Q&A session during which members of the audience may ask questions. \n  \nThe webinar will be held on February 17\, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Eastern Time / 5 pm to 6 pm Central Time / 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Pacific Time. There is no fee for the webcast. Please register at https://c100-2-17-2026.eventbrite.com \nWe hope you will join us. \nBest regards\,\nPeter Young \nChair\, Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative \nCommittee of 100 Member and New York Regional Chairman \n  \nCommittee of 100\nAsian American Career Ceilings Initiative \nFebruary 17\, 2026 Webcast \n▦ Topic: “Personal Marketing and Mentorship” \n▦ Speakers: \nRaj Gupta\, Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors\, Johns Hopkins GUPTA-KLINSKY India Institute; Former CEO\, Rohm and Hass \nBob Lee\, Chairman of the Board\, Blue Shield of California \nDeb Liu\, former President & CEO of Ancestry \n  \n▦ Moderator: Peter Young\, Committee of 100 Board Member and New York Regional Chair\, and Chair of the Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative \n▦ Time: 6:00 pm EST \n  \nAsian Americans succeed at the entry and the middle ranks of many professions\, but consistently do not do as well in the senior ranks. Over the last five years\, Committee of 100 has hosted many webcasts\, seminars and summits that have brought experts forward to share their research and individuals from many different fields\, genders and age groups to discuss their experiences\, observations and solutions. Two years ago\, we started a Masterclass Series for Individuals that features speakers who provide tutorials and advice to help individuals succeed in their careers. \n  \nThroughout the many events we have held over the years\, one of the observations that comes out repeatedly is the importance of engaging in effective personal marketing\, having a strong network inside and outside of the organizations that you are part of\, and developing mentors. This event will feature insights from three accomplished panelists who have expertise on this topic from their current professional responsibilities as well as their own personal careers. \n  \nThe webinar will be one hour long. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions during the last ten minutes of the webinar. \nThere is no fee and you can register at: https://c100-2-17-2026.eventbrite.com \n▦ Speaker Bios: \nRaj Gupta\, Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors\, Johns Hopkins GUPTA-KLINSKY India Institute; Former CEO\, Rohm and Hass \nRaj Gupta was born in a small village in Uttar Pradesh\, India. As a 22-year-old in Spring 1968\, he came to the United States with only $8 in his pocket to do graduate studies in Operations Research/Computer Science at Cornell. He built a 39-year career at the global Fortune 500 specialty materials company Rohm and Haas\, where he retired as Chairman and CEO in April 2009. \nOver his career\, he has served as a director at 15 public companies across a wide range of industries\, including Hewlett Packard\, DuPont\, Arconic/Howmet\, Delphi/Aptiv\, Airgas\, Tyco and Avantor. He also held long-term Board Chair positions at Delphi/Aptiv (7 years) and Avantor (12 years)\, both Fortune 500 companies. In addition\, he has served on the boards of six private companies\, including Vanguard Group\, IRI\, StrozFriedberg\, and Aceto. Raj received a BTech(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from IITBombay in 1967\, followed by an MS in Operations Research/Computer Science from Cornell in 1969 and an MBA in Finance in 1971 from Drexel University. \nAfter retiring from Rohm and Haas Company\, Raj and his wife Kamla established their family’s Ujala Foundation (which means “light” in Hindi)\, focusing on education and healthcare\, equally directed to India and the U.S. Since its inception\, the Ujala Foundation has contributed towards an endowed professor at Hopkins\, initial funding for the Drexel University Gupta Governance Institute\, fellowships at Drexel’s Business School and Cornell University’s School of Biomedical Engineering\, and other causes\, including Raj’s alma mater IITBombay\, and several civic and cultural organizations in India\, such as Pratham and AIF\, and the United States\, such as the Philadelphia Zoo\, Philadelphia Art Museum\, and the Franklin Institute. To date\, the Johns Hopkins Gupta-Klinsky India Institute represents the Ujala Foundation’s single largest commitment. \nRaj and Kamla split their time between suburban Philadelphia\, PA and Bonita Springs\, FL. They are parents to two daughts and grandparents to three boys. Raj documented his personal and professional journey in a book titled Eight Dollars and a Dream: My American Journey\, written in collaboration with Syd Havely and published in 2016. \nBob Lee\, Chairman of the Board\, Blue Shield of California \nAt the time of his retirement from Pacific Bell (now a part of AT&T) in May 1998\, Bob was a corporate Executive Vice President and President of Business Communications Services\, a business unit which included responsibility for $3B in revenue\, $1B in direct expense\, 15\,000 employees and the establishment of two new subsidiaries: Pacific Bell Internet Services and Pacific Bell Network Integration. \nDuring his twenty-six year career\, he managed work groups in operations\, sales\, and marketing. Among his specific jobs at Pacific Bell\, he was the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales for five years from 1987-1992. In this capacity\, he was responsible for all brand management\, product management\, market strategy and sales for the consumer and business markets. Several major accomplishments in this role were the expansion of distribution channels to sales agents (a first among the regional Bell operating companies) and extensive market segmentation which had major implications to products and channels. Both measures resulted in revenue growth rates greater than the overall national telecommunications market. In 1997\, he negotiated the deal with the San Francisco Giants that resulted in naming their ballpark\, “Pacific Bell Park.” \nBob is currently a director for two companies. Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit company with revenues of approximately $14B. He has been on the board since November of 2004. He has been the Chairman of the Board since 2012. Broadvision (NASDAQ: BVSN) is an e-commerce software company with revenues in the $60M range. He has been on the board since September 2004. He chairs the compensation committee and serves on the audit committee. \nBob is also active in several nonprofit groups. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Youth Tennis Advantage\, a nonprofit group serving Bay Area inner city kids with tennis and tutoring. He is also the former Chairman of the Committee of 100\, a national non-profit group promoting strong U.S.-China relations and advancing the interests of the Chinese American community in the U.S. He is also a past board member of the Asian Pacific Fund\, serving the Asian American nonprofit community in the Bay Area. Additionally\, he is a member of the Board of Councilors for U.S.C.’s School of Engineering. Currently\, he is serving as a Big Brother in the Big Brother/Big Sister Program of the Bay Area. \nBob received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Southern California in 1970. He received his MBA from U.C. Berkeley in 1972. In his spare time\, Bob enjoys tennis\, golf and travelling. He and his wife\, Carolyn\, live in Moraga\, California. They have two grown daughters who have families of their own. \nDeb Liu\, former President & CEO of Ancestry \nPrior to joining Ancestry\, Deb was a senior executive at Facebook where she created and led Facebook’s Marketplace\, where millions of people buy and sell from one another. She also led the development of Facebook’s first mobile ad product for apps and its mobile ad network\, in addition to building the company’s games business and its payments platform\, including Facebook Pay. Named by PaymentsSource as one of the most influential women in payments and one of Business Insider’s most powerful female engineers\, Deb has worked in the tech industry for over 18 years. Prior to Facebook\, she spent several years in product roles at PayPal and eBay\, including leading the integration between the two products. \nActively involved with promoting diversity and women in tech\, she is the founder of Women In Product\, a nonprofit to connect and support women in the product management field. Deb serves on the board of Intuit\, and she’s a seed investor and advisor to several startups. She also holds several payments and commerce-related patents. \nDeb received a BS in Civil Engineering from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She lives in California with her husband and three children\, and she enjoys chronicling their family adventures in her Mommy School comic. \n  \n▦ Moderator: \nPeter Young \nCEO and President\, Young & Partners \nCommittee of 100 Member \nPeter Young is CEO and President of Young & Partners\, a corporate strategy and boutique investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership\, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy\, M&A\, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers\, Schroders and Lehman Brothers\, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co.\, the corporate strategy firm. \nMr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale\, an MS in Accounting from NYU\, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors\, both corporate and non-profit and is President and board member of Société de Chimie Industrielle\, a leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization. \n  \nThe Committee of 100 \nThe Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit\, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business\, government\, academia\, and the arts founded 36 years ago. \nThe Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of: \n● Promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community; \n● Advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China. \nTo learn more about the organization\, please go to https://www.committee100.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCOMMITTEE OF 100 | Ensuring Full Inclusion in America\, Advancing U.S.-China Relations\nMailing: Committee of 100\, 28 West 44th Street\, Suite 1014\, New York\, NY 10036 \nT: (212) 371-6565 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Business,Professional Development,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Weeds: A Germinating Theory Book Launch with author Kwan Queenie Li and Curator Kelly Ma
