Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYSTA) celebrated the seven recipients of its 2017 RMHC/ASIA (Asian Students Increasing Achievement) Scholarship Program today with an awards luncheon at the W Hotel Union Square in Manhattan. Seven $16,000 scholarships, an increase from six last year, were awarded to outstanding local high school seniors. Hosted by CeFaan Kim from ABC7 Eyewitness News, the event featured a keynote address delivered by New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou of District 65 and a special award presentation to the Honorable Doris Ling-Cohan of the New York State Supreme Court for her contributions to the Asian American community. The luncheon also coincides with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. [Read More]

The latest documentary from celebrated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself), ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL played to critical acclaim at the Toronto and New York film festivals and, following screenings at dozens of additional festivals, including Opening Night of the Full Frame Documentary Festival, it will open in New York on Friday, May 19 at the IFC Center. A national rollout will follow. [Read More]

KCON USA presented by Toyota, the world’s largest Korean culture convention and music festival, today revealed ZION.T and NCT 127 as the final artist additions to the New York edition of the event series. The breakdown for each of the two concerts will be available on May 11, with combo tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. PT the following day (Friday, May 12). Single tickets go on sale Monday, May 15. KCON 2017 NY will take place on June 23 and 24 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. More details on tickets to the convention and to the concerts, including seating tiers, sections, and the programming schedule, can be found at www.kconusa.com. [Read More]