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 […]
Join the 1882 Foundation in support of the upcoming screening of the PBS documentary, The Chinese Exclusion Act, next Sunday, March 12, at 1:30pm at the National Museum of American History! This screening is part of the four-day History Film Forum, a collaboration between the Smithsonian and National Endowment for the Humanities. Curious about the […]
West Coast premiere of the feature documentary FINDING KUKAN, directed by Robin Lung. Filmmaker Robin Lung investigates the case of Li Ling-Ai, the un-credited female producer of KUKAN, a landmark color film that revealed the atrocities of World War II China to American audiences. KUKAN has the rare honor of being the first ever American […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
