EventsWong Chin Foo: The First Asian American Civil Rights Leader

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Wong Chin Foo: The First Asian American Civil Rights Leader

2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Saratoga Library

Description

Note: This program is now full but you can still see it Friday, September 20, 2024, 7 PM at the County of Santa Clara Board Chambers (70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose) -No Registration Required. For more information, go to: https://chcp.org/event-5865624. Both events are free. If you registered for this event and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so that others can attend. Thank you.


The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project presents Richard Chang’s dramatic portrayal of Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898), the first Asian American civil rights leader. “Wong defied stereotypes and showed all immigrants and refugees that we belong here in this country. He fought for equality when Asians were seen as unassimilable,” said Chang. His solo performances will be followed by a panel discussion with Bay Area Asian American scholars, historians, and activists. The event will provide an opportunity to explore Chinese immigrants' experiences in the 19th Century. The panelists include:

  • Yvonne Kwan, PhD, SJSU Asst. Professor of Asian American Studies and Lead for ‘The AAPI Perspectives Oral History Project’
  • Barbara Voss, PhD, Stanford Professor of Anthropology and affiliate with the Program on Asian American Studies
  • Connie Young Yu, Chinese American author, activist, historian, and lecturer
  • Loan Le, SFSU Asst. Professor of Asian American Studies

All are welcome. Masks are recommended.

This program is also being offered on Friday, September 20, 2024, 7 PM at the County of Santa Clara Board Chambers (70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose) -No Registration Required. For more information, go to: https://chcp.org/event-5865624. Both events are free.

About Richard Chang

Playwright-actor and journalist Richard Chang has spent two decades researching the forgotten Gilded Age writer-lecturer Wong Chin Foo (“Citizen Wong”), who coined and defined the term “Chinese American” and wielded pen and pulpit to fight the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first U.S. law to bar persons from entry based exclusively on nationality. Chang founded the ‘Citizen Wong Project’ to revive Wong Chin Foo into public consciousness and change the narrative of AAPIs (Asian American and Pacific Islanders) in mainstream America. Chang is a multi-hyphenate storyteller whose works reflect his background as a Chinese-Malaysian performer in Asian and Western theater, dance and opera, puppetry, and improv comedy. Performances are directed by Peter Kuo, Director of the Conservatory, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco.

Suitable for:
Teens
Adults
Type:
Entertainment & Recreation
History & Genealogy
Language:
English

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