Happy Pride and Caribbean American Heritage Month!
Welcome to QCAP’s Summer 2025 newsletter!
📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS
The QCAP Space Is Closed for the Summer!
The QCAP Community Space in Powdermaker Hall 251 is currently closed for the summer and will reopen in the fall! We have plans to make our space even cuter and cozier, so follow us on Instagram @qcap.queens and be on the lookout for announcements about our Fall 2025 open hours and events!
Take an AACS Course in the Fall!
Attention, QC undergrads! Need to fulfill a Pathways W or Flexible Core course requirement, but want to take a class that’s actually engaging and relevant to your life and these times? Interested in learning more about the histories, cultures, and politics of Asian and Pacific Islander communities (with roots in Central, East, South, Southeast, and West Asia and the Pacific Islands, and including Asian diasporas like Indo-Caribbeans)? Then register now for an Asian American Community Studies (AACS) class in the fall!
AACS (pronounced “aches”) is also a minor! The AACS Minor is only 18 credits, offers exciting research and service-learning opportunities, and is open to students from all majors who want to pursue careers in the arts, business, education, government, healthcare, international affairs, the law, nonprofits, social services, and more! Learn more about the AACS Minor on their website, and email [email protected] with any questions.
⭐️ QCAP OPPORTUNITIES
QCAP Internship Program: Fall 2025 Applications Are Now Open!
The QCAP Internship Program matches QC students with local AAPI-serving community organizations. QCAP Interns gain professional experience in areas like civic engagement, education, gender justice, housing justice, social work, etc. The Fall 2025 application is open now until Friday, September 12. Tip: the earlier you apply, the higher the chance of getting matched!
To learn more, check out the QCAP Internship Program page on our website or register for our next internship info session on Friday, September 5, at 12:00pm via Zoom. If you have any questions, please reach out to the QCAP Team at [email protected].
QCAP Is Hiring a Student Assistant!
QCAP is excited to announce that we are looking for a passionate and responsible student to join our team as a QCAP Student Assistant! This QCAP Student Assistant will be assisting our QCAP Program Coordinator and will be responsible for helping to plan and execute student events, providing administrative support for our collaboration with AACS, and engaging with our campus community, along with other duties. Ideal candidates should have basic graphic design experience, excellent communication skills, and an interest in supporting our AAPI community at QC. If you’re looking for an on-campus job where you can grow and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! The pay is $18/hour for up to 10 hours a week, and the work schedule is flexible and hybrid. You can learn more about the position qualifications and responsibilities on our website. Applications are due Friday, September 5.
⏪ QCAP RECAP
AAPI Heritage Month Celebration with QCAP x AACS (May 5)
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our May AAPI Heritage Month Celebration, featuring keychain-making, a photobooth, and lots of fun! This event helped us celebrate our cultures and communities through crafting and enjoying yummy eats like falafel, kimbap, and buns from local Asian eateries in Queens. Congrats again to our AAPI graduates and all QC grads, and shoutout to Legend House DIY for assembling the keychain kits that made this event such a fun and meaningful experience!
QCAP End-of-Semester Celebration (May 12)
QCAP wrapped up a very busy spring with an end-of-semester lunch celebrating all the accomplishments of our QCAP Interns, Multilingual Tutors, Student Assistants, and the whole QCAP Team! After listening to our amazing students present and share about their experiences this past semester, we had a bittersweet moment to honor and bid farewell to two very special members of the QCAP Team who will be moving on this summer—Sal, one of our very first QCAP Student Assistants, and Annabelle, our QCAP Program Coordinator extraordinaire. We are going to miss them so much but are also so excited for their next chapters! We will always be rooting for you, Sal and Annabelle! Once QCAP, always QCAP!
