Remembering Corky Lee
Corky Lee, 1947-2021. He was a good friend. His spirit continues in the decades of images documenting the Asian American experience, in countless lives, forever strong.
This past November, 1882 Foundation associates Mia and Gabi traveled to New York City to attend the Council of Jewish American Museums (CAJM)’s annual conference, gathering in-person for the first time in several years. The conference was entitled “Re/Imagining: The Future of Culturally Specific Museums” and was produced in partnership with the Association of African American Museums (AAAM). Over the three days, we were able to visit the Jewish Museum, the New York Historical Society, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. On each day, panels…
On December 11th, the 1882 Foundation community gathered at the I Street Conference Center for our December Talk Story event, catchily titled ‘Motorcycles, Muscle Cars, and Tropical Fish’. Over Christmas cookies and holiday treats, the storytelling event saw Harry Chow, a former DC Chinatown resident and longtime contributor of stories, photographs, and archives, bringing together several generations of former DC Chinatown residents together to share stories of the youth culture of Chinatown from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Old friends shared stories of owning and…
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In commemoration of Veterans Day, 1882 Foundation invites you to a virtual presentation by Russ Low on his publication The All American Crew. This is his third book in his series on the Chinese American experience. This book tells how the forging of a team in the fight for America transcends differences in heritages and languages. We also want to recognize the workers who fought for the safety of our community by serving as first responders and health workers during the deadly war against COVID,…