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the New York book launch for Weeds: A Germinating Theory by artist Kwan Queenie Li who will be joined by curator Kelly Ma in a lively discussion about this brand new book published by MACK as part of their new Sightlines series featuring essays looking at architecture from distinct points of view\, each taking the perspective of a particular entity\, history\, discipline\, or form of writing.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/weeds-a-germinating-theory-book-launch-with-author-kwan-queenie-li-and-curator-kelly-ma/
LOCATION:Head Hi\, 146 Flushing Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11205
CATEGORIES:Art,Book,In Person
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SUMMARY:The Quiet Work of Healing: A Grief Recovery Session
DESCRIPTION:Grief doesn’t shout—but it lingers. It shows up in silence\, in sleepless nights\, in moments no one sees. \nThis powerful session with Grief Recovery Specialist Rhys Kiaaina creates sacred space to face what’s been buried\, name what’s been lost\, and gently begin the quiet work of healing. This workshop will guide you through a proven process of grief recovery—offering hope\, clarity\, and emotional freedom. \nWhether your loss is fresh\, distant\, personal\, or unspoken\, you don’t have to carry it alone. Healing may be quiet\, but it is holy—and it starts here.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-quiet-work-of-healing-a-grief-recovery-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Virtual
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SUMMARY:“Archival Interregnum: Caste\, Sexuality\, Indenture\,” A Lecture by Anjali Arondekar
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Comparative Approaches to the Literatures of Africa\, the Middle East\, and the Global South (CALAMEGS) 2025-26 Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU\, NYU Department of Social & Cultural Analysis\, and Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality at NYU. \nRSVP \nWhile Mauritius remains the place from which my questions emerge\, it is also an area impossible\, a geo-epistemology that confounds histories of sexuality and caste in/and South Asia and the broader Indian Ocean world.  Indenture is the archival interregnum—especially in Mauritius—where our attachments to counter-archives\, origin-stories\, run amuck. If archives of indenture are flooded with markers of identification that suture presence to labor\, what happens to the labor of caste and sexuality that lives unaccounted within economies of such enumeration? How do we think histories of indenture outside settled archival forms\, outside technologies of historical recuperation\, where we historicize not to materialize absence\, but to speak to the weight of our historical anchors? How do we couple the abundance of historical reading with the oceanic voyages of indenture\, caste and sexuality? Caste and sexuality here are not tracked through acts/practices that might return us to identitarian forms; rather I read archival records of caste and sexuality against the settlement and lure of reproductive futurities. \nAnjali Arondekar is Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Professor of Feminist Studies\, University of California\, Santa Cruz. She was the founding director\, Center for South Asian Studies\, 2020-24. Her research engages the comparative poetics and politics of sexuality\, caste\, and historiography\, with a focus on South Asia and the broader Indian Ocean world. She is the author of two award-winning monographs: For the Record: On Sexuality and the Colonial Archive in India (Duke University Press\, 2009\, Orient Blackswan\, India\, 2010); and Abundance: Sexuality’s History (Duke University Press\, 2023\, Orient Blackswan\, 2023). Arondekar’s third book-in progress\, entitled\, Oceanic Sex: Archives of Caste and Indenture\, couples the archival forms of indenture with the oceanic voyages of caste and sexuality. \n  \nAccessibility note: This event is free and open to the public with RSVP. The venue is located on the ground level and is accessible with two sets of automatic doors. For any accommodation requests\, please email amb10317@nyu.edu.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/archival-interregnum-caste-sexuality-indenture-a-lecture-by-anjali-arondekar/
LOCATION:19 University Place\, Great Room\, 19 University Place\, first floor\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:History,In Person
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SUMMARY:Chai and Charcha: SAATH Town Hall with South Asian candidates for Congress
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a dynamic townhall bringing together south asian candidates for an honest and insightful conversation on leadership.\n\n\nSAATH is a youth-led movement uniting South Asians in collective action toward bold political change. As more young South Asians are pulled rightward by conservative narratives\, we’re building a new path – one grounded in education\, solidarity\, and bold civic engagement. Our mission is simple: educate\, organize\, and empower. By 2026 midterms\, we aim to amplify South Asian voices in American politics and foster cross-cultural alliances to further our democracy. \nJoin us for a dynamic townhall bringing together south asian politicians from across the United States. We will be joined by  \n\nSaikat Chakrabarti (CA-11)\, \nBushra Amiwala (IL-9)\, \nJay Vaingankar (NJ-12)\, \nLisa Khanna\, and \nPia Dandiya (FL-21).\n\nOur team will follow up with the event details (virtual meeting link) closer to the date upon registration!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/chai-and-charcha-saath-town-hall/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Politics,Virtual
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SUMMARY:You Belong Here: English Learner Rights
DESCRIPTION:AAJC\, the Lawyers’ Committee\, UnidosUS\, and the NABE will co-host an important webinar.\nYou Belong Here: English Learner Rights\nThursday\, February 19\, 2026\, at 4:00 pm ET \nEnglish Learners\, families\, community members\, and allies are invited to register for a conversation about : \n\nThe rights of English learners in public schools\nWhat families can do when schools are not meeting the needs of English learners\nWhat resources are available for students\, families\, and advocates
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/you-belong-here-english-learner-rights/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Legal,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Alien Enemies\, Then and Now: Connecting Primary Sources with Personal History for a Fuller Picture of America
DESCRIPTION:Join Nikkei poet and educator Alison Lubar for a 90-minute Day of Remembrance workshop tracing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 from its origins to the present day. Through primary sources—from seminal U.S. documents to the current administration’s March 2025 invocation of the Act—alongside photographs from Lubar’s family’s incarceration at Tule Lake Relocation Center\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand how language can be a tool for violence or liberation\, division or solidarity\nUse first-person accounts and primary sources to understand how policy affects people\nDiscover the power of telling our own stories and find inspiration to tell yours\n\nFacilitator: Alison Lubar and Dr. Khyati Joshi  \nFree and open to all. Professional Development hours awarded. \nThis event is brought to you by Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/alien-enemies-then-and-now-connecting-primary-sources-with-personal-history-for-a-fuller-picture-of-america/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Education,History,Virtual
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SUMMARY:AAJA Briefing: State of AAPI Communities in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:Join the Asian American Journalists Association for a timely briefing on Friday\, Feb. 20 at 9 a.m. PT/11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET on the current state of AAPI communities in Minnesota. Hear directly from on-the-ground community leaders and impacted community members about how immigration enforcement by ICE is affecting AAPI individuals and families\, and how local organizations are responding in real time. \nFederal officials have stated that ICE’s Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis will end soon. This briefing will provide journalists with critical context\, first-hand perspectives\, and resources to better understand and be able to report on the impact of ICE on AAPI and immigrant communities in Minnesota.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/19542/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Survey,Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:A+ Asian Comedy. Asian Stand Up Comedy in NYC's Broadway Theater District.
