Beyond Orientalism: The Forum

Monday, May 2 at Pope Auditorium, Fordham University



How can the creative community advance race equity in the theatre? How do artists and producers agree to work together to eradicate yellowface and brownface? What are lessons learned that can be shared? If you're in New York, you're invited to Beyond Orientalism: The Forum, an interactive public event featuring panel conversations, a breakout session and multimedia components to explore these questions.

Beyond Orientalism: The Forum is presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance, Asian American Performers' Action Coalition, Theatre Communications Group and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, with the Fordham University Theatre Program. It's happening Monday, May 2 at Pope Auditorium at Fordham University.

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Comics & Graphic Vignettes - From Scribble to Strip, July 11

With Wendy Xu and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop


If you're in New York City this weekend, and want to learn how to make comics, check out this one-time workshop with comics artists Wendy Xu and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Comics & Graphic Vignettes - From Scribble to Strip, presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop. They'll be reading, discussing, and drawing all things comics. Come nerd out with them. It's happening Saturday, July 11 in Manhattan.

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Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong

March 26 - September 23, 2015 at the Museum of Chinese in America



If you're in New York, the Museum of Chinese in America invites you Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong, an exhibition of celebrated painter, muralist, kite-maker, lithographer and calligrapher Tyrus Wong and his extraordinary body of work. It opens March 26 and runs through September 13.

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