From Invisible to Visible: 150 Years Later May 9 – 11, 2019 Symposium VII gathered over 60 people together over three days of programming in Partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. Thank you to all of our volunteers and collaborators for…
From Invisible to Visible: 150 Years Later May 9 – 11, 2019 Please join the 1882 Foundation at our 7th Annual 1882 Symposium, an annual gathering of cultural institutions, museums, and federal agencies to connect and strategize on Chinese American…
The April Talk Story on April 14, 2019 started off by wrapping up the March Talk Story with Rita Moy discussing her trip to Toisan and finding her roots as a second-generation Chinese American. She discussed the urbanization of villages…
The Virginia General Assembly has designated May 10, 2019 to honor the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad and particularly the efforts of Chinese workers who made up about 80% of the workforce building the tracks eastward.…
Beginning with a Teachers Workshop for educators in Arlington, Virginia in August 2017 and finishing with a screening of PBS’s American Experience: “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” at the WCVE studios in Richmond in October 2018, the 1882 Foundation introduced a…
On March 17, 2019, over 50 individuals attended our monthly Talk Story event on "Jooksings in China." The 1882 Foundation was proud to host local community memberes Dan Lee, Helen Lew, and Rita Moy as they shared their experiences learning…