Talk Story! Built for Food: Chinese Restaurants in San Francisco’s Chinatown
2021-01-24 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Zoom
Accounts on Chinese immigration history during the Exclusion Era have placed great emphasis on the mainstream society’s hostility towards Chinese people. But, how did the Chinese fight back? Where could we find the resilience of Chinese people? Can we still observe these imprints today? As an architectural historian and material culture scholar, Hongyan Yang (Adjunct Professor and PhD candidate in Architecture, UW-Milwaukee) found answers to these questions primarily in the artifactual evidence. This talk aims to uncover the voices of Chinese restaurant owners that were materialized and revealed through the built environment and culinary practices in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/2XnwW9L

Meet the Author: One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924 - 1965
2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | DC
Meet the author, deputy national editor at the New York Times, Jia Lynn Yang, as she discusses her book “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924 – 1965″ with the Chinese American Museum featuring guests Ted Gong, Executive Director of the 1882 Foundation, and immigration lawyer, Gordon Quan.
Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 7-8 pm ET (4-5pm PT)
Free Registration:
http://www.ChineseAmericanMuseum.org/mighty

Talk Story! Angel Island, A Story of Chinese Immigration
2021-02-07 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Zoom
Join us to learn more about the history of Angel Island and some of the immigrants who passed through it in their journey to enter the US.
Sunday, February 7, 2021 | 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Zoom Registration Required: http://bit.ly/3ckNojM

Musical Mosaic: Three Generations of Asian American Music
2021-02-07 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Zoom
WHEN & WHERE

Feb 07, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Zoom

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Join Nancy Yunhwa Rao, professor at Rutgers University, and Eric Hung, Executive Director of Music of Asian America Research Center, to explore Asian American composers of symphonic music since the 1950s. Referencing their own journeys and careers, the presenters will reflect on how the immigrant experience has shaped the contributions of Asian American composers and their work. Featured pieces include Paul Chihara’s Forest Music (1969), Chen Yi’s Symphony No. 2 (1993), and Reena Esmail’s Black Iris (#metoo) (2018). This event is the third in our five-part virtual Discovery Series – Musical Mosaic: America’s Composers of Color. Guest speakers presented by Florence Bank.

More about our guest speakers:
Eric Hung is Executive Director of the Music of Asian America Research Center (MAARC), and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on Asian American music, music and trauma, and public musicology. He is also an active pianist and conductor who has performed in Germany, Austria, Hong Kong, and Australia and throughout North America. Prior to joining the nonprofit world full-time, he was a tenured professor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He is co-director of the Westminster Chinese Music Ensemble and a long-time member of New York–based Gamelan Dharma Swara. Hung holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Stanford University and an MLIS in Archives and Digital Curation from the University of Maryland.

Nancy Yunhwa Rao is professor of music at Rutgers University. Her work bridges musicology, music theory, Chinese opera and Sinophone studies. She has published on the use of musical gestures, singing, and percussion patterns of Beijing opera in contemporary music by composers of Chinese origin. Her study on composer Ruth Crawford Seeger won the best article award from the Society for American Music in 2009. Rao’s study of Chinese in North America has led to writings on transnational issues in the production and opera performance in Chinatown theaters. Her book, Chinatown Opera Theater in North America, includes analysis of networks, playbills, aria and spectacles. It has received three book awards, from American Musicological Society, Society for American Music, and Association for Asian American Studies, and Certificate of Merit from Association for Recorded Sound Collection. In addition, Rao has written about contemporary music by composers of Chinese heritage, including Chen Yi, Tan Dun, Bright Sheng and Zhou Long. A recent article “The Concept of Shi: Chinese Aesthetics and Chen Yi’s Happy Rain on a Spring Night,” can be read in Music Theory Online.

