tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172387200050695692024-03-05T09:30:49.081-05:00Learn Cantonese & Toisan in New York CityBased in New York's Manhattan Chinatown, we meet weekly to learn Cantonese and Toisanese. Everybody is welcome to join our meetings. Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-57466168806100169332023-12-06T21:18:00.008-05:002023-12-15T15:07:29.196-05:002023 Christmas Caroling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MT1AqPJzM7gbOjoIQdYDtHlgiB2Wrt5sc3MtIiIldIaXlCzubwr7T8W37-O6TIoo3ZZGkEWrpubCb3zRjxd5e0iCfAyCa_G5zBedbTWl2K0dOtYGR87sdNz99na24bXtuqovCO48T0R-70Y6pcK9pox6YuD4MNyA-x6ywbcOTcpWdN31E3NiNw0-i_O0/s1004/Hero_Image_393305336_367857042485710_2723350363341567073_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1004" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MT1AqPJzM7gbOjoIQdYDtHlgiB2Wrt5sc3MtIiIldIaXlCzubwr7T8W37-O6TIoo3ZZGkEWrpubCb3zRjxd5e0iCfAyCa_G5zBedbTWl2K0dOtYGR87sdNz99na24bXtuqovCO48T0R-70Y6pcK9pox6YuD4MNyA-x6ywbcOTcpWdN31E3NiNw0-i_O0/w640-h404/Hero_Image_393305336_367857042485710_2723350363341567073_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>21 PELL Street & OCA - NY are thrilled to present: 2023 Christmas Caroling. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Join us in singing fun Christmas songs while spreading Christmas Cheer to NYC’s Chinatown community on Sunday December 17th at 3 PM - 4:30 PM in front of 21 Pell Street. So bring your singing voices as we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-christmas-caroling-tickets-773466207247?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP Free Tickets</a></h1><h3><br /></h3><h3>Video Playlist of all Christmas Carols for practice and review</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=JhOEQrDHYBMW3VJi&list=PLxGdvNOmNckaswmkwdhfPTy2NAu3I7a9z" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Song list</h4><h3><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Hark the Herald Angels Sing</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Do You Hear What I Hear?</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">O Come, All Ye Faithful</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Little Drummer Boy</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">The First Noel</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">O Holy Night</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Joy to the World</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Deck the Halls</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Jingle Bells</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">White Christmas</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Winter Wonderland</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Twelve (12) Days of Christmas</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Silver Bells</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: normal;">We Wish You a Merry Christmas</span></li></ol></h3><h3>Download lyrics sheet</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4kageryWIBRWzmuKa8CfgYSdqDNU8_C/view?usp=drive_link" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="428" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuzk40Vzy8E_NHLguG79iqj_0hGiOUa8MzSvimNQeSs2w3BE_Br0ZVxaA04znULOTmtCoQufuk1suTLsrD2mpLqonSjjkuNQthRjtpRcKZIS09tkfHa3t8DiZfLw3vCjMHC9lhO0f5lyUXTUi1Rxi24rSkf3y4XBB9FwRfSJA4V_lNTZ1OA8FjTZF3qRN/s320/btn-download.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4kageryWIBRWzmuKa8CfgYSdqDNU8_C/view?usp=drive_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download Christmas Carol Lyrics Sheet</a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3>Venue: First Chinese Baptist Church</h3><div><ul><li>Date: December 17th, 2023 (Sunday)</li><li>Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm </li><li>Free admission</li><li>No reservations</li><li>Seats are limited</li><li>First come, first serve</li></ul></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Dec 3, 2023</div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>GPS: 40.714972872976794, -73.99818327565913</p></blockquote><p></p><div></div><p></p><blockquote style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWboFribD7rWlOIhc_6YLEEu95z6UEfzpV2pHPB6KLY13WDYL2wt9a16uuGm8G78FoS_no13mdiZOW9PVCOO3jxNH0jhdBMd-AvF0p0iCL5gtyFuvINhyv5eYYSJGLLLIn03utR__8O5Tk8nDD42BkeHd510t-N5liTnKjKwxHQb_-K6HAKyZ8EYgPDN0e/s428/btn-download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="428" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWboFribD7rWlOIhc_6YLEEu95z6UEfzpV2pHPB6KLY13WDYL2wt9a16uuGm8G78FoS_no13mdiZOW9PVCOO3jxNH0jhdBMd-AvF0p0iCL5gtyFuvINhyv5eYYSJGLLLIn03utR__8O5Tk8nDD42BkeHd510t-N5liTnKjKwxHQb_-K6HAKyZ8EYgPDN0e/s320/btn-download.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-31271389147889734072023-11-28T20:49:00.011-05:002023-11-30T22:49:51.010-05:00Prologue - Part II featuring Puppetry Master Spica Wobbe and Margaret Yuen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgXijQ1T3L6vluXmS-o0fc2G7RFhLKJnOjp4UNX_WAc1_CORgm6T92NV1b0kPuzaOQjJah_Cpwe1ZkBJ0VzI56TgZiokgBW6xHUXEneGlHkWSBFYIKIfTPNGR2tlgH1z-Alw0GQS_ULMeJzsyAORZEBeAtloNaq8ajGq5OyA8CeWIsPeRK_pnVrn7vNGc/s1545/Spica_Wobbe_370261071_2176973615967661_594760989094420703_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1545" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgXijQ1T3L6vluXmS-o0fc2G7RFhLKJnOjp4UNX_WAc1_CORgm6T92NV1b0kPuzaOQjJah_Cpwe1ZkBJ0VzI56TgZiokgBW6xHUXEneGlHkWSBFYIKIfTPNGR2tlgH1z-Alw0GQS_ULMeJzsyAORZEBeAtloNaq8ajGq5OyA8CeWIsPeRK_pnVrn7vNGc/w640-h398/Spica_Wobbe_370261071_2176973615967661_594760989094420703_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Join us this Sunday, December 3rd 2023 at 3 PM to 4:30 PM. The performance will be held at The First Chinese Baptist Church located at 21 Pell Street, New York, NY 10013.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Spica’s performance are stories inspired by the extraordinary life experiences of a group of Chinese ladies who get together weekly for an art class at the <a href="https://www.homecrest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homecrest Bensonhurst Community Center in Brooklyn, New York</a>. Through object manipulation, shadow play and music, this show brings their adventures to life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following the performance, a fun and interactive activity centered on the creative use of fans awaits participants.<br /><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prologue-part-ii-featuring-puppetry-master-spica-wobbe-and-margaret-yuen-tickets-768762097127" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP Free Tickets</a></h1><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Spica Wobbe Bio</h3><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Spica Wobbe (Shu-yun Cheng) is a puppetry artist originally from Taiwan. Her work has been seen in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Holland, Germany, Israel, Austria and the U.S. Now based in NYC, she works as a puppetry designer, performer and educator. She established <a href="http://www.doubleimagetheaterlab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Double Image Theater Lab </a>in 2011 to create cross-cultural productions that explore the world of the past and the present. She is a two time recipient of the <a href="https://www.hensonfoundation.org/grants/artist-grants/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Henson Foundation grant</a> and is a 2015 Sandglass Theater New Vision Series Resident Artist. Spica was the featured artist in “Shadow, Light... Hide & Seek Exhibit” at WenShand Theater in Taipei in 2015 and “Heaven of Puppets Exhibit” at <a href="https://www.pact.taipei/index_en.