Upcoming Events

CACF is pleased to invite you to “Hands Off Medicaid - Mobilizing AAPIs for Healthcare Access,” a webinar on the current Medicaid landscape set for April 21st, from 11:00AM - 12:30PM EST, where we’ll discuss the proposed cuts to Medicaid, the harmful implications of the cuts, and what it means for AAPI children and families.

Roosevelt House, along with the Asian American Studies Program, is pleased to present a discussion with Dr. William Gow about his new book, Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community. He will be joined in conversation by Dr. Charles Tien, Director of the Asian American Studies Program and professor of political science at […]

Indigenous women are rising as powerful leaders on the frontlines of climate, environmental, and social justice. Join us for an evening of bold voices, deep wisdom, and global resistance — […]

A virtual fireside chat Susan Lieu & Elizabeth Ai on Motherhood, Mental Health, and the Quest to Break Intergenerational Trauma Join us for an inspiring evening featuring Vietnamese American storyteller […]

Join Compass Family Services as we commemorate Arab American Heritage Month with a virtual keynote entitled Never Enough featuring Dr. Hasan Join us for the Inclusion Talk Series (Arab American Heritage Month) - Never Enough: The Arab American Fight for Identity and Belonging! Caught between cultures and expectations, Arab Americans have faced the challenge of […]

The Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the Immigration History Research Center are pleased to hold a joint online event on the Page Act. The panelists include Charlotte Brooks, Hardeep Dhillon, Beth Lew-Williams, and Eva Payne. The discussion will be moderated by Naoko Wake. Targeted largely at Chinese migrants, especially women, the Page Act was […]

Join us for a book talk by Dr. Valerie Francisco-Menchavez, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University. Migrant workers have long been called upon to sacrifice their own health to provide care in facilities and private homes throughout the United States. What draws them to such exploitative, […]

Please join us on Earth Day for our upcoming, impactful event, where Indigenous women leaders from across the globe will come together to highlight the urgent challenges facing their communities and our planet and inspiring paths forward in these times. Speakers will share firsthand experiences of the impacts of colonization, deforestation, extraction, and climate disruption […]

Topic: "How to Become a Public Company CEO” Speaker: John T.C. Lee, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, MKS Instruments, Inc. Moderator: Peter Young, Committee of 100 Member and CEO, Young & Partners The data from many respected researchers shows that Asian Americans are severely underrepresented in the CEO ranks of both private and public […]

Japan Society is honored to host a conversation about the cross-cultural horizons of Hip Hop with Japanese and New York artists bringing worlds together. Join us for a special dialogue with artists COMA-CHI, ASUKA and MeccaGodZilla about their Hip Hop journeys, and the unique Hip Hop bridges connecting cultures from New York to Japan.

Join AAWW and McNally Jackson Books for a celebration of Primordial by Mai Der Vang, featuring Monica Sok! Mai Der Vang’s poetry—lyrically insistent and visually compelling—constitutes a groundbreaking investigation into the collective trauma and resilience experienced by Hmong people and communities, the ongoing cultural and environmental repercussions of the war in Vietnam, the lives of […]

P&T Knitwear, in conjunction with PEN America, is pleased to welcome back award-winning author Susan Shapiro for a panel discussion of insider tips and tricks for navigating the publishing world. Shapiro will be joined in conversation by vice-president and publisher of Legacy Lit Krishan Trotman, literary agents Alia Hanna Habib, Kate McKean, and Pronoy Sarkar, executive […]

A scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build their own belonging on their own terms outside of mainstream American institutions. In […]

Half Asian and half Latinx. Two sisters, a cousin, and their close friend. The Linda Lindas channel the spirit of original punk, power pop, and new wave through today's ears, […]

Things are, like, a little cray-cray out there in 2025, right? 2024 was bound to be a loud year with such a hotly contested presidential election. But from where we stand, 2025 has grabbed hold of that “PARTISAN” knob and cranked it all the way up to 11. But with a year of NONPARTISAN VOTER […]

