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Photojournalist Corkey Lee Book In-Person Event & Livestream
May 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Edge on the Square presents a panel talk on “Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice,” edited by Chee Wang Ng and Mae Ngai.
The first book of its kind, Corky Lee’s Asian America ambitiously presents not only an iconic photographer’s work but a sweeping, rich visual account of the AAPI social justice movement. Known throughout his lifetime as the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile, passive, and, above all, foreign to this country.
For this panel discussion, we welcome speakers Cathy Park Hong, John (aka Johann) Lee, and Mabel Teng. Can’t make it in person? Join our event from the comfort of your home! This event will be livestreamed on YouTube on Saturday, May 18 at 4:00 PM (PT). You won’t want to miss it!
- Read more about the book and the speakers here.
- Watch the documentary “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” on PBS TV.
- Read the book review by Brandon Yu.
- Register here.