Event Recaps

On March 4th, 2023, the 1882 Foundation and several collaborators hosted students from Bryn Mawr College for their second annual Unity Spring Break, where BIPOC students are invited to explore an element of ethnic American history. The 1882 Foundation administered a day-long bus tour themed around 'Asian American and BIPOCs in DC'. Beginning our day at the Congressional Cemetery, students visited Range 99, where over 100 early Chinese and Chinese Americans were buried and disinterred to be buried in ancestral homes in China. Students walked…

On Sunday, March 26th, 2023, community members, family, and friends gathered at the Chinese Community Church in DC's Chinatown to watch Flashback Chinatown DC, a series of ten short films directed by Penny Lee, produced jointly with the 1882Foundation with the support of HumanitiesDC. Penny Lee chatted with audience members as they shared stories of their own experiences of Chinatown(s), growing up in the neighborhood, and the social and economic factors that shaped Chinatown as it is today. Flashback Chinatown DC is available on the 1882 Foundation…