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Lahore Literary Festival in New York
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2025

03 May 2025
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Lahore meets New York in vibrant lyrical, literary, and musical offerings: LLF 2025 features Pakistan's Youth Poet Laureates, authors Manan Ahmed, Iftikhar Dadi, Qudsia Rahim, a concert with the legendary Saami Brothers Qawwal, and more!
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Tony Bui, Three Seasons Film Poster, Dr. Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
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Film

Three Seasons: Screening and Talk on the Making of Modern Vietnam

04 May 2025
4 - 6:30 p.m.
Film screening of Three Seasons and talk with director Tony Bui and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute's Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen. Part of Columbia University's symposium on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
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Vicky Nguyen, Boat Baby Cover, and Ally Love
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Boat Baby: Vicky Nguyen in Conversation with Ally Love

06 May 2025
6 - 7 p.m.
NBC News Anchor Vicky Nguyen and Love Squad's Ally Love in conversation for the book launch of Boat Baby--Nguyen's memoir of her and her family's flight from Vietnam as refugees following the Vietnam War, and becoming American.
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A still image of children in a tree from Naomi Kawase's 1997 film 'Suzaku'
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Film

Suzaku

07 May 2025
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Naomi Kawase's ethereal, Cannes prize-winning debut feature plays on an imported 35mm print as part of our monthly series "Films to See Before You Die".
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Danielle Chang and Chef Eric Sze
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Discussion

Eat, Drink, Watch: Lucky Chow Goes to Taiwan with Danielle Chang

08 May 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
An evening of screenings of selected episodes from the latest season of Lucky Chow with Danielle Chang. She will be joined by Chef Eric Sze of 886 and Wenwen, who will also be providing food for the reception to follow the event.
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Park Seo-Bo and Kim Tschang-Yeul
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Discussion

The Making of Modern Korean Art

09 May 2025
6 - 7:30 p.m.
The co-authors of 'The Making of Modern Korean Art,' artist Lee Ufan, critic Andrew Russeth, and Asia Society Museum Director Yasufumi Nakamori discuss this new milestone publication in the field of modern and contemporary Asian art.

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Discussion

[SOLD OUT] Trailblazers in Business: Sheila Lirio Marcelo and Indra Nooyi

29 Apr 2025
6 - 7 p.m.
Join us as NBC News Daily Anchor Vicky Nguyen leads a conversation with two influential trailblazers in business: Sheila Lirio Marcelo, formerly of Care.com and now Ohai.ai, and Indra Nooyi, former Chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo.
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Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2025

03 May 2025
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Lahore meets New York in vibrant lyrical, literary, and musical offerings: LLF 2025 features Pakistan's Youth Poet Laureates, authors Manan Ahmed, Iftikhar Dadi, Qudsia Rahim, a concert with the legendary Saami Brothers Qawwal, and more!
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Performance

[SOLD OUT] Concert: Saami Brothers

03 May 2025
8 - 10:30 p.m.
Witness the sacred soundscape of Sufi devotional music in this soulful and vibrant Qawwali & Khayal concert by the Saami Brothers, in conjunction with the Lahore Literary Festival in New York 2025.
In-person
Film

Three Seasons: Screening and Talk on the Making of Modern Vietnam

04 May 2025
4 - 6:30 p.m.
Film screening of Three Seasons and talk with director Tony Bui and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute's Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen. Part of Columbia University's symposium on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
Buy Tickets
In-person
Meet the Author

Boat Baby: Vicky Nguyen in Conversation with Ally Love

06 May 2025
6 - 7 p.m.
NBC News Anchor Vicky Nguyen and Love Squad's Ally Love in conversation for the book launch of Boat Baby--Nguyen's memoir of her and her family's flight from Vietnam as refugees following the Vietnam War, and becoming American.
Buy Tickets
In-person
Film

Suzaku

07 May 2025
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Naomi Kawase's ethereal, Cannes prize-winning debut feature plays on an imported 35mm print as part of our monthly series "Films to See Before You Die".
Buy Tickets
In-person
Discussion

Eat, Drink, Watch: Lucky Chow Goes to Taiwan with Danielle Chang

08 May 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
An evening of screenings of selected episodes from the latest season of Lucky Chow with Danielle Chang. She will be joined by Chef Eric Sze of 886 and Wenwen, who will also be providing food for the reception to follow the event.
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In-person
Discussion

The Making of Modern Korean Art

09 May 2025
6 - 7:30 p.m.
The co-authors of 'The Making of Modern Korean Art,' artist Lee Ufan, critic Andrew Russeth, and Asia Society Museum Director Yasufumi Nakamori discuss this new milestone publication in the field of modern and contemporary Asian art.
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Special Event

2025 Asia Arts Game Changer Awards

12 May 2025
6 - 9 p.m.
Celebrating Asia Arts Game Changers
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Special Event

Asia Arts After Party

12 May 2025
9 - 11:30 p.m.
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Join us at the Asia Arts After Party hosted by the Young Patrons!
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[SOLD OUT] Viewpoints: Fareed Zakaria

13 May 2025
6:30 - 8 p.m.
CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria appears in conversation with Asia Society President & CEO Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, discussing Zakaria’s book 'Age of Revolutions' in the present geopolitical and social context
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Symposium

17th Global Talent Symposium + Awards

14 May 2025
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us for Asia Society's 17th Global Talent Symposium and Awards!
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Performance

Dancing the Gods - Night One: Mythili Prakash (Bharatanatyam)

16 May 2025
7:15 - 10 p.m.
Asia Society presents the 14th edition of Dancing the Gods, an annual festival of Indian Dance in collaboration with World Music Institute. Night One is Mythili Prakash in a stunning Bharatanatyam solo with live vocals, percussion & violin.
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Performance

Dancing the Gods - Night Two: Parul Shah (Kathak)

17 May 2025
7:15 - 10 p.m.
Asia Society presents the 14th edition of Dancing the Gods, an annual festival of Indian Dance in collaboration with World Music Institute. Night Two features Parul Shah (Kathak).
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Performance

Dancing the Gods: Night Three - Bijayini Satpathy (Odissi)

18 May 2025
7:15 - 10 p.m.
Asia Society presents the 14th edition of Dancing the Gods, an annual festival of Indian Dance in collaboration with World Music Institute. Night Three features Bijayini Satpathy (Odissi) in ABHIPSAA - A Seeking.
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Barbara Demick's Daughters of the Bamboo Grove Book Launch with Emily Feng

22 May 2025
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for the launch of Barbara Demick's latest book "Daughters of the Bamboo Grove," the story of twin sisters torn apart by China's one-child policy--one who remained in China, and the other adopted in the U.S. With NPR's Emily Feng.
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Discussion

Culinary Crossroads: Innovating Indian Cuisine in New York City

12 Jun 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Unapologetic Food's Roni Mazumdar, author and founder of Maya Kaimal Foods’ Maya Kaimal, and Junoon & Jazba's Hemant Pathak, will share the world of Indian cuisine and its evolving journey in the city of New York with Anu Sehgal.
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Performance

Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda (Premiere Performance)

28 Jun 2025
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Performed 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.
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Performance

Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda (Matinee)

29 Jun 2025
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Performed 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.
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