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taipei Puppet Museum</a> in 2016.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Spica co-created The <a href="https://thememoryprojet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Memory Project with Karen Oughtred</a>, storytelling through visual arts, theater and puppetry for culturally diverse older adults. The project received <a href="https://lmcc.net/resources/artist-residencies/su-casa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LMCC SU-CASA</a> (2017 - 2020), <a href="https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/creative-learning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Learning grants</a> (2017- 2020) and <a href="https://lmcc.net/resources/manhattan-arts-grants/creative-engagement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Engagement grant</a> (2021).</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Margaret Yuen Bio</h3><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://peoplesles.org/content/margaretyuen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Margaret Yuen</a> is a dancer, instructor, choreographer and founder of the <a href="https://redsilkdancers.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Silk Dancers</a>. Her journey in puppetry theatre began in 2016 where she took the first workshop hosted by <a href="https://www.lamama.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaMaMa</a>. Since then, Ms. Yuen has presented several original puppetry works under the guidance of Federico Restrepo and has collaborated and performed with Spica Wobbe in the past three years.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Venue: First Chinese Baptist Church</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Date: December 3rd, 2023 (Sunday)</li><li>Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm </li><li>Free admission</li><li>No reservations</li><li>Seats are limited</li><li>First come, first serve</li></ul></div><div>To learn about Spica’s amazing talent, you can check out the links below:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.doubleimagetheaterlab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Double Image Theater Lab</a> <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://thememoryprojet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Memory Project</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thememoryproject.storytelling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Dec 3, 2023</div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>GPS: 40.714972872976794, -73.99818327565913</p></blockquote><p></p><div></div><p></p><blockquote style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <p></p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-6126765020498465822023-11-23T16:40:00.005-05:002023-11-28T20:50:24.258-05:0021 Pell St is Thankful for You!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbx-ZgSIpTS1BozNDHE4jwFj_BdGiQdQEyMWDc56fstFiPsQEahwcJixT-zYSrcv24x4ojJ9rWfLb4N768JP-ezzDXQRJoHg-7pK-RvIDqDkcCwWBDIymK2_kOX91tqhQuOA0KG4Ir1aDhqmFmUIU1_CJeZCXrhI3lg4UYgBqpehaLuGJcXIoiO6a2WQ5/s1441/20230910-21p_judo_club_P1100572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1441" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbx-ZgSIpTS1BozNDHE4jwFj_BdGiQdQEyMWDc56fstFiPsQEahwcJixT-zYSrcv24x4ojJ9rWfLb4N768JP-ezzDXQRJoHg-7pK-RvIDqDkcCwWBDIymK2_kOX91tqhQuOA0KG4Ir1aDhqmFmUIU1_CJeZCXrhI3lg4UYgBqpehaLuGJcXIoiO6a2WQ5/w640-h480/20230910-21p_judo_club_P1100572.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><h1 style="text-align: left;">Happy Thanksgiving</h1><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Dear 21 Pell member,</p><p><br /></p><p>My memories of festive event shared with family and friends remind me of what I love most about this time of year:</p><p><br /></p><p>Reflecting on the gratitude I hold in my heart for my loved ones, my health and my fulfilling work. I’m also grateful for 21 Pell St and Chinatown community—including YOU, and your support of our mission for peace, justice and the American way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Together, we’re transforming lives and communities by building and hosting free events and by uniting all people in Chinatown around the cause of community activism.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just like Thanksgiving is more than a holiday, a 21 Pell is more than a sacred place for hosting events and tell our story. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you again for helping people in the Chinatown community have the resources they need to own share their common struggles and contributions and secure their families’ futures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy Thanksgiving!</p><p>From Anthony Alvarez and The 21Pell Team</p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-78818903901901017112023-11-08T22:10:00.003-05:002023-11-09T15:56:07.372-05:00A FATHER'S SON. A Detective Yu Investigation. An award winning film<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXYLor12vRc0LDp_2DecYbtyro0jXCZrvNyP12ppMnIXZu-6I97E5qn05dCaBXIfMzGxb3cxiC7d1dtvh8FAZhWYzcokaaDP_njMV7QJPSYgaRR2m_pvIDmtIckHdVvLvfrKXMPAKqIoCBeeRJTaPfTE1gixCDyDubhUsdVLWh3YyKE8laoHIanIo_oNQ/s673/400086790_352771797327568_6248647671172857229_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="673" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXYLor12vRc0LDp_2DecYbtyro0jXCZrvNyP12ppMnIXZu-6I97E5qn05dCaBXIfMzGxb3cxiC7d1dtvh8FAZhWYzcokaaDP_njMV7QJPSYgaRR2m_pvIDmtIckHdVvLvfrKXMPAKqIoCBeeRJTaPfTE1gixCDyDubhUsdVLWh3YyKE8laoHIanIo_oNQ/w640-h365/400086790_352771797327568_6248647671172857229_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>21 Pell Street Monthly Events proudly presents the award winning short film "A FATHER'S SON" A Detective Yu Investigation. Starring: Tzi Ma, Ronny Chieng, Perry Yung and Kathleen Kwan. Directed by NYC Chinatown's own Patrick Chen. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>A Father's Son is story-spinoff based on author Henry Chang's crime novel series featuring NYPD Detective Jack Yu. Set in the early '90s when local street gangs terrorized Manhattan's Chinatown, our story centers on Detective Jack Yu investigating the murder of a teenage boy involved in a turf war. Amidst the broad distrust and racial divide between the Chinatown community and NYPD, our lone lawman searches for a nondescript immigrant family to deliver a shattering message that also brings forth his own conflicted relationship with Jack's father.</p><p>So join us for a close up screening with a star-studded cast and many familiar friends and faces of NYC Chinatown. An intimate Q&A session will follow with Henry Chang and guest.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="479" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AGhsSHFfV6c" width="577" youtube-src-id="AGhsSHFfV6c"></iframe></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-fathers-son-a-detective-yu-investigation-an-award-winning-film-tickets-755747801017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP Free Tickets</a></h1><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Statement from Patrick Chen:</h3><p>Author Henry Chang has been a huge influence of mine since 2006 when I first saw posters of his crime-drama novels displayed around NYC's Chinatown: "Chinatown Beat", "Year of The Dog", "Red Jade", and "Death Money". His fictional character, Jack Yu, is a hardened NYPD Detective torn between pursuing justice in his community during a time of blatant racism and honoring the memory of his father and their Asian roots. It is refreshing to read about a Chinese-American protagonist who isn’t a stereotype. Jack isn’t a cook, a deliveryman, or a martial artist. He is simply a child of an immigrant parent walking a line between two worlds – something that I am personally very familiar with.