Congressional Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony Honoring Chinese American WWII Veterans of The Greater Washington, D.C. Area
2021-02-19 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom
RADM Alma Lau Grocki and MGen William Chen will recognize WWII veterans living in the Washington DC area — David Leo, Lindy Leo, Luther Chien, Austin Wah, Wah Bong Lee, Elsie Seetoo, and Robert M Lee. They represent over 20,000 Chinese Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces during WWII. Past President Ed Gor and National President Melanie Chan of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance will add remarks. Andrew Huber of the Veterans Oral History Project at the Library of Congress will describe a national effort to uncover and preserve invaluable stories. An Open Mic follows for all participants to share individual and family stories of Service to Country throughout America’s history. Please join us for this virtual presentation.
Friday, February 19, 2021 | 6:00 – 7:30pm EST
Zoom Registration: http://bit.ly/39nvmf2

Talk Story! Selflessness Today
2021-03-08 20:00 - 21:30 UTC | Zoom
When his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Richard Lui set aside his rising career as a news anchor to care for family. But this selfless journey did not come easily. Richard will share the practical tips and tools he learned along the way that unlocked the unexpected power of selflessness — and can help us to shift the way we think and live.
Now through March 23, get a complimentary ticket to watch Richard’s Academy Award®qualified documentary, Sky Blossom, when you pre-order Enough About Me at www.richardlui.com. All author’s net proceeds will be donated to charitable causes promoting selflessness.
Register HERE: http://bit.ly/3bMRlfc

1882 Foundation Chines American Short Film Seminar
2021-06-29 | DC
Join the 1882 Foundation for our collaboration with the Alexandria Black History Museum in our first Chinese American Short Film Seminar. We are bringing together film makers committed to exploring the intersection of race and identity, and through the combination of screenings and guided community dialogue,

History of The Chinese Community Church Faith and Religion in DC’s Chinatown
2021-07-10 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

The History of Martial Arts in DC
2021-07-25 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Growing up Asian in America
2021-08-01 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

RepresentAsian - Past, Present, Future
2021-08-08 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

The Page Act of 1875: Through Line to Atlanta
2021-09-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
2021-09-23 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Mid-Autumn Festival is an annual tradition that celebrates family, community, and hope. Friends and family gather to give thanks for a bountiful year, reunite with loved ones who may have been apart, and honor the moon, a symbol of completion and harmony.
1882 Foundation and OCA-DC, in partnership with TAP-DC, invite you to join us on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Chinatown Garden in the heart of D.C.’s Chinatown, for an evening of food, drinks, and conversation. Though this year and last have been difficult for many in our communities, we have, together, accomplished much. Come hang out, socialize, meet new folks, and build the kind of community we need to advocate for ourselves and those we love.
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival event will launch 1882 Foundation’s AAPI in DC Mixer series, through which we hope to provide a welcoming space for dialogue and discussion about issues that matter to us and our communities – and to have fun together. Stay tuned for future events!
Food and drink specials will be available, as well as an assortment of complementary mooncakes (including vegan ones!). John Tinpe, Chairman of the MOAPIA Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Community Development, will share his experiences as a community activist. His restaurant, Burma, located in Chinatown, served as a hub for local AAPI activists for many decades.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and Chairman Tinpe will speak at 7:00pm. A DJ will begin a set at 9pm, and everyone is more than welcome to stay and enjoy.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome and much appreciated, and will go to 1882 Foundation and OCA-DC joint programs.

Taking a Deeper Dive: What is the Context, Historically and Culturally, of the AAPI Experience
2021-10-06 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Community Day at the Chinese American Museum DC
2021-10-23 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Chinese American Museum DC, 1218 16th St, NW Washington DC, 20036

Bruce Lee - 1882 Foundation Talk Story
2021-10-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Legacy: Achievement of Chinese Railroad Workers
2021-12-17 16:30 - 17:30 UTC | DC

The Forgotten Laborer of Napa Valley 1870-1900
2022-02-27 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | DC
Napa Valley Laborers

AAPI Women Stories of Strength: Flipping the Script: Turning Adversity into Growth and Empowerment
2022-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax) | DC

Chinese American Memorial Dedication at Historic Congressional Cemetery
2022-04-03 13:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | DC
Please Register here with Eventbrite.

