Japanese War Atrocities: Historians & Public Memories

Sonoma State University 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA, United States

Japanese War Atrocities: Historians & Public Memories Tue, March 26, 2024, 4:00 - 5:15 pm Both In Person and Online Steven Hall, Room 1301, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA For those unable to attend in-person, please join online via Zoom at link: https://SonomaState.zoom.us/j/88050677517. Visiting guest lecturer, Dr. Daqing Yang, Associate Professor

Mott Street: A Virtual Book Talk + Q&A with Ava Chin

on Zoom

Join OCA National and OCA-New York for this special APA Heritage Month virtual conversation with Ava Chin—author, performer, and professor—as she talks about her new memoir Mott Street, about the impact of the country’s first immigration restrictions, the Chinese Exclusion Act, on four generations of her family in NYC’s Chinatown. Publisher's Weekly called Mott Street

Beyond Resilience: Navigating Asian American Mental Health

The Commons 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Thu, May 16, 2024 7 pm (PT) In person at The Commons, 2601 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA ($15) and Livestream (Free) Cultural stigmas and intergenerational traumas make navigating mental health in the Asian American community complex, but modern-day practitioners and healers offer expansive frameworks for a holistic approach. Join KQED and CAAMFest (Center for

Photojournalist Corkey Lee Book In-Person Event & Livestream

Edge on the Square 800 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

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

Free Virtual Book Talk with Author Rebecca F. Kuang

Online

As part of AAPI Heritage Month in May, the Sonoma County Library has organized a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. White lies, dark humor,

Virtual Book Talk: Chinese Americans in Hollywood

Online

Chinese Americans have been involved in the movie business since its earliest days, whether as extras, leading actors like Anna May Wong and Keye Luke, or Oscar-winning cinematographers like James Wong Howe. You are invited to attend virtually on May 22nd at 5 PM PT for a presentation on Chinese Americans in early Hollywood with