The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui — Review by Hannah Ku

“And though my parents took us far away from the site of their grief… certain shadows stretched far. Casting a gray stillness over our childhood…hinting at a darkness we did not understand but could always feel”  In this beautifully illustrated…

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Event Recap: Seeing Lost Enclaves: Relational Reconstructions of Erased Communities of Color

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Jeffrey Yoo Warren, a Korean American artist-educator, community scientist, illustrator, researcher, and Library of Congress 2023 Innovator in Residence, presented his project “Seeing Providence Chinatown” at the 1882 Foundation’s Talk Story event on Sunday, July 23.  “Seeing Providence Chinatown” is…

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Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom — Review by Hannah Ku

“Every adoption requires a family to be broken apart. Yet, you never hear about that grief”  Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom in Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption illustrates the process of investigating her adoption documents to better understand her origin story.…

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Event Recap: The Spirit of Lion Dancing in Chinatowns — Kennedy Center Culture Caucus Activation

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On Friday, July 7th, the 1882 Foundation and friends gathered at the Kennedy Center REACH campus for our second activation as a member of the Culture Caucus. Families of all ages joined us for Chinese crafts and activities, including a…

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