Activities

On paper, basketball is all about making shots, scrambling defense, and determining a winner and loser. 

But basketball is also a form of storytelling, a way to share creativity, and an exchange of collective artistic dialogue that is supportive and critical.

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2025

2025/2/7 

Isogloss Workshop 2025: Critical Writing, Magazine Publishing, and Collective Practice

Zoom, New York, Friday, 20:00-23:00. Beijing, Saturday, Feb 8, 2025, 9:00-12:00

Herb TAM: Historical Asian American Periodicals 

Herb TAM, ZHANG Lu: Basketball as the Community Medium: Chinatown Basketball Club (In English and Chinese)

2012-2024

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2024/10/19

ICP Open House 2024

84 Ludlow Street

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2024/10/13

2024 Autumn Classic 3x3 Tournament and MiniMarket

Columbus Park

 
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2024/9/21

A Day with Chinatown Basketball Club in Films

Metrograph, 7 Ludlow St

 

2024/8/22

'Everything Will Go Wonderfully' (2024)

A song by Lilium (百合花) from their album ‘Everything Will Go Wonderfully’ (萬事美妙).

Lilium (百合花) is a alternetive/indie band from Taiwai. The music video featuring Chinatown Basketball Club, directed, filmed & fdited by Haoyan of America

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2024/8/10

StillShop/StillLife Market

Washington Square Park

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2024/8/3 

Talk Too Much Conference (Fuzhou America

St. John's University 

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2024/7/21

Open Mic (Fuzhou America)

Doyers and Pell Street

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2024/6/23

Website launch 

Columbus Park Mulberry Street &, Baxter St

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2024/5/26

Clay Hang 

Columbus Park Mulberry Street &, Baxter St

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2024/4/13

CBC Regional Runs 1 & 2 (Hosted by TDL)

High School of Fashion Industries 225 W 24th St.

 

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2023/10/8

2023 Autumn Classic 3x3 Tournament and MiniMarket

Columbus Park Mulberry Street &, Baxter St

 

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2022/10/30

Chinatown Basketball Club Sneaker Game

A CBC KICKS Exhibition

Columbus Park Mulberry Street &, Baxter St

 

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2022/10/15

3-point Shootout and Stay True Reading & Zine Swap with Hua Hsu and Yu & Me Books.

Columbus Park Mulberry Street &, Baxter St

After Hua’s reading at Yu & Me, everyone headed across the street for the 3-Point Shootout, an open competition to crown CBC’s sharpest shooter, which that year turned out to be Alex Zhang.

Scoreboard hand painted by Herb Tam. Mixtape cover by Hua Hsu. Book poster by Yu & Me Books