Events
Nightmarket
Taiwanese American Student Society
Friday, March 28
7-9PM, Kimmel E&L.
Nightmarket is all about fun, games, and performances! Come for a night of great Taiwanese food. Proceeds will go towards Second Generation (2G) .
Tickets are on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 9.
Opening Ceremony: Reveal
Tuesday, April 1
Asian Heritage Month
6:45pm-10:00pm, Kimmel E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor
Asian Heritage Month starts the month long celebration with an evening with our Artist in Resident Susana Lei'ataua as the opening key note speaker. Also in the lineup, teasers from ACE 25, Yuan08, Sensations, IFA and KSN. Come out and enjoy FREE DINNER.
BOP! Coffeehouse 2008
Wednesday, April 2
Freedoms 4 North Korea
7:00pm-9:00pm, Kimmel E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor
Fundraiser for North Korean Human Rights! Performances by student performers, IFA, and Miss Vintage!
Tickets are on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 10.
Cultural Passport: Explore the Tastes of the Muslim Palate
Wednesday, April 2
SHURUQ
8:00PM, Kimmel 912 &914
Be entertained by Muslim performers and comedians while enjoying a variety of cuisines from Muslim restaurants. Tickets are on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 5, Non-NYU: 7.
"Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend" - Screening and director's talk with Elaine Mae Woo
Thursday, April 3
Asian/Pacific/American Institute
6:30-9:30pm, Theater 101 - Cantor Film Center, 36 E. 8th Street.
This documentary, "Anna May Wong - Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend," introduces the first Asian American international film star (1905-1961) and first Asian American to have her own television show.
RSVP to apa.rsvp@nyu.edu; 212-992-9653; or online www.apa.nyu.edu by Tuesday, April 1
Asian Cultural Expressions 25 - Reawakening
Friday, April 4
Asian Cultural Union
6:15PM, Kimmel E&L.
Reawakening will feature designs from Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Blanc de Chine, Alfred Sung Bridal, Roca Wear, Heimstone, Indomix, Nicola Finetti, Domenico Vacca, Yoko Devereaux, Peligro Threads, and Brianna, performances by Pandemonium, Far East Movement, Qing Yang dance troupe and Timbetold as well as prizes and freebies for audience members.
Tickets on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 12, Day-of: 15
Cultural Canvas: Islam Paints the World
Friday, April 4
SHURUQ
6-10pm, Kimmel 912 &914.
Celebrate emerging Muslims artists and the rich Islamic tradition of artistic expression through multiple forms of visual art.
Langar: An Evening of Free Indian Food
Monday, April 7
United Sikh Association
6:30-8:30pm, Kimmel 914.
An Evening of Free Indian Food
Hosted by the United Sikh Association at NYU, Sikh Awareness Week has a mission to combat stereotypes and ignorance through a series of revolutionary events that educate the NYU community and raise understanding about Sikhism.
Movie Screening of Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath & Q&A
Tuesday, April 8
United Sikh Association
6-10pm, Kimmel 914
Movie Screening of Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath & Q&A session with Producer Valarie Kaur. A college student journeys across America in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to discover who counts as "one of us" in a world divided into "us" and "them."
Con-sponsored by A/P/A, LGBT, IRHC, CMEP, Program Board, SASPI, Islamic Center.
EXPO
Tuesday, April 8
Chinese Student Society
6:30PM, Kimmel E&L.
EXPO strives to raise awareness and understanding of Chinese culture, as well as both established and aspiring fashion labels in New York City. This year's proceeds will go to The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF).
Tickets on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 10.
Who are the Sikhs Museum Exhibition
Wednesday, April 9
United Sikh Association
4-8pm, Commuter Lounge.
Part of Sikh Awareness Week
A Concert For Bangladesh 2008
Thursday, April 10
Bengali Student Association
8:00PM, Kimmel E&L.
Performances by The Hatch, Julius C, Hip Hop Freestyle Battle, sitarist and NYU bands.
Cosponsored by Financial Engineering Association, Pakistani Student Association, Baha'i Club, Student World Assembly, South Asian Studies Program Initiative, Program Board, IRHC.
Tickets are on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 12.
Night Haunts: A Journey Through Nocturnal London Book Party - A Nocturnal Happening With Author Sukhdev Sandhu
Thursday, April 10
Asian/Pacific/American Institute
7-9pm, NYU Tisch School of the Arts - 721 Broadway, 12th Floor - Dean's Conference Room
A Journey Through Nocturnal London is a series of essays and tone poems written with and about the ghosts who populate the London night: exorcists, graffers, street cleaners, urban-fox hunters, avian policemen, the nuns of Tyburn.
Co-sponsored by The Department of Undergraduate Drama
RSVP to apa.rsvp@nyu.edu; 212-992-9653; or online www.apa.nyu.edu by Tuesday, April 1
Sikh Martial Arts Demonstration
Friday, April 11
United Sikh Association
3-5pm, Gould Plaza.
Part of Sikh Awareness Week
Korean Cultural Night
Friday, April 11
Korean Student Association
7PM, Kimmel E&L
Through film, song, dance, art, and words, KCN encompasses the spirit of breaking out of our shells and past barriers to explore the stereotypes that Korean-Americans face everyday, as well as the ways in which we find ourselves divided not only by race, but also by our own individuality and differing interests.
Tickets on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 5, Non-NYU: 7. Day of NYU: 7, Non-NYU:10.
2nd Annual NYC Asian American Student Conference
Saturday, April 12
New York City Asian American Student Conference (NYCAASC)
All day, Kimmel Center
New York University and Columbia University present "Redefine", an all-day conference designed to inspire young minds to learn, grow, and lead their own ways to success through the exploration of issues in race and identity, as well as empower young Asian Americans into becoming proactive in issues within the Asian American community in New York City and beyond.
Register online at www.nycaasc.com.
NYU Rhythmic Impulse 7th Annual Washington Square Park performance
Saturday, April 12
NYU Rhythmic Impulse (NYURI)
1 - 6pm, Washington Square Park
NYU's poongmulpae (traditional Korean drumming group) plays their free annual performance in Washington Square Park
Equality in Sikhism Seminar
Saturday, April 12
United Sikh Association
8-10pm, Kimmel 802
Part of Sikh Awareness Week
Philippine Culture Night - The Flipside
Saturday, April 19
International Filipino Association
7pm, E&L Auditorium at Kimmel
Join us for yet another fun night of original writing, music and dance. Each year, dedicated IFA members strive to present a creative performance through which we explore our identities as young Filipino-Americans. FREE FOOD!
Closing Ceremony: EmpoWORD
Thursday, April 24
Asian Heritage Month
Show starts at 7:00PM, Kimmel Shorin Auditorium, Room 802
Join us as we close the month of celebration with a defining night of spoken word and slam poetry performances. FREE FOOD!
Doors open at 6:45 PM.
Sensations 2K8
Friday, April 25
Hong Kong Students Association
7:30PM, Kimmel E&L
Sensations is an annual cultural event put up by the Hong Kong Students Association with a drama performance and variety show with music, games and dance
Tickets on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 10.
Yuan 08: Silk and Broadway
Saturday, April 26
Chinese Mei Society
7-10PM, Kimmel E&L.
Set at the intersection of Silk Road and Broadway Avenue, Yuan 08 will take you on a journey from past to present and East to West through a series of musical and cultural performances and fashion segments. *All proceeds go to the China Care charity!
Tickets on sale at Ticket Central: NYU: 7, Non-NYU: 10.