1882 FOUNDATION

American Civil Rights & the Exclusion Laws

The 1882 Foundation seeks to broaden public awareness of the history and continuing significance of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act through three initiatives:

Encouraging Collaboration

We organize an annual 1882 Symposium in Washington D.C. to build connections among educators and public & private agencies.

Uncovering & Preserving Our Stories

We collect oral histories and preserve story sites through monthly Talk Story Events. Talk Story encourages individuals to reveal their stories and share them with others.

Strengthening Public Education

We aim to promote the inclusion of Chinese and Asian American experiences in our core curricula through curriculum content and resources and teacher workshops.

Upcoming Events

Chinese Couplets: A Film by Felicia Lowe

Sat, October 6, 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Chinese Couplets details the filmmaker's investigation into her mother's emigration to America during the Chinese Exclusion era, revealing the painful price paid by immigrants who abandoned their personal identity, the burden of silence they passed to their offspring, and the intergenerational strife between immigrants and their American-born children.

The Story and Legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act

Sun, October 7, 2018, 2 PM
Register for a screening of the PBS documentary American Experience: The Chinese Exclusion Act in Richmond, VA. The program concludes with Marketplace correspondent Scott Tong and a panel of well-known authors who will reflect on the film and share insights from their books that are important for all Americans about what it means to become “American.”

Film Screening: The Chinese Exclusion Act

Wed, October 17th, 7 – 8 PM
Join us for a screening of the abridged 30 minute version of a PBS documentary of the origins, history, and impact of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. There will be a Q&A after the screening.

Rediscovering the Path of Chinese Railroad Workers

November 8 – 9, 2018
Visit the iconic sites of the Chinese railroad workers building the First Continental Railroad in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Register online now!

Talk Story: Crazy Rich Asians Discussion

October 28, 2018, 2 – 4 PM
Join us for our October Talk Story discussing the film Crazy Rich Asians led by Stan Lou, Singaporean book author/food blogger Mohkeed Wong, and Folk Life researcher and AU Assistant Professor Amelia Tseng.

Talk Story: Hazel Ying Lee Film Screening

November 18, 2018, 2 – 4 PM
Come to a film screening about Hazel Ying Lee, the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military, followed by a community discussion on Chinese American women in the military in history and today led by Commander Evelyn Moy, U.S. Navy (ret.).

NEXT TALK STORY

Crazy Rich Asians Discussion

October 28, 2018, 2 – 4 PM

Join us for our October Talk Story discussing the film Crazy Rich Asians at the I Street Conferencing Center.

Symposium VII

The 1882 Foundation will gather with its partner organizations to build on previous Symposium collaboration and focus on public engagement at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) on May 10, 2019, around the 150th Anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Check back later for more updates!

The 50 Objects Initiative

We hope to preserve and interpret the experiences of Chinese Americans through meaningful objects and their stories of American immigration and migration.

Chinese American Women in History Conference 2019

We are looking for scholars, media creatives, community activists, and interested individuals to participate in our March 2019 conference in D.C. Deadline for submissions is November 1st, 2018!

info@1882foundation.org
1882 Foundation
508 I Street NW (lower level)
Washington, D.C. 20001