Standup Comedy is coming back to Flushing!

This special lineup includes:

Jenny Tian: Melbourne International Comedy Fest, Edinburgh Fringe, Youtube 500k
subscribers

Mic Nguyen: Asian Not Asian Podcast, NPR, Chinatown Takeaway

Karl Xie: Boston Comedy Fest, Rodney’s

Heikal Mohamed: Singapore’s Funniest

Of Dishes and Dreams is a new evening-length creation choreographed by Spring 2024 Baryshnikov Arts residency artist Keerati Jinakunwiphat. Inspired by her experiences growing up in a family-run Thai restaurant, Jinakunwiphat explores service, synergy, and the balance between order and chaos.

Filipino Comedy Festival hosted by Banana Ketchup Comedy will have THREE shows around NYC for Filipino American History Month! Filipino Comedy Festival will feature over 50 Filipino comedians including Emmy nominated writer Michael Cruz Kayne (Colbert, Amazon), Andrew Orolfo (Netflix), Clare O’Kane (SNL), Granny Cart Gangstas (Vogue) as well as Comedy Central, Just For Laughs, Sirius XM, and more…

From ping-pong diplomacy to educational exchanges, people-to-people ties have long bridged the U.S. and China. Yet today, such connections face growing restrictions amid strategic rivalry, impacting academic, business, and community links. AAPI communities, straddling both worlds, face rising scrutiny and bias. This webinar explores how foreign policy and domestic rights intersect, and why rebuilding mutual trust remains vital in an age of division.

Exclusively for students, this Future Leaders Expo is designed to empower emerging student leaders with the tools and insights necessary to develop a strong personal brand and build meaningful professional connections.

Through a dynamic panel discussion and an engaging networking session, participants will gain practical strategies for self-presentation, communication, and relationship-building that are essential for leadership success in academic, professional, and community settings.

Novelist Daniel Tam-Claiborne will read from and discuss his latest book, Transplants. The discussion will seek to explore the experiences of immigrants navigating identity, culture, and belonging in America with a goal of fostering empathy, inclusion, and intergenerational conversation around immigration and identity. Video clips from the Serica/PBS series “be/longing: Asian Americans Now” will also be shown. Presented in collab with the Millburn Short Hills Chinese Association.

Based on Amy Tan’s bestselling novel, The Joy Luck Club weaves stories of Chinese American women and their immigrant mothers, exploring identity, love, sacrifice, and belonging. Directed by Wayne Wang, it was a groundbreaking Hollywood film centering Asian American lives. Following the screening, executive producer Janet Yang will join for a conversation on its making and enduring impact.

As an actress, producer, and activist, Lucy Liu has been blazing a trail and reshaping culture for almost 30 years. The proud New Yorker sits down with Josh Horowitz to breakdown her career, her art and advocacy, and her powerful new film, Rosemead.

Join us for an in-depth, one-on-one dialogue between Raj Subramaniam, President and CEO of FedEx Corporation, and CNBC’s global markets correspondent Seema Mody. The conversation delves into Subramaniam’s dynamic leadership philosophy, his bold strategic vision for guiding one of the world’s largest transportation and logistics companies, and his approach to navigating the complexities of today’s global economy.