🏫CAMPUS EVENTS
Knights Table Pantry Summer Hours, groceries and fresh produce (while supplies last), every Tue this summer, 12:00-2:00pm, Student Union LL 29
QC’s Day of Friendships, submit stories/photos by Wed 7/09, stories will be posted Wed 7/30
QC Welcome Day, Mon 8/25, the Quad, celebration for new QC students and free concert open to all QC students
💗COMMUNITY EVENTS IN NYC
Arts in the Parks, performances through August 2 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Live at the Gantries, performances through August 12 at Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens
Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series, concerts through August 28 in community parks
Queensboro Dance Festival, performances, classes, and parties through September 13
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025, screenings every month through November
Advocacy & Civic Engagement Resource Fair, Thu 6/26, 11:00am-3:00pm, outside AAANY’s office, 6803 5th Ave, Brooklyn
The Moth Community StorySLAM, Thu 6/26, 6:00-8:30pm, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, Flushing, Queens
Book Talk: Jeremy Tiang’s State of Emergency, Fri 6/27, 6:00-7:00pm, NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 455 Fifth Ave, 7th floor, Manhattan
Pride Lime (Jahajee), Fri 6/27, 7:00-10:00pm, Space Bushwick, 839 Broadway, Brooklyn; RSVP here
Queens Poetry Symposium, Sat 6/28, 12:00-5:30pm, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, Flushing, Queens
Youth Pride, Sat 6/28, 12:00-6:00pm, South Street Seaport (Piers 16-17), Manhattan
Harlem Pride, Sat 6/28, 12:00-6:00pm, 12th Ave between 131st and 132nd Sts, Manhattan
Chhaya’s Housing Fair, Sat 6/28, 3:00-7:00pm, 37th Rd between 76th and 77th Sts, Jackson Heights, Queens
The Noise from Roosevelt Avenue Is Birdsong (multilingual reading group and art-making workshop), Sat 6/28, 3:00-6:00pm, World’s Borough Bookshop, 3406 73rd St, Jackson Heights, Queens
NYC Pride March + PrideFest, Sun 6/29, 11:00am, march starting at 26th St and 5th Ave, PrideFest in Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Color Me Queer Dance Party, Sun 6/29, 6:00pm-2:00am, The Delancey, 168 Delancey St, Manhattan; for queer and trans BIPOC ages 21+
Shoes Off Presents: The Pride Show & Jam, Sun 6/29, 7:00pm, The Second City New York Blackbox Theater, 64 N 9th St, Brooklyn
Celebrating Shirley Chisholm: CUNY Day at the Museum of the City of New York, Tue 7/01, MCNY, 1220 Fifth Ave, Manhattan; register here for a private guided tour for all CUNY students, faculty, staff, and alumni
Book Launch & Performance: Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyễn, Tue 7/01, 7:00pm, outdoor location TBA
Book Talk: A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart by Nishant Batsha, Wed 7/09, 6:00-8:00pm, Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, Manhattan
Asian American Authors in Conversation – The Chinatown Beatdown with Henry Chang, Thu 7/10, 6:30-8:00pm, Chatham Square Library, Community Room, 33 E Broadway, Manhattan
Beyond the Armor: Understanding & Navigating Healthy Masculinity (SQWM Mental Health Training), Thu 7/10, 6:30-8:00pm, via Zoom; register here
JAPAN CUTS 2025 Film Festival, Thu 7/10 through Sun 7/20, Japan Society, 333 E 47th St, Manhattan
SQWM Crochet 101 Workshop, Fri 7/11, 6:00-8:00pm, Lt. Frank McConnell Park, South Richmond Hill, Queens
New York Asian Film Festival 2025, Fri 7/11 through Sun 7/27, across four venues in Manhattan
Book Event: Nothing More of This Land by Joseph Lee with Katie Yee, Thu 7/17, 6:30pm, World’s Borough Bookshop, 3406 73rd St, Jackson Heights, Queens
Book Event: The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw with Nat Cassidy, Mon 7/21, 7:00pm, World’s Borough Bookshop, 3406 73rd St, Jackson Heights, Queens
A4 x AAWW Artists & Writers Summer Social, Tue 7/22, 6:00-9:00pm, Land to Sea, 402 Graham Ave, Brooklyn
Asian American Authors in Conversation: Katie Yee’s Maggie Book Launch, Tue 7/22, 6:30-8:00pm, Chatham Square Library, Community Room, 33 E Broadway, Manhattan
Stuy or Die play, Sat 7/26, 7:00pm, Flushing Town Hall Theatre, 37-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing
So You Want to Talk About Mental Health? (SQWM), Sun 7/27, 12:00-3:00pm, Shaanta Bhavan Mandir, 109-10 98th St, Ozone Park, Queens; register here
Complex Family Dynamics with Stephanie Foo, Jennifer Hope Choi, and Cathy Linh Che, Tue 7/29, 7:00-8:00pm, Welcome to Chinatown, 115 Bowery, Manhattan
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, Sat 8/09 and Sun 8/10, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens; to join the CUNY team, contact [email protected] or [email protected]
📌INTERNSHIPS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Civil Service Pathways Fellowship Program – 2-year fellowship for CUNY graduates; register for an info session; apply here by Mon 7/14
Rise Up & Lead: A Summer Youth Leadership Institute (South Queens Women’s March) – Wed/Fri from 7/09 through 8/08 for ages 14-21; apply here
Summer 2025 Youth Empowerment Program (MinKwon), Wed or Fri from 7/23 through 10/10 for ages 13-19; apply here by Thu 7/10 at 10am
Citywide 55-a Diversity Career Fair – Thu 7/17, register here
Handshake – online platform for QC students to search and apply for internships and jobs; see also upcoming events/workshops from QC’s Center for Career Engagement and Internships and internship and job opportunities through CUNY
✨RESOURCES
In case you didn’t already know, we have a Resources section on our website, where you will find not just QC- or CUNY-related resources but other Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) resources as well. These resources range from scholarly journals to various podcasts and YouTube channels to local AAPI-serving community organizations. Check them out!
And if you ever need any support or help accessing resources, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].
