Alright all you bay people, here's one for you:
Celebrate APA Heritage Month by joining (H)API Hour for an event with the Coalition of Asian American Government Employees (CAAGE) at The Chinese Historical Society of America!
There, you can check out the new exhibit & museum theatre piece, Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights in the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
*The special guest will be San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting, the city’s highest ranking elected APA.*
DATE: Thursday, May 3rd
TIME: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), 965 Clay Street (cross street Powell).
COST/DONATION: A $10 voluntary donation at the door will support CHSA.
RSVP: click here or go to (H)API Hour's evite.
About Remembering 1882...
In 1882, Congress passed the nation’s first immigration legislation–a law to prevent people of Chinese descent from entering the United States. The act would tear apart families, cut the nation’s Chinese American population in half, and remove their right to become citizens.
Featuring an exhibit and museum theater piece, Remembering 1882 culminates in a panel discussion & reception May 9 from 4:30-6:30 pm at the Philip Burton Federal Building at 450 Golden Gate. The panel will investigate the historical significance of 1882, the subsequent civil rights struggle, and its ramification today.
Posted by lisalee at May 2, 2007 2:09 AM
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