The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), in collaboration with Bojagi Artist Jin Kyung Joung , founder of RODAM, presents COLORS OF KOREA: The Art of Bojagi, a special hands-on workshop exploring the beauty, creativity, and everyday versatility of bojagi, Korea’s traditional wrapping cloth. Through the vibrant colors of saekdong, the art of wrapping and […]
Free Admission What lies beneath Chinatown? In this illustrated talk, architect William Bialosky uncovers the remarkable story of Collect Pond, the freshwater lake that once shaped the physical, social, and economic life of Lower Manhattan. For two centuries, Collect Pond supplied New York City with fresh water. But nearby industries polluted its shores, and the city began burying […]
ABOUT THE BOOK From award-winning chef, author, television personality, and activist Melissa King comes an intimate, captivating memoir about family, food, and finding her voice as a queer Chinese American chef Embracing my love of food has empowered me to embrace every layer of who I am: my Chinese heritage, my American upbringing, and all […]
Dungeon Books is excited to host Hugo Award-winning author @nghivowriting for the release of The Scarlet Ball, an all-consuming tale of ballrooms and bloodshed that weds the Gilded Age with the Gothic vision of Guillermo del Toro. Joining Nghi in conversation is @readwithcindy, author of The Secret World of Briar Rose! The evening will include a conversation, audience […]
Japanese Sumi-e (Ink-painting) workshop for beginner and intermediate levelThe theme for this class is the Chrysanthemum (kiku), one of the most beloved subjects in Japanese ink painting and a symbol of autumn and longevity. Students will learn to build the flower's layered petals with soft, graded washes, then finish with the darker, decisive strokes of […]
A comedy show meets a TED Talk, Case 84 sheds light on the underrepresented experience of adoptees.After touring North America for the past four years with his solo show Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A., for the first time ever, Edward Yoo Pokropski is taking his show back to where it all began; Seoul, Korea! […]
Choreographer Benjamin Akio Kimitch conjures a fantasy Japanese American court dance where history presses against memory, and memory against imagination. Drawing from family oral history and years of research in the United States and Japan, ballet stages give way to temple grounds, barren foothills, army barracks, and the stench of empty horse stables. Benjamin’s Allegra turns to […]
Explore the fascinating history of St. Malo, Louisiana, the first permanent Asian settlement in the United States, established as early as 1763. Contributing to the thriving fishing industry, Filipino sailors […]
TASTE OF ASIA IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND CULINARY CELEBRATION – NOW IN ITS 5TH YEAR – THAT HONORS THE RICHNESS OF ASIAN CUISINE AND ITS POWER TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. Hosted in beautiful Madison Square Park, this unforgettable night features more than 40 of New York’s top restaurants serving the best Asian-inspired dishes in the city. Taste of Asia continues […]
ABOUT THE BOOK In this dazzling debut, Stegner Fellow Jemimah Wei explores the formation and dissolution of family bonds in a story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore. Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child. Living with her parents and grandmother in a single-room flat in working-class Bedok, Genevieve is saddled with an […]
Where does a great recipe come from? For Kay Chun, it’s all about inspiration. And to a lifelong New Yorker, inspiration is all around. Drawing from a global pantry of […]
Join us on Thursday, October 8 at 4 PM PT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET for Filipino American Nurses: History, Challenges, and Advocacy! This workshop presents history and lesson plans covering key topics, including nursing shortages after the Spanish-American War, U.S. colonization & early Filipino immigration, the Immigration Act of 1965 & the influx of nurses, […]