Pastries, Drinks, and SEAnema Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Friday, March 27th, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Allbritton 004 and Espwesso

Event Organizers: SpeakeaSEA

Event Description: Join us for an afternoon of Southeast Asian-inspired sweet treats and a free screening of The Last Harvest, an indie documentary film on the displacement of Malaysian farmers and fisherfolk by state governments. A community discussion on agricultural justice in the postcolonial Global South will follow the film screening.

2026 AAPI Month Convocation

Event Time and Date: Wednesday, April 1st, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Zoom (Zoom link)

Event Organizers: AASC

Event Description: Kick off AAPI Month with AASC at the 2026 AAPI Month Convocation, an evening of community, reflection, and celebration centered on this year’s theme: Beyond the Model Minority. Hear from Asian/Asian American students, faculty, and alumni as they share stories, insights, and calls to action. Come through and be in community. 

Central Asian Music Ensemble Noontime Concert

Event Time and Date: April 2nd, 2026, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Smith Reading Room, Olin Library

Event Organizers: World Music Archives & Music Library (Olin Library)

Event Description: Wesleyan’s Central Asian Music Ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Saida Daukeyeva performs a concert exploring the connection between music, sound, and animistic worldviews in Central Asian nomadic cultures. The ensemble program features instrumental tunes and songs that evoke images of animals, birds, and landscapes.

Leonor Will Never Die Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 2nd, at 8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2022. Philippine. Dir.: Martika Ramirez Escobar. 99 min. (Free). The film stars Sheila Francisco as a retired screenwriter who, after falling into a coma, finds herself the action hero of her unfinished screenplay

Korean Culture Festival

Event Time and Date: April 4th at 12:00 pm-3:00 pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information: Beckham Hall

Event Organizers: Korean Student Association

Event Description: Join the Korean Student Association for the Korean Culture Festival—a lively celebration featuring dance/music performances, Korean food, and activities that invite you to experience and appreciate Korean culture in a fun, welcoming space.

AAPI Month Tea Time

Event Time and Date: Saturday, April 4th, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Asian/Asian-American House (107 High Street)

Event Organizers: Asian/Asian-American House

Event Description:  AAPI Month Tea Time at the Asian/Asian American House is a cozy hangout for sipping teas from across Asian & Pacific communities and “sharing the tea” through storytelling. Expect Kahoot trivia, board games, and karaoke. Centering AAPI experiences, welcoming all Wesleyan folks, come connect, learn, and build community.

High and Low Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Saturday, April 4th at 8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)1963. Japan. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. 2h 23min. (Free). It tells the story of Japanese businessman Kingo Gondō (Mifune) struggling for control of the major shoe company of which he is a board member. He plans a leveraged buyout of the company with his life savings, when a kidnapper mistakenly abducts his chauffeur's son to ransom him for ¥30 million.

AAPI Jazz: A Jam Session and Listening Party

Event Date and Time:  Tuesday, April 7th, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Event Location / Zoom Information:  Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 003 (60 Wyllys Ave, building across from Usdan)

Event Organizers:  Samvit Singhal and Gavin Cui

Event Description: Come to this guided listening session featuring influential AAPI musicians in jazz! Explore the intersection of AAPI artistry with Black musical traditions in America. Come in and out of the session as you are able.  Food will be served!

AAPI Alumni Panel

Event Date and Time:  Tuesday, April 7th, from 4:30pm-6:00pm

Event Location / Zoom Information:  Frank 307 (238 Church Street))

Event Organizers:  AASC

Event Description: AASC is hosting a gathering centered on Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander community-building—an opportunity for AAPI students and alumni to connect, network, and feel at home at Wesleyan. All members of the Wesleyan community are welcome to attend in support, learn, and help strengthen this space.

Hard Boiled Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 10th, at 8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public). 1992. Hong Kong. Dir: John Woo. 128 min. (Free). The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Teresa Mo. It follows a hard-boiled police inspector whose pursuit of a violent Triad syndicate draws him into a dangerous operation involving an undercover officer working deep within the criminal organization.

Food, Agricultural Justice & ARTivism from Southeast Asia to Connecticut

Event Time and Date: Thursday, April 16th, 6:00-8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: College of the Environment Conference Room, 284 High Street

Event Organizers: Huong Hoang & Ryan Wong - SpeakeaSEA Fundraising Initiative

Event Description: A Community Gathering aimed at initiating a discussion on food and agricultural justice through the arts between Wesleyan students and the Middletown community. 

Return to Seoul  Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Thursday, April 16, at 8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2022. France, Germany, Belgium, Qatar, and Cambodia. Dir: Davy Chou. 119 min. (Free).  starring Park Ji-min as a 25-year-old French adoptee who travels to South Korea seeking her biological parents.

Asian Night Market

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 17th, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Beckham Hall

Event Organizers: AASC

Event Description: Asian Night Market is an opportunity for people to come experience what various Asian affinity groups have to offer.

Holi

Event Time and Date: Saturday, April 18th, 11:00 am-1:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Foss Hill

Event Organizers: Shakti

Event Description: This is the festival of colors, usually celebrated in the Spring. In the past, we have ordered white t-shirts for those participating, and it takes place on Foss Hill.

Ankh AAPI Archival Display

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 24, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Table outside Usdan OR PAC Forum 

Event Organizers: The Ankh Board (Wesleyan's student of color magazine)—Tasmiah Akter, Sandrine Alouidor, Vandana Ravi

Event Description:  Ankh AAPI Archival Display. We will display past Ankh issues dedicated to art and writing by AAPI students, dating back to 1985; students will be invited to read, share, and contribute to these archival materials. Boba tea will be served. 

AAPI Month Formal 

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 24th, 8:00 pm-10:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Russell House

Event Organizers: AASC

Event Description: Get dressed up and come unwind at AASC’s AAPI Month Formal, a fun night to celebrate Asian culture, community, and joy. Expect good music, great vibes, and a space to dance, connect, and close out AAPI Month together.

Dumpling Making and Karaoke Night

Event Time and Date: Thursday, April 30th, 8:00 pm-11:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Allbritton 311

Event Organizers: AASC

Event Description: Join AASC for a warm, low-pressure night of dumpling making and karaoke—a space to connect, laugh, and end the week with comfort food and community. Whether you’re a dumpling pro, a first-timer, or a karaoke legend-in-training, you belong here.

Pather Panchali Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Thursday, April 30th, at 8:00 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)1955. India. Dir: Satyajit Ray. 125 min. (Free). As the first instalment of The Apu Trilogy, the film depicts the childhood hardships of the protagonist Apu and his elder sister Durga amid the harsh realities of rural poverty.