The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is thrilled to present a curated performance in partnership with the New York Chinese Cultural Center (NYCCC) showcasing emerging Asian choreographers and dancers.

We cordially invite you to visit MOCA on Sunday, May 22 at 4:00 PM EDT for a 45-minute live performance celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month through dance and music.

We will feature Chinese traditional and contemporary dances as well as Erhu and Guzheng musical performances.

Tickets: FREE. Advanced booking recommended!

Reserve Your Free Ticket Here

MOCA hopes that the stories told through its programming for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month will inspire people to awaken the storyteller in all of us so that we can tear down hate by lifting up others through our stories of remembrance and resilience.

We also invite you to visit MOCA's special exhibition Responses: Asian American Voices Resisting the Tides of Racism through September 18, 2022. Launched in July 2021, the exhibition details the historical roots of anti-Asian racism from the early days of American history until the rise of anti-AAPI racism and violence today.

Staff Picks & Book Recommendations

-We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story (2022) by Simu Liu
-Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern (2022) by Jing Tsu
-Thank You, Mr. Nixon (2022) by Gish Jen
-What My Bones Know (2022) by Stephanie Foo
-From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement by Paula Yoo
-Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang
-Chinatown Heroes (2021) by Wai Wah Chen
-I am Golden (2022) by Eva Chen, illustrated by Sophie Diao
-Amah Faraway (2022) by Margaret Chiu Greanias, illustrated by Tracy Subisak
-I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (2021) by Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lin, illustrated by Julia Kuo
-Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American (2022) by Laura Gao
-Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now (2022) by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang
-New from Here (2022) by Kelly Yang

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