Stories from Chinatown — LA Artcore

Stories from Chinatown

Stories from Chinatown is an outdoor community screening and closing reception organized

by Coffee Kang and Evelyn Hang Yin. It is part two of a public programming series that

accompanies to draw a house/得運廠, an exhibition by the two artists at LA Artcore. The

screening showcases 5 short films that explore the complexities of Chinatowns as an ongoing process of homemaking, interwoven with spatial justice, intergenerational relationships, and cultural representation. Featuring an array of filmmakers spanning different eras and backgrounds, the program hopes to initiate a dialogue that bridges the historical and current narratives of Chinatowns. The screening is free, and no RSVP is required!

Date and Time

Thursday, March 14th, 7–9:30 pm

7:00 pm Doors open

7:30–8:40 pm Screening (66 min)

8:40–9:10 pm Panel discussion + Q&A (30 min)

Line Up

Pine Street Now and Again (19 min) by Charlotte Zhang

Tracing History (13 min) by Jalena Keane-Lee

Rising (17 min) by Evelyn Hang Yin

The Blessing (5 min) by Ziyao Liu

Wong Sinsaang (12 min) by Eddie Wong

Location

Union Center for the Arts

120 Judge John Aiso St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Transportation and Parking

- 3 min walk from the Little Tokyo Metro Station

- Parking Lots next door and across the street

*This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.

*This project was made possible with support from Visual Communications.