Join The Asian American Education Project for a live, virtual workshop in partnership with the Wisconsin Council for Social Studies, the Wisconsin Historical Society, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The year 2025 represents a significant milestone: the 50th anniversary of the HMong community's first arrival to the United States. We invite you to […]

A scholar and activist’s brilliant socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build their own belonging on their own terms outside of mainstream American institutions, transforming […]

Join Welcome to Chinatown and NUBC (Neighbors United Below Canal) for a Town Hall where we’ll share the latest updates on the Manhattan borough-based jail and unveil an alternative plan […]

​NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen joins us for a conversation about Boat Baby, her new memoir that tells the story of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter, with Tracey Nguyen Mang of podcast and non-profit Vietnamese Boat People. Starting in 1975, Vietnam’s “boat people”—desperate families seeking […]

Come for a soothing evening of communal sewing led by artist Jia Sung!Come for a soothing evening of communal sewing led by artist Jia Sung! Together we’ll explore some basic techniques of embroidery, look at some examples from history as well as Jia’s own work, and learn about its storytelling history and its decorative uses. […]

With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole, it is necessary to examine the concepts of morality, ethics and universal values as guiding principles of the […]

Open to the general public, this live, virtual workshop panel & Q&A will provide an in-depth look at immigrant rights, executive orders affecting immigrant communities, and strategies for protection and […]

NCAPA (National Council of Asian Pacific Americans) is convening our different Southeastern Asian (SEA) member organizations to host a panel in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Wars in […]

Join us for an exclusive preview of Foundations & Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook with Dr. Karen Umemoto, Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.  An unprecedented resource featuring 50 unique chapters and 250+ corresponding lesson plans, Foundations and Futures will be the most comprehensive collection of Asian American and Pacific Islanders available for […]

You are cordially invited to the Sikh Heritage Month & Vaisakhi 2025 Celebration by New York City Council Speaker, Adrienne E. Adams along with Council Members:  Linda Lee, James F. […]

Join the New York Public Library for a celebration of Poetry and the Bengali Diaspora in New York City! This is a hybrid event. This panel will be bringing together […]

Presented by the NYU Rethinking Materialism Working Group & Chinatown Records. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, NYU Department of Music, and The Urban Democracy Lab at NYU Gallatin. REGISTER What is the soundtrack to your living room? From our favorites on the radio to the conversations woven over them, our living rooms ring […]

As immigration enforcement grows increasingly discretionary and unpredictable, even those with legal status are facing new risks, presenting a challenge for journalists covering this important storyline. SAJA (South Asian Journalists […]

Propaganda, Communication and Empire: Western Intervention in Afghanistan (Routledge, 2025) interrogates the mediatized politics of western intervention in Afghanistan, to gain a deeper understanding of the occupation within the broader transition […]

This panel features moderator and freelance journalist Hannah Bae, Chef Jae Jung, and food writer James Park as they dive into the history of Korean food and its impact on New York. The Koreatown […]

A South Asian Standup Comedy Show & Networking/After-party in the heart of New York City! Laughing Lassi is the premier comedy show bringing together the funniest South Asian comedians from […]

Join us to explore themes in Interior Chinatown and begin your own scripted story inspired by the novel. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) presents its 2024-25 NEA Big Read initiative, featuring Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, a National Book Award winner. This April, join us for an engaging book discussion and writing workshop […]

Join AAWW for a celebration of Roohi Choudhry's Outside Women, featuring Mona Eltahawy and Yashica Dutt Join AAWW for a powerful celebration of Roohi Choudhry’s incandescent debut novel Outside Women, a sweeping, century-spanning story of feminist resistance, radical kinship, and migrant solidarity. Choudhry will be joined by Mona Eltahawy (The Seven Necessary Sins for Women […]

Korea Art Forum (KAF) is thrilled to announce the Sunnyside Dance Project, a unique cultural initiative presenting traditional Korean dance forms in partnership with the NYC DOT Open Streets program. […]