Join NYSEAN and Sulo: The Philippines Studies Initiative at NYU for a showcase of Filipino student filmmakers at NYU: Cal Galicia, Haley Jade Odum, Jack Lacy, and Lauren Luke. This program highlights and celebrates the work of these emerging storytellers before their films premiere on the festival circuit and beyond.

Join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute at CUNY for a talk by Vina Orden, who will present on her essay in CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1, examining how narratives in popular media can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and colonial mentalities.

Join the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University for a talk by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Associate Professor of Film from Columbia University, who will discuss how fictional narrative filmmaking can serve as a form of resistance under authoritarian regimes, with a focus on her own practice as a filmmaker and artist working in Thailand.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA for a talk by Dr. Chinary Ung, Cambodian-American composer and emeritus faculty of music composition at University of California, San Diego. Dr. Ung will discuss his creative work and how tradition and futuristic experimentation can coexist musically.

Join Vietnamese Boat People (VBP) and Think!Chinatown Studio for a Story Slam in which Vietnamese Americans share their journey of migration, identity, love, loss, healing, and discovery. The event is preceded by a reception and an introduction by VBP’s Founder, Tracey Nguyễn Mang.

Join the Asia Society Museum for a film screening of Opera Jawa by Garin Nugroho, followed by a wine reception and a special music performance by renowned composer Peni Candra Rini with acclaimed musicians Shahzad Ismaily, Andy McGraw, and I Gusti Putu Sudarta.

Join the Asia Society Museum for a multi-sensorial celebration of the silent film Setan Jawa by filmmaker Garin Nugroho. The silent film will be accompanied by a live score composed and performed by Peni Candra Rini, with Andy McGraw, Shahzad Ismaily, Gusti Sudarta, and Scott Clark. A conversation and Q&A with the filmmaker follows the program.

Join NYSEAN and NYU MAIR for a talk by Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Benjamin Tausig about the way that music features in their new books and how they engage with songs in their various writings. Benjamin will give a brief introduction to his latest book, Bangkok After Dark. Jeffrey will then discuss a chapter in his new book, The Milk Tea Alliance.

Margaret Scott, NYSEAN co-founder, will moderate the discussion.

Join the Global Vietnam Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University for a celebration of Vietnamese culture through its arts, crafts, and national dress, the áo dài. There will be a conversation with Vietnam’s leading fashion designer Minh Hanh and artisans, a live performance featuring Minh Hanh’s contemporary designs, and an arts and crafts exhibit.

Join the Asia Society for the matinee performance of Papermoon Puppet Theatre’s Puno, Sewing Memories, which features the story of a young girl coping with her father’s passing and learning about life and death. Illustrator, writer, and theatre performer Maria (Ria) Tri Sulistyani and visual artist Iwan Effendi extend puppetry storytelling with their mixed-media productions that tell stories about the choices, values, circumstances, and conflicts of everyday life.

Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA for a professional development workshop by Heather A. Badamo, Associate Professor of art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Mya Chau, Lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies and Asian Pacific American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. They will discuss the cultures and histories of the Middle East and Southeast Asia through their religious spaces and places of worship.

Join Mekong NYC for the book launch of Introducing Đàn Tranh Techniques & Expressions, including a guided conversation with the authors Anh Thu Phan and Ngo Thanh Nhan, and editor, Kim To. There will be a performance of the songs featured in the book, hands-on dan tranh playing, and light refreshments.

Join the Asia Society for the premiere of Papermoon Puppet Theatre’s Puno, Sewing Memories, which features the story of a young girl coping with her father’s passing and learning about life and death. Illustrator, writer, and theatre performer Maria (Ria) Tri Sulistyani and visual artist Iwan Effendi extend puppetry storytelling with their mixed-media productions that tell stories about the choices, values, circumstances, and conflicts of everyday life.

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of Rooftop Lempicka; Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities; Clementine; They Call Me the Tattoo Witch; OK/NOTOK; and Zari as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. These are films by and for the girl with an emphasis on platonic love, self-affirmation, and healing through art and expression. They celebrate femininity in all its forms, from the tenderness of youth to the antics of young womanhood and beyond. The screenings will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Year of the Cat (2025) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director Phạm Tony Nguyen.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Cu Li Never Cries / Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director Phạm Ngọc Lân.

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of Vox Humana, Funeral of the Earth, Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites, Vic and His Nanay, We Used to Take the Long Way Home, and Across the Waters as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. These films entail liminal places, bodies in motion, borders of life and death. They explore the intermediate, indeterminate spaces between one another, the world around us, and even the worlds beyond. The screenings will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join Asian CineVision for the screening of Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo (Dahil Sa 'Yo: Ang Storya Ng Kilawin Kolektibo) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be preceded by the short film, Two Travelling Aunties, and followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join Asian CineVision for the New York City Premiere of Softshell (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Join the New York Asian Film Foundation for the international premiere of Flower Girl (2025) as part of the New York Asian Film Festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Fatrick Tabada and actress Sue Ramirez.

Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and Asian American Journalists Association for an enlivening conversation on transitioning from reporting to long-form storytelling, featuring Vicky Nguyen and Youngmi Mayer. The panelists will reflect on the challenges of shifting from the fast-paced, fact-driven world of journalism to the slower, more introspective craft of writing books.

Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for a special program of conversation, community, and a film screening of Skin of Youth (2025). Panelists include Tony Bui, Kiều Chinh, Catherine T. Nguyễn, Việt Hương, Công Dương, and Nguyen Lam Thao Tam.

Join the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center for the North American premiere of The Hearing (2024) as part of the New York Asian Film Festival. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Lawrence Fajardo.

Join the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and IMGE Dance for Kinetic Mixer, a new dance film networking event designed for aspiring and established dance filmmakers.

Join Book Culture and the SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium on Wednesday, July 9th at 7pm for a conversation with Benjamin Tausig, author of Bangkok after Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies, and Rianne Subijanto, author of Communication against Capital: Red Enlightenment at the Dawn of Indonesia. 

Please join Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) and the US-ASEAN Center on Monday, June 30 at 3pm ET for a panel discussion on US-Cambodian Cultural Heritage Protection, featuring NMAA’s Associate Curator of Southeast and South Asian Art, Emma Stein. This program will take place at the US-ASEAN Center at 1800 I Street NW, Washington, DC. There will also be a virtual attendance option if you cannot join us in person.

Join the Asia Society for the Prehistoric Body Theater’s performance of Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda. In this performance by the Prehistoric Body Theater ensemble, Indonesian dancers channel prehistoric dinosaurs as they explore themes of mass extinction, climate crisis, and evolutionary ancestry through movement. Co-created with Indigenous Indonesian performing artists, Prehistoric Body Theater collaborates with international scientists to craft performances informed by cutting-edge paleontology—uniting art, science, and a deep commitment to nature conservation.