</p><p>Positive Asian-American male role models have been absent in Hollywood for the most part unless it was Bruce Lee from the 1970s or other martial arts figures. In the 1980s, Dennis Gong Dun came close to breaking the barriers by portraying such Chinese-American protagonists as Herbert Kwong in "Year of the Dragon" and Wang Chi in "Big Trouble in Little China". In the 2010s, the success of "Crazy Rich Asians" appeared to have presented a renewed opportunity for compelling stories with tangible Asian-American male characters. As of today, however, Asian-American male role models have yet to be amplified to the mainstream audience.</p><p>It has been thirteen years since the publication of "Chinatown Beat", and I feel this is the perfect time to bring Jack Yu's story to light in our short film, A FATHER'S SON. Funded by the fans of the novels and the AAPI community, it was shot exclusively in New York's Chinatown where its production helped numerous small businesses in the area while employing a predominantly Asian-American cast and crew. I am deeply proud and honored that our community came together to help realize this passion project for Mr. Henry Chang and that I am able to present a positive Asian-American male role model on screen.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">About The Detective Jack Yu Series </h4><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2012910/henry-chang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Random House Publishing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/86594-a-detective-jack-yu-investigation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoodReads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Henry-Chang/author/B001JS0WNW?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></li><li><a href="https://sohopress.com/series/the-detective-yu-investigations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SOHO Press</a></li></ul><h4 style="text-align: left;">About Henry Chang </h4><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chang">WikiPedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chinatowntrilogy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chinatown Trilogy</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Oct 19, 2023</div><div>Time: 6 - 8:00 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>GPS: 40.714972872976794, -73.99818327565913</p></blockquote><p></p><div></div><p></p><blockquote style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-73273206087169098122023-11-03T12:36:00.006-04:002023-11-03T13:31:11.807-04:00"BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN," award winning documentary film directed by Karen Cho<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WYHQX3bMV1Uka3eocWfBdjJKGJ6grRQQ5JhlFNgi15t_nbzAcDSk8beJTcWNf-P-S-F715vhyphenhyphenKT9SwTflaxYGHP-12QXb0a1T7IQpZqwsUEj9kZIeygNdBxgVQSAnCocuUMMrXb2bggsiaoZrL8ICaqzAA6BP1ext9knWHGJz7mcsWlbaPmnDNxvrR5Z/s710/Bsnner%20gimp%20397120438_349412627663485_9037659015554816115_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="710" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WYHQX3bMV1Uka3eocWfBdjJKGJ6grRQQ5JhlFNgi15t_nbzAcDSk8beJTcWNf-P-S-F715vhyphenhyphenKT9SwTflaxYGHP-12QXb0a1T7IQpZqwsUEj9kZIeygNdBxgVQSAnCocuUMMrXb2bggsiaoZrL8ICaqzAA6BP1ext9knWHGJz7mcsWlbaPmnDNxvrR5Z/w640-h366/Bsnner%20gimp%20397120438_349412627663485_9037659015554816115_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>21Pell Street Monthly Events presents the award winning documentary film "BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN. Directed by Karen Cho and Produced by EyeSteelFilm.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><h2 style="text-align: left;">A Feature Documentary by Karen Cho:</h2><p>Big Fight in Little Chinatown is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, the documentary takes us into the lives of residents, businesses and community organizers whose neighborhoods are facing active erasure.</p><p>Coast to Coast the film follows Chinatown communities resisting the pressures around them. From the construction of the world’s largest vertical jail in New York, Montreal’s fight against developers swallowing up the most historic block of their Chinatown, big box chains and gentrification forces displacing Toronto’s community, to a Vancouver Chinatown business holding steadfast, the film reveals how Chinatown is both a stand-in for other communities who’ve been wiped off the city map, and the blueprint for inclusive and resilient neighborhoods of the future.</p><p>Following the film screening, we will have the opportunity for a Q&A session with Karen Cho (via Zoom) and NYC Chinatown's own Jan Lee who was featured in the NYC segment that focused on the mega jail demonstration.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-fight-in-little-chinatown-award-winning-documentary-film-by-karen-cho-tickets-751420688507" target="_blank">RSVP -Free Tickets</a></h1><p><br /></p><p>For More Information, please check our the film trailer and the <a href="https://www.bigfightinlittlechinatown.com/" target="_blank"><b>official film website</b></a> listed below:</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">FILM TRAILER </h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="521" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GTI0aeGA4d8" width="627" youtube-src-id="GTI0aeGA4d8"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://fb.me/e/3aNL9V5HZ" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://fb.me/e/3aNL9V5HZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Oct 19, 2023</div><div>Time: 6 - 8:00 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>GPS: 40.714972872976794, -73.99818327565913</p></blockquote><p></p><div></div><p></p><blockquote style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: none; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-61236392973216080822023-10-22T14:37:00.018-04:002024-02-08T15:10:29.934-05:00Corky Lee Way Sign Unveiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc4x7rtcGoRfiMKfvRKmoDbtg8nfOmaM49vGUA7Ib9lt0qGHCg_rb6yL06Zu6uCN1jBMBZrYXFXGHabOCKO_BAIMSrWtfS9cFWlRI0HzlH-gtYKyc58O75nzb02Yi7PqG9vTANtCf39VR9A8FbdR72Bg_xzx6E17pFA7VcEpugtqWHe_0ynwkCsDoVR6h/s1080/392889954_670544731845701_1773441081836574494_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc4x7rtcGoRfiMKfvRKmoDbtg8nfOmaM49vGUA7Ib9lt0qGHCg_rb6yL06Zu6uCN1jBMBZrYXFXGHabOCKO_BAIMSrWtfS9cFWlRI0HzlH-gtYKyc58O75nzb02Yi7PqG9vTANtCf39VR9A8FbdR72Bg_xzx6E17pFA7VcEpugtqWHe_0ynwkCsDoVR6h/w640-h640/392889954_670544731845701_1773441081836574494_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>No doubt our dearly missed friend Corky heard us celebrating in Chinatown from all the way up there! From dancing at our Chinatown Block Party with our *two* newsstand resident DJs (me + Les The DJ) to seeing Corky and friends on the big screen at 21Pell to singing “Where’s Corky?” with Judo Club, our full day of celebrating the unveiling of Corky Lee Way gathered so many friends together – just like he always loved to do at the Mosco Street newsstand and 21Pell.