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 […]
Join the China Books Review book club this September to discuss Time Tunnel: Stories and Essays by Eileen Chang, tr. Karen S. Kingsbury (New York Review Books, October 2025), a collection of previously untranslated […]
Join us for a thought provoking evening with multi-award-winning speculative fiction author Ken Liu, for the release of his new collection, The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories -- which includes the provocative title story on why misinterpretations are impossible to avoid in art. Renowned for his genre-defining "silkpunk" epics and deeply moving short fiction like The Paper […]
Join us for a vibrant evening celebrating the rich tapestry of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture, art, and community. In celebration of America’s semiquincentennial (250th birthday), Asia Society […]
Celebrating books, ideas, and dialogue, the Jaipur Literature Festival — described as “the greatest literary show on Earth” — returns to New York in 2026. A caravan of pre-eminent writers, performers, essayists, commentators, and raconteurs is almost here to take you on a journey to worlds woven by words and ideas. This year's JLF includes Kai Bird, […]
The US-China Music Forum: Chasing Dreams commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States; it highlights two major musical works that focus on the sacrifices and contributions of Chinese Americans, featuring a panel discussion and live operatic excerpts. Join Huang Ruo, Su Wei and Jindong Cai in a vibrant discussion on how music captures the emotion and power of history, what the […]
An Eye for an Eye Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari, 2025, 84 minutes. In Persian with English subtitles. An Eye for an Eye is a documentary that unfolds like a real-life courtroom thriller that pulls you inside a justice system unlike any other -- one where the fate of a life doesn't rest with a judge, […]
The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), one of South Asia’s premier cultural events, returns to Asia Society New York, exploring contemporary Pakistan through artists, writers, and other experts. The festival will present […]
Join us for a timely conversation with NPR journalist Emily Feng on her groundbreaking new book Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria’s Civil War (Columbia Global Reports, October 2026), an extraordinary […]
Join us for a lively conversation on the rise of China's migrant worker literature, bringing the voices and lived experiences of the country’s vast internal migrant population into the literary […]
Use coupon code A430 at checkout for a 30% discount Join us in an intimate conversation with three important theatermakers on the New York premiere of Lauren Yee’s play, King of the Yees, at Signature Theatre […]
Diwali, often known as the festival of lights, is celebrated in South Asia, by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists. It symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, […]
70 After Dark: Festival of Light Celebrate the close of Asia Society's 70th anniversary with 70 After Dark: Festival of Light, an immersive evening inspired by Diwali and the shared traditions […]