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[On the Same Page] Chinatown in Translation: Scholars in Conversation

This panel discussion will feature Andrew Way Leong, Professor of English, UC Berkeley; Shan Te-hsing, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica; Harvey Dong, Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley; Khatharya Um, Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley.This event is a part of On the Same Page, UC Berkeley’s way of welcoming ... Read more[On the Same Page] Chinatown in Translation: Scholars in Conversation

Rooted in Place: Radical South Asian Storytelling Blooms in Berkeley

Location: Osha Theater, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Barnali Ghosh, Artist, Community Activist, and Designer Barnali Ghosh will talk about creating the award-winning Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, part of a growing movement of activist-led, place-based storytelling. She and partner Anirvan Chatterjee have led thousands of people through walks on ... Read moreRooted in Place: Radical South Asian Storytelling Blooms in Berkeley

[Forum] The Latinx Forum on Democracy, Migration, Health & Wellbeing

Presented by the School of Social Welfare Annual Forum on Social Justice The Latinx Forum on Democracy, Migration, Health & WellbeingOctober 13 8:30-5,October 14 8:30-12:00International House (I-House), UC Berkeley Campus Featured speakers will be: Margarita Alegría, David Hayes Bautista, Maria Hinojosa, John Perez, and Somos Esenciales Project. The overarching goal of the School of Social Welfare’s ... Read more[Forum] The Latinx Forum on Democracy, Migration, Health & Wellbeing

Rethinking Place in Asian American Histories of the United States

Location: Osher Theater, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Catherine Ceniza Choy, Professor, Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, UC Berkeley Catherine Ceniza Choy will discuss her new book, Asian American Histories of the United States, in which she argues that Asian American experiences are essential to any understanding of US history and ... Read moreRethinking Place in Asian American Histories of the United States

[On The Same Page] On the Same Page x Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) present: San Francisco Chinatown Walking Tour

On this tour, participants will learn the ways in which Chinatown has always been, and often still continues to be, its own independent, self-sufficient community. Participants will look at several historical institutions in Chinatown and the impact that they have on the neighborhood today. We will begin with a one-hour walking tour of Chinatown (11:00 ... Read more[On The Same Page] On the Same Page x Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) present: San Francisco Chinatown Walking Tour

Illegal: the Theater of the Angel Island Immigration Station’s Paper Sons

Location: Osher Theater, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Skyler Chin and Sita Sunil, Playwrights of Illegal Jeffrey Lo, Director of The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin; Playwright One island, two plays: Skyler Chin and Sita Sunil will discuss their new musical Illegal with Filipino-American playwright Jeffrey Lo, who recently directed The Paper Dreams ... Read moreIllegal: the Theater of the Angel Island Immigration Station’s Paper Sons

Illegal: A New Musical Concert Presentation

Location: Angel Island Immigration Station Detention Barracks, on Angel IslandPresented by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Join us for a concert presentation of ILLEGAL, a new musical created and performed by Skyler Chin, co-composed by Sita Sunil, and featuring Catherine Gloria. The show is inspired by family secrets and poetry etched into the walls ... Read moreIllegal: A New Musical Concert Presentation

Plague at the Golden Gate

Location: Osher Theater, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Li-Shin Yu, Director, Plague at the Golden Gate  James Q. Chan, Producer, Plague at the Golden Gate Director Li-Shin Yu and producer James Q. Chan will discuss their American Experience PBS documentary about an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco’s Chinatown. More than ... Read morePlague at the Golden Gate

Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration

Location: Osher Theater, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Julio Morales, Artist and Curator Curator Julio Morales will talk about his current BAMPFA exhibition, Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration, which considers the cultures and institutions of confinement that have been centuries in the making. The exhibition features newly commissioned works based ... Read moreUndoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration

Colonialism is Terrible But Pho is Delicious

Colonialism is Terrible, but Pho is Delicious November 15, 2022, 7 pmby Dustin ChinnDirected by Oanh NguyenPost-show discussion with Prof. Lok Siu, author of The Food Truck Generation (forthcoming)UC Berkeley Night at the Aurora Theatre2081 Addison Street, BerkeleyTickets for UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, and the A Year on Angel Island community: $15 with code FHL15 ... Read moreColonialism is Terrible But Pho is Delicious

[CANCELLED] Poetry in Place: Interpreting the Angel Island Immigration Station

Elizabeth Fair has chosen to cancel her talk in order to respect the UC graduate student strike. Elizabeth Fair, PhD Student, UC Berkeley Department of the History of Art Elizabeth Fair will discuss the material and spatial qualities of the Chinese poetry carved into the walls of the Angel Island Immigration Station by detainees. Her ... Read more[CANCELLED] Poetry in Place: Interpreting the Angel Island Immigration Station

Angel Island — Oratorio: Chinese Exclusion, Music, and Storytelling

Location: Zoom Webinar Charlton Lee and Kathryn Bates, Del Sol QuartetHuang Ruo, ComposerWei Cheng, Director of Choral Programs, UC Berkeley The composer and performers of Angel Island–Oratorio for Voices and Strings will discuss the work, which will be performed at UC Berkeley on December 3. The Del Sol Quartet commissioned the oratorio in order to illuminate ... Read moreAngel Island — Oratorio: Chinese Exclusion, Music, and Storytelling