DESCRIPTION:NYC’s ultimate Asian stand up comedy show. Hilarious comedians as seen on Netflix\, HBO\, Hulu\, and TikTok.\n\n\nA+ 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 seeing them perform live at the world famous Broadway Comedy Club. Tickets are limited\, so purchase yours now and enjoy the show! \nVenue Policy: \nA two-drink minimum applies (non-alcoholic options available). \n16 and older
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/a-asian-comedy-asian-stand-up-comedy-in-nycs-broadway-theater-district-16/
LOCATION:Broadway Comedy Club\, 318 West 53rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260216T182034Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Family Festival!  MOCA
DESCRIPTION:Saddle up and gallop over to MOCA for a Year of the Horse celebration that’s sure to make you neigh with delight!\n\n\nRing in the new year with a day of energetic performances\, games\, stories\, drop-in arts & crafts\, and more! \n\nMorning Session: 10 AM – 1 PM\nAfternoon Session: 2 PM – 5 PM\n\nTickets: $10/person (inclusive of EventBrite fees). Kids under 2 free. Limited free tickets for Culture Pass and Cool Culture families. Stay tuned for details on the release of these tickets. \nCheck back shortly for full event schedule! \nTickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the event\, starting at 10:30 AM for the morning session and 2:30 PM for the afternoon session\, if capacity allows. \nFamily Festivals are bustling events with lots of sights\, sounds\, and aromas. There is limited stroller parking available\, with a staff-operated lift used to reach the restrooms and lower level spaces. We recommend families with sensory concerns join our MOCACREATE Lunar New Year Makeover events to celebrate the holiday. \nDue to the limited capacity of the museum and efforts to adhere to safety guidelines\, families may have to wait to enter the museum during peak times. \nMOCA’s Family Festival Series is supported with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunar-new-year-family-festival-3/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260220T023456Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Parade in Flushing Queens
DESCRIPTION:Flushing is home to Queens’ first—and largest—Chinatown neighborhood. As such\, the area’s Lunar New Year Parade is a huge draw each year\, with vibrant costumes\, floats\, dancing and traditional Chinese celebrations. \nThe parade will be held on Saturday\, February 21\, 2026 on 11am sharp in front of the 109th Precinct (corner of Union Street and 39th Ave). The opening ceremony will begin with Lion and Dragon dances. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunar-new-year-parade-in-flushing-queens/
LOCATION:Flushing Chinatown at Union Street and 39th Ave\, Union St and 39th Ave\, Flushing\, NY\, 11354\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Parade
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260216T181922Z
CREATED:20260203T115631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T181922Z
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SUMMARY:Moon Over Manhattan: Lunar New Year Family Day - Asia Society
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! Welcome the Year of the Horse at Asia Society’s 2026 Lunar New Year Family Day. Watch exciting lion dances and martial arts demonstrations\, learn fun New Year’s music\, make shadow puppets\, enjoy Year of the Horse arts and crafts\, and more.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moon-over-manhattan-lunar-new-year-family-day-2026/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person,Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260116T025659Z
CREATED:20260116T023934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T025659Z
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SUMMARY:China Institute Centennial Lunar New Year Family Festival
DESCRIPTION:China Institute Centennial Lunar New Year Family Festival – Celebrating the Year of the Horse\n\n\nCelebrate the Year of the Horse with China Institute! As we mark our centennial year of bridging cultures and fostering connections\, we invite you and your family to gallop into the Year of the Horse with unparalleled cultural experiences from China\, right in the heart of New York City. \nCo-organized with the Shanghai Museum\, a world-class museum dedicated to ancient Chinese art\, this year’s festival features rich traditions\, interactive workshops\, and mesmerizing performances for all ages. Join us for a journey that promises to inspire\, educate\, and delight the entire family! \n\n\nSchedule \n2:00 – 2:20 PM | Lion Dance \n2:20 – 2:30 PM | Opening Remarks \n2:30 – 2:45 PM | Music Performance by Echos of China Ensemble (Guzheng\, Pipa\, Erhu\, Sheng\, Suona) \n\nSilk Road《丝绸之路》\n\n\nThis is NeZha《就是哪吒》\n\n2:00 – 5:00 PM | Experiential Stations: red envelope decorating\, fan making\, bronze “Fu” (福) printing\, traditional puzzles\, lantern riddles\, festive lotteries\, and Music Corner to interact with the musicians! \n3:00 – 5:00 PM | Interactive Workshops (first-come\, first-served\, as spaces are limited.) \n\nConserving Art 我在修“文物”\n3:00-3:20 workshop 1\n3:30-3:50 workshop 2\n4:00-4:20 workshop 3\n4:30-4:50 workshop 4\n\n\nMake a Lucky Pendant 吉祥挂坠\n3:00-3:20 workshop 1\n3:30-3:50 workshop 2\n4:00-4:20 workshop 3\n4:30-4:50 workshop 4\n\n\nColor an Equestrienne Figurine 彩绘骑马俑\n3:00-3:30 workshop 1\n3:45-4:15 workshop 2\n4:30-5:00 workshop 3\n\n\nYuan Bao Tea 元宝茶\n3:00-3:20 workshop 1\n3:30-3:50 workshop 2\n4:00-4:20 workshop 3\n4:30-4:50 workshop 4\n\n\n\nInteractive Workshops \nWorkshops are first-come\, first-served\, as spaces are limited. Sign-up for workshops will be available at check-in. \n\n\nConserving Art: I’m Fixing Cultural Treasures 我在修“文物” \nStep into the world of museum conservators through hands-on experiences like piecing together simulated bronzes and ceramics. Explore the brilliance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship by assembling and disassembling mortise-and-tenon joints and gain a deeper appreciation for the care behind preserving cultural heritage. \n\n\nMake a Lucky Pendant 吉祥挂坠 \nCoins in ancient China were more than currency—they were symbols of luck\, protection\, and hope. Using replica ancient coins inspired by the Shanghai Museum’s numismatic collection\, string together porcelain beads\, tassels\, and traditional knots to craft a charming pendant filled with New Year wishes. \n\n\nColor an Equestrienne Figurine 彩绘骑马俑 \nStep into the vibrant world of the Tang dynasty\, known for its openness and artistic brilliance. Paint a 3D-printed replica of a Tang sancai equestrienne figurine from the Shanghai Museum—follow the classic colors or create your own bold design in this hands-on art adventure. \n\n\nYuan Bao Tea 元宝茶 \nA cherished Spring Festival drink from China’s Jiangnan region\, Yuan Bao Tea is made by steeping a pair of olives—shaped like ancient gold ingots—in hot water. Sip this symbolic tea and share a sweet New Year wish for prosperity\, abundance\, and “piles of fortune” in the year ahead. \n\n\n\nExperiential Stations \n\n\nRed Envelope Blessings 马年红包 \nCreate your own Lunar New Year red envelope inspired by Xu Beihong’s iconic Galloping Horse from the Shanghai Museum collection. Decorate it with traditional Chinese symbols of good fortune and take home a beautifully crafted envelope filled with heartfelt wishes for the year ahead. A beloved Lunar New Year tradition\, red envelopes are given by elders to bless children with good fortune and protection in the year ahead. \n\n\nDesign Your Own “Galloping Horse” Round Fan 马奔团扇 \nDiscover the beauty of the traditional Chinese round fan\, long associated with harmony and good fortune. Using a galloping horse motif inspired by Xu Beihong’s Galloping Horse from the Shanghai Museum collection\, embellish your fan with festive stamps and create a meaningful New Year token to take home. \n\n\nMake