Exhibit: The New York Sari: A Journey Through Tradition, Fashion, and Identity
New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York
Exhibit: hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) 215 Centre Street, New York
Theater: Chinese Republicans (with Discount Code)
Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre 111 West 46th Street, New York
A Legacy Continued: Recent Acquisitions to the Asia Society Museum Collection
Asia Society 725 Park Avenue, New York
Week of Events
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 […]
Exhibit: The New York Sari: A Journey Through Tradition, Fashion, and Identity
The New York Sari showcases the deep influence that South Asians have had on the culture of New York City and how individuals have drawn strength from tradition while looking clearly towards a bolder future of inclusion and progress. The New York Sari centers the sari as an essential part of the cultural fabric of New […]
Exhibit: hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
In 2001, artist Kip Fulbeck began traveling the country photographing multiracial individuals of all ages and walks of life. Fulbeck’s work sought to address in words and images the one question that Hapa people are frequently asked — What are you? After photographing more than 1,200 people, the project culminated in the landmark book and exhibition Kip Fulbeck: […]
Noguchi’s New York
In 1922, Isamu Noguchi first moved to New York—a city that would remain his on-again, off-again home for the remainder of his life. Though he was an avid traveler who built meaningful connections and temporary homes around the world, Noguchi always returned to New York. It was here that he created some of his most […]
Theater: Chinese Republicans (with Discount Code)
Buy tickets from $39 using code CR39. Coming to Roundabout Theatre this winter, Chinese Republicans is a biting new satirical drama from Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Playwright Alex Lin and Award-Winning Director Chay Yew. Three high-powered businesswomen meet for lunch every month to discuss their latest career triumphs, as they’ve done for decades. But the […]
Theater: Jesa (with Discount)
By Jeena Yi Directed by Mei Ann Teo Ma-Yi Theater Company in Residence JESA by Jeena Yi, directed by Mei Ann Teo, is a riotous and heart-wrenching new play that explodes the idea of the “perfect family gathering.” When four estranged Korean American sisters reunite in Orange County to perform their father’s Jesa—a traditional ritual honoring the dead—old wounds erupt, secrets […]
A Legacy Continued: Recent Acquisitions to the Asia Society Museum Collection
A Legacy Continued features recent acquisitions received from Sandra Ferry Rockefeller and Hope Aldrich in honor of their parents, John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller. These gifts were originally part of Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller’s personal collection, and this display celebrates their homecoming. These pieces complement other works within the museum collection, some of […]
Busy, Busy Towns: Moving Images of a Changing Asia
This selection of works from the Asia Society Museum Collection explore how rapidly evolving cultural, political, and ecological issues have shaped urban landscapes across contemporary Asia, and in particular China, Indonesia, and Taiwan. The exhibition presents seven works featuring the artists Song Dong, Chen Shaoxiong, Tromarama, and Chen Chieh-jen. The innovative range of styles implemented […]
Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon
In celebration of Asia Society’s seventieth anniversary, Asia Society Museum presents Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Celebrating 70 Years of Asia Society and the Rockefeller Legacy. Displaying seventy of the finest examples of Asian art in the United States drawn from Asia Society’s permanent collection, the exhibition showcases the extraordinary range of bronzes, ceramics, and […]
Theater: Four Seas Players: The So-Called Perfect Life
In their pursuit of a perfect life and a perfect marriage, a couple enrolls in a revolutionary AI system called Perfect Life, a device that promises certainty, compatibility, and lasting love. But instead of fixing their relationship, the system begins to excavate it—dragging buried memories, unresolved conflicts, and unlearned lessons back to the surface. As […]
Japan Fes NYC 2026: Japanese Food Festival
JAPAN Fes, one of the city’s most beloved street food events, is returning to celebrate a major milestone: its 10th anniversary in New York City, bringing dozens of Japanese food vendors to the streets for a full day of snacking, sipping and exploring. Each event typically runs from 10 am to 6 pm and pops up […]
Musical: Proud Marys
Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Festival and National Asian Artists Project present PROUD MARYS, a genre-bending new pop musical in association with community partner Broadway Barkada. Three daughters shake up the strict traditions of their Filipino-American family when they all get knocked up out of wedlock at the same time. With humor and heart, PROUD MARYS tackles nuanced […]
Monday, March 23, 2026
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March 23, 2026 -Honoring AALDEF: Highlights from Fusong
Honoring AALDEF: Highlights from Fusong
Honoring the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund FUSONG, a new musical by Christine Toy Johnson and Cecilia Lin, tells the story of two Chinese women in two different centuries linked […]
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Virtual EventMarch 24, 2026 -Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries
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Featured March 24, 2026 -Featured Theater Takeover Tuesday & Potluck Asian America: Meet Karen Huie
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Hybrid EventMarch 24, 2026 -Get Lit March Book Club: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Hybrid)
Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries
Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries explores the experiences of Chinese Americans who lived alongside African Americans during the 90 years of Jim Crow. Participants […]
Theater Takeover Tuesday & Potluck Asian America: Meet Karen Huie
