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SUMMARY:The Dumpling Club
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join the People's Archive and the 1882us for a screening of "T
 he Dumpling Club\," a short film about community and reconnecting with one
 's culture. .\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/17030212
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a community movie night! We wi
 ll be watching <em><strong>The Dumpling Club</strong></em>\, followed by a
  panel discussion with director Zulian Tjuatja\, other cast members\, and 
 more.</p>\n<p><strong><em>The Dumpling Club</em></strong> follows Siwei in
  the aftermath of his parents' death. While grieving his parents\, Siwei t
 akes an old family cookbook to a local Chinese class to assist with transl
 ations.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>Event Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p>6:30 PM -- 
 Check In and Mingle<br />7:00 PM -- Screening<br />7:30 PM -- Panel Discus
 sion<br />8:10 PM -- Q&amp\;A Session</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Meet the Sp
 eakers:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Zulian Tjuatja</strong></p>\n<p>Born and 
 raised in Texas to Chinese Indonesian parents\, Zulian&rsquo\;s worldview 
 has been informed by the intersections of his diverse life experiences. As
  an adult\, in addition to his native US\, he has lived across South Ameri
 ca\, Europe\, and East Asia. Burnout from a finance career and a failed at
 tempt at becoming a novelist brought him to film. His all-time favorite fi
 lmmakers include Edward Yang\, Akira Kurosawa\, Federico Fellini\, Andrei 
 Tarkovsky\, and Robert Bresson.</p>\n<p>With more to come!</p>\n<hr />\n<p
 ><strong>About the Organizers</strong></p>\n<p>The <strong><a href="https:
 //1882foundation.org">1882 Foundation</a> </strong>is a nonprofit organiza
 tion dedicated to ensuring the history\, experiences\, and contributions o
 f Chinese Americans are recognized\, preserved\, and included in the Ameri
 can story. Questions? Please contact us at info@1882foundation.org</p>\n<p
 >The <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/plan-visit/martin-luther-king-jr-m
 emorial-library/peoples-archive"><strong>People's Archive</strong></a> at 
 DC Public Library is home to the dynamic collections that preserve and sha
 re the stories\, histories\, and voices of Washington\, D.C.&rsquo\;s dive
 rse communities\, as well as the Black experience in the Unites States. It
  features materials&mdash\;such as photographs\, oral histories\, document
 s\, and more&mdash\;that highlight the vibrant local\, national and intern
 ational history of DMV residents\, grassroots movements\, and cultural mil
 estones\, making it a valuable resource for researchers\, historians\, and
  anyone interested in learning more about the city&rsquo\;s past and prese
 nt.</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.chameleon-productions.com"><strong>Chamel
 eon Productions</strong></a> is a grassroots film production company dedic
 ated to a humanistic view of storytelling by filming diverse and emotional
 ly poignant stories.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><br /><strong>Accessibility</strong><
 /p>\n<p>To request a reasonable accommodation for this program\, please co
 ntact the <a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/plan-visit/martin-luther-king
 -jr-memorial-library/center-accessibility">Center for Accessibility</a> by
  email at DCPLaccess@dc.gov or call (202) 727-2142.</p>\nhttps://dclibrary
 .libnet.info/event/17030212
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