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=PrMT5w_e1zXK40Gx&list=PLxGdvNOmNckZfebplqUCnUI-3YdXrgX9o" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>And just as Corky always found a way to build bridges across and beyond the neighborhood, this special Chinatown Block Party was a collaborative labor of love across so many people and groups that love and miss him to this day. None of this would have been possible without the steadfast dedication of the Corky Lee Way Committee (including friends from OCA, Chinese Adoptee Alliance, & Think!Chinatown), who spearheaded the 2+ years effort to co-name Mosco Street in honor of Corky. Shoutout to 21Pell for opening up the historic First Chinese Baptist Church to continue Corky’s tradition of screening his favorite films created by and featuring his friends. And of course, so many people lit up the block on Corky Lee Way with us – Corky’s friends and family, Judo Club, Les The DJ, Chinatown Records – the list could go on forever! </p><p><br /></p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.comMott St & Mosco St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7145045 -73.998803612.404270663821151 -109.1550536 69.024738336178842 -38.8425536tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-10589874478121014442023-10-18T15:48:00.007-04:002024-02-19T21:55:30.430-05:00Asian American Film Lab - Screenplay Reading and Workshop Series<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://learncantonesetoisan.pucho.com/2023/10/asian-american-film-lab-screenplay.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn48uP9xRIkODrV_YrMLKmzIb1Ehtusackr7x1Vro2P5BfLJwV4gwyE_3iLBzRyzbkIorHeDRcKfHqQf0BTWCkHbvPvWc_hkGc2lQAlD5Xe5BLyc6vV9YE_b2fyiea56cbYh0pxku6SpKCFJeHZK8oY7M_LbaN6aiQSfDPNg3oDEYFUjGoaZKGGVq7sX4/w330-h400/https___cdn.evbuc.com_images_602616409_49855550916_1_original.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>ASTRAL, a new Unfinished Works Short Film Screenplay reading moderated by Bonnie Barrios at 21 Pell Street.</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTNFOrLRMxJDqsbPS2QtcmWuOJZ8-rPC-4sONtdSyz-0Z37Kozu0MN4S-lnXbIUMmhZREb1n9-e7mB5dbG-JeoeNW0ZPwrceFhWd1lMKN7zmr9cUvSEQWj1MgwPkXcaUxytpzq088Cz3DJ9MC1h812ANl2GVcxL_bBppYPImpOmMhMASVTx6MfS8Vgp8j/s720/https___cdn.evbuc.com_images_613079719_49855550916_1_original.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTNFOrLRMxJDqsbPS2QtcmWuOJZ8-rPC-4sONtdSyz-0Z37Kozu0MN4S-lnXbIUMmhZREb1n9-e7mB5dbG-JeoeNW0ZPwrceFhWd1lMKN7zmr9cUvSEQWj1MgwPkXcaUxytpzq088Cz3DJ9MC1h812ANl2GVcxL_bBppYPImpOmMhMASVTx6MfS8Vgp8j/w400-h400/https___cdn.evbuc.com_images_613079719_49855550916_1_original.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>
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</h1><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unfinished-works-fall-screenplay-reading-workshop-series-tickets-722925358207" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSVP</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">About Asian American Film Lab</h3><div><br /></div><div>The Film Lab(TM) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization devoted to the promotion and support of gender and racial parity in film and television programming. Through our public programming, 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition and in-house entertainment production arm, AAFL-TV, we ensure that stories and voices too often silenced in mainstream media are heard, not just as whispers, but as shouts to the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/s1945/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3545625019018728?ref=newsfeed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Oct 19, 2023</div><div>Time: 6 - 8:00 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">GPS: 40.714972872976794, -73.99818327565913 </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div> </div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div> </div></blockquote><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><div><p><br />
</p><p><br /></p></div><p></p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-51446279187682614772023-09-29T20:56:00.008-04:002023-09-29T20:57:38.565-04:00Happy Mid-Autumn Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">祝你和你的家人中秋快乐</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1208" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtyLnTIsoI-SoCSqEVJTNPLS0rXk4-yoHtOLZCY0UwNdSF4LfPSg66K_Pen9CYzajuorKlkGofbwJgkA2tzED7mGxpkKFVk3jgEJdb10kwXrz0liSetrbe9wOI3Y7nSJS6dxfnPPpVq1CN9NkQc4KuaCB1-RX_oFO31HjvqNxj5QaZhoJWOVBlFlolMGf/w640-h382/2023%20Mid%20autumn%20Festival%20-fin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Judo Club performed six songs at an outdoor concert and performance in front of 21 Pell Street performed on Sunday September 10th, 2023 from 3:00pm. Watch entire 6 song video playlist. </p><h2><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" target="_blank">Song List</a></h2><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://youtu.be/jXiHmFgIHW8" target="_blank">Another Lifetime</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/lFWLh4YHhds" target="_blank">Jimi and Bruce</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/1KpZiUbXumI" target="_blank">Prove My Love</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/SqEEBPy9hBI" target="_blank">Go for Broke</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/nqdNoRrIx1M" target="_blank">There's Corky</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/ToHxD7UN-u0" target="_blank">Coffee and Topaz</a></li></ol><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" target="_blank">Click Play All to listen to all 6 songs.</a></div><span><!--more--></span><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=59l9KYEGa_QGExkI&list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><h2>Band Members:</h2><p></p><ul><li>Billy Asai - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar</li><li>Richard Ebihara - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar </li><li>Jun Suenaga - Vocals & Percussion </li><li>Perry Yung - Vocals & Shakuhatchi </li></ul><h2>JUDO CLUB Social Media</h2><div><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/judoclubnyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/judoclubband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ-JOf3DAVmSswTn-UixDw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkTree</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/s1945/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3545625019018728?ref=newsfeed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Sept 10, 2023</div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><p></p><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--><br /></span><span></span>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-49415290679529295532023-09-28T14:47:00.007-04:002024-01-07T21:00:15.758-05:00JUDO CLUB Live Performance Video at 21 Pell St.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Another Lifetime" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAUE7CC2ks2xYpE0KR9n_sDbtgc1wV-yy1IZVlxqDckAneXenfjjqURXF46kyih_jSqW7uIuGFnr5nNrqeb4LzsCe3vFGIHmkVgSHbHd2ehzRl0hhoSfJXOqzxVfQeh4_tQBebUmrZrxSziWyVhHVHZiEx4FnzFZ5qpiTVxKiNunMVJgK7Jlzar_nnrfY/w640-h362/Another%20life%20time_1.1.1.jpg" title="Another Lifetime" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Judo Club performed six songs at an outdoor concert and performance in front of 21 Pell Street performed on Sunday September 10th, 2023 from 3:00pm. Watch entire 6 song video playlist. