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AAPI Resources.

Far East Deep South News and Resources

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On Saturday, August 6th, FEDS producers Larissa and Baldwin appeared at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC for a special screening of their award-winning documentary. It was followed by a panel discussion with Derek Grier, founding pastor of Grace Church in Dumfries, VA, Jeff Kloha, Museum of the Bible Chief Curatorial Officer and Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals.

This event also marked the launch of a special exhibit showcasing a Chinese Bible from Mississippi, originally printed in the 1930s, that features prominently in Far East Deep South. On loan from the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum in Cleveland, MS, it will be on display starting August 6, 2022 for six months along with a few other artifacts from that era. 
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  • Far East Deep South is now available in your public library through the Kanopy streaming service. I checked it out. Just register with Kanopy using your local library credentials and you can watch along with thousands of other films and documentaries.
  • Here's a link to their latest newsletter with other interesting news.
  • The DVD and other merchandise is now available here. Encourage your local library to purchase it.
  • For more screenings and discussion groups, you can always go to their website: www.fareastdeepsouth.com.
Exploring Your Family History panel on May 25, 2021. An informative discussion of family history research experts who share insights and other helpful tools for you to research more about your own heritage and ancestry.
Panel discussion of the film on May 12, 2021 with professors Min Zhou of UCLA and Ben Tran of Vanderbilt University and the historic significance of Asians in the South. Moderated by author and sociologist, Nancy Wang Yuen. *Third Space Asian America is an official partner of Far East Deep South.

AAPI Resources

I attended this interesting talk on Mae Ngai's new book The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics (W.W. Norton and Company, 2021) with Beth Lew-Williams, Associate Professor of History at Princeton University sponsored by MOCA on March 2nd. This book won the 2022 Bancroft Prize in history and narrates a complex history of the economic, social, and cultural circumstances around the mid-19th century gold rushes in America, South Africa, and Australia, and their impact on the Chinese diaspora. Mae M. Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University. Special thanks to MOCA for sponsoring this.
  • The CHSA (Chinese Historical Society of America) sponsored an excellent talk by the new president of Queens College, Frank Wu on "“How Do Chinese Americans Fit In? The Outlook for Civil Rights” on May 22nd. View the video above including his comments about the "Myth of the Model Minority!"
  • Thanks to MOCA here is a free children's booklet about MOCA AA Hero Maya Lin. Lin is a world-famous artist, sculptor, and architect. Read on to learn more about her life and work! Best for grades 4-6. Click here.
  • Vincent Who? documentary. Do you know who Vincent Chin is? If not, check out this film about an important person and event in Asian American history. Click here.

  • The NBC Today Show Features Asian issues, lifestyles, cooking and more.
  • Asian Boss Girl founders featured on the Today Show.
  • In May of 2021, I attended the APAICS-PPALM
    Military Appreciation Event, an annual program in honor of all AAPI veterans from all branches of military service. Check out the video recording here. The national director of the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project, Ed Gor, gave a quite emotional speech dedicating the project to a childhood friend who died in combat in Vietnam at the age of 22. Check out his speech in this 5-minute portion here. Here's a pdf of the program.
  • I also attended last May the CACA program "Challenges and Experiences of Chinese American Veterans." Check out the recording here.  I was particularly impressed with the speech of Major General Suzanne Vares-Lum. Check out her comments here.
  • For the Kids! Check out these coloring sheets of "Awesome Asian Americans."

  • The Museum of the Chinese in America (MOCA): https://www.mocanyc.org
  • The US government sponsored APA Heritage Month website: https://asianpacificheritage.gov
  • More PBS content for APA Heritage Month.
    https://www.pbs.org/specials/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/
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