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 […]
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 […]
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 us at our upcoming April Talk Story Event on Sunday, April 23: The Thomson Project and Assisting Language Learners in Washington, DC.
The demands of a growing population of children and immigrant families in the 1960's urged the creation of the Thomson Project at the Chinese Community Church and established an ESL program in DC Public Schools in the mid-1970's.
Juanita Chan, Ruby Dair, Jeannette Kwok, John Lem, Rita Moy, and Mae-ye Wong played important roles along with others. Join us in sharing their experiences and memories of the education of young immigrants in the history of a youthful DC Chinatown.
