Press Release

Silas Chou, Angelica Cheung, Calvin Tsao, and Humberto Leon & Carol Lim to be Honored

Applications for MOCA’s Fall 2012 Community Youth Action Committee: ARTiculations on Community are now being accepted.

Submit your drawing this month for the If I Were a Superhero contest on our Tumblr site and get it featured at the Museum. 

MOCACITIZEN highlights community, social justice, and the people and organizations dedicated to amplifying the voices that often go unheard.

July, 2012
 

MOCA is pleased to announce the launch of two new exhibitions exploring the relationship between Asian Americans and comic books – Marvels and Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 and Alt.Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book, on view from September 27, 2012 through February 24, 2013.

Following are our new summer hours, which will be effective from June 1st through August 31st:

Monday – closed to the public, groups, and rentals

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 11am-6pm

Thursday – 11am-9pm

MOCA is pleased to announce its inaugural Celebration of Community Heroes, honoring the outstanding contributions and achievements of local individuals and organizations that have inspired hope and helped advance the Chinese community in New York.

The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of the accomplished program expert and East Asian scholar Helen Koh as MOCA’s new Executive Director.

January 23, 2012 marks the 4,710th Lunar New Year, and the Museum of Chinese in America is inviting old and new friends to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a variety of fun and exciting events.