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Food Festival: Japan Fes NYC
JAPAN Fes renowned as the world's largest Japanese food festival, with over 1,000,000 projected annual attendees and 2,000 vendors, we proudly host the world's largest Japanese food festival. Every Fes is set in a different neighborhood of NYC, introducing it to a slice of Japanese culture and cuisine. Our vendors have been featured in publications […]
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Food Festival: Dragon Fest NYC
We are an annual outdoor Chinese food & culture festival with experiential activities, tastings, and market fairs that showcases the vibrant food, art and cultural traditions from China. It is a cultural platform that connects people in New York to Chinese restaurants, food vendors, artists and local communities. April 13 – Astor Place (Panda Day) […]
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Exhibit: Creating Kosher Chop Suey
What happened when chop suey, a Chinese dish with American roots, encountered Jewish customers in New York at the turn of the century? A new Center for Women’s History installation in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Niche sheds light on the vibrant, gastronomic collaboration between two ethnic communities. From debates in the Yiddish press […]
$24
Theater: Destination Undefined
A futuristic sci-fi play in NYC—robots, memory cubes, and a society that forgot what it meant to be human. Synopsis/ Five AI researchers from the Human Research Institute discover a mysterious Memory Cube buried in a long-forgotten Gold Vault beneath Manhattan. It contains something unimaginable: a living record of human consciousness from the year 2051. […]
$45
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Mid-Autumn Block Party 2025
We’re back for year two of the Mid-Autumn Block Party — an immersive celebration bridging heritage with modern creativity. This event builds on last year’s incredible turnout to support even more small businesses, drive local foot traffic, and showcase the vibrancy of our community through food, art, music, and cultural programming. Following last year’s incredible turnout, this […]
$22
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Exhibit: Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall,
Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) is honored to present Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall, a traveling exhibition debuting in New York City in September 2025 at Think!Chinatown's Studio. This exhibition launch commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon—a pivotal moment in Vietnamese history and the diaspora experience. Following the NYC debut, Our […]
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Exhibit: Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall
Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) is honored to present Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall, a traveling exhibition debuting in New York City ifrom Nov 1, 2025 to Jan 18. 2026 at Think!Chinatown's Studio. Nov 1-Jan 18, 2026: New York City Thursday & Fridays 3-6pm except on holidays Partial Display This exhibition commemorates the 50th […]
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Monday, September 1, 2025
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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September 2, 2025 -Asian American Authors in Conversation: Tony Tulathimutte – Rejection
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September 2, 2025 -Alpha Beta Blah – The Party Scene
Asian American Authors in Conversation: Tony Tulathimutte – Rejection
Please join author Tony Tulathimutte as we discuss his collection of short stories Rejection : Fiction. Booksigning to follow Q&A. From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millennial novel,” New York Magazine), an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Tony is author […]
$21
Alpha Beta Blah – The Party Scene
Join AAWW for Alpha Beta Blah, a new reading series that removes the secret from secret society! The 2025 AAWW Margins fellows present “Alpha Beta Blah”, a new reading series that invites writers to come frat out with the fellows. The inaugural reading will take place on September 2nd at 7 pm ET. Readers must […]
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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September 3, 2025 -Sound and Directing Film – with Emily Strong
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September 3, 2025 -MOCA x NYAFF Film Club: Saving Face
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Featured September 3, 2025 -Featured Who Is This Music For? Asian Diaspora, Counterculture, and Access
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Featured September 3, 2025 -Featured Author Talk: R. F. Kuang – Katabasis
Sound and Directing Film – with Emily Strong
Please join Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for talk on sound recording and making films with documentary filmmaker and sound mixer Emily Strong.
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MOCA x NYAFF Film Club: Saving Face
Quarterly screenings & conversations on Asian and Asian American cinema in collaboration with New York Asian Film Festival *The film is rated R. MOCA x NYAFF Film Club is a quarterly program celebrating the brilliance and boldness of Asian and Asian American cinema. This series highlights films of historic and cultural significance under the theme […]
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Who Is This Music For? Asian Diaspora, Counterculture, and Access
A4 brings together Asian diasporic artists from experimental/countercultural music scenes and community leaders to discuss the lack of access Asian diasporic communities have to countercultural arts. Artists in the diaspora, especially those who work within experimental and countercultural scenes, often challenge traditional boundaries of genre and aesthetics. In doing so, they often look inward towards […]
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Author Talk: R. F. Kuang – Katabasis
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface discusses her highly anticipated new novel Katabasis, where academic rivals team up for a magical road trip through Hell. Join us for a sharp, funny, and unmissable evening with R. F. Kuang about ambition, magic, and what it takes to survive grad school... and the underworld. In conversation with Alice Sola Kim at 7PM and Weike […]
$46 – $58
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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FeaturedHybrid EventSeptember 4, 2025 -Featured Author Talk: Ed Park: An Oral History of Atlantis with Mira Jacob – Hybrid
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Featured September 4, 2025 -Featured Cookbook: Yasmin Khan: Sabzi w/ Sohla El-Waylly
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Author Talk: Ed Park: An Oral History of Atlantis with Mira Jacob – Hybrid
A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, An Oral History of Atlantis is the newest collection of short stories from Ed Park, the author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams. In this utterly original collection, […]
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Cookbook: Yasmin Khan: Sabzi w/ Sohla El-Waylly
"In the world of food, Yasmin Khan is a beacon of humanity and light." —Hetty Lui McKinnon Event guidelines: Each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card. Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. A signing will follow […]
$11
Friday, September 5, 2025
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September 5, 2025 -Ai Weiwei + Orville Schell: Ai Weiwei Handbook
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Featured September 5, 2025 -Featured A+ Asian Comedy. Asian Stand Up Comedy in NYC’s Broadway Theater District.
Ai Weiwei + Orville Schell: Ai Weiwei Handbook
Join us for a launch event with contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei, discussing his new book, Ai Weiwei Handbook. Join us for a launch event with contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei, discussing his new book, Ai Weiwei Handbook, the latest volume in the new series from No More Rulers. Joining Ai in conversation […]
$49
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A+ Asian Comedy. Asian Stand Up Comedy in NYC’s Broadway Theater District.
NYC's ultimate Asian stand up comedy show. Hilarious comedians as seen on Netflix, Max, Hulu, and TikTok. 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 […]
$20
Saturday, September 6, 2025
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September 6, 2025 -Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall, a traveling exhibition – Opening Preview with Discount
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September 6, 2025 -Theater: Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A.
Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall, a traveling exhibition – Opening Preview with Discount
Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) is honored to present Our Journeys: 50 Years After the Fall, a traveling exhibition debuting in New York City in September 2025 at Think!Chinatown’s Studio. Discount Code 25% Off: CommunityPtr25 Our Journeys is a curated multimedia experience, inspired by the interviews and content generated by the Vietnamese Boat People podcast and programs. It is […]
$75
Theater: Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A.
"No one outruns their past, and mine just caught up with me." - Vin Diesel - F9 About the show: New York City based storyteller, comedian, and AAPI activist Edward Yoo Pokropski has been touring, Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A. around the U.S. for the past three years. A comedy show meets a TED […]
$19
Sunday, September 7, 2025
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September 7, 2025 -South Asian Summer Festival In Jersey City NJ
South Asian Summer Festival In Jersey City NJ
Experience the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of South Asia at the South Asian Summer Fest in Jersey City—a free, family-friendly outdo Experience the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of South Asia at the South Asian Summer Fest in Jersey City—a free, family-friendly outdoor celebration open to all! Enjoy live performances including Bhangra, Bollywood, and […]
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