a “Fu” Pendant 福气满满 \nThe character “Fu” (福) represents happiness and good fortune in Chinese culture. Roll-print your own Fu onto a festive red ornament\, using designs inspired by bronzes\, calligraphy\, and seals from the Shanghai Museum. A joyful keepsake to bring home a little extra luck! \n\n\nA Virtual Tour along the Huangpu River VR游浦江 \nPut on a VR headset and take a virtual journey along Shanghai’s iconic Huangpu River. From historic landmarks to modern skylines\, experience the warmth\, rhythm\, and charm of the city—no passport required. \n\n\nLantern Riddles 猜灯谜 \nA favorite festival pastime\, lantern riddles combine wordplay\, wisdom\, and fun. Try solving riddles drawn from traditional sources—available in both Chinese and English—and enjoy this lively Lunar New Year tradition that challenges the mind while sharing auspicious wishes. \n\n\nWelcoming the God of Wealth 接财神 \nWelcoming the God of Wealth is a beloved Lunar New Year tradition symbolizing prosperity earned through honor and virtue. Piece together a playful puzzle inspired by a Qing dynasty print of Guan Yu\, the revered God of War and Wealth\, and celebrate hopes for a fortunate year ahead. \n\n\nDrawing a Blessing Card 抽福卡 \nRooted in traditional New Year blessing rituals\, this activity invites you to draw a card themed around “Five Blessings Arrive.” Each card carries a classic Chinese well-wish—offering a moment of surprise\, joy\, and good fortune to start the new year. \n\n\nYear of the Horse Lantern Photo Spot 马年彩灯打卡 \nStrike a festive pose in front of a wall-sized display of Year of the Horse lanterns inspired by Shanghai Lantern Art\, a national intangible cultural heritage. This glowing backdrop blends tradition with modern style—perfect for capturing joyful New Year memories. \n\n\nMusic Corner 中国音乐坊 \nJoin talented musicians from the Echos of China Ensemble after their performance and explore the world of traditional Chinese music! Try your hand at instruments like the Guzheng\, Pipa\, Erhu\, Sheng\, and Suona\, learn about the stories behind the music\, and enjoy an interactive experience that brings these ancient sounds to life. \n\n\n\n\nThe Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆 \nThe Shanghai Museum\, established in 1952\, is a world-class museum dedicated to ancient Chinese art. As one of the first major national-level museums in China\, the Shanghai Museum houses more than 1.02 million artifacts\, 145\,000 of which are graded national treasures. The Museum’s collection covers 33 categories\, presenting a comprehensive image of Chinese material culture. Today\, the Shanghai Museum stands among the world’s most comprehensive repositories of ancient Chinese art.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/china-institute-centennial-lunar-new-year-family-festival/
LOCATION:China Institute of America\, 100 Washington Street\, New York\, NY\, 10006\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T170000
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk and Exhibition: Touch Frequencies: Amy Cheng & Avani Patel
DESCRIPTION:Art Exhibit: TOUCH FREQUENCIES: Amy Cheng & Avani Patel\nFeb 7 – 28\, 2026 \nArtist Talk: Sat\, Feb 21\, 3 – 5 pm \nViewing Hours: Thursday– Saturday\, 1- 6 pm and by appointment \nPS122 Gallery is pleased to present Touch Frequencies\, an exhibition featuring two Asian- American abstract painters who use a visual vocabulary infused with patterning\, repetition\, and ornamentation. Their penchant for working this way aligns them more with Eastern and Middle Eastern art in contrast to the Greek and Roman-based Western art tradition that emphasizes the primacy of the figure in painting. Pattern\, repetition\, and ornamentation are endemic in nature — it is in fact\, how nature is structured — and are primal in their rhythmic connection to the human nervous system. \nAlthough Cheng and Patel share a love of abstraction and ornamentation\, their focus and approach diverge in meaningful ways: Cheng works at the intersection of science\, art\, and ancient philosophies to explore the mysteries of the universe at both macro and micro levels. She paints what exists but cannot be seen. She focuses on the hard question of consciousness — something people assume is generated by brains — yet current science is discovering that  consciousness may be fundamental\, part of the fabric of the universe\, that allows access by all\nliving beings\, whether microbial\, vegetal\, aquatic\, animal\, or human. In contrast\, Patel’s work is rooted in the human and cultural realm\, drawing from ecology\, memory\, and the sensory joy of color and material. Rooted in memories of her parents’ garden in India and the U.S.\, her work explores belonging amid urban change and how materials embody emotion\, history\, and renewal. By merging personal memory with ecological and cultural imagery\, she honors the interdependence of nature and culture to inspire viewers to see and interpret the world anew. By merging personal memory with ecological and cultural imagery\, she creates spaces for pause\, tenderness\, and reconnection. \nARTISTS\nAmy Cheng lives and works in New York City. She was born in Taiwan\, raised in Brazil\, Oklahoma\, and Texas. She is a widely exhibited painter who maintains a parallel career in public art. Her paintings and works on paper are held in a number of corporate and public collections including the Hyde Collection\, Glens Falls\, NY\, Sheraton Hotels\, Brussels\, Belgium\, Florida- Atlantic University\, Boca Raton\, FL\, Novartis Pharmaceuticals\, Philadelphia\, PA\, New York University Langone Medical Center\, New York\, NY\, and Hewlett-Packard\, San Francisco\, CA. She has completed a dozen permanent commissions fabricated in mosaic\, glass\, ceramic\, terrazzo and more. These include projects at the Seattle-Tacoma Int’l Airport\, WA\, the Howard St. El Station\, Chicago\, IL\, the 25 th Avenue Subway Station\, Brooklyn\, NY\, and Western State Hospital\, Lakewood\, WA. She has received two New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowships\, a\nSenior Research/Lecture Fulbright to USP\, São Paulo\, Brazil\, and a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship at Renmin University\, Beijing\, China. She is a Professor Emerita of the Art Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz. \nwww.amychengstudio.com\n@amycheng.studio \nAvani Patel\, born in Mumbai\, India in 1976\, immigrated with her family to Pennsylvania at the age of eleven. She holds a BA from Pennsylvania State University and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Patel’s paintings have been exhibited widely across the United States and internationally. From 2003 to 2006\, her work was shown at the American Embassy’s ambassador residence in Panama\, where she also led community workshops and collaborative installations. In 2005\, she was invited to the White House by Laura Bush and Colin Powell in recognition of her participation in the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies program. Patel has contributed to significant public art initiatives\, including America’s Chinatown Voices in New York City and a public art project in Lillestrøm\, Norway. Her work has been reviewed and featured in Hyperallergic\, Artnet\, and The Woven Tale Press\, and is held in private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad. In 2025\, she was selected for the ArtBridge and CAMBA Affordable Housing public art project in Brooklyn. Patel lives and works in Brooklyn\, New York. \nhttps://www.avanirpatel.com                                                                                                                              @unique_avani
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/artist-talk-and-exhibition-touch-frequencies-amy-cheng-avani-patel/
LOCATION:PS122 Gallery\, 150 1st Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T193000
DTSTAMP:20260203T221654Z