Potluck Asian America is joining forces with the community-based Theater Takeover Tuesdays crew to support the new animated film Hoppers. Meet Karen Huie, the voice of Grandma Tanaka in Hoppers! […]
Get Lit March Book Club: A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Hybrid)
Join WNYC's Alison Stewart and writer Megha Majumdar for a live conversation about her newest book, A Guardian and a Thief, a finalist for the National Book Award. The New York […]
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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March 25, 2026 -The Official Commemoration of the 115th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire
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March 25, 2026 -The Health Impacts of Immigration Policy
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March 25, 2026 -MOCA TALKS with Charlotte Brooks – The Moys of New York and Shanghai
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FeaturedHybrid EventMarch 25, 2026 -Featured A Fiction Reading by Min Jin Lee (Hybrid)
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March 25, 2026 -Hidden Brain: “Perceptions” Tour with Shankar Vedantam
The Official Commemoration of the 115th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire
Special guest speakers and ceremonial ladder raising by FDNY. The Designer for this historic memorial is Richard Joon Yoon, an architect and designer, professor at Pratt & NYC/Queens resident along […]
The Health Impacts of Immigration Policy
Presented by the NYU Migration Network. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. REGISTER Held monthly over the semester, these public conversations bring together scholars, artists, and practitioners for cross-disciplinary […]
MOCA TALKS with Charlotte Brooks – The Moys of New York and Shanghai
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an engaging conversation with historian Charlotte Brooks, Professor of History at Baruch College and the […]
A Fiction Reading by Min Jin Lee (Hybrid)
Join us for a special fiction reading by New York State writer Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, and a finalist for the National Book […]
Hidden Brain: “Perceptions” Tour with Shankar Vedantam
Are there parts of our minds that are hidden from us? This question launched the Hidden Brain podcast ten years ago. Since then, Hidden Brain has helped millions of listeners […]
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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March 26, 2026 -Connecting the Dots: Data‑Informed Community Stories
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Virtual EventMarch 26, 2026 -The Asian Caribbean in the Caribbean Diaspora: Essays on Migration, Identity, and Literary and Cultural Representations
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March 26, 2026 -MOCA TALKS with Kip Fulbeck – hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
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March 26, 2026 -JEST ASIANS — All-Pro Asian Comedy Showcase
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Featured March 26, 2026 -Featured Learning How To Read By Moonlight
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March 26, 2026 -What’s Your BUSINESS PURPOSE? with Patrice Tanaka
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Virtual EventMarch 26, 2026 -Community Let’s Build Safety Together
Connecting the Dots: Data‑Informed Community Stories
Connecting the Dots: Data‑Informed Community Stories is the official launch of CPC’s new Impact Map and Interactive Tour! This milestone represents more than two years of dedicated work and hundreds of […]
The Asian Caribbean in the Caribbean Diaspora: Essays on Migration, Identity, and Literary and Cultural Representations
Celebrate the publication of Aleah N. Ranjitsingh’s edited volume The Asian Caribbean in the Caribbean Diaspora: Essays on Migration, Identity, and Literary and Cultural Representations. The volume expands notions of the Caribbean […]
MOCA TALKS with Kip Fulbeck – hapa.me: 25 Years of the Hapa Project
Presented during the closing week of hapa.me, the Museum of Chinese in America cordially invites you to an engaging conversation with artist and professor Kip Fulbeck, moderated by Herb Tam, MOCA’s Chief Curator […]
JEST ASIANS — All-Pro Asian Comedy Showcase
JEST ASIANS brings together some of the most exciting Asian comedians from across the global Asian diaspora for a night of sharp, fearless stand-up comedy. Featuring performers from across Asia, […]
Learning How To Read By Moonlight
Join us for a one-night only reading of a new play with music by Gaven Trinidad and directed by Nicholas Polonio. A collection of Filipino, Fil-Am, and AANHPI artists is coming […]
What’s Your BUSINESS PURPOSE? with Patrice Tanaka
Patrice Tanaka is a best-selling author, public speaker on business and life purpose, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of three award-winning, PR & Marketing agencies, and the consultancy, Joyful Planet, focused on building purpose-driven individuals and organizations to help them unleash greater success, fulfillment and joy in their personal lives, workplaces, and communities. As an extension of […]
Community Let’s Build Safety Together
AAPI Women Lead is pleased to welcome Kalaya'an Mendoza back for Part 2 of Be Ready, Stay Ready. Join us for Let's Build Safety Together, an exciting interactive fireside chat and training. As a survivor-centered organization working to end gender-based violence against women and girls, community safety is community safety is crucial. For AAPI Women Lead, safety includes preventing harassment […]
Friday, March 27, 2026
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Featured March 27, 2026 -Featured 2026 Asian Americans and STEM Conference: Science in a De-Globalizing World
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March 27, 2026 -Writing Legal Lives: Biography, Memoir and the Law
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Hybrid EventMarch 27, 2026 -The DeGrasse Family of New York City (Hybrid)
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March 27, 2026 -Koryo-saram and its Manifold Afterlives
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March 27, 2026 -Laughing Lassi – The #1 South Asian Stand-Up Comedy Show in New York City!
