Join us for a community movie night on January 23! We will be showing three films about Chinese American experiences in small-town California. Following the three films, there will be a Q&A with representatives from each of the movies. Check below for a description of each film: Min Zhou’s Voices shares the often-overlooked stories of […]
HumanitiesDC & Ted Gong Present Culture Series: 9-Man, a conversation with key members of the Chinese American community reflecting on the street sport that continues to unite generations. For more than 90 years, 9-man volleyball has drawn teams from Chinatowns across the United States. In fact, the game is so popular that the last time a […]
Join us this fall for a two-day heritage tour through historic Chinese American sites in Northern California. Stops will include Summit Tunnel and the rural Chinatowns of Truckee and Auburn—key landmarks in the history of Chinese railroad workers and Gold Mountain communities. Your ticket includes: Round-trip charter bus transportation (both days) One-night hotel stay at SpringHill Suites […]
Join us for a compelling conversation on immigration policy, landmark Supreme Court cases, and the media’s role in shaping public perception. Panelists include Yilin Zhang (1882 Foundation), Dr. Susan Brownell (University of Missouri–St. Louis), and journalist Adrienne Beard. They’ll explore the 1927 Gong Lum v. Rice case, which upheld “separate but equal” doctrine in schools […]
📖Join 1882 to discuss Journalist Michael Luo’s first book, Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America! Strangers in the Land is the newest narrative retelling of Chinese American history ranging from the gold rush period in the 1800s to the 1960s. Whether you are looking to broaden […]
Through the generosity of a DC Humanities grant, the 1882 Foundation has produced a unit on teaching about the history of DC’s Chinatown based on filmmaker Penny Lee’s oral histories of residents recounting their experiences of growing up in Chinatown and DC. Their stories speak to how they came to DC, built their families and businesses, and […]
