Tours

• Location:Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, 3 James St Cambridge Massachusetts
• Date/Time: Thursday, April 17 11:00 am – 12 noon 

• Ticket Price: Free|$5

• Cap: 20

• Transportation: Arrive on your own. The library is located in Radcliffe Yard. A seven-minute walk or 0.3 miles from Harvard Square. Parking is limited, and visitors are encouraged to use public transportation.  Note: Please enter the library from the Radcliffe Yard entrance and not from James Street. 

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Description Illuminate: Contextualizing Asian American Women’s Stories through the Archives spotlights the stories and lives of Asian American women whose collections are held in the Schlesinger Library. The featured materials provide viewers an opportunity to think critically and contextualize the often invisible and forgotten histories of Asian and Asian American women in the United States. At the same time, the exhibition examines how race, ethnicity, gender, citizenship, and migration impact the collective memory of a nation through primary sources.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study gratefully acknowledges the Helen Blumen and Jan Acton Fund for Schlesinger Library Exhibitions, which is supporting this exhibition.

Exhibition curated by Victor Betts, curator for collections on ethnicity and migration

https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-illuminate-exhibition

** AAAS Members are also welcome to visit for a sneak peak of the exhibit on their own

• Location: The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge

• Date/Time: Friday April 18, Doors 7:30 pm; Show 8:00 pm

• Ticket Price:

• $15 – Eager Aunties 

• $20 – Late Uncles 

• $30 – Slacker Cousins 

Total: 85 tix

• Transportation: Arrive on your own. The Foundry is a 10 min walk from the Kendall Square Red Line station. It is an approx 20 min drive from the conference hotel. 

• Duration: –

• Description: Join AAAS for an enchanting evening bringing together art and scholarship. Spellbound showcases local and national artists staging queer and fantastic performances spanning ritual, remembrance, and re-orientation. Artists include Candace Persuasion, Anh Vo, Feda Eid, payal kumar, Qais Assali, Laurel Nakadate, and more. Gathering in a historic foundry in Cambridge, the event will also feature creative vendors and a DJ.

Spellbound is curated by Lena Chen, Evan Sakuma [NAMI], Wenxuan Xue, Sung-Min Kim, and Kareem Khubchandani.

• Location: Tufts Center for Medical Education, Room 114 East; 146 Harrison Avenue, Boston, 02111

• Date/Time: Friday April 18, 3pm

• Ticket Price: $20 (Includes a bao from a local Chinatown bakery. Remaining funds will be donated to the Chinatown Community Land Trust).

• Cap: 30

• Transportation: Arrive on your own. 30 min walk from the conference venue, or 12 min drive.

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Description: Come over to Boston Chinatown to explore the creative ways in which private, public, and non-profit organizations have collaborated to document the neighborhood. This experience will include a conversation between the Boston Public Library’s Community History Department, Northeastern University’s Digital Scholarship Group, and the Immigrant History Trail. Ranging from a digital directory that collates different archives to oral history backpacks that community members can grab on the go, this panel will expand on what is possible through collaboration. The conversation will be accompanied by a 45 min walking tour around Boston Chinatown led by members of the Immigrant History Trail that activate immigrant stories shared by community members. This program is curated by Sung-Min Kim, PhD student in Theatre and Performance Studies at Tufts University.

Learn more about Chinatown History Directory (https://chinatowncollections.library.northeastern.edu/en/index.html) and Immigrant History Trail (http://www.immigranthistorytrail.com/).

• Location: Western Ave Studios, 122 and 160 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851

• Date/Time: Saturday, April 19th, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

• Ticket Price:$56

• Capacity: 20

• Transportation: Shuttle provided (round-trip from Boston)

• Duration: 4 hours, including transportation

• Accessibility: Walking from Western Ave to Clemente Park (15 minutes) 
• Description: Start the day with a guided tour of the Western Avenue Studios, a transformed mill space housing over 370 creatives, including book binders, apparel designers, homeware artisans, and more. Learn about the historical and cultural significance of Lowell and Cambodia Town during a visit to Nibbana Cafe in the building. We will walk to the 15th Annual Lowell Khmer New Year Festival, a free and family-friendly outdoor celebration at Clemente Park (Pailin Park, 803 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA). Enjoy cultural performances, festive activities, and a rich tapestry of community spirit.

• Location: 310 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

• Date/Time: Thursday, April 17, 3:00pm-5:30pm

• Ticket Price: $35 

• Cap: 20

• Transportation: Arrive on your own. Pagu is a 6 minute walk from the Redline Central Square stop or 15 minute drive.

• Duration:

• Description Please join us for food and conversation at Pagu Restaurant in Cambridge. Owner, Chef Tracy Chang, and other collaborators for Project Restore Us, will have a conversation with participants on the impact of Covid-19 on the greater Boston community; how they created a model that would keep their workers employed, their restaurants alive, and their community well fed; and learn how they have continued their post-pandemic mutual aid efforts through initiatives like Roundtable, connecting community members with nonprofit organizations.

Location: Andala Coffee House, 286 Franklin St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Date/Time: Friday, April 18th, 4:30-6pm
Ticket Price: $35
Capacity: 15
Transportation: Arrive on your own. 3 minute walk from Central Square Red Line Stop or 17 minute Drive
Duration: 1-1.5 hours
Accessibility: Stairs for entrance and bathroom
Description:. Experience an intimate evening at Andala, where owner Sami will share insights into their impactful fundraising efforts and the role of the cafe as a community hub during challenging times. Enjoy a cozy gathering with sandwiches, tea, and coffee, and learn more about how a small business can become a powerful force for support and connection.