Whether it’s Lunar New Year or any other time of the year, nothing beats a plate of dumplings, bringing you family unity, good luck, wealth! Join us for a dumpling extravaganza! Learn how to fold and cook your very own vegetable-filled dumplings, all while bringing fortune and joy into the new year! We’ll be making […]
Taiwanese Mahjong, almanac insights, lunar calendar workshop, live music, refreshments, and more at MOCA’s Year of the Horse mixer!$20 General Admission | $15 Student & Senior | $10 for MOCA MembersCelebrate the Lunar New Year at the Museum of Chinese in America with an energizing evening of culture, community, and good fortune in honor of […]
A New York Fashion Week talk on the cheongsam with curator Heather Guo, tracing identity and women’s stories across generations.$10 General Admission | $5 Student & Senior | Free for MOCA MembersPresented during New York Fashion Week, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an evening exploring the cheongsam, also known as […]
Taste the luxurious Cantonese dish Ho See Fat Choy (braised conpoy with dried oyster and sea moss) and discover traditional ingredients. $20 General Admission | $15 Student & Senior | $10 for MOCA Members In collaboration with Po Wing Hong Food Market 寶榮行, a cornerstone of Manhattan’s Chinatown for more than 45 years, the Museum […]
Join Chi-Hoon Kim & Juniper Eisenberg, authors of Juniper & the Red Swoosh, for a workshop that brings Juniper’s math-filled world to life! After an interactive read-aloud, explore how the abacus has been used by Chinese and Chinese American families for generations and inspired the innovation of a universally designed abacus to increase math literacy. […]
A live digital drawing and meditation ritual by Yadi Liu with meditation teacher Michel Pascal. $10 General Admission | $5 Student & Senior | Free for MOCA Members In collaboration with the Chinatown Partnership/Chinatown BID, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to Armat, an evolving art initiative by artist Yadi Liu that […]
Over Hills and Valleys is a musical imagination of the shared history of Hakka Chinese and Jamaican music and its people.The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is pleased to welcome back resident artist Benjamin “saxofshaolin” Chin for a special concert of Over Hills and Valleys: An Imagination of the Shared History of Hakka Chinese and […]
In conjunction with the special exhibition happa.me, MOCA is proud to present a hybrid program that examines the enduring legacy of Loving v. Virginia and its impact on interracial relationships in the United States. The evening will open with a presentation of Where Voices Linger, a short play by Jeremy Rafal that reflects on the […]
Totally F***ed Up by Gregg Araki, is a raw, poetic portrait of queer adolescence and alienation in early ’90s Los AngelesMOCA 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 Subversion, spotlighting daring […]
Join Edward Wong, New York Times correspondent, for a talk on cross-Pacific migration and family memory.$10 General Admission | $5 Student & Senior | Free for MOCA MembersThe Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a special conversation with Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times and author of At […]
Join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen.In partnership with the US-China Education Trust and the Serica Initiative, we cordially invite you to join us for the launch of Bad Bad Girl, the latest semi-autobiographical novel by Gish Jen. The book traces her mother's journey exploring gender, […]
Two Thai-American brothers investigate a haunting that blurs culture, grief, and reality for a couple displaced by Hurricane Katrina.Door Opens at 2:45pm | Show Begins at 3:00pmSomewhere in the American Midwest in 2007, Thai-American brothers Max and Visarut are struggling to keep their fledgling paranormal investigation business alive. When they’re hired by Delia and Felix, […]