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><h2><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" target="_blank">Song List</a></h2><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://youtu.be/jXiHmFgIHW8" target="_blank">Another Lifetime</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/lFWLh4YHhds" target="_blank">Jimi and Bruce</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/1KpZiUbXumI" target="_blank">Prove My Love</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/SqEEBPy9hBI" target="_blank">Go for Broke</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/nqdNoRrIx1M" target="_blank">There's Corky</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/ToHxD7UN-u0" target="_blank">Coffee and Topaz</a></li></ol><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" target="_blank">Click Play All to listen to all 6 songs.</a></div><span></span><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=59l9KYEGa_QGExkI&list=PLxGdvNOmNcka6iGfYiHpbqSZbnXhR2QYw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><h2>Band Members:</h2><p></p><ul><li>Billy Asai - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar</li><li>Richard Ebihara - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar </li><li>Jun Suenaga - Vocals & Percussion </li><li>Perry Yung - Vocals & Shakuhatchi </li></ul><h2>JUDO CLUB Social Media</h2><div><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/judoclubnyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/judoclubband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ-JOf3DAVmSswTn-UixDw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkTree</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/s1945/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3545625019018728?ref=newsfeed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Sept 10, 2023</div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></blockquote><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><p></p><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--><br /></span><span></span>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-38937162783482195772023-09-08T21:44:00.004-04:002023-09-08T22:10:07.144-04:00JUDO CLUB uses music as a Weapon against Stop Asian Hate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrUnbSY1zRYYTTEs9GQ6-5JIob73RhydO7ezniLpsLIhPH4MNUORIVK5yuZcWEq9Ua6EfA48Nt7M9HBTADIhwEwzXi1IqffmCxtMn137Rj28_36Y56Df52ElQeG3dpQ4yw7hEKGID9_Naxq2x4RUyxRgLdsK_1vTFnLFMKrKee09uGvgbCrthV_1OEujl/s1463/judo%20club%20band%20372034752_2863500637114692_4765941395238513437_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1463" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrUnbSY1zRYYTTEs9GQ6-5JIob73RhydO7ezniLpsLIhPH4MNUORIVK5yuZcWEq9Ua6EfA48Nt7M9HBTADIhwEwzXi1IqffmCxtMn137Rj28_36Y56Df52ElQeG3dpQ4yw7hEKGID9_Naxq2x4RUyxRgLdsK_1vTFnLFMKrKee09uGvgbCrthV_1OEujl/w640-h362/judo%20club%20band%20372034752_2863500637114692_4765941395238513437_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Judo Club is an Asian American Acoustic Band, based in New York City who use music as a weapon. Free outdoor concert and performance in front of 21 Pell Street this Sunday September 10th, 2023 at 3:00pm.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?si=CcyCiyFUMVz7HqJh&list=PLxGdvNOmNckZPh5MYXIjLdqS-s8DAhepE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>JUDO CLUB performs original heartfelt songs inspired by their history as Asian Americans. They combine guitars and bass with shakuhachi flute and cajon to tell their stories of triumph, sacrifice and love, strumming at the very core of what it is to be American.</p><p>Please join us in a foot tapping, love filled, musical celebration of those who helped in building and defending this country and community.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Band Members:</h2><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Billy Asai - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar</li><li>Richard Ebihara - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar </li><li>Jun Suenaga - Vocals & Percussion </li><li>Perry Yung - Vocals & Shakuhatchi </li></ul><h2 style="text-align: left;">JUDO CLUB Social Media</h2><div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/judoclubnyc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/judoclubband" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ-JOf3DAVmSswTn-UixDw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/judoclubnyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkTree</a></li></ul><h2 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h2><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3545625019018728?ref=newsfeed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Location</h2></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div>Date: Sunday Sept 10, 2023</div></div><div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div></div><div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </div></div></blockquote><div><div><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><p style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></div></blockquote><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div><p></p><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-50806519271689504862023-08-08T20:36:00.005-04:002023-08-12T15:49:03.258-04:0021 Pell: Summer Music PerformancePlease join 21Pell on Sunday August 13th at 3 PM to 4:30 PM to listen to amazing line up of talented Vocalist, Cellist and Pianist.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBlHBAW0QObPoz7ewkAIQyEcQbdfVRaZntbGMQarAsFfy6o3bRZjC0bZr7tpg_rOvDi4QgxkzIlqbRZVQbm6RqRkH9LTo6wd6_oiozVScMp7IweKk5bME9yG5wDQo_xUa8rGlwm_k2QTaYTGw2tfeuveiJBX7c_a6YAaTsqgAD3V7tdWM6ybf6x1NslJO/s2160/2023-0812-Cover-Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBlHBAW0QObPoz7ewkAIQyEcQbdfVRaZntbGMQarAsFfy6o3bRZjC0bZr7tpg_rOvDi4QgxkzIlqbRZVQbm6RqRkH9LTo6wd6_oiozVScMp7IweKk5bME9yG5wDQo_xUa8rGlwm_k2QTaYTGw2tfeuveiJBX7c_a6YAaTsqgAD3V7tdWM6ybf6x1NslJO/w640-h320/2023-0812-Cover-Image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>We will be featuring Ms. Sofia Diana Antonakos. She is a professional opera singer that has performed at Carnegie Hall, won an award from the Met and study Mark Oswald from the Metropolitan Opera. She has also performed at The Statue of Liberty singing the National Anthem. Most recently, Sofia is a winner of the 2023 International Chinese Singing Contest. Having been born in Greece, we are impressed by her talent where she will sing a song in Chinese for the folks at 21 Pell.</p><p>Next we have young talented vocalist by the name of Caroline Love Itskov. She is a 13 year old Filipina who's an actress, singer, songwriter and pianist.</p><p>Then we will hear from a gifted young man named Willis Tang. Willis is a child prodigy Cellist and Pianist. Most recently, he was the 1st Prize winner of the 2023 Sempre Musick Concert competition.</p><p>Finally we will hear from 21 Pell's very own pianist Raymond Gunn. He will be demonstrating his unique talents of playing many Broadway Musical and Contemporary hits while being blind folded. Ray prides himself as being self taught and having the ability to play the piano "By Ear" without looking at any sheet music.</p><p>So we hope you can make it on August 13th at 3 PM to support these talented young vocalist and musicians. Please click below to sign up for this event</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talented-vocalist-and-musician-performances-tickets-694842321087?