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What About the Children? Oral Histories About Growing Up Mixed Asian Before Loving v. Virginia

1882 Foundation Office 508 I Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

This event will be held in-person at the 1882 Foundation Office and online via Zoom. If joining online, please register through the following link: Zoom registration link. Panelists: Gracia Brown (MA, NYU ‘23) will discuss her recent capstone, “What About the Children?,” an oral history project that aims to highlight the lives of mixed race […]

Qing Ming at the Chinese American Memorial

Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street SE, Washington, DC, United States

Please join us for a dedication ceremony to honor new bricks at the Chinese American Memorial at Congressional Cemetery.

We Are Americans

Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building 10 First Street SE, Washington, DC, United States

On Wednesday, December 6 at 2:30pm, the 1882 Foundation will be commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the 125th Anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship. Please join us at the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building for a lecture by Martin Gold and for special remarks […]

Big Fight in Little Chinatown Poster

“Big Fight in Little Chinatown” Community Film Screening

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

Join us for a free community film screening of Big Fight in Little Chinatown, a feature documentary by director Karen Cho. Big Fight in Little Chinatown is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, the documentary takes us into the […]

Free

Talk Story! Breaking Down the Great Wall Between Adult Child and Immigrant Parents

I Street Conferencing Center – Mass. Ave 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, United States

There is an universal struggle many of us face in our relationships with our parents: the pursuit of their approval, the weight of their expectations, and the burden of unspoken obligations. Join us for a conversation with Amy Yip, author of "Unfinished Business: Breaking Down the Great Wall Between Adult Child and Immigrant Parents" and […]

Free

CAWH Conference 2023

Chinese American Women in History Conference 2023

Charles Sumner School 1201 17th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

The 1882 Foundation is excited to announce the second Chinese American Women in History conference, to be held in Washington DC this fall. Themed, “Locating Kinship Across Space and Time,” the conference aims to explore how Chinese American women, both as historical subjects and contemporary practitioners of history, have forged interpersonal connections, fostered care, and facilitated community...