Category: Asian American History
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National Angel Island Day 2024 Film Screening: “Paper Angels” (1985)
In observation of National Angel Island Day 2024, Angel Island Immigraion Station Foundation (AIISF) & the Del Sol Performing Arts Organization (DSPAO) & ArtsEd4All presented a special in-person screening of the 1985 adaptation of Genny Lim’s PAPER ANGELS on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Marina Theater (2149 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123). 7pm…
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BAM: Angel Island Exhibit
January 11 – 13, 2024BAM Strong, BAM Harvey TheaterThe Rudin Family Gallery WORLD PREMIERE, NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL, Fall 2023 DESCRIPTION Starting in 1910, many immigrants who journeyed to America were processed at an immigration station on Angel Island, located in the middle of San Francisco Bay. Until a fire led to its closure in 1940,…
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Del Sol Quartet & The Last Hoisan Poets: THE JINGWEI BIRD
THE JINGWEI BIRD explores the complexity of climate change and our relationship to the planet through multi-disciplinary performances with Del Sol Quartetand The Last Hoisan Poets. “THE JINGWEI BIRD” weaves brand-new music by Asian-American composers with powerful bilingual poetry, using storytelling and mythology to deepen our understanding and awareness of the nature around us. “THE…
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The Last Hoisan Poets & Del Sol Quartet: National Angel Island Day 2023
National Angel Island Day with The Last Hoisan Poets was observed on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in the Koret Auditorium at the de Young Museum, in partnership with the de Young Museum, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, UC Berkeley’s Future Histories Lab, A Year on Angel Island. Echoes from Angel Island featured musical performances by…