1882 Foundation

Weekly Lit Corner Book Chat
2020-07-02 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | DC
Join us for our weekly discussion about APIA Literature!
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"Legacy" US Forest Service Film Screening and Panel Discussion
2020-06-27 15:00 - 17:00 | DC
Join the Alexandria Library for a screening of “Legacy,” a film by the US Forest Service, that chronicles Chinese Railroad Workers’ contribution to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Register HERE

We are Resilient: A National Conversation Across Chinatowns with Wing on Wo Project
2020-06-27 13:00 - 15:00 | DC

Weekly Lit Corner Book Chat
2020-06-25 15:00 - 16:00 | DC
Join us for a community discussion about APIA Literature! This week, we will discuss our current reads, favorite books, and Asian & Black solidarities (particularly within queer & feminist groups).
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Talk Story! American Exodus
2020-06-21 14:00 - 15:00 | DC
With special guest Professor Charlotte Brooks.
RSVP here.

Weekly Literature Corner Book Chat
2020-06-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Please join us on Thursday, June 18th on Zoom, to kick off our very first Weekly Book Chat. Anyone is welcome to participate!

Asian Pacific American Film Festival
2019-05-31 - 2019-06-02 | DC
The 2019 Asian Pacific American Film Festival is coming up very soon. It will begin on Friday, May 31, and run through to Sunday, June 2, at the Navy Memorial “Burke” Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC.

This year, the festival is featuring a series of captivating short films submitted from around the world. These movies will take you on powerful visual and emotional journeys through the eyes and creative minds of Asian American film makers.

You can see the festival’s full screening schedule https://www.apafilm.org/schedule-2

Purchase tickets online https://filmfreeway.com/APAFILM19/tickets

Voices from the Railroad: Stories by Descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers
2019-05-20 12:00 - 16:00 | DC
Please join us for a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad and celebrate the contributions of our Hall of Honor honorees, the Chinese Railroad Workers.
Special Guest Speaker
Sue Lee, retired Executive Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) and co-editor of “Voices from the Railroad,” oral histories from descendants of Central Pacific Railroad workers. CHSA is the oldest organization in the country dedicated to the interpretation, promotion, and preservation of the social, cultural and political history and contributions of the Chinese in America.
May 20, 2019, at 12:00 Noon, at the Department of Labor, Hall of Honor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20210.
Event is free and open to public but requires RSVP to Thomas at: tso.thomas@dol.gov.

Talk Story: My China Roots
2019-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States

22nd Annual Asian American Celebration
2019-05-04 11:00 - 19:00 | Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Join us for the 22nd Annual Asian American Celebration at the Greater Richmond Convention Center for a day of cultural exhibits, educational games, asian cuisines, hands-on workshops, unique vendors, and various performances, presented by Asian American Society of Central Virginia. Admission is free.

Asian American Author Panel
2019-05-04 02:00 - 15:30 | DC
Join us in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as three accomplished professionals with local ties will share their perspectives on the writing process and talk about their family heritage as reflected in their books.

Talk Story: Rooting for Truth
2019-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Talk Story Event: Helen Zia + "The Last Boat Out of Shanghai"
2019-02-16 14:00 - 18:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Stories of courage and resilience, Chinese fleeing from Shanghai as the communist army engulfs the country becomes the backdrop for vivid narratives of four exiles who represent “the voices, viewpoints and character of the Shanghai diaspora.” Join us for our February Talk Story event featuring the author and activist, Helen Zia, as she shares her newest book, Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution.
Zia is author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People and many articles and essays on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights, hate violence, and homophobia. Her work on the 1980s Asian American landmark civil rights case of anti-Asian violence is featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and she is profiled in Bill Moyers’ PBS series, “Becoming American: The Chinese Experience.”
As always, these events are free and open to all. Talk Story Events are monthly Chinatown gatherings. The life of our community lies in the power of our stories remembered and shared.
IMPORTANT NOTE: on the weekends, we can only access the I Street Conferencing Center from the parking entrance. Enter from the rear of the building on I (Eye) Street through the glass doors to the parking entrance, and take the elevator to Level C. Doors open at 1:30pm.

Talk Story Event: Community Collaboration + 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad
2019-01-27 02:00 - 16:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Join us as we launch into the 2019 season of Talk Story Programming with an exciting community discussion on the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, coming up in May 2019. Joining us from New York will be activist and photographer Corky Lee and our Executive Director Ted Gong. The two will lead a discussion about the plans to commemorate the anniversary in Utah and DC, and describe other activities throughout the year to seek to bring Chinese Americans out from the historical background. Step forward. Join the community discussion!
As always, our events are free and open to all.
*** Please note: to access the community conference space in 600 Massachusetts Avenue, you MUST take the parking elevator to level C. The parking entrance can only be accessed on I (Eye) Street between 6th/7th Streets. The front entrance to the building on Massachusetts Avenue is NOT open on the weekends. Please contact info@1882foundation.org with any questions or concerns.

Talk Story: Wong Chin Foo & Chinese Exclusion Act
2018-12-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Studio Xfinity, 715 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
JOIN US: Scott D. Seligman on Wong Chin Foo who challenged Denis Kearney on anti-Chinese laws, and a film screening of Rick Burns and Li-Shin Yu’s Chinese Exclusion Act.