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Free Tickets</a> </h1><div><br /></div><div><h2>Event Details</h2><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p>Date: Sunday Aug 13, 2023<br />Time: 3 - 4:30 PM<br />Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><p><br /></p></div>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-87418392850485873642023-05-22T12:40:00.016-04:002023-05-24T20:39:43.147-04:00Blurring The Color Line: Chinese in the Segregated South<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRfEz2Mzv_dKiByUJ5lAhXQnXvUNg78Q5olDW0GWoVqXuMrBNyvaetfcpmx2ppEY6VOxbYD12W4YzX1LCbMcLw-UTu2oH2QgAf1MpI517a57aFeQYxcophGK6IHjpd-SQlbyN8I1gQ3GF5mXRaRmozItHxpyQ85rI6sujyWej4UAT-OohbCVlBo4Ujw/s1462/Carolyn%20chow%20movie%20banner%20346132783_1328211824707655_1798986153997086739_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1462" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRfEz2Mzv_dKiByUJ5lAhXQnXvUNg78Q5olDW0GWoVqXuMrBNyvaetfcpmx2ppEY6VOxbYD12W4YzX1LCbMcLw-UTu2oH2QgAf1MpI517a57aFeQYxcophGK6IHjpd-SQlbyN8I1gQ3GF5mXRaRmozItHxpyQ85rI6sujyWej4UAT-OohbCVlBo4Ujw/w640-h362/Carolyn%20chow%20movie%20banner%20346132783_1328211824707655_1798986153997086739_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Speaking to today’s Afro-Asian tensions, Chinese grocers in the Black neighborhood during Jim Crow disrupt the black and white narrative of America’s racial history.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><h2 style="text-align: left;">SYNOPSIS</h2><p>What did it mean to be Chinese in Black space during segregation? Following director Crystal Kwok’s personal journey of discovery, she digs into how her grandmother’s family navigated life as grocery store owners in the black neighborhood of Augusta, Georgia. The film weaves personal family stories with memories from the larger Chinese and Black communities, opening up uncomfortable but necessary conversations around anti-black racism and the deeply rooted structure of white power and Chinese patriarchy that contributed to this. Which fountain did the Chinese drink from? Where did they sit on the bus? An entrance into our connected histories we never knew or dared speak about as told through the woman’s lens.</p><p>BLURRING THE COLOR LINE follows director Crystal Kwok as she unpacks the history behind her grandmother’s family, who were neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta, Georgia during the Jim Crow era.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Official Trailer</h2>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLxGdvNOmNckZwk90Y4C2oNqhn7rAdT0GJ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></h3><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/213485528130500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: red; color: #fcff01;">RSVP</span></a></h1><p>This documentary serves to disrupt racial narratives and bridge divides.</p><p></p><blockquote><i>“At a time in America when we are aware of how divided we are, especially racially, this film bravely explores one of our nation's most discussed, most politicized, and most misunderstood racial divides. I’m of course referring to the relationship between Asian Americans and Black Americans.”</i></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">— W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer</h4></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><i>“This project has forced me to dig deep into the cracks of American history, of what is told, forgotten, or erased. It was important for me to weave in the significance of how the larger structure of segregation worked in the deep south and how that paved the way for the Chinese immigrants to enter. It begs us to ask where the Chinese, or any other minority for that matter, fit in on the color line and how it affected their sense of identity and attitudes towards Black people. Why were they able to go to white schools but had to live in the Black neighborhood? Why did certain Chinese families allow or not allow their children to play with their Black neighbor kids? How do these behaviors speak to today’s racial tensions?” </i></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="text-align: left;">— Crystal Kwok, Director</h4></blockquote></blockquote><h2 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h2><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;">Date: Friday May 26, 2023<br />Time: 6 - 7:30 PM<br />Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. In the heart of Chinatown </p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><h2>DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & WRITER</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610c300a9fe9b91baac5baad/b9b2e1ed-b079-4272-8a87-922b40a4e198/crystal2.png?format=500w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610c300a9fe9b91baac5baad/b9b2e1ed-b079-4272-8a87-922b40a4e198/crystal2.png?format=500w" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">CRYSTAL KWOK is an award winning filmmaker who established her career in Hong Kong as an actress, writer, director, and talk show host. She won the audience choice awards at the 2000 Deauville Asian Film Festival for her debut feature length film, The Mistress. She was commissioned by Canal Plus to document “A Day in the Life of Jackie Chan” as part of the centennial celebration of international directors, She created and produced a bilingual edutainment video series for young children, “The Culture Cubs” and wrote and has staged several original plays about sensitive women’s issues. As a strong women’s advocate, her talk show, “Kwoktalk” broke boundaries in Hong Kong with conversations about women and sexuality. Having moved back to American soil after being overseas for a couple of decades, Kwok now embraces issues closer to home -- that of her Asian-American heritage. Kwok is currently a PhD student at the University of Hawaii in Performance Studies and a recipient of the prestigious East West Center Scholar awards. She also hosts a radio talk show and podcast, “Kwoktalk” on KTUH 90.1fm, addressing racial and gender issues with a multicultural perspective.</p><h2><a href="https://www.blurringthecolorline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a></h2><p></p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-76182650406031553882023-05-19T10:59:00.009-04:002023-05-22T11:25:36.092-04:00The Blu Room-A One Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen<p>You are invited to join us on Sunday, May 21st from 3 pm to 4:30 pm for an afternoon of laughs, cries, music and culture featuring BLU ROOM as we celebrate AAPI Heritage month at 21 Pell.</p><span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="The Blu Room-A One Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen" border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1359" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp62t_fVrGL4I3nYV0lGojgki_HPlQiddepWiWg-Icn7U3UsZ04h_S7ABruJ1pDnELIfBU4citBWLnJxNNxXvBXzaa__d4DmiEgb-7o4-SQd8Yr-r8LYisC53nMaZb8Qx0tmTTpHHg53k0HodUdwNB2iksp5O8fsK4bLKE4uLr1kKsb7uIhBR7yyTIAQ/w640-h356/343228551_185885674314056_4834380442790841902_n.jpg" title="The Blu Room-A One Man Show Featuring Actor Rob Chen" width="640" /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><h2 style="text-align: left;">About The Blu Room:</h2><p>The Blu Room is a one man multilingual, multicultural theatrical act presented in a late night talk show format. Combining elements of comedy, music, cultural references, and current events, Rob Chen aims to create a safe space for the AAPI community to heal and celebrate their heritage and identity during a time of distress.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">ABOUT ROB CHEN - About Rob’s Life:</h2><p>Rob Chen is a proud NYC Asian American actor, artist, and storyteller working in theater, film/TV, and multimedia. His TV credits include shows like Law & Order: SVU, The Sinner, and Billions. As a content creator, he makes videos on his Cantonese American identity and vlogs about the people and communities he encounters, When he's not performing, Rob enjoys eating dim sum and dancing bachata with his friends.