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SUMMARY:The 6th Annual Crazy Talented Asians & Friends (CTAF) Animation Festival for Short Films and Motion Design
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the creativity of storytelling with a festival of animated short films and motion design by Asian American and Asian artists—and their friends! The 6th Annual Crazy Talented Asians & Friends (CTAF) Animation Festival for Short Film and Motion Design will showcase the work and talents of animators from across the globe. Join us at 5 PM to see award-winning animations on the big screen and stick around for our mixer at 6:30 PM to meet with the artists\, jurors\, and professionals from the animation industry!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-6th-annual-crazy-talented-asians-friends-ctaf-animation-festival-for-short-films-and-motion-design/
LOCATION:Flushing Town Hall\, 137-35 Northern Blvd\, Flushing\, NY\, 11354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T143000
DTSTAMP:20260220T023212Z
CREATED:20260213T232405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T023212Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Parade in Brooklyn Sunset Park
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday \, February 22nd from 11.30 am to 2:30 pm – The Brooklyn Chinese American Association Chinese New Year Parade begins at 50th Street and 8th Avenue in Sunset Park in Sunset Park Brooklyn. \nSince 1988\, the Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Parade has been bringing in the richness of the Chinese culture to the Brooklyn as well as promoting unity among neighborhoods. To honor the tradition\, firecrackers and lion dances are used for the traditional ritual cleansing of homes and businesses to usher in a year of good luck. There are also live performances from the local schools and senior centers to show their holiday spirits. \nImage Credit: vector_lia_shanzan / Shutterstock
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunar-new-year-parade-in-brooklyn-sunset-park-2/
LOCATION:Sunset Park Brooklyn Chinatown at 50th St and 8th Ave\, 50th Street and Eighth Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11220\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Parade
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260216T181721Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Celebration - Third Street Music School
DESCRIPTION:Lion Dance performed by the Golden Lions Club and music performed by Third Street Partners students from PS42.\n\n\nLunar New Year Celebration \nFeb 22\, 2026 \nAnna-Maria Kellen Concert Hall\, Third Street Music School \nOpen for all ages \n1:00pm – 3:00 pm– Lucky Envelope and Bokjumeoni decoration \n2:00pm – 3:00pm – PS 42 violin student performance and Lion Dance performed by Golden Lions Club \n  \nEvent details \nJoin us for a joyful Lunar New Year celebration for families and children! Come ring in the Year of the Horse with an afternoon filled with cultural traditions\, music\, movement\, and hands-on creativity. \nThe celebration will feature a violin performance by Third Street Partners students from PS 42 and a thrilling traditional lion dance by the NY Golden Lions. Together as a community\, families will create their own bokjumeoni pouches and red envelopes using craft kits from Bo & Mei\, an Asian female-owned small business. \nThis celebration is a wonderful opportunity for children to learn about Lunar New Year traditions in a fun\, hands-on way while spending meaningful time with family and friends. \nWe look forward to celebrating with you—come dance\, create\, and welcome the Lunar New Year together! \n  \nQuestions About Third Street Events? \nContact: Third Street Music School \nEmail: info@thirdstreet.nyc \nPhone: 212-777-3240 \n  \nTicket Policy \n\nRSVPs are first-come\, first-served.\nRSVPs are required of all attendees\, including children. An adult must accompany all children.\nAn RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Free events are oversold to accommodate drops.\nSame-day walkups will be accepted. Remaining seats will be released before the show starts\, as space permits.\n\nVenue Policy \n\nThis venue is accessible to wheelchairs\nLarge items\, including strollers and carts\, are not permitted in the hall but can be left in the lobby at the owner’s discretion. Third Street assumes no liability for any theft or damage.\nNo food or drinks are permitted in the performance space.\nNo pets allowed\, service animals only.\n\nPhoto & Video Policy \nTo celebrate and promote our programs and school\, photos and videos may occasionally be taken during classes\, rehearsals\, and performances. These images may be used in newsletters\, social media\, promotional materials\, or on our website. By participating in our programs or attending an event at Third Street\, you acknowledge and agree to this policy. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/
LOCATION:Third Street Music School Settlement\, 235 East 11th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260222T002234Z
CREATED:20260201T002248Z
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SUMMARY:LNY Teahouse: Bai Nian at T!C’s Studio  (Exchange greetings and gifts)
DESCRIPTION:Come greet your neighbors with freshly brewed tea\, prosperity tray goodies\, and more!\n\n\nSarula Bao\, our resident Lantern Artist this year\, will lead an artmaking table to teach us how to make our own xiao bao ma (dumpling/ buns). \nFollowing the tradition of bringing gifts when visiting each other’s homes\, we ask you to bring something to share like lucky fruits or a red envelope donation. \nYou can check out our newest exhibit\, Everyday Chinatown\, and listen to the personal stories related to each item that we collected from our neighbors. \nRSVP with a suggested donation to get priority entry\, but please note that entry is limited by our studio’s capacity at any given time. \n— \nThink!Chinatown is committed to hosting accessible events for our Chinatown neighbors. As we continue to present free\, public events throughout the neighborhood\, we invite you to support us with your contribution to grow our home and community art space at 1 Pike St.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lny-teahouse-bai-nian-at-tcs-studio-%e6%98%a5%e7%af%80%e8%8c%b6%e5%ae%a4%ef%bc%9a%e5%bf%83%e7%9b%ae%e8%8f%af%e5%9f%a0%e5%b7%a5%e5%9d%8a%e5%a4%a7%e6%8b%9c%e5%b9%b4-2/
LOCATION:1 Pike St\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260216T121523Z
CREATED:20260203T101635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T121523Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA CINEMA - Blurring the Color Line
DESCRIPTION:This documentary offers historical context and deeper insight into the lived experiences of Chinese communities under Jim Crow in the south.