Past Events

Join author Raakhee Mirchandani for a Father’s Day reading of Hair Twins, a story about a Sikh father and daughter with a special hair bond, and a panel discussion on the Sikh American experience.

The winner of the 2021 Osborn Elliott Prize, Los Angeles Times Beijing Bureau Chief Alice Su, will appear in conversation with jury member Dorinda Elliott.

Poetry and the spoken word have long been a powerful and popular means of communication in Burma (Myanmar). Prominent poets gather to pay tribute to their Burmese compatriots who have been jailed or killed following the coup.

Two of India most esteemed musicians come together in a concert where North (Hindustani) meets South ( Canrnatic) music.

Dr. Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland Medical System, and Foreign Policy's Ravi Agrawal, on debunking COVID-19 misinformation surrounding the pandemic and its fallout in South Asia.

The final installment of Spotlight on Asian Pacific Americans will feature Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut and the first woman of Asian origin to go to space.

The Sounds of Struggle: The Music of Jon Jang and Francis Wong
In the midst of the Asian American social justice movements of the 1980s they chose music as their way to contribute to the fight for racial equity, which continues today.