Museum of Chinese in America

Museum of Chinese in America MOCA is dedicated to preserving, illuminating, and celebrating the rich history and contributions of Chinese in America.
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By fostering understanding and greater recognition of our experiences, we endeavor to inspire and connect all Americans. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/mocanyc
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Spend June with MOCA through stories, movement, art, history, and community. From talks and workshops to family celebrat...
06/01/2026

Spend June with MOCA through stories, movement, art, history, and community. From talks and workshops to family celebrations, public tours, performances, and Pride Month gatherings, this month’s programs invite you to connect, learn, and celebrate together.

Explore what’s coming up and join us at MOCA. Link in bio for details and ticketing.

「中國，不是題材，而是方法。」In Matters, 門爺 reflects on Ed Young’s Bright Worlds and the quiet complexity of Young’s picture books—whe...
05/29/2026

「中國，不是題材，而是方法。」

In Matters, 門爺 reflects on Ed Young’s Bright Worlds and the quiet complexity of Young’s picture books—where children encounter form, fear, silence, memory, and the spaces between text and image.

Read the full review through the link in bio, and visit Ed Young’s Bright Worlds at MOCA.

05/28/2026

What does a composer actually hear before the music exists?

Join us for an evening of live performance and conversation at MOCA Performs: Dialogues with Composers Now, featuring composers Jing Zhou, Weiyang Ding, and Sophia Kunxu Dou.

Through solo zheng, string quartet, soprano, and cello, the program explores memory, humor, drama, experimentation, and the sounds of lived experience. What does a composer actually hear before the music exists?
Join us for an evening of live performance and conversation at MOCA Performs: Dialogues with Composers Now, featuring composers Jing Zhou, Weiyang Ding, and Sophia Kunxu Dou. Through solo zheng, string quartet, soprano, and cello, the program explores memory, humor, drama, experimentation, and the sounds of lived experience.
Following the performances, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León leads a town hall–style dialogue with the artists on creativity, process, and musical storytelling.
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with an evening of music, conversation, and discovery!

📍 Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
215 Centre Street, NYC
🗓 May 29, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:30 PM / Reserve your spot at the link in bio
Following the performances, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León leads a town hall–style dialogue with the artists on creativity, process, and musical storytelling.

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with an evening of music, conversation, and discovery!

Reserve your spot at the link in bio

Did we do this right? 🤔 Either way, it’s definitely a must!Come celebrate the Dragon Boat Family Festival with an aftern...
05/27/2026

Did we do this right? 🤔 Either way, it’s definitely a must!

Come celebrate the Dragon Boat Family Festival with an afternoon full of crafts, storytelling, scavenger hunts, zòngzi wrapping + tasting, kung fu workshops, dragon boat activities, and family fun for all ages 🥟🎨🛶

🐲 Dragon Boat Family Festival
🗓 June 13, 2026 | 2PM – 5PM
📍 MOCA
🔗 Link in bio for details

On Memorial Day, we are honoring Lt. Benjamin Ralph Kimlau, a bomber pilot who died in service during World War II. As a...
05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we are honoring Lt. Benjamin Ralph Kimlau, a bomber pilot who died in service during World War II. As a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot, Kimlau flew B-24 Liberator missions critical to the Allied victory in the Pacific. After his death in 1944, Chinese American veterans honored him as a hometown hero through the American Legion Lt. B.R. Kimlau Chinese Memorial Post 1291 and the Kimlau War Memorial in New York Chinatown.

Full story on our website.

For nearly 50 years, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has helped shape the Asian American stage. Founded by Tisa Chang in 197...
05/21/2026

For nearly 50 years, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has helped shape the Asian American stage. Founded by Tisa Chang in 1977, Pan Asian Rep created space for artists to tell their own stories in their own voices — and its legacy continues to inspire today.

Join us at MOCA for Performing Artists in Conversation: Tisa Chang & Pan Asian Repertory Theatre and hear more about the company’s beginnings, impact, and future.

May 23 | 4:30–5:30 PM

Tickets at the link in bio.

05/21/2026

A stone bursts open.

A tiny life curls at the center.

In Ed Young’s Monkey King, the birth of the Monkey King is not shown as a grand, heroic entrance. Instead, it begins with fragments: torn paper, vivid color, and a small body surrounded by explosion.

Ed Young‘s beautifully illustrated book Monkey King, on view in his retrospective at MOCA, made some of us on staff think back to a 1999 animated film called Lotus Lantern. Specifically, we were curious about the way he depicted the birth of the Monkey King.

Why would the birth of a stone monkey feel so fragile, lonely, and human?

Part 1 of 2.

一块石头爆裂开来。

一个小小的生命蜷缩在中心。

在杨志成的《Monkey King》中，美猴王的诞生并不是一个宏大、英雄式的出场。相反，它从碎片开始：撕开的纸张、鲜明的色彩，以及一个被爆裂包围的小小身体。

杨志成笔下这本充满视觉力量的《Monkey King》正在MOCA的回顾展中展出。看到这些作品时，我们团队中的小伙伴不约而同地想起了1999年的动画电影《宝莲灯》。更准确地说，我们开始好奇：他为什么会这样描绘美猴王的诞生？

为什么一个石猴的出生，会让人感到如此脆弱、孤独，又如此像人？

上集。

05/20/2026

Who built the Asian American stage?

Since 1977, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has been toppling cultural boundaries and creating space for seldom-heard stories from Asian cultures around the world.

Join MOCA for Performing Artists in Conversation: Tisa Chang & Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, a conversation on Pan Asian Rep’s beginnings, legacy, and the future of Asian American theater.

May 23 | 4:30–5:30 PM
MOCA | 215 Centre Street
Tickets available through the link in bio.

Video excerpt from: TDF Stages / Theatre Development Fund, “Pan Asian Repertory Theatre” Get to Know Them with Theatre Development Fund.




In collaboration with Po Wing Hong 寶榮行, MOCA invites you to explore the seasonal ingredients, home remedies, and food tr...
05/20/2026

In collaboration with Po Wing Hong 寶榮行, MOCA invites you to explore the seasonal ingredients, home remedies, and food traditions that have nourished Chinese households for generations — from snow pear and goji berries to jujubes, lotus seeds, and Chinese yam.

Join us for an evening of tasting, storytelling, and conversation with Sophia Tsao of Po Wing Hong.

MOCA x Po Wing Hong: Spring in the Kitchen
May 28, 2026, 6:30–8:00 PM
Reserve your spot through the link in bio.

A favorite MOCA tea tradition returns. 🍵In celebration of International Tea Day, MOCA and Tea Drunk invite you to an imm...
05/19/2026

A favorite MOCA tea tradition returns. 🍵

In celebration of International Tea Day, MOCA and Tea Drunk invite you to an immersive tasting experience featuring 30+ teas from 17 provinces of China, alongside tea traditions from around the world.

Taste salt and ginger tea inspired by the Tang Dynasty, compare Chinese and Japanese teas side by side, discover Nepalese teas from the Himalayas, and even try a wu long from Argentina.

Whether you are a lifelong tea lover or simply curious, this is a chance to travel through tea country in one evening — one cup at a time.

MOCA x Tea Drunk – International Tea Day Celebration
May 21, 2026 · 5–8 PM

Link in our bio!

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