Chinese Couplets: A Film by Felicia Lowe
2018-10-06 16:30 - 18:30 | Studio Xfinity, 715 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Talk Story Event: Remember 1882
2018-07-29 14:00 - 16:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States
The first comprehensive immigration reform was enacted in 1882 to exclude Chinese from immigrating to the US and to prohibit them from becoming American citizens. Ted Gong, Director of the 1882 Foundation, shares his thoughts about the legacy of this Act and its highly relevant impact on the immigration debate today.
Register here
When joining us at the I Street Conferencing Center, please look for the Parking Entrance on I (Eye) Street (between 6/7th streets, NW) and take the elevator to level C.

Chinese Exclusion Act Film Screening
2018-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Arlington VA Public Library, 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States
A PBS “American Experience” Original Documentary (PG)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 had a profound influence on immigration during and beyond its 60 year period of enforcement. This act barred Chinese workers from coming to this country, and prohibited Chinese nationals, who were already here in the United States as laborers for American railroads and other industries, from ever gaining citizenship.
Join us for a screening of the abridged 30 minute version of this documentary. Learn about the origins, history and impact of the first US immigration law to target a specific nationality of people.
This program is presented through a partnership between the Arlington Public Library and the 1882 Foundation, a Washington, DC cultural advocacy and public education agency working to broaden public understanding of the history of Chinese in America and tell of their contributions to the formation and enrichment of the American nation.
For more information about this event go to: https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/4264668

Please RSVP for an event reminder! This event is free and open to all.

Register here

Talk Story Event: "The Third Degree" by Scott Seligman
2018-06-17 14:00 - 16:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Talk Story Brown Bag + DC Reads: "The Refugees" by Viet Thanh Nguyen
2018-05-24 12:00 - 13:00 | 1882 Foundation Office, 508 I Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Please join the 1882 Foundation for a Brown Bag co-hosted with the DC Public Library DC Reads Program as we take part in the month-long series on The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Learn more about how these stories fit into the larger story of migration in the United States!
Visit DC Reads’ website for more information on other events around the city in May for discussion groups and additional gatherings: https://www.dclibrary.org/dcreads.

"April 1968" Screening - Arlington Central Library
2018-05-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Arlington Central Library, 1015 N Quincy Street, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States
The 1882 Foundation is hosting a screening of Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 at the Arlington Central Library on Saturday, May 12th at 1pm.
As always, this event is free and open to all.

“April 1968” – Studio Xfinity Screening (April 28, 2018)
2018-04-28 13:30 - 14:30 | Studio Xfinity, 715 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
The 1882 Foundation is hosting a screening of Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 as part of a walk-in series at Studio XFinity’s lounge in DC Chinatown. Free and open to all.

715 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

"April 1968" Screening - West End Neighborhood Library
2018-04-23 17:00 - 18:30 | DC Public Library – West End Branch, 2301 L Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037, United States
The 1882 Foundation is hosting a screening of Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 at the West End Neighborhood Library on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:00pm.
Free and open to all.

"April 1968" - Studio Xfinity Screening (April 22, 2018)
2018-04-22 15:00 - 16:00 | DC

"April 1968" Screening - Lamand Riggs Neighborhood Library
2018-04-18 | DC Public Library – Lamond-Riggs Branch, 5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, DC, 20011, United States
The 1882 Foundation is hosting TWO screenings of Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 at the Lamand Riggs Neighborhood Library in NE DC on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Screenings will take place at 1pm and 7pm. As always, this event is free and open to all.

"Through Chinatown's Eyes: April 1968" at the GWU Museum
2018-04-02 12:00 - 13:00 | The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, 701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
The 1882 Foundation team, featuring Executive Director, Ted Gong, will be presenting at the George Washington University Museum with a screening of the documentary film Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968.
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the ensuing civil disorder, Chinatown in Washington, D.C., found itself caught amidst a deep-seeded racial struggle. Through Chinatown’s Eyes: April 1968 explores how residents experienced and navigated the historical moment as it unfolded on their doorsteps.
This program is part of the D.C. Mondays at the Museum series inspired by the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection. Free; no reservations required.

Talk Story! "Southern Fried Asian" Podcast
2018-03-25 15:00 - 17:00 | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States

"Finding Samuel Lowe" Norfolk, VA Screening
2018-03-20 18:00 - 20:00 | DC

"Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World's Next Superpower"
2018-03-13 18:00 - 20:30 | DC
Join the 1882 Foundation as we co-host an event with the U.S.-China Education Trust, OCA-DC, and OCAW’s Maryland and Virginia Chapters – “Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World’s Next Superpower.” The event will feature a reception with light fare followed by a conversation with the author Roseann Lake, moderated by Lily Qi, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of Montgomery County, MD.
RSVP to dyocadc@hotmail.com by 3/11/18 due to limited space!

View the whole flyer here:
Leftover in China flyer

Talk Story Event: A Village With My Name
2018-02-25 13:30 - 15:30 | Chinese Community Church, 500 I St NW, Washington, DC , DC, 20001, United States
Join us for our next Talk Story Event:
A Village With my Name
Generational Challenges, Family History, Transparency, and Shame
