The 1882 Foundation’s Chinese American Short Film Seminar (May 13th-May 14th) explored filmmaking as both identity building and as potent storytelling. Films presented at the Alexandria Black History Museum grappled with the role of lineage and faith, and added to…
By Georgetown University's Political Awareness Committee of the Asian American Student Association On February 21, 2017, Georgetown University's Political Awareness Committee (PAC) of the Asian American Student Association (AASA) screened the 1882 Foundation documentary, "April 1968: Through Chinatown’s Eyes," to…
The 1882 Foundation recently set up a table display at the Historical Society of Washington DC's 43rd annual conference, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on November 4, 2016. The conference's mission has remained constant: to provide a friendly…
Videos on Chinese Americans Defending the Nation https://youtu.be/ewgoHWyMW6o Comments on Chinese Americans in WWII, go to: https://archive.org/details/CSPAN3_20151018_194000_Chinese_Americans_in_China_During_World_War_II See Kurt Lee, Uncommon Courage, Breakout at Chosen, Korean War: http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/videos/uncommon-courage-breakout-at-chosin-sneak-peek/12677 https://vimeo.com/88290470 More on Kurt Lee: https://vimeo.com/88290470 https://youtu.be/9M3Y6OBs5jc https://youtu.be/qAUrZjSdyeE
TO HONOR THOSE WHO WERE HERE ...a memorial to honor all those who came to the United States to seek better lives for themselves and their families, and together built the American nation."As the Winter sun crept over the hills…
At the Burma Restaurant in DC Chinatown, you could always find great food. One could also find great company and stimulating conversations. It was the place where community leaders and organizers met regularly to share ideas and plan civic and…