Midnight Madness
🎆Get ready for MIDNIGHT MADNESS🌕 Join us on February 16 to ring in the new year at Midnight! Our lions will take to the streets of Chinatown to bless the local businesses and spread luck to the community.🧧 Interested in…
Voices of the Valley: Community Movie Night
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…
1882 End of Year Fundraising Dinner
Join us on December 17 in Washington, DC as we honor the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act and celebrate how remembrance becomes action. The 1882 Foundation’s Know Our History. Shape Our Future. End of Year Fundraising Dinner brings together community, stories, and…
Coogler, R. (Director). (2025). Sinners [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures.
Review: Sinners
Released in theaters on April 18th, 2025, Sinners has since captivated the minds of many, including myself. I admire director Ryan Coogler’s fervor for filmmaking, and his passion shines through in all of his past projects. After watching his work…
Culture Series: 9-Man Volleyball
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…
Recap: Tai Chi in the District
On Saturday, May 31, 2025, the 1882 Foundation hosted a tai chi workshop with Terence Nicholson, practitioner and teacher of Chinese martial arts, curator, artist, and musician. The event was hosted in person at the 1882 office and had 17…