Asian Culture & Experiences
Explore Boston's diverse Asian experiences in Boston and beyond. Visit Chinatown for authentic cuisine, or take an afternoon or evening stroll along the Greenway's Chinatown Park.
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Activities & Resources
Spilling Cold Tea Podcast
This series brings together honest, nuanced, and sometimes long-overdue conversations about culture, identity, family, community, and the Asian-American experience across generations.
Boston Chinatown Tours
Explore secret nooks, murals, groceries. Take-home guide for future adventures.
Pao Arts Center
Pao Arts Center celebrates communities through access to culturally relevant art, education, and creative programs.
Best Restaurants in Chinatown
Boston's Chinatown is full of diverse cultures and family-owned restaurants serving authentic cuisines and home recipes. From traditional Chinese dishes such as dim sum, noodle soups, and dumplings, to Japanese dishes…
Chinatown Main Street
Click through for the Boston Chinatown Business Directory.
Japan Society of Boston
Fosters friendships between Japanese and American citizens through cultural, business, educational, and community focused programing.
The Chinatown Project
The Chinatown Project is committed to revealing the people, stories, and history behind your local Chinatown businesses.
Sampan
The only bilingual Chines-English Newspaper in New England.
Chinese Culture Connection
Promotes intercultural harmony, strengthens diverse communities and builds bridges between American and Chinese people.
Events
- Harvard Art Museums
- Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Trace the artistic lineage of Alfonso Ossorio through a body of works that resonates across generations. Through a focused selection of works and archival materials, Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage explores the…
- Chinatown
- Recurring daily
Boston's Chinatown is full of diverse cultures and family-owned restaurants serving authentic cuisines and home recipes. From traditional Chinese dishes such as dim sum, noodle soups, and dumplings, to Japanese dishes…
- Boston
- Recurring daily
The City of Boston has partnered with Bloomberg Connects to develop an interactive map that allows you to journey through Boston’s past and present, all in one afternoon. TAKE THE TOUR
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University
- Recurring daily
Created over the course of fourteen years, Azadeh Akhlaghi’s project stages and photographs pivotal moments from Iran’s tumultuous twentieth-century history. Drawing on meticulous archival research and her background in…
- Chinatown
- Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Dumplings to Dim Sum takes you beyond the gateway and into the heart of one of Boston's most vibrant neighborhoods. Discover the rich history, culture, and incredible flavors of Chinatown as you visit beloved family-run…
- Harvard Square, Cambridge
This free-admission cultural festival celebrates the traditional Thai Festival of Lights and features authentic Thai street food, arts and crafts, traditional Lanna-style hanging Krathong workshops, cultural…
- Strand Theatre
Don't miss your chance at seeing some of the best Bhangra teams from across North America. This has the chance to be the best music and live lineup of the year, and you want to be there to experience it! Bhangra is a…
- The Irving at The Lenox Hotel
- Recurring weekly on Wednesday
Shuden Bar at The Irving is a new sushi pop-up serving hand-rolled sushi every Wednesday night. Guests can choose from a selection of sushi and hand rolls alongside several sake offerings, including a sake flight…
- Boch Center Wang Theatre
- Recurring daily
SHEN YUN's unique artistic vision expands theatrical experience into a multi-dimensional and deeply moving journey through one of humanity’s greatest treasures—the five millennia of traditional Chinese culture. Featuring…
- Multicultural Arts Center
Barbed Wire , a new full-length play by Japanese American playwright Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro and African American playwright Mary E. McCullough, reclaims this largely untold chapter of Asian, Asian American, Native…
Bring in the Year of the Goat at the MFA! Celebrate the Lunar New Year by exploring Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese art from our collection. Lunar New Year is celebrated across Asia and around the world. This year the…
Welcome the new year with a performance that honors the vibrant traditions of communities across Asia. Sharing joy and cultural splendor during this season of renewal, the Boston Pops is joined by Anda Union, a band of…
Welcome the new year with a performance that honors the vibrant traditions of communities across Asia. Sharing joy and cultural splendor during this season of renewal, the Boston Pops is joined by Anda Union, a band of…
Boston’s Chinatown is one of the city’s smallest yet most vibrant neighborhoods. Chinatown’s location—at a geographic crossroads within Boston—has shaped its legacy and contributed to its character.
The Rose Kennedy Greenway is a 17-acre contemporary public park cut through the heart of Boston. From vibrantly lit pieces featuring Chinatown's history to interactive sculptures, this park offers many permanent and rotating exhibits to enjoy during your adventures around #BostonUSA.