Upcoming Events

Join us for a special event featuring Hua Hsu – author of the 2024–2025 NYU Reads selection, Stay True – in conversation with Provost Georgina Dopico. NYU Reads, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, brings the NYU community together around a common reading, chosen by a committee made up of faculty, student, and staff representatives. Through both large- and small-scale events, the […]

Connie Chung speaks about her memoir with biographer and historian Walter Isaacson. In her first memoir, the trailblazing journalist delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Pre-order your copy of Connie: A Memoir and get your free ticket now! Connie Chung is […]

Join us for a celebration of writer Zara Chowdhary's memoir The Lucky Ones, in conversation with Nur Nasreen Ibrahim! Join AAWW in-person and online for a celebration of Zara Chowdhary's memoir The Lucky Ones! Zara will be joined by journalist, television producer, and writer Nur Nasreen Ibrahim. In 2002, Zara Chowdhary is sixteen years old […]

Come meet other folx in the community, eat some food and maybe pick up a free book or two! As part of the Asian American Literature Festival, we wanted to make a chill space for Trans, Intersex, Nonbinary, & Gender Expansive People to meet and hang out! We'll have some snacks and drinks, a book […]

The 1990 Institute is pleased to invite you to our Teachers Workshop: Asian American Identity: Immigration History and Transgenerational Impact, held virtually, on Thursday, September 20, 2024 at 4 pm Pacific / 7:00pm Eastern with Ha-Yu Sebastian Cherng and Vivian Louie. This workshop is designed to help educators deepen their understanding of Asian American identity […]

Join the Asian American Education Project for a live, virtual workshop that will focus on the “untold story” of the Vietnamese Fishermen’s Association vs. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1981). This workshop will feature guest speaker Dr. Thao L. Ha.

Join Asian American Writers' Workshop and Reorienting Reads to share space for a bicoastal evening! Join Asian American Writers' Workshop and Reorienting Reads to share space for a luminous bicoastal evening of connection and kinship, uplifting our trans, intersex, non-binary, and gender expansive communities. We'll be joined in person and through the ether by Ally […]

Catherine Chung and Johnny Nguyen (Asian Women For Health), and Preston Dang (WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific), will discuss their current collaborative two-year research study project, ACCESS-PD: Advancing Comprehensive Care & Enhancing Service Standards in Parkinson’s Disease among Asian Americans.

Join us for a fun and interactive series where we read and workshop unfinished screenplays at the Film Lab!Join us for the "Unfinished Works Screenplay Reading and Workshop" series hosted by the Film Lab! This in-person event will take place at 20 Cooper Sq. Get ready to dive into the world of screenwriting and gain […]

Two cousins and their mothers confront changes generated by the past and the passing of time. In Los Angeles, one cousin faces her immigrant mother’s dementia while, in Tokyo, the other is challenged by her mother’s physical decline. Family history of the immigrant mother having married an African American and left Japan behind complicates all […]

A trailblazer in promoting understanding between Asia and the rest of the world, anchor, entrepreneur, and author Yue-Sai Kan will discuss her memoir with Asia Society Trustee Lulu C. Wang.

A4 and MoCADA present Bandung Community Conversation: Echo Chambers with Mohiba Ahmed, a dedicated community organizer at DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving). Ahmed brings extensive experience from grassroots feminist movements and student rights organizations in Pakistan and is a founding member of the Progressive Students’ Collective and Haqooq-e-Khalq Party Pakistan. DRUM, a multigenerational organization […]

Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how to bring the vibrant flavors of Indonesian cuisine into your own kitchen! Can’t attend in person? Register for virtual participation The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to an insightful discussion with acclaimed food writer and cookbook author Patricia Tanumihardja, as she explores her latest […]

a diverse taste of poetry and prose from BAMBOO RIDGE Issue #126 This virtual event is part of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival celebrating 'Cosmic Kinship.' From September 14-22, this festival aims to make literature accessible to all through inclusive and hybrid events, fostering a literary constellation that spans the globe. Hosted by Bamboo […]

Hawaiʻi literature reading, writer talk story, and preview of coming attractions! All the scoops for books in 2024 and beyond. This virtual event is part of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival celebrating 'Cosmic Kinship.' From September 14-22, this festival aims to make literature accessible to all through inclusive and hybrid events, fostering a literary […]

A+ 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.

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at China Institute in America for the entire family! Mid-autumn is one of the most celebrated holidays in China – a time for families to get together under the full moon and light up lanterns to symbolically illuminate the path to success for the rest of the year. Join us at […]

Join us for a marathon reading uplifting and celebrating Palestinian voices as part of the Asian American Literature Festival!Organized by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Reorienting Reads, and our friends and associates, we invite you to join us for a marathon reading uplifting and celebrating Palestinian voices as part of the 2024 Asian American Literature […]

Learn election day related terms in Cantonese and encourage your families to vote for Cantonese learners of any level. From telling someone your political party to explaining the process of voting in Cantonese, this two-hour workshop has everything you need (Cantonese vocab + sentence breakdown + supplementary resources) for you to encourage your Cantonese families […]

Erasing Borders Dance Festival - 2024 Saturday, Sept 21, 2024, Ailey Citigroup Theater (Live In-Person) 6PM Samir Kumar Panigrahi and Santosh Ram (Odissi duo) Vedya Spurthi Konda (Kuchipudi solo) Fuchsia Dance Company (Bharatanatyam group) Nirupama and Rajendra (Kathak duo)

Yardbird Productions and The Institute of Jazz Studies present the AAPI Jazz Fest Showcase in collaboration with the American Dream Mall!The 2024 AAPI Jazz Fest Showcase brings you an incredible lineup of three outstanding jazz bands from the NJ/NYC area. Hosted by AAPI Jazz Fest, Yardbird Productions, and The Institute of Jazz Studies, this event […]

Erasing Borders Dance Festival - 2024Sunday, Sept 22, 2024, Ailey Citigroup Theater (Live In-Person) 6PMGuest of honor: Alarmel ValliMalavika Singh and Sri Thina Subramanian (Odissi duo)Ramya Harishankar (Bharatanatyam solo)Anugraha Sridhar (Bharatanatyam solo)Kumar Sharma with Rahul Sharma and Anmol Sood (Kathak trio)

Join organizers and participants of the 2024 Asian American Literature Festival to hear from readers and guests and collectively share in our takeaways from the week. Tanzila Ahmed, Aria Curtis, Tiana Nobile, Mohamad Saleh, Gein Wong