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">THE INSPIRATION – How It Got Started:</h2><p>The Blu Room was first conceived at the beginning of the lockdown in 2020. Forced into the blue walls of his bedroom, Rob Chen decided to take things into his own hands and began making YouTube videos where he played different characters who debated and discussed topics like Covid-19 and anti-Asian hate crimes in a poignant, yet comedic way. What started as a digital creative expression turned into a physical space for thought provoking conversations.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Community - How We Serve:</h2><p>The goal of the Blu Room is to spread awareness of the issues surrounding the AAPI community and to provide opportunity for healing and empowerment. We have QR codes that link to mental health and legal resources, as well as sources for the real life examples that inspired some of the scenes. While the Blu Room focuses on the Asian American identity, we believe that everybody can relate to the topics and discussions mentioned in our show. We hope to see you soon! See less</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blu-room-a-one-man-show-featuring-actor-rob-chen-tickets-623804113897" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: red;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fcff01;">RSVP</span></a></h1><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/robchenhere" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Chen Linktree</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="415" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cR8Ldp1ks1o" width="626" youtube-src-id="cR8Ldp1ks1o"></iframe></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Location</h3><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a> </h3></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">In the heart of Chinatown </p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3024.1487808274424!2d-74.00080112412688!3d40.71474113744803!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c25a26fa5a5e61%3A0x8bfdebfbd5cf7939!2s21%20Pell%20St%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2010013!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1684507888013!5m2!1sen!2sus" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-83227786473969448672023-03-18T21:33:00.010-04:002023-03-24T12:15:24.018-04:00Down a Dark Stairwell<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrq2PO0pz7lxzjO1UX-N6n8FnLs6hdeNXIYPirTDSSuGkEBK1gtRGenqH7vk8eWjFklA4Ra5mLMSSw1jQYgj3vk5nElcnybXMLvimXf1_c_jMRG2qxK6lc3wRkYj0-7tLNedximtxRyc7upqvW5DJSBKZLy_2M6MRGy_vVQURkV7CKcueS6TtXtvuog/s1054/335906023_1255679695333804_2905488531356452356_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1054" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrq2PO0pz7lxzjO1UX-N6n8FnLs6hdeNXIYPirTDSSuGkEBK1gtRGenqH7vk8eWjFklA4Ra5mLMSSw1jQYgj3vk5nElcnybXMLvimXf1_c_jMRG2qxK6lc3wRkYj0-7tLNedximtxRyc7upqvW5DJSBKZLy_2M6MRGy_vVQURkV7CKcueS6TtXtvuog/w640-h358/335906023_1255679695333804_2905488531356452356_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A powerful documentary exploring the feelings of 2 communities of color in the wake of the accidental shooting of Akai Gurley by Officer Peter Liang.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>When a Chinese-American police officer kills an innocent, unarmed Black man in a darkened stairwell of a New York City project, it sets off a firestorm of emotion and calls for accountability. When he becomes the first NYPD officer convicted of an on-duty shooting in over a decade, the fight for justice becomes complicated, igniting one of the largest Asian-American protest in history, disrupting a legacy of solidarity and putting an uneven legal system into sharp focus.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.filmindependent.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UrsulaLiang1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Ursula Liang" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="571" height="200" src="https://www.filmindependent.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UrsulaLiang1.jpg" title="Ursula Liang, Director" width="143" /></a></div><br />Special message from Director: <a href="https://www.filmindependent.org/talent/ursula-liang/" target="_blank">Ursula Liang</a><p></p><p>Free Movie Screening of an Award-Winning Documentary on<br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Date: March 19, 2023 </li><li>Time: 3:00 - 4:45 PM. </li><li>Location: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/929995094793441/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>21 Pell St, New York NY.</b></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Video</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">by Chinatown Organization for Media Awakening (COMA)</h4><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xex6yCIZGUk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Trailers</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLxGdvNOmNckb4OY3xwxXXmMJdcnX8fltt" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-23282661741406413222023-02-19T14:01:00.021-05:002024-02-15T17:37:19.988-05:00Q & A Session with Creators "Photographic Justice - The Corky Lee Story"<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-Xu-klOv9yehAS6jJ9dxbopE5r3zvkg8RA3bVG44CwpA1SL6UdGvQN4S9OM5SVq8izFOrta01xkGot1pQOSdcOHFe7UPozXiNT_NIRoTBacRlKcu2XMVqug5POsUPKmFpXs8BBVWutrlj6wa2PWs55kDn7ylEY_xJnn01FaUdvGOC9TVGwyIeywBiA2_/s1074/329751191_895659065091212_5830525588172992686_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1074" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-Xu-klOv9yehAS6jJ9dxbopE5r3zvkg8RA3bVG44CwpA1SL6UdGvQN4S9OM5SVq8izFOrta01xkGot1pQOSdcOHFe7UPozXiNT_NIRoTBacRlKcu2XMVqug5POsUPKmFpXs8BBVWutrlj6wa2PWs55kDn7ylEY_xJnn01FaUdvGOC9TVGwyIeywBiA2_/w640-h357/329751191_895659065091212_5830525588172992686_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Join us Sunday, February 19th from 4:00 pm to 5:30 PM for an intimate Q & A session with Director Jennifer Takaki and Executive Producer George Hirose as they share their inner most thoughts on the creation of "</span><a href="https://vimeo.com/803944979" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Photographic Justice... The Corky Lee Story</a><span style="text-align: left;">" film.</span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>We will have a unique opportunity to speak with Jennifer and George to learn how they took 19 years of video to tell the story of Corky Lee.</p><p>So come with questions for Jen and George as they will have endless stories to share with the folks at 21 Pell. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FmYRpgAoiIs" width="436" youtube-src-id="FmYRpgAoiIs"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/803944979" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh1R6W3aEx_Fa6fa0L55f7nUMszu8D2w8BAv-iFlVv-FYcHF84f0pPYI8hXObfRs55yYTgw6JOtOADjjGL5t_BRQuhB8KI9KiCvz70Wp6MpGhl_VCVLGyEgNEbJ92wPsK1CmFBNYp1nQsZI_Sh5E5aRKqhT-hoOBA0ivRnklSWnG4iWYQSrrljrQJR6eS/s16000/Corky_Lee_Movie_VGA.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/803944979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch Movie Trailer</a></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photographicjustice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official Website</a></h3></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Event Details</h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1945" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFo8T4er8GRTGFdT8VmARKQZc3Z8IuvAdbIWnetdYwUtCM_BRUo5c3GwFe8lXofPaoadTqr8dhtRi0iY84vN6WLv3XHzD1OhWHiBShsrcQQUR8rNCO9Ag1rWjWgAfZSULgp6GgZl3S11EHZFl5WnTWkVXdpYqv5L8wTjikzQlS3Wu7SnlP3H57XimQIlT/w640-h237/FB%20-%2021Pell%20-%20Banner%20-%20258082570_117337217416267_3390297151824322075_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/21PellSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell Facebook Event Page</a></li></ul></div><h2>Location</h2><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div>Date: Sunday Dec 3, 2023</div><div>Time: 3 - 4:30 PM</div><div>Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/JKVwGk1afjwh94Yt8?coh=178571&entry=tt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">21 Pell St, New York, NY</a>. 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Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.7147371 -73.99822619999999112.404503263821155 -109.15447619999999 69.024970936178846 -38.841976199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-57273392450877967702018-12-15T21:42:00.000-05:002019-02-11T11:38:58.114-05:00Chinese Exclusion Act and its Repeal 75 years Ago<br />