2026 Asian Americans and STEM Conference: Science in a De-Globalizing World
Scholars in humanities and STEM fields will discuss Asian American scientists' lives, racial formation, advocacy, and pedagogy. Scholars across Yale, CUNY, and NYU from STEM and Humanities present the 2026 Asian Americans and STEM Conference at NYU Brooklyn Campus! Panel 1: Immigration and Scientific Knowledge Panel 2: Scientific Legacies of War More information about the […]
Writing Legal Lives: Biography, Memoir and the Law
A conference exploring how personal narratives inform our understanding of the law, justice and ethics.How does biography and memoir shape our understanding of law?Join us for a one-day conference exploring how legal figures have been represented through biography/memoir and how personal narratives shape our understanding of law, justice and ethics. Co-sponsored by the MA Program […]
The DeGrasse Family of New York City (Hybrid)
Prof. Prithi Kanakamedala will present on their project examining the life of George DeGrasse and his family, who lived on land in New York City donated by Aaron Burr in […]
Koryo-saram and its Manifold Afterlives
Join us for an evening of exchanges emerging from the exhibition "To time, to distance" curated by Tamara Khasanova and Junho Peter Yoon.AAAinA is proud to share an evening of […]
Laughing Lassi – The #1 South Asian Stand-Up Comedy Show in New York City!
Laughing Lassi brings the funniest South Asian comedians from NYC and around the world to one stage.After four years of sold-out shows, we’re kicking off 2026 with a killer lineup and fresh programming! This year, not only do we keep our optional after-party — we’re introducing a brand-new audience spotlight segment!🔥 One lucky audience member […]
Saturday, March 28, 2026
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March 28, 2026 -NY Seasonal Tea Ceremony: Matcha & the Hina Doll Festival
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Featured March 28, 2026 -Featured National Muslim Women’s Summit | MALIKAH
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March 28, 2026 -Music: Steven Chelliah – FuzAsian Dimension
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March 28, 2026 -Anandibai: A Night of Music for a Philadelphia Icon
NY Seasonal Tea Ceremony: Matcha & the Hina Doll Festival
Join us for a Hinamatsuri Tea ritual featuring a rare Kinin-date ceremony—celebrating seasonal beauty, grace, and Japanese tradition!
National Muslim Women’s Summit | MALIKAH
Gather, Heal, and Build: A Summit for Muslim Women Rooted in Collective Freedom and Care Every year, Malikah hosts the National Muslim Women’s Summit, one of the few nationwide gatherings […]
Music: Steven Chelliah – FuzAsian Dimension
International Multi-Award Winning Guitarist FuzAsian DimensionInternational Multi-Award Winning Jazz-Rock-Fusion Guitarist, Composer and Vocalist, Author of the FuzAsian® Method, Steven Chelliah, is a Malaysian born American Guitarist, Composer and Vocalist based […]
Anandibai: A Night of Music for a Philadelphia Icon
An evening of new music inspired by Anandibai Joshee, a Philadelphia icon and the first South Asian woman physician!Anandibai: A Night of Music for a Philadelphia IconJoin us for a […]
Sunday, March 29, 2026
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March 29, 2026 -Pineapple Cake Experience
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March 29, 2026 -The Peking Acrobats
Pineapple Cake Experience
Join us for an intimate pineapple cake tasting — a deep dive into the history/culture of + a guided sampling of 10 Taiwanese brands/types. Join the Pineapple Cake Experience! Ready […]
The Peking Acrobats
Prepare to be amazed as The Peking Acrobats® deliver a jaw-dropping performance that defies gravity and belief. This thrilling showcase blends the time-honored tradition of Chinese acrobatics with live music, […]
