Join the Library\, the Corky Lee Estate\, Loyalty Bookstores\, and the 1882 Foundation for a special conversation ab out the late photographer Corky Lee. An expert panel will discuss Lee's le gacy and discuss photographs from this beautiful new book of Lee's work.&n bsp\;
\nPhotographs from the book will be on display prior to the co nversation\, and copies of the book will be available for sale. A limited number will be available as giveaways courtesy of the DC Public Library Fo undation. \;
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\nThe first book of its kind\, ambitiously presenting not only an ico
nic photographer&rsquo\;s work but a sweeping\, rich visual account of the
AAPI social justice movement. A timely publication before AAPI HeritageMonth that will resonate deeply with readers today. Known throughout h
is lifetime as the &ldquo\;undisputed\, unofficial Asian American photogra
pher laureate\,&rdquo\; the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asia
n American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years\, breaking the
stereotype of Asian Americans as docile\, passive\, and\, above all\, for
eign to this country. Corky Lee&rsquo\;s Asian America is a stunning retro
spective of his life&rsquo\;s work--a selection of the best photographs fr
om his vast collection\, from his start in New York&rsquo\;s Chinatown in
the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the
country until his untimely passing in 2021. Corky Lee's Asian America tra
ces Lee&rsquo\;s decades-long quest for photographic justice\, following A
sian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his ar
tistic development as an activist social photographer. Iconic photographs
feature protests against police brutality in New York in the 1970s\, a Sik
h man draped in an American flag after 9/11\, and a reenactment of the com
pletion of the
transcontinental railroad of 1869 featuring descendant
s of Chinese railroad workers\, and his last photos of community life and
struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. Asian American writers\, artists
\, activists\, and friends of Lee reflect on his life and career and provi
de rich historical and cultural context to his photographs\, including a f
oreword from writer Hua Hsu and contributions from artist Ai Weiwei\, film
maker René\;e Tajima-Peñ\;a\, writer Helen Zia\, photographer
Alan Chin\, historian Gordon Chang\, playwright David Henry Hwang\, and mo
re. Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known image
s\, Corky Lee&rsquo\;s Asian America represents Lee&rsquo\;s mission to ch
ronicle a history of inclusion\, resistance\, ethnic pride\, and patriotis
m. This is a remarkable documentation of vital moments in Asian American h
istory and a timely reminder that it&rsquo\;s also a history that we conti
nue to make.
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\nDr. Mae Ngai\, co-editor of Corky Lee's Asian America\, is Lung Famil y Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. \; She is author of Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens a nd the Making of Modern America (2004)\; The Lucky Ones: One Family and th e Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America (2010)\; and The Chinese Ques tion: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics (2021)
\nJanelle Wong is t he Director of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Mar yland\, College Park. She is a Professor in the Departments of American St udies and Government and Politics. Wong's research focuses on Asian Americ an politics. She is author of \;Immigrants\, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change \;and numerous articles and books on race and politics in the U.S. including "Asian Americans and the \;Pol itics \;of the 21st Century \;(with Karthick Ramakrishnan)\, publi shed in the \;Annual Review \;of \;Political \;Science&nbs p\;last year.
\nDr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a curator of Asian Paci fic American history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Hist ory and is the former director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American C enter. \; Dr. Gonzalves' latest book is Smithsonian Asian Pacific Amer ican History\, Art\, and Culture in 101 Objects (2023)
\nTed Gong is the Founder-Director of the 1882 Project Foundation and President of the DC chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. He retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009 as a Senior Foreign Service Officer who worke d on policies\, laws and operations related to visas\, border security\, i mmigration\, refugees\, citizenship\, and consular services. He served in U.S. Embassies and Consulates in Guangzhou\, Hong Kong\, Taipei\, Manila\, and Sydney and at the Departments of State and Homeland Security on compr ehensive immigration reform and consular operations in the Middle East\, S outh Asia\, Asia and Pacific regions. Ted was educated at the University o f California in History\, University of Hawaii in Asian Studies\, and U.S. Army War College in National Strategic Studies. He received a Frederick D ouglass FD200 Award in 2019.
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