Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

December 11, 2025

6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Visual tribute and love letter honoring author Betty Yu’s Chinese American family roots in the United States through photographs and archival material.

Godzilla Minus One Vs. Past Lives: Romantic Histories and Historic Romances

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

December 19, 2025

6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Jayashree Kamblé will present on her essay in CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1, focusing on love and gender roles in the recent globally successful films Godzilla Minus One and Past Lives.

AAPI New York: Stories in Queens

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

January 26, 2026

10:00 AM — 3:00 PM

New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Queens’ Asian American community.

From Screen to Clay: Exploring the Relationships Between Image and Material (Online Talk)

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 6, 2026

5:30 PM — 7:00 PM

Dr. Yonghao Yan examines the development of contemporary ceramics in Jingdezhen, in Jianxi, China and the evolving creative practices at Jingdezhen Ceramic University.

AAPI New York: Stories From Manhattan

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 11, 2026

4:00 PM — 8:00 PM

New York City teachers, community members, and youth invited for immersive evening dedicated to the rich, localized history of Manhattan’s Asian American community.

Contemporary art and ecological Transformation in East and Southeast Asia (Online Talk)

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 20, 2026

5:30 PM — 7:00 PM

Meqin Wang, Midori Yamamura, Vicki Kwon and Stephanie Benzaquen-Gautier examine how contemporary art in East and Southeast Asia confronts environmental destruction, ecological degradation, and social injustice in the backdrop of global eco crises.

AAPI New York: Stories From Queens

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 24, 2026

4:00 PM — 8:00 PM

New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Queens’ Asian American community.

AAARI Innovators Fellowship Workshop: Human-Centered Design, Social Entrepreneurship & Community Problem-Solving

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 27, 2026 — February 28, 2026

Two-day workshop open to anyone who wants to learn how to design impactful solutions for real-world community challenges. Fellows will be selected from CUNY student workshop participants to continue into the sixteen-week fellowship.

Sally Forth, Sad Girl!

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

February 27, 2026

6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Prof. Sally Wen Mao will present on 'Sally Forth, Sad Girl!,' a novel-in-progress following a Chinese American poet living in an artist residency in Shanghai.

Rapa Nui Voice, Stance, and Subjectivities

Asian American / Asian Research Institute

March 6, 2026

6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Miki Makihara draws from her new co-authored book, Language and Political Subjectivity, to explore a central challenge for Rapa Nui (Easter Island) language and political activists.