Upcoming Events

Delaney Hall 2nd Kit Packing Party Masks are REQUIRED for this event. N95, KN95, or KF94 masks are preferred and will be provided. Event location will be shared after you submit your registration. This event includes: 4:00–7:00 PM Activist Safety Kit Packing You helped us fundraise and pack 500 activist safety kits last month, and […]

In 2024, activists Pauline Park, Ryan Shen, Karen Lee, Rohan Zhou-Lee, and Ananya Garg spoke together on a panel about being our authentic queer selves for National Coming Out Day. In the face of challenges today, come hear what they have to say about how to move forward as Queer Asians. Explore the intersection of […]

A series of screenings & discussions contrasting films about India/South Asia by Western directors with films by South Asians ourselves.Filmed and released on the eve of Indian and Pakistani independence, Black Narcissus is globally lauded as a stunning cinematic project. It won the Oscars for 'Best Color Cinematography' and 'Best Color Art Direction' the year […]

The Thai SELECT Festival New York 2026 returns on Tuesday, July 21, bringing the all-new Thai SELECT Playground to Grand Central! Taste your way through authentic dishes from 15 Thai SELECT-certified restaurants, including Wayla, Chalong, Untable, Soothr, Phranakhon, Nuar, Lalyn, and more. Plus, enjoy cultural performances, live entertainment, interactive experiences, and a special BINGO activity […]

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to join for a community town hall, an opportunity for open dialogue, questions, and shared conversation about issues that matter to the community, including the City’s capital funding for the Museum of Chinese in America’s building purchase and the construction of the new jail in Chinatown. […]

Experience Live at the Gantries—a free outdoor concert series at Gantry Plaza State Park in LIC. Celebrate the rich cultures of Queens with top local talent and stunning sunsets over the East River. Concerts take place on Tuesdays at 7 PM. It’s free—just show up! Bring a chair, picnic, friends—even your dancing shoes—and enjoy a […]

The APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit brings together industry and community leaders alongside Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) Members of Congress to discuss top-line energy and commerce concerns that are affecting the AA & NH/PI community and the nation at-large. ​During the virtual Summit, speakers will explore topics ranging from green […]

From ABGs to “Wasian” TikTok: How Asian Identity Became an Aesthetic This engaging conversation explores how pop culture, social media, beauty trends, and dating discourse have shaped how Asian identity is perceived, performed, and consumed online. Authors Kaila Yu and Joan King will examine the rise of labels and aesthetics such as ABG culture, “boba […]

Join us for the third webinar in the Suicide Prevention & Intervention for Asian American & Asian Immigrant (AAAI) Youth series, focused on supporting youth, families, and communities impacted by suicide. Speakers will share perspectives from research and practice on the grieving process among youth and families impacted by suicide, including factors that can support […]

As part of the opening day's festivities for Lincoln Center's Chinese Arts Week, we present a performance of the millennia-old south China theater procession known as Xing Shi or the Awakening Lion (南国醒狮). The charismatic Awakening Lion hails originally from Guangdong, which is also the home of Yingge dance (英歌), a highly stylized and energetic folk […]

Presented in collaboration with Chinatown Records Summer for the City's Chinese Arts Week kicks off with a Chinatown Records (華埠錄音) block party, presented by special guest DJs yiuyiu (瑶瑶) and Alice Liu (劉凱儀). Chinatown Records is a homegrown collective and living archive of inherited music collections founded by mixmaster historian yiuyiu. Get ready to party with […]

Grab some chai and join DoSAA for a virtual chat with fellow South Asian professionals to discuss, connect and reflect on topics impacting our shared. Join us for a conversation where we reflect on our challenges, understandings, and more relative to our representation in Western psychology.

Join Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) for July Town Hall at ICP, welcoming filmmakers, producers, and distributors to share their projects and resources with the AAPI creative community. This month’s featured presenters include Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses, co-producers of The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023); and Stacey Young, executive director of the Pacific Island Film […]

The Museum of Chinese in America is proud to partner with Connect/Hamilton Madison House to present a series of public programs focused on mental wellness: Care & Connect. This series aims to provide accessible resources while creating a space for open conversation, helping to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health support. Join us for our second Care & […]

Join Disability Pride, Disability Joy, Exists, an art-making program that celebrates disability as an integral part of human diversity. Led by Annie Nishwani Lachhman, a disabled artist, and Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, an educator on disability inclusion, the program invites participants to add color, words, quotes, reflections, or marks of their own to a canvas-style version of […]

The Victor Lin Trio brings the enchanting melodies of Studio Ghibli and other classic anime to The Red Pavilion for a night of live music! Experience the magic of your favorite themes performed live, from The Legend of Ashitaka of Princess Mononoke to Merry-Go-Round of Life from Howl’s Moving Castle, and beyond. Let the music transport you—and prepare […]

In this funny, warmly chaotic novel, a floundering office worker discovers her mother's ghost is trapped in the company Slack server, and must free her by resolving her own troubled love life. A few months ago, Ruby Ocampo’s mother, Adela, died at her desk at work. Now, lost and driven by a misplaced sense of obligation, Ruby’s […]