History as Enpowerment: How and Why Asian American History is Taught
2022-04-07 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | DC
The 1882 Foundation and The American University Project Pengyou invite you to an event on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 6:30pm EST. It’s taking place in-person in Letts Formal at AU and also on zoom.
Please click here to register for the zoom link.

Celebrate the Life of Corky Lee
2022-05-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
The 1882 Foundation, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), and DC Public Library invite you to join us for a pre-premiere screening of film producer Curtis Chin’s short documentary “Dear Corky,” on the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographic laureate” Corky Lee.
The screening will be offered in person only at the newly renovated MLK Library auditorium. After the film, the filmmakers will participate in an in-person panel discussion with leading photojournalists about Corky’s legacy as an AAPI artist with broad connections across communities. This discussion will be livestreamed to virtual attendees.
May 10th marks the anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Corky made annual visits to Promontory Point to photograph the descendants of Chinese workers excluded from the iconic “Champagne Photo,” taken on May 10, 1869, upon the railroad’s completion. Our event, on this date, commemorates Corky’s legacy and his effort to preserve and celebrate the histories and stories of Chinese Americans. As a special commemoration of Corky’s effort at Promontory Summit, there will be a an in-person vimeo screening of “Dear Corky” in Utah. For location and timing of Utah pre-screening, contact the Chinese Railroad Worker Descendants Association and the OCA Asian American Advocates Utah.
Schedule in DC:
6:30pm – Sneak preview of “Dear Corky” (in-person only) at MLK Library DC
7:00pm-8:00pm – Panel discussion (in-person at MLK and livestreamed to YouTube)
Date and time
Tue, May 10, 2022
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
View Map
Virtual Link www.youtube.com/dcpl1
Register Here

Blessings and Curses of Assimilation
2022-05-31 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | DC
A conversation with Dr. Franklin S. Odo, Dr. Gary P. Zola, Dr. Riv-Ellen Prell, & Ting-Yi Oei, moderated by Ted Gong.
In America, the assimilation process is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, most members of an American minority group aspire to find full acceptance within American society. On the other hand, many resist total assimilation by negotiating their own distinctive identity that is shaped by a minority culture. Or as one scholar recently observed, “Jewish [and Chinese] Americans struggle to determine which side of the hyphen they should embrace.”
To commemorate May as both Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the American Jewish Archives and the 1882 Foundation are joining forces to sponsor a unique webinar conversation to explore the yin yang nature of assimilation in America.
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Director's Discussion: Plague at the Golden Gate
2022-06-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Chinese American Museum DC, 1218 16th St, NW Washington DC, 20036
More than 100 years before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world and set off a wave of fear and anti-Asian sentiment, an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1900 unleashed a similar furor.
Join the Chinese American Museum DC in collaboration with AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and the 1882 Foundation on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, from 6:00-7:00 pm ET to discuss the new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film documentary, Plague at the Golden Gate and meet the film Director, Li-Shin Yu. Registration available for both in-person (limited seats) and online event (unlimited).
1882 Foundation Executive Director, Ted Gong, and United States Naval Academy professor, Audrey Clark, will join in conversation with Li-Shin Yu to discuss her new film and cyclical histories between 1900s USA and today. This examines the documented Chinese American experience at the turn of the 20th century and the modern rise of anti-Asian hate stemming from “who’s to blame” fear and rhetoric; China-virus, Kung-flu, yellow peril.
Registration is free! All registrants will receive a link to screen the full feature film documentary at your own convenience before the panel discussion.
We are excited to be able to open this event to a limited number of registrants to join the panelists in-person, live at the Chinese American Museum DC, and for unlimited online registration.
This program is made possible through the generous support of AARP Maryland.
Register Here.

Between Black and White
2022-07-17 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Registration for in-person attendance or Zoom link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/between-black-and-white-chinese-americans-in-jim-crow-south-tickets-378238500537

Hollywood's Favorite Punchline: Examining Asian American Representation in the Media
2022-07-31 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States
The link for registration on Zoom is: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkde6trzIoH9F8XGK6cktmQ_HzNTuhIu1- .