\n\n\nWhere did Chinese Americans sit on the bus during Jim Crow? Blurring the Color Line challenges the rigid Black-and-white narratives of segregation by centering the often-overlooked experiences of Asian Americans in the American South. While much has been written about the systemic oppression of Black communities under Jim Crow\, far less attention has been given to the social positioning of Asian Americans during this period. \nThe Museum of Chinese in America is honored to host a screening of the documentary Blurring the Color Line\, continuing vital conversations about the historical and contemporary relationships between Asian American and Black communities. At a moment when “Sinners” is competing for the Academy Awards and drawing renewed attention to Chinese American life in the South\, this documentary offers timely historical context and deeper insight into the lived experiences of Chinese communities under Jim Crow. By tracing a shared yet complicated past\, the film invites critical reflection on today’s racial tensions and the legacies that connect them. \nInspired by filmmaker Crystal Kwok’s grandmother’s memories of her family’s grocery store in Augusta\, Georgia\, the film draws from lived experiences within a Black neighborhood to reveal the contradictions and inequities of a deeply racialized system. \nA post-screening talkback with filmmaker Crystal Kwok and additional panelists will follow. \n  \nABOUT Crystal Kwok\nCrystal Kwok is an award winning filmmaker who established her career in Hong Kong as an actress\, writer\, director\, and controversial talk show host. Her debut feature film\, The Mistress (1999)\, won the Audience Choice Awards at the Deauville Asiatic Film Festival. Her feature documentary Blurring the Color Line (2022) streamed nationally on PBS under America ReFramed in 2023. It won multiple awards including Best Documentary at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival\, Courage Award at DisOrient Film Festival\, and the Mira Nair Rising Female Filmmaker Award at the Harlem International Film Festival. Kwok also holds a PhD in Performance Studies and an advanced Graduate Certificate in Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She straddles the line between creative production and academic work. She was a visiting scholar at Duke Kunshan University and currently a lecturer at the University of Hong Kong in the Gender Studies\, and History Department. Her work is committed to amplifying voices of women and marginal communities. \n  \nABOUT Panelists\nROCKY CHIN \nRockwell (“Rocky”) Chin is a retired government civil rights attorney & is currently an appointed member of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Rocky served in attorney and executive positions at the City and State human rights/civil rights agencies for many years. He is the founder of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY)\, the Asian American Law Fund of New York\, a Founding Advisor of the Vincent Chin Institute\, and a member of the Advisory Council of the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program. Rocky was an early instructor of Asian American Studies\, team-teaching one of the first courses on “Asians and the Law” in 1973. He has written articles published in Amerasia Journal\, Bridge Magazine\, the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and CUNY Forum/Asian American/Asian Research Institute. He recently contributed one of the essays in Corky Lee’s Asian America. Rocky has lived on the Lower East Side for over 45 years with his wife\, May Ying Chen. They have four grandchildren. Rocky is a proud supporter of MoCA.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-cinema-blurring-the-color-line/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260104T202442Z
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SUMMARY:VESSELS: Cotton King and A.I. God with Taeyoon Choi
DESCRIPTION:Join Taeyoon Choi presenting Cotton King and A.I. God\, a lecture performance unpacking the hidden ties between the cotton industry and A.I.\n\n\nCelebrating the launch of Attensity!\, the Strother School of Radical Attention (SoRA) holds a series of four participatory events where we will collectively create and test-drive vessels for human attention. Over the course of four weeks\, four hosts will activate the Sanctuary Gallery in DUMBO with sound\, film\, objects and movement\, and lecture performance. \nOn February 22\, visual artist and educator Taeyoon Choi presents Cotton King and A.I. God\, a lecture performance unpacking the hidden ties between the cotton industry and A.I. Taeyoon guides us through his research with a custom interactive tool and music\, making accessible connections between vast temporal and spatial distances while conveying the complexity of relationships between big tech and invisible labor. We will move through the attentional paths created by his alternative historical map\, navigating the shadows of technologies which may at first glance appear ahistorical. \nThis performance debuted at Seoul National University in November 2025\, and a related site-specific work is featured in the exhibition Technology of Relations at MASS MoCA\, on view from February 21. \n  \nImage: Taeyoon Choi\, Cotton King A.I. God\, Acrylics on Canvas\, 2025. Courtesy of the artist \n  \nAbout the artist \nTaeyoon Choi (Detroit\, MI) explores the poetics of science\, technology\, society\, and human relations. He works with computer programming\, drawing\, and writing\, oftentimes in collaboration with fellow artists\, experts and community members. His projects\, participatory workshops\, performances\, and installations were presented at the New Museum of Contemporary Art\, Whitney Museum of American Art\, Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center\, Van Alen Institute\, M+ Museum and more. Choi co-founded the School for Poetic Computation and taught classes there until 2020. Currently\, he teaches Digital Art at Wayne State University\, and serves on the board of AFIELD\, an international network of changemakers.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/vessels-cotton-king-and-a-i-god-with-taeyoon-choi/
LOCATION:Strother School of Radical Attention\, 55 Washington Street\, ## 736\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T190000
DTSTAMP:20260209T210106Z
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SUMMARY:Asian Americans in Focus: Data\, Narrative\, and Action
DESCRIPTION:Centering on AAI’s philosophy of Data\, Narrative\, and Action (DNA)\, this panel discussion will showcase several existing projects that analyze national and local data on Asian Americans\, explore directions for future research\, and discuss implications for policy and action. \nColumbia Journalism School | 2950 Broadway\nLecture Hall\, 3rd Floor\n\n\nWelcoming remarks by \n\nQin Gao\, Acting Director of the Asian American Initiative\, Maurice V. Russell Professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice\, and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the School of Social Work; Columbia University\n\nPanelists \n\nSruthi Chandrasekaran\, The Asian American Foundation\nAlex Chew\, Amplify AAPI\, NORC at the University of Chicago\nXi Song\, Columbia University\nStacie Tao\, University of Chicago\nChristopher Wimer\, Columbia University\n\nImage Credit: shutterstock_2141063925.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-americans-in-focus-data-narrative-and-action/
LOCATION:Columbia University (Pulitzer Hall)\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027
CATEGORIES:Data,Education,In Person,Politics,Survey
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260222T015242Z
CREATED:20251223T170023Z
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SUMMARY:Potluck Asian America & Serica Storytellers: Poetry\, Memory\, and Remembrance Live & Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:In honor of Day of Remembrance\, The Serica Initiative presents a special salon-style Serica Storytellers gathering exploring Japanese American incarceration through poetry\, translation\, and community dialogue. \nHosted by AAPI community leader Julia Azuma\, the evening brings together art\, food\, and memory. The program centers on By the Shore of Lake Michigan\, the award-winning English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto — an Issei couple forcibly incarcerated at Heart Mountain during World War II and later resettled in Chicago. \nThe evening will feature: \n\nJapanese food\, drinks\, and a community potluck\nA live + virtual conversation with editors\, translators\, and scholars\nOn-site display of archival photographs and original Japanese-language materials (courtesy of Nancy Matsumoto)\nAn extended community discussion to reflect collectively on remembrance\, resilience\, and responsibility\n\nThis event moves beyond lecture format. It invites shared reflection in a space intentionally designed for conversation. \n \nPROGRAM DETAILS\n6:00 – 7:00 PM:  Guest Arrival\, Japanese Food & Drinks\, Networking \n7:00 – 8:00 PM: Webinar / Live Presentation (VIRTUAL PORTION HERE ONLY) \nFeaturing: \n\nNancy Matsumoto \nMariko Aratani \nEri F. Yasuhara \nModerated by Kyoko Miyabe \n\n \nIncludes readings\, reflections\, and discussion of tanka poetry\, incarceration\, translation\, and intergenerational memory. \n Question & Answer section will be for those joining virtually as well.  \n8:00 – 9:00 PM:  Facilitated Community Discussion: Open reflection and dialogue among in-person attendees. \nThe cost for this community event is $1 or whatever you would like to contribute. \nFlatiron District\, 12 W 18th St \nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan \nUCLA Asian American Studies Center Press (2024) \nWinner\, Before Columbus Foundation 2025 American Book Award \nBy the Shore of Lake Michigan is an English translation of a 1960 tanka poetry collection written by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto\, Issei immigrants who endured forced removal from Los Angeles\, incarceration at the Heart Mountain prison camp in Wyoming\, and resettlement in Chicago after WWII. \nWritten in the five-line tanka form (5-7-5-7-7)\, these poems document 17 years of upheaval\, grief\, and rebuilding\, offering an extraordinarily rare first-generation account of Japanese American incarceration and its aftermath.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/serica-storytellers-japanese-tanka-poets/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book,Discussion,History,Poetry,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260216T124807Z
CREATED:20260216T124807Z
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SUMMARY:From Overwhelmed to In Control: A Simple Roadmap for Career Planning and Job Search with Amy Chou
DESCRIPTION:As we kick off 2026\, many of us are navigating career pivots\, job searches\, or simply trying to figure out “what’s next.” It is easy to feel pulled in a dozen directions at once. \n\n\nIf you are feeling scattered or anxious about your career roadmap\, this session is for you. \n\n\nWe are excited to welcome Amy Chou — a former executive at Google and TikTok turned Executive Coach — to walk us through her proven framework: Dream. Plan. Do. Live. \n\n\nIn this session\, we will cover: \n\n\nHow to move from “scattered” to “structured” in your job search.\nA step-by-step system to prioritize your energy.\nReal-world strategies Amy has used to help clients land roles in this competitive market.\n\n\nJoin us to regain your clarity and confidence.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/from-overwhelmed-to-in-control-a-simple-roadmap-for-career-planning-and-job-search-with-amy-chou/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Professional Development,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260225T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260225T140000
DTSTAMP:20260223T132240Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Textbook: Teaching Asian American Histories K-12
DESCRIPTION:This in-person workshop at The College of New Jersey invites educators to discover practical strategies for teaching Asian American histories across grade levels. The session opens with South Asian American histories and archival resources from the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)\, then branches into grade-specific breakouts: K-5 educators will explore integrating Asian American literature into their classrooms\, while 6-12 educators will explore teaching with graphic novels. Participants will leave with books\, ready-to-use resources and adaptable strategies to help students see their stories reflected in the curriculum. \nFree parking. Lunch will be provided. Professional Development Hours awarded. \nFor any questions\, please reach out to Isabella Kasegrande: isabella.kasegrande@aapinewjersey.org.  \nThis event is brought to you by Teach Asian American Stories and AAPI New Jersey in partnership with The College of New Jersey.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/beyond-the-textbook-teaching-asian-american-histories-k-12/
LOCATION:The College of New Jersey\, 2000 Pennington Rd\, Ewing Township\, NJ\, 08618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grades K–5,High School,Middle School
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T183000
DTSTAMP:20260216T184318Z
CREATED:20260216T120812Z
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SUMMARY:Black and Asian Solidarity: A Youth History Teach In
DESCRIPTION:NYC YOUTH! Come learn about instances of Black and Asian solidarity in NYC from youth researchers at the Localized History Project!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/black-and-asian-solidarity-a-youth-history-teach-in/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – City University of New York\, 25 West 43rd Street\, #Suite 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:History,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T191500
DTSTAMP:20260220T010733Z
CREATED:20260206T010744Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American Career Ceilings  “Advice and Networking Event - Finance"
DESCRIPTION:The Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative\n“Advice and Networking Event – “Finance”\n\n\nThe Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative \n“An Advice and Networking Event (Finance)” \nFebruary 25\, 2026 from 6 pm ET to 7:15 pm ET \n  \nWe are pleased to invite you to the 54th event organized by the Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative. This virtual event will enable Asian Americans of all ages to get valuable career advice from experienced and successful Asian Americans in the Finance industry. We have been holding this event for different professions in the past and will continue to do so in the future. \nWe will start with welcoming comments and introduction to the advisors\, followed by virtual breakout rooms where the experienced Asian American advisors will host individual breakout rooms that attendees can join. The attendees will have a list of the experienced advisors in advance and will be able to choose which breakout rooms they want to visit to get career advice and to ask questions. We will have breakout rooms for the different areas of finance. The attendees will be able to move from room to room as they wish. \nThis will be a unique opportunity to explore these professions with experienced practitioners and make personal connections. Discussions will be frank and informative as each breakout room host will answer your questions and share personal insights about their functional area\, including both the upsides and the downsides. \nWe hope this event will help those of you who are either just starting out or are in the early to mid-stages of their career to enhance their career planning. We hope that this event will you overcome obstacles and to accelerate your careers. \nIf you would like to join us for this networking/advisory event\, please register at: \nRegistration: https://c100-2-25-2026.eventbrite.com \nRegards\, \nPeter Young \nChair\, Committee of 100 Asian American Career Ceilings Initiative \n  \nUpcoming Asian American Career Ceilings Advice and Networking events: \n· Investing Advice and Networking Event on March 11 at 6 pm ET \n· Arts and Entertainment Advice and Networking Event on April 8 at 6 pm ET \n  \nThe Committee of 100 \nThe Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit\, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business\, government\, academia\, and the arts founded 37 years ago. \nThe Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of: \nPromoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community; \nAdvancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China. \nTo learn more about the organization\, please go to https://www.committee100.org. You can reach the headquarters office at 212-371-6565. \nCOMMITTEE OF 100 | Ensuring Full Inclusion in America\, Advancing U.S.-China Relations \n28 West 44th Street\, Suite 1014\, New York\, NY 10036 \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/asian-american-career-ceilings-advice-and-networking-event-finance-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Business,Professional Development,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T190942Z