Presented as part of Lincoln Center's Chinese Arts Week and China Institute's centennial celebration, About Face: Disrupting Ballet, a new feature-length documentary, spotlights the efforts of former New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin and author, producer, and choreographer Phil Chan as they launch their global Final Bow for Yellowface movement and challenge the dance world […]

A rare screening of two Anna May Wong films on the rooftop of Ornithology Jazz Club. Anna May Wong, considered Hollywood's first Asian American film star, had a groundbreaking career that spanned five decades and nearly every medium, from silent films, talkies, and television to radio, theatre, and vaudeville. In response to the racism and […]

THURSDAY July 23rd  5:30-7 PT | 7:30-9PM CT | 8:30-10PM ET The TFS Black Reparations and Solidarity Campaign invites you to join our general monthly call. This month's call will feature Miyo Tubridy, who will be doing a storytelling workshop. We will workshop ways of sharing our stories and connecting our personal experiences with the call […]

In partnership with Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250, MOCA is excited to present a series of music programs featuring composers, musicians, and performers. Through this series, artists use music as a storytelling medium to share their personal journeys, creative inspirations, and cultural influences. Continuing more than a century of Chinese opera’s legacy in […]

Join us as we bring together different AAPI organizations in New York City to collaborate, spark new conversations, and build a stronger collective community. Participating Organizations: NAAAP NY Mixed Asian Media Asian American Dream Lunar Accel TAP New York Project by Project ACE NextGen NYC Asian Networking NYC Spark Accel Nine orgs. One night. Infinite […]

Learn to dance like your favorite K-Pop idol! Instructors from K-Pulse NYC will teach the choreography to a new K-Pop dance every week.

Gaysian Night Market is officially rescheduled for July 24th — same place, same celebratory energy for our queer AAPI small businesses, art, food, community, and culture. 🎟️ Stop by 115 Bowery from 7–10PM to shop, eat, vibe, and be in community with some of the most talented gaysian creators in NYC. Registration now open for […]

Bringing our signature Bollywood Live to New York on July 24th- a magical evening ft. CUTTING CHAI BAND!Manhattan's Bollywood Live Ft. Cutting Chai Band20 Stories High in ManhattanHosted by Tamasha […]

Step into a summer night in Tokyo, where neon signs shimmer through the heat, city streets glow after rain, and the air feels charged with possibility. For this special July edition of Tokyo Downtown, The Red Pavilion drifts into a warm-weather fantasy of City Pop, J-Pop, anime nostalgia, and retro Japanese nightlife. Think late-night drives, […]

CACF’s AAPI Youth Statewide Convening  is s a virtual half day convening that brings together AAPI and allied youth across New York State to discuss the experiences and issues most relevant to AAPI young people.

Join a MOCA educator for a public gallery tour of MOCA’s core exhibition, With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America, which provides an overview of the Chinese in America from the 19th century through the present day. Items in the Museum’s collection are used to highlight the major themes of the exhibit. FREE! […]

Experience the arts and culture of China during Summer for the City's Chinese Arts Week! This day of music and dance at the Atrium features the Red Silk Dancers—a long-running NYC-based Chinese dance company—who performs to selections from yiuyiu 瑤瑤, founder of local collective and archive Chinatown Records 華埠錄音. Before their performance, join the Red Silk […]

Owen Chen leads Eternal Wind, a New York-based guitar-led jazz ensemble that reimagines beloved Studio Ghibli, anime, and film soundtracks through modern jazz improvisation. The musical arrangements include Ghibli favorites such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, anime classics such as Your Name, Cowboy Bebop, and video games such as Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Zelda, and […]

APAICS New York Regional Leadership Academy  Community Reception Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026,  Time: 6:00-7:30PM Location: CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square W, Long Island City, NY The Community […]

Follow us into the seductive world of Lust Caution, a captivating erotic cabaret that beckons you to chase thrills at every tantalizing turn. As the lights dim, find yourself among the whispered tales and sordid characters of a neo-noir fantasy, featuring a rotating cast of nightlife luminaries performing live burlesque, aerial, cirque, sideshow and ritual theater. […]

Swing by for Taiwanese-Japanese hybrid style beef noodles. Starting off with 2 variations: classic red braised beef noodle soup and an "au jus" beef tsukemen for the summer. The Classic - Red braised beef shank, 12 hour beef bone broth, soy egg, fermented mustard greens, spinach, thin noodles Au Jus - Rare roast beef, caramelized […]

Dive into NYC's Chinatown History then learn about shared experiences with Indo-Caribbean & Jamaican migration to America. Stories of Shared Resilience 6 Sundays July 26-Sept 6 Help us kick off Week 1 of this exciting free open to public cross-cultural storytelling event! We begin with a screening of Episode 1 of "The History of NYC's […]

Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with our friends from Nine Treasures Creamery and their Asian-inspired flavors, like Black Sesame Cookie and Cream, Kaya Toast, and Corn and Pinebut Brittle. Sunday, July 26, 2026 • 2 to 6 PM • Pearl River Mart Foods • FREE