MOCA Pride Mixer
June 25, 2025, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
General Admission $10 | MOCA Members $5
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) proudly celebrates Pride Month with our vibrant annual PRIDE MIXER. In a time when the LGBTQIA+ community—particularly our trans and BIPOC family—faces unprecedented challenges, we embrace joy, resilience, and unity. At MOCA, we commit to fostering a space of celebration, healing, and empowerment, ensuring every individual is seen, valued, and uplifted.
Join us for a joyous evening of unapologetic queer brilliance. Experience the dazzling charisma of Vanity LaVain’s iconic drag performance, laugh out loud with Ricky Sim’s hilarious stand-up comedy, and immerse yourself in an amorous dance duet by Shan Y. Chuang and Yi-Wen Wang. Finally, celebrate your power and freedom through movement as DJ Dizparity spins a thrilling mix of electronic and experimental beats.
Wander through MOCA’s inspiring exhibitions, sip on delicious cocktails, reconnect with old friends, and forge meaningful new connections. Pride is more than a moment— it’s our collective journey forward, rooted in courage, resilience, and love.
This event is open to all ages, and everyone is welcome to join the party!
Vanity LaVain
Vanity LaVain, born and raised in Jersey City, NJ, has quickly earned the honor of becoming a NYC-based performer, with shows spanning several boroughs. She is a 2025 Glam Award for Best Dressed in New York City. This glamorous diva is proud to be of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent.
Ricky Sim
Ricky is an NYC-based comedian originally from Malaysia. As a stand-up, he has performed at various venues in NYC, LA, Toronto, and Kuala Lumpur, including Laugh Factory, Carolines on Broadway, Broadway Comedy Club, Caveat, and Comedy Cellar. He opened for Julia Scotti (America’s Got Talent) and Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central). He performed at the New York Comedy Festival, New York Queer Comedy Festival, and Asian Comedy Festival and was selected to perform at the Moth Storytelling Mainstage NYC in April 2025.
His solo show “Coming Out to Dead People,” which received multiple critical reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, had its off-West End debut at Soho Theatre in London and NYC’s Soho Playhouse debut in 2024. The show was selected as one of the UK’s Offfest finalists for the 2024 Off-West End Awards (OFFIES). The solo show is based on his experience coming out to his traditional Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother after her terminal cancer diagnosis. He will perform the show at NYC Off-Broadway Joe’s Pub in July 2025.
Shan Y. Chuang
Shan Y. Chuang, a talented queer artist from Taiwan, excels in acting, singing, dancing, and choreography. A proud graduate of Circle in the Square’s Musical Theater program, Shan was awarded a City Artist Corps Grant to create 10 Years In The Making, 10 Years Of Me. Her work has been recognized at PhysFestNYC’25 and Prelude Festival ‘23. With over a decade of performances in NYC, Shan’s work explores themes of LGBTQIA+ identity, social justice, and self-discovery through the language of dance. She has collaborated with MOCA and LINKED Dance Theatre on several productions and is currently a member of New York Chinese Cultural Center and NYC Queer Playback Theater.
Yi-Wen (Nicole) Wang
Yi-Wen Wang is an artist with exceptional talent and a proven record, having performed at numbers venues in Taiwan and abroad (Japan, theater/singers’ tours in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and United states). Ms. Wang has matured into a director, actress, choreographer and dancer of extraordinary abilities. She has been performing her craft for over 25 years.
Born and raised in Taiwan, Yi-Wen studied at the Drama Department at the Taiwan National University of the Arts. She has worked with Hugh K.S.Lee, Stan Lai, S.H.E, Show Lo, Denise Ho those talented artists and singers. She was invited by Chinese Culture News in New York to perform at Rockefeller Center. She was also a dance director and choreographer for concerts in Los Angeles by JADE Entertainment.
Dizparity
Dizparity (Po Cheng Yeh) is a Taiwan-raised and Los Angeles-based award-winning DJ, producer, and composer. Known for his innovative soundscapes, His distinctive style has not only garnered critical acclaim but also helped propel a diverse array of artists to commercial success.
In 2024, Dizparity released his latest studio album, Melancholy Order, followed by a series of singles featuring various collaborators. This album blends analog synth arrangements with acoustic instrumentation, skillfully bridging the gap between rave sound design and modern cinematic synth composition.