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SUMMARY:The Fire In Our Throats: A Night of Poetry\, Vulnerability\, & Voice
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate “My God’s Been Silent” by Darius Phelps\, with Taiyo Na\, DeeSoul Carson\, Karl Michael Iglesias\, & Andrew Chi Keong Yim\n\n\nP&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Dr. Darius Phelps to celebrate and discuss his latest collection of poetry\, My God’s Been Silent. \nTaiyo Na\, DeeSoul Carson\, Karl Michael Iglesias\, & Andrew Chi Keong Yim will join Dr. Phelps on stage to read poetry. Afterwards\, Dr. Phelps will sign copies of his book. \nTickets are available through eventbrite and in-person. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nDr. Darius Phelps is the author of My God’s Been Silent (Writ Large Press\, 2026) and The Holy Ghost Lives In Her Laugh (Kith Books\, 2026). A poet before anything else\, his work bears witness to grief\, faith\, and the act of becoming—offering language as a form of liberation and light. Through the lens of poetic inquiry\, Dr. Phelps explores how verse can function as pedagogy\, healing and survival. Rooted in Black literary traditions and personal testimony\, his poems navigate silence\, ancestry\, and resilience\, creating sanctuaries for voices too often unheard. His work has been featured by Diode\, Een Magazine\, School Library Journal\, and many more across platforms that champion the power of story to honor every body\, every history\, and every voice. \n  \nABOUT THE FEATURED POETS\nTaiyo Na is a writer of poems\, songs\, stories and curricula who lives on unceded Lenape land (Queens\, NY) and whose writing has appeared in Kweli Journal\, Poets House and in the anthology We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry\, Performance\, and Spoken Word (Haymarket Books\, 2024). He is the author of the forthcoming God of Water (Pali Press)\, which was a finalist for the St. Lawrence Book Award and Clay Reynolds Novella Prize. \nDeeSoul Carson is a poet\, educator\, and host of the O\,Word? podcast. A Stanford alum\, his work is featured or forthcoming in POETRY Magazine\, Muzzle Magazine\, AGNI\, & elsewhere. For his work\, DeeSoul has received a National Endowment for the Arts and a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent fellowship from the Poetry Foundation\, as well as fellowships from the NYU MFA program\, the Watering Hole\, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. His debut full-length\, The Laughing Barrel\, is forthcoming from Alice James Books in Spring 2027. Find more of his work at deesoulpoetry.com \nKarl Michael Iglesias is a Puerto Rican actor\, director\, and the author of Catch a Glow. His work can be read in the Madison Review\, Hong Kong Review\, Sierra Nevada Review\, Florida Review\, Brooklyn Review\, and The Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day. Karl lives in Brooklyn\, New York. His latest collection\, The Bounce\, is available on Finishing Line Press. \nAndrew Chi Keong Yim was born and raised in Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi. He was awarded the 2024 New Voices Award in Poetry from Washington Square Review\, selected by Terrance Hayes\, and is a 2025 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship finalist. His poems have appeared in Best New Poets\, The Adroit Journal\, Bat City Review\, Frozen Sea and other publications. Andrew is the author of the debut poetry collection The Ninth Island\, forthcoming from University of Pittsburgh Press. He lives in New York City\, where he is a public school teacher. \nHousekeeping notes:\n\nThis is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.\nDoors open at 6:30pm\, with the talk starting around 7:00pm.\nBooks will be available for purchase at the event.\nCost of a book bundle ticket reflects the total cost of the feature event book (MSRP plus tax). Each book bundle ticket guarantees ticket holders one (1) copy of the feature event book.\nThe talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear.\nIf you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event\, we’re happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-fire-in-our-throats-a-night-of-poetry-vulnerability-voice/
LOCATION:P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts\, 180 Orchard Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book,In Person,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260216T191347Z
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SUMMARY:MOCA PERFORMS - Strings of Fortune
DESCRIPTION:A festive evening of classical string music blending beloved Chinese folk melodies with works by Asian and Asian American composers\n\n\nIn celebration of the Lunar New Year\, the Museum of Chinese in America is delighted to continue its partnership with the New Asia Chamber Music Society to present Strings of Fortune\, a festive evening of classical string music. Blending beloved Chinese folk melodies with works by Asian and Asian American composers\, the program weaves tradition and innovation into a vibrant musical tapestry. Artistic Director Andy Lin will shine a spotlight on the erhu\, the expressive traditional Chinese string instrument\, revealing its remarkable versatility and emotional depth. Join us for an evening of music that welcomes the New Year with warmth\, resonance\, and joy. \nMUSICIANS\nKeiko Tokuaga\, violin\nEmilie-Anne Gendron\, violin\nAndy Lin\, viola/erhu\nJie-Ling Jennie Tang\, viola\nHikaru Tamaki\, cello\nYoko Reikano Kimura\, kotoThomas Osborne – Tumbling From the Ninth Height of Heaven for Koto\, Violin and Cello (11’)\nChen Yi – Fiddle Suite (I: Singing) for Erhu and String Quartet (5’)\nSheng-Ching Hsu (arranger) – Battle Horses Galloping for Erhu and String Trio (6’) \nPROGRAM\nSheng-Ching Hsu (arranger) – Horse Racing for Erhu and String Trio (4’)\nMadoka Mori (arranger) – Jasmine Flower for Erhu and String Trio (5’)\nPeilin Wu (arranger) – Lunar New Year Medley 新年組曲 for Erhu and String Trio (5’)\nHung-Ping Chang – Harmony with Moon and Current for Erhu and String Trio (Premiere) (12’)\nJay Rease – Orpheus in Meikai for Koto and String Quartet (10’)\nThomas Osborne – Tumbling From the Ninth Height of Heaven for Koto\, Violin and Cello (11’)\nChen Yi – Fiddle Suite (I: Singing) (5’)\nSheng-Ching Hsu (arranger) – Battle Horses Galloping (6’) \nABOUT NEW ASIA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY \nThe New Asia Chamber Music Society (NACMS)\, the recipient of the 2016 Huang-Yu-Ting Memorial Award and New Music USA’s project grant\, was founded in 2010 by an entrepreneurial group of young Asian-American virtuosi. Based in New York City\, NACMS is committed to bringing audiences exciting chamber music performances of the highest caliber and innovation. By delving into the giants of traditional chamber music repertoire\, cultivating new voices of contemporary composers that meld elements of Western and Eastern cultures\, and collaborating with a broad network of art organizations – NACMS is creating a trifecta of innovation to enable new concert-going experiences for the audience. This exciting young collective also seeks to engage its technologically-wired peers around the world with its lively social media presence\, fostering a more interactive and social environment for chamber music performance & presentation. Visit newasiacms.org to learn more about the New Asia Chamber Music Society.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-performs-strings-of-fortune/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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