This year’s Asian American International Film Festival highlights several Taiwanese films focused on rural experiences and grassroots activism in Taiwan, in response to urbanization and globalization. This timely theme consists of the following films: THE RICE BOMBER, 100 DAYS, A TIME IN QUCHI, and short film A BREATH FROM THE BOTTOM, featured in MEMORIES FROM THE STRIKE. In addition, Tainan-based stop-motion animation artist Hui-ching Tseng will lead two stop-motion workshops with local youth. The program is sponsored by Taipei Cultural Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. [Read More]

Diwali, the Festival of Lights is the most significant festival for Asian Indians. Last year, thousands of people gathered from far and wide to celebrate Diwali in the heart of Times Square. The festive spirit radiated around Times Square with people in traditional attire lined up to showcase Indian cuisine, fashion and live performances from a wide array of celebrities. After the success of this landmark event last September, this year once again, Event Guru brings you Diwali at Times Square 2014 on September 20th. A prestigious press conference was held at the Indian Consulate in NY, hosted by the Honorable Consul General of India in New York, Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, to announce the launch of this exciting festival. “It is wonderful to see this event come back to Times Square this year again. It’s a glimpse into India’s largest festival and we are going to celebrate it with the world right here in New York City!” said Mr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay. [Read More]

In Celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” the Board of Directors of the 24th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) announce that this Free Multicultural Festival and Sporting Event will be held Saturday, August 9th & Sunday, August 10th, 2014. Featuring cash & prizes for competitors in this year’s US Dragon Boat Open Championship. New festival events consist of several Special/Invitational Cup races. Celebrating the anniversary of the World’s Fair, we are holding the World’s Fair Municipal Invitational race featuring various teams from our elected officials, Mayor De Blasio, Queens Borough President Katz, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Kim’s office were invited to field a team as well as the NYC government agencies NYPD, NYFD, DEP and Parks Department. Other special races include the Hong Kong Family Invitational, The Health Care Invitational and The Educational Invitational. This year’s Corporate Invitational looks to be a good one, with ten Corporate Teams joining us to race for their companies. The Festival will be held at Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York rain or shine. Admission is free. [Read More]