Asia-KC

Kansas City Chinese New Year Celebration

2011-12-19T21:16:00.000-06:00

Kansas City Chinese New Year Celebration The Kansas City Chinese-American Association cordially extends its invite to you to join them in their 6th annual Chinese New Year celebration. More than 4,000 people are expected to join the celebration, with more than 200 local performers presenting their talents during the evening gala. Don't miss out on this golden opportunity to learn

Experience The Ancient Culture of Mongolia

2011-10-26T11:00:00.000-05:00

Anda Union Film Presentation Experience The Ancient Culture of Mongolia during a free evening of authentic music from the Inner Mongolian plateau! Presented by the Lied Center, the Kansas City Chinese Association, and the Kansas City Public Library, the film Anda Union: From the Steppes to the City will be presented for the first time in the United States of America. Joining the group for

Filipino Association Sinag-Tala Dance Troupe

2011-10-25T09:20:00.000-05:00

This should be a very enjoyable evening! Folk Meets Ballroom The Sinag-Tala Dance Troupe presents "Folk Meets Ballroom," a presentation of traditional Filipino dance suites and modern ballroom numbers. The Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:00 PM Tickets are $10; $5 for students For More Info: Filipino Association

National Acrobats of China at the Lied Center

2011-10-18T17:55:00.000-05:00

National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Friday, October 21 | 7:30 pmLied Center ($28/$25/$10)This dramatic 35-member company performs feats of strength, skill, and ability in a balancing act of exhilaration and risk. Taking the audience on an extraordinary journey, the National Acrobats perform high-flying acrobatics, martial arts, gripping illusions, and enchanting traditional

2011 Kansas City Chinese Film Festival

2011-04-01T03:03:00.000-05:00

Love and War: and the Courage Required for Each Saturdays at 10:00am - April 2 through April 3 Glenwood Theatre 9575 Metcalf Overland Park, KS 66212 (east side of Metcalf South Mall) A festival of contemporary cinema from China, presented in a bilingual Chinese/English format. All screenings will feature enlightening discussions led by noted area experts. The Festival kicks off this Saturday --

Megan True Photography Exhibit

2011-03-27T08:19:00.001-05:00

Megan True Photography on view through May 12, 2011 School of Journalism second floor of Stauffer-Flint1435 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS Artist's Talk with Megan True Tuesday, March 29 | 1 pm | 303 Stauffer-Flint Hall Free and open to the public. Megan True is a freelance photographer and a 2007 KU School of Journalism graduate. She spent the last three years in China teaching English and doing

Saturday - Solidarity with the People of Japan

2011-03-26T02:27:00.000-05:00

Public Event: Be In Solidarity with the People of Japan Free and open to the public. Saturday, March 26 | 1 pm | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO) To recognize the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan and express support and sympathy, participants will meet in the Isamu Noguchi Sculpture Court. Twenty mats will be scattered around the court for meditation or thought,

Cherry Blossom Festival Exhibit

2011-03-15T09:49:00.002-05:00

Cherry Blossom Festival Exhibit- March 29 - April 10, 2011, Spencer Museum of Art | Lawrence, KS Teaching Gallery In recognition of the annual celebration held in Japan, Cherry Blossom Festival displays SMA works organized by Carpenter Foundation Intern in Asian Art Amanda Wright and Prints and Drawings Curatorial Assistant Kate Meyer in collaboration with the Center for East Asian Studies.

Akira Kurosawa's KAGEMUSHA

2011-02-26T09:56:00.001-06:00

2011 UMKC Department of Film & Media Arts and the Tivoli Cinemas present GREAT DIRECTORS SERIES Akira Kurosawa's KAGEMUSHA (The Shadow Warrior) Thursday, March 3 • 6:30pm All Seats $5 Free for UMKC Students/Staff with ID Available day of show only "In his 1980 color masterpiece, Kurosawa returns to the samurai film and to a primary theme of his career - the play between illusion and reality.

The Sacred Tripod: Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism in Harmony

2011-02-25T11:29:00.004-06:00

The Sacred Tripod: Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism in Harmony February 19, 2011—August 14, 2011 New Chinese paintings, prints & rubbings exhibit! Nelson-Atkins Building, Gallery 222 Admission is free. "In traditional China, the Three Teachings (sanjiao)—Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism—were likened to the legs of the ancient sacred tripod known as ding. This analogy underscored the

The Cats of Mirikitani

2011-02-25T03:22:00.002-06:00

Monday, February 28, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., 7 pm Film & Director Q&A: "The Cats of Mirikitani" with director Linda Hattendorf Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two

The Pilgrim's Map: India in the Japanese Buddhist Imagination

2011-02-25T02:33:00.000-06:00

Monday, February 28, Spencer Museum of Art, Room 211, 5:15 pm Murphy Lecture Series: D. Max Moerman, "The Pilgrim's Map: India in the Japanese Buddhist Imagination" Moerman is associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College, and associate director of the Donald Keene Center for Japanese Culture, Columbia University. The Murphy Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the

Hello and Welcome!

2011-02-03T20:33:00.002-06:00

We are interested in Asian cultures in the Kansas City area. Our goal is to provide information about upcoming events, activities and more.