Talk Story Event: After the Last Fortune Cookie

Chinese Community Church 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, United States

On Sunday, March 26, the 1882 Foundation will be hosting a Talk Story event, "After the Last Fortune Cookie: Passion, Fusion and the Future of Chinese American Food in DC Chinatown." It is said that there are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than there are McDonalds, Wendy's and Taco Bell outlets combined. At […]

Free

Talk Story Event: Caregiving and “The Circle of Love”

Chinese Community Church 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, United States

Our next Talk Story event is coming up on Sunday, February 26 at 1:30pm. This month's event will focus on caregiving in the Chinese American community through discussion of the short film, "Caregiving: The Circle of Love." As always, our events are free and open to all. Join us!

Talk Story Event: Stories from Chinatown

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year as we kick off the 1882 Foundation's sixth season of Talk Story Community events! On January 28th, 2017 through a collaboration with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, we will be showing two short films -- "April 1968" and "The Fight is […]

Talk Story Year in Review: Shaping DC’s Chinatown

Chinese Community Church 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, United States

As 2016 comes to a close, we will gather together to reflect and discuss the year of Talk Story events, and look forward to 2017 and beyond. The 1882 Foundation's Talk Story Events is entering its fifth year of monthly talks, film screenings, and community discussions on Chinese American topics. Many of these conversations have […]

Free

Talk Story Event: Chinese American Veterans – A DC Roll Call

Chinese Community Church 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, United States

This Veteran's Day weekend, please join us for our upcoming Talk Story Event to honor our community's veterans. We will be gathering at the Chinese Community Church for a celebration and remembrance of Chinese American Veterans, with an open mic moderated by Jennings Wong.  

Free

Talk Story Event: Scott Seligman on “Tong Wars”

Chinese Community Church 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, United States

Join us for our October Talk Story event with Scott D. Seligman. Through his new book, "Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York's Chinatown," he tells the true story of the Chinese gang wars that engulfed New York Chinatown from the 1890's to the 1930's. As always, this event […]