Mekong NYC is proud to host New York City’s first ever book launch of “Remnants of the Past: A Filmography of Early Cambodian Cinema” by LinDa Saphan and Nate Hun. Join us for a live reading and guided conversation with LinDa and Nate, as we celebrate films of Cambodia that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide […]
Literature to Life is a performance-based literacy program that presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of American literary classics. Now, in partnership with NYPL and the World Literature and Arts Festival, Literature to Life brings The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang to the stage at Bronx Library Center. This memoir is Kao Kalia Yang’s tribute to her remarkable […]
The Monkey King is the epitome of tricksterdom. First appearing in the 14th-century Chinese novel, “Journey to the West,” the character born as Sun Wukong embodies rebellion, individualism, and daring. […]
Join Chee Wang Ng & Virgo Lee, for a discussion on "Fifty Years of Photographic Justice: Corky Lee's Asian America." Moderated by Jiefei Faye Yuan of the Queens Memory Project; opening remarks by NY Assembly Member Ron Kim & NYC Commissioner on Human Rights Rocky Chin. Young Corky Lee (1947– 2021) was a Chinese American […]
Kick off AANHPI Heritage Month with a discussion with Alvin Eng and Qian Julie Wang on growing up Chinese American in NYC Join Lofty Pigeon Books this Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month for this special panel discussion featuring two singular and seminal memoirists on growing up Chinese American in New York: […]
"Becoming Ghost is an indelible reminder of all the people, known and unknown, who loved us enough to survive." —Kaveh Akbar Event guidelines: All attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times. Tickets are limited to restrict capacity at our store, and each ticket will include either a copy of the […]
Steph brings her band back to Joe's Pub for a spring performance in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month! They'll also be celebrating the release of her newest recording Dragon, a composition for erhu and string trio commissioned and performed by the NYC-based multicultural chamber ensemble INTERWOVEN as well as the NY premiere of TamáleDumpling, a festive food piece celebrating multiple […]
This symposium explores how identity, culture, history, and systemic factors shape mental health in Asian communities. The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s 2025 symposium, co-organized with NYU Steinhardt, explores the intersections of identity, culture, history, and systemic factors in shaping mental health experiences within Asian and Asian American communities. Centered around three key themes, […]
Join award-winning comic book writer and artist Derek Kirk Kim for a virtual conversation about his creative journey, from Same Difference and Adventure Time to Amphibia and his newest work The Last Mermaid Book 01—a sweeping, post-apocalyptic tale of the last mermaid on Earth that blends fantasy, sci-fi, and Korean folklore. Derek Kirk Kim is known for illustrating The Eternal Smile: Three […]
Speakers: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Poet and Author; Peter Steinhauer, Photographer Moderator: Tony Bui, Artist in Residence, Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Associate Professor, School of the Arts To commemorate the 50th […]
As we close out our week of events, our Closing Ceremony will look to the path forward for the Southeast Asian community. Through the unveiling of a community quilt project […]
Fifty years since the Fall of Saigon, writers examine the legacies of displacement and creativity that have shaped the Vietnamese diaspora. DVAN, the Creative Writing MFA Program at the New School, Poets & Writers, and The Brooklyn Rail, with support from the Authors' Guild and AAWW, present Viet Thanh Nguyen with Cathy Linh Che, Lan […]