ENJOY FREE GALLERY ADMISSION TO SUMMONING MEMORIES: ART BEYOND CHINESE TRADITIONS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY!
Join Asia Society Texas to celebrate the vibrant and diverse traditions and contributions of Asians and Asian Americans! Highlighting live programs, our calendar also features a curated selection of on-demand ways to celebrate Asian Pacific American heritage throughout the month of May and beyond.
MONDAY 1
Monday Encore Series: MICHELLE ZAUNER ON FINDING HER VOICE IN NONFICTION
TUESDAY 2
Houston’s Asian American Journeys: DR. SUJEETA MENON
WEDNESDAY 3 Artist Spotlight: MATT MANALO AT HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
THURSDAY 4 MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
FRIDAY 5 At-Home Craft: CHILDREN’S DAY CARP FLAGS
SATURDAY 6
IN-PERSON ARCHITECTURE TOUR
10 am AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
IN-PERSON ART TOUR 11 am AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
IN-PERSON BROWN BODIES, BOLD STORIES: THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION
11 am – 1 pm AT HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY–CENTRAL
IN-PERSON
Community Spotlight: DANCE OF ASIAN AMERICA’S LEGENDS OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
8:15 pm AT MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE
SUNDAY 7 IN-PERSON CELEBRATING INCREDIBLE INDIA!
4 – 6 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
Sunday Staff Picks: WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
MONDAY 8 IN-PERSON
Community Spotlight: INPRINT ABRAHAM VERGHESE READING
7:30 pm AT ALLEY THEATRE
Monday Encore Series: I WAS, I AM, I WILL BE TIMELAPSE
TUESDAY 9 Houston’s Asian American Journeys: ROBIN WONG
WEDNESDAY 10 IN-PERSON AAPI MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PANEL
7 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
THURSDAY 11 IN-PERSON EUNBI KIM: IT FEELS LIKE A DREAM
7:30 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
FRIDAY 12 APAH MIXTAPE 2023
SATURDAY 13 IN-PERSON BIPOC BOOK FEST
10 am – 6 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
SUNDAY 14 Sunday Staff Picks: WHAT WE’RE READING (NONFICTION)
MONDAY 15
Monday Encore Series: GUADALUPE HERNANDEZ IN ARTISTS ON SITE
WEDNESDAY 24
Community Spotlight: HOUSTON ASIAN AMERICAN ARCHIVE’S OUR VIBRANT AAPI COMMUNITY
AT HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY’S JULIA IDESON GALLERY
THURSDAY 25 IN-PERSON
THE INTERNET AND HATE SPEECH IN A POST-TRUTH SOCIETY
6:30 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
TUESDAY 16
FRIDAY 26
Houston’s Asian American Journeys: HEAVEN CHEE
WEDNESDAY 17 Artist Spotlight: BENNIE FLORES ANSELL AT MOODY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
THURSDAY 18 IN-PERSON
Bank of America Women’s Leadership Series: HOUSTON’S LEADING NEWS ANCHORS
6 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
FRIDAY 19 IN-PERSON Symposium: SUMMONING MEMORIES
9 am – 6 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
SATURDAY 20 IN-PERSON ART TOUR
11 am AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
SUNDAY 21 Sunday Staff Picks: WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO
MONDAY 22
TUESDAY 23
At-Home Craft: SAKURA ORIGAMI
SATURDAY 27
Final Weekend: LAIN SINGH BANGDEL: MOON OVER KATHMANDU PLUS, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, OR A PICK-ME-UP AT JAVA LAVA CAFE!
SUNDAY 28
Sunday Staff Picks: WHAT WE’RE READING (FICTION)
MONDAY 29 Monday Encore Series: RIYAAZ QAWWALI IN CONCERT: “AJ AAKHAN WARIS SHAH NU”
TUESDAY 30
Houston’s Asian American Journeys: GORDON QUAN
WEDNESDAY 31 IN-PERSON
Members-Only Reception and Tour of SUMMONING MEMORIES
6 pm AT ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS
For more information about each event, please visit:
Monday Encore Series: HUMA ABEDIN ON THE NOTION OF “BOTH/AND” AND EMBRACING HER STORY
Houston’s Asian American Journeys: JOHN TRAN
AsiaSociety.org/APAHM2023