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Interior Lives Programs

Taken from the street, a boy is seen getting his hair cut in a Chinese barbershop. The signs for the shop are in Chinese. — An Rong Xu, Pell Street, 2011

New York City’s nine predominantly Chinese neighborhoods are home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia. Our exhibition, Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers, features the work of three photographers: Thomas Holton, Annie Ling, and An Rong Xu. Inspired by the show, join us for a series of programs that consider Chinese-American identity and the complex reality of immigrant life in New York City.

Click on a program below to learn more and purchase tickets.

Event Thursday, February 28, 6:30pm

Past Event: Rooted in Place: Stories of Home in the City

How do New Yorkers define "home" in a city plagued by housing insecurity? With Tanvi Misra of The Atlantic's CityLab.

Event Wednesday, February 20, 7:30pm

Past Event: The Power of Representation

Congresswoman Grace Meng and comedian Ronny Chieng of "Crazy Rich Asians" sit down with journalist Sarah Maslin Nir.

Event Wednesday, January 16, 6:30pm

Past Event: Intimate Subjects: Thomas Holton and the Lams

A conversation with photographer Thomas Holton and two of his subjects, members of the Lam family, about their unique working relationship.

Event Wednesday, November 7, 6:30pm

Past Event: Sweet & Sour: Chinese Food and Immigrant Identity

A conversation about the role of cooking and cuisine in the making of Chinese-American culture and identity with leading restaurateurs.

Our Partners

Interior Lives: Contemporary Photographs of Chinese New Yorkers is organized by the Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) exhibition Interior Lives: Photographs of Chinese Americans in the 1980s by Bud Glick.