Join 1882 Foundation, OCA-DC, MLK Library, Georgetown University's Vietnamese Student Association, & Bad Axe director, David Siev for a screening of "Bad Axe: Our American Dreams," a film documenting one family's story to build a livelihood in America, followed by a community conversation about our common struggle to ensure a future for ourselves and the […]
You are invited to join us the evening of Monday, April 17 for a panel conversation on the DC and Philadelphia Chinatowns through the years, and the impact of public policy on cultural centers. The 1882 Foundation is collaborating with the Georgetown University Law Center and community organizations to highlight this important conversation. Please join […]
Join us at ASLA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. for conversation at the intersections of community, identity, and stewardship of cultural landscapes with three creative leaders committed to place-based interventions, programs, and leadership across Chicago, New York City, Calgary, and Boston Chinatowns. Ernie Wong, Yin Kong, and Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong will discuss their layered and intersectional […]
In the Eyes of a Deaf Child by Stella Marie Antonio, directed by Monique Holt, tells a story of a large hearing family with a deaf child experiencing language deprivations but with the care of her caretaker, the deaf child is able to endure. She finally finds her language, her community, and ability to love.
How does design embody collective longing, constructing and revealing relationships between places, cultural history, and public memory? Neri&Hu’s interdisciplinary design practice exemplifies architecture’s potential for cultural preservation and poetic place-making.
Speakers: Veronica Li is a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including a memoir about her mother. Sverrir Sigurdsson is a retired architect who recently published his memoir, coauthored with his wife Veronica. Sabrina Hsu is head of Collections Services Section of the Asian Division, Library of Congress. The authors will talk about the elements for […]