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The Origin Story of AAPI Nonprofits in DC: a look into the history and evolution of AAPI experiences

I Street Conferencing Center – I (Eye) St 615 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

AAPI nonprofits have played a monumental role in advancing the rights of AAPIs across the nation. But, they weren’t always large national organizations, they started with an idea. Hear from 4 people who played pivotal roles in turning this idea into what we know today as national nonprofits making life-changing impacts. Our panelists Phil Nash, […]

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The Spirit of Lion Dancing in Chinatowns

The Spirit of Lion Dancing in Chinatowns: July Culture Caucus Activation

Kennedy Center REACH, Skylight Pavillion 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, United States

For families and kids of all ages, join us in a marketplace of interactive storytelling and crafts. Experience the story of Chinese tradition, hardship, assimilation, endurance, perseverance, and success through the use of Lions and Music as the medium.

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From Memories to Memoir: Essential Elements of Memoir Writing

I Street Conferencing Center – I (Eye) St 615 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]

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Spotlight on Design: Neri&Hu

National Building Museum 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

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.

In the Eyes of a Deaf Child

Kennedy Center REACH, Studio K 2700 F St., NW, Washington, DC, United States

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.

Chinatown futures: cultivating urban, cultural landscapes

American Society of Landscape Architects 636 Eye St NW, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]