ACHP Preservation Fellowship
2022-08-01 | DC
1882 Foundation is happy to share some good news. The ACHP and ACHP Foundation is accepting applicants for a national public policy fellowship for historic preservation.
The 21st Century Preservation Leaders Fellowship will bring a promising young preservation professional to Washington DC to work with national preservation agencies and organizations in the development and execution of public preservation policy. The Fellowship is designed to diversify the field of preservation by providing early-career practitioners that demonstrate preservation interest and leadership potential with a deep immersion in policy-making and program leadership at the national level. They have launched the application process and look forward to having their first fellow January of 2023. You can find more information on the ACHP Foundation website – achpfoundation.org.

Youth to Youth: Rewriting American History
2022-08-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | DC
Join the 1882 Education Team of interns virtually for a unique talk story event on Sunday, August 7th from 2-3:30 pm! This talk story will showcase and explore different projects and missions incorporating the Asian American past into the overarching American history.

The link to register is the following: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcO2prj0jGtQLlbUC8nL-QMXiY2diXqs9__;!!IaT_gp1N!wZETuc5wYk_KiaCV8D732vam27mi_NkfrMb9LgWhwKjijC94HwYgy5rGFb0lcWOSa0HkYUDM2oxj5flTqms$

*Videos can be accessed on the Youtube channel after the event*

Return to Gold Mountain Tour
2022-10-01 08:00 - 2022-10-02 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | California State Railroad Museum Parking Lot, 111 I Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
About
Walk in the footsteps of Chinese railroad workers on this historic interpretive tour and teachers’ workshop through America’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Along the way, you will discover Chinese American history and visit culturally significant sites such as Summit Tunnel, China Wall, Bloomer Cut, and more.
The 2-day/1-night tour is organized by the 1882 Foundation in partnership with the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The University of California Davis History Project will also offer a K-12 Teachers’ Workshop as a part of this tour.
Dates and Inclusions
Fall 2022 Dates: October 1-2
Tour Start: Departing from the California State Railroad Museum parking lot
Package Price: $300 USD (double-occupancy room*)
What’s Included:

Guided tour of sites led by a California State Park Interpretive Specialist
Roundtrip transportation from Sacramento, CA to Reno, NV, by private coach eastbound and by Amtrak train westbound (2 lunch boxes provided)
One night hotel room in Reno, NV (double occupancy), all taxes included
Admission to the California State Railroad Museum

Not Included:

Meals not listed or any leisure activities (ex. shopping)
Travel (before or after the tour) or parking in Sacramento
Single occupancy hotel room adds $100 ($400 total)*

Registration:
Use this link to register and pay to reserve your spot. Hope to see you in the Fall!

A note on risk and accessibility: This tour is conducted in English and includes extensive walking and standing, including hiking on rough paths or rocks. Translation or interpreting services are generally not included. However, we will take note of any accommodations you may disclose and do our best to meet your needs. Additionally, participating in any outdoor activity can pose an element of risk and you assume responsibility for your own safety and equipment.

Remembering Chinese American Veterans - Veterans Day Talk Story
2022-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | I Street Conferencing Center, 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (entry from I Street between 6/7th streets), Washington, DC, 20001, United States
In commemoration of Veterans Day, 1882 Foundation invites you to a virtual presentation by Russ Low on his publication The All American Crew. This is his third book in his series on the Chinese American experience. This book tells how the forging of a team in the fight for America transcends differences in heritages and languages. We also want to recognize the workers who fought for the safety of our community by serving as first responders and health workers during the deadly war against COVID, and who served faithfully as pollsters and election officials, ensuring America’s democracy remains strong. For them, we will have a special gift.
Please join us virtual or in person on Sunday, November 13th, 2:00-3:00 pm EST at I Street Conference Center. Register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwodO-opz4uGNIJB0tg0j8My2AHQUQEx6_Q.