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Come join us to sing Christmas carols as we enjoy each other's company. Open mic will be available for the brave souls to grace us with their voice in song.<br />
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience tells the story of these hostile years when Chinese Americans existed in a kind of limbo, denied the rights of their new country and no longer at home in their former one. They found refuge in Chinatown's, insular worlds that provided a sense of security and the companionship of kinsmen. But as few Chinese women were able to immigrate due to both Chinese custom and US law, the majority of Chinese men could not establish families here. As age, disease and death claimed the earlier immigrants, the number of Chinese declined dramatically almost to the point of vanishing from American life.<br />
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Fleeing civil war, flooding, and famine, thousands of young men leave the villages of southern China to seek their fortunes in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Most move on to other jobs in the American West — from fishing, farming, cooking and washing clothes to working on the first transcontinental railroad.<br />
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The Chinese Exclusion Act (Immigration Act of 1882) was a U. S. federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of revisions to the U.S.-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 that allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration. The act was initially intended to last for 10 years, but was renewed in 1892 with the Geary Act and made permanent in 1902. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first and only law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States. It was repealed by the Magnuson Act on Dec. 17, 1943.<br />
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Americans in the West persisted in their stereotyping of the Chinese as degraded, exotic, dangerous, and competitors for jobs and wages. In spite of their indispensable role in the development of the American West and providing labor for the completion of the Transcontinental Railway, the Chinese suffered severe exploitation. They were discriminated against in terms of pay and forced to work under abysmal conditions. White workers viewed them as economic competitors and racial inferiors, thereby stimulating the passage of discriminatory laws and the commission of widespread acts of violence against the Chinese.<br />
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The exclusion laws had dramatic impact on Chinese immigrants and communities. They significantly decreased the number of Chinese immigrants into the United States and forbade those who left to return. According to the U.S. national census in 1880, there were 105,465 Chinese in the U.S., compared with 89,863 by 1900 and 61,639 by 1920. Chinese immigrants were placed under a tremendous amount of government scrutiny and were often denied entry into the country on any possible grounds. In 1910, the Angel Island Immigration Station was established in San Francisco Bay. Upon arrival there, a Chinese immigrant could be detained from weeks to years before being granted or denied entry. Chinese communities underwent dramatic changes as well. Families were forced apart, and businesses were closed down. Because of the severe restrictions on female immigrants and the pattern of young men migrating alone, there emerged a largely bachelor society. Under the continuing anti-Chinese pressure, Chinatowns were established in urban cities, where the Chinese could retreat into their own cultural and social colonies.<br />
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Some Chinese simply circumvented the laws altogether by immigrating illegally. In fact, the phenomenon of illegal immigration became one of the most significant legacies of the Chinese-exclusion era in the U.S. Despite the disproportionate time and resources spent by U.S. immigration officials to control Chinese immigration, many Chinese migrated across the borders from Canada and Mexico or used fraudulent identities to enter the country. A common strategy was that of the so-called “paper son” system, in which young Chinese males attempted to enter the U.S. with purchased identity papers for fictional sons of U.S. citizens (people of Chinese descent who had falsely established the identities of those “sons”). Thus, Chinese exclusion was not only an institution that produced and reinforced a system of racial hierarchy in immigration law, but it was also a process that both immigration officials and immigrants shaped and a realm of power dominance, struggle and resistance.<br />
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The Chinese Exclusion Act sheds light on the important connections between the Chinese Exclusion Act and the history of American civil liberties, immigration and culture. By examining the socioeconomic and geopolitical forces that led to the Act, the film uncovers the Act's unmistakable and wide-ranging consequences on national attitudes towards race, culture, politics and society. At its core, "The Chinese Exclusion Act" is a film about American identity, tracing the arc of what has defined being American from the time the United States was a fledgling republic through its astronomical rise as a world superpower.Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.com21 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA40.714730499999988 -73.99821539999999216.335123999999986 -115.30680939999999 65.094337 -32.689621399999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-63800985595924623912018-06-23T23:33:00.000-04:002018-06-24T10:12:07.460-04:00How Hawaii contributed to the Chinese Revolution of 1911<h2>
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An incredible connection between Hawaii and Chinese history.</h2>
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Recognized on the 100 year anniversary of Sun Yat-Sen's revolution by Chinese all over the world that Hawaii was the birthplace of the Chinese revolution. Learn more about the core stories of Modern China and how Hawaii played a central role in a free documentary film screening of "Finding Sandalwood Mountain" on Sunday, June 24, 2018, from 3-5 PM at 21 Pell Street in Chinatown, NY.<br />
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"Finding Sandalwood Mountain" is a documentary digital feature film shot in Hawaii and China. Five years in the making, it is the only film to date that chronicles the complete unabridged and untold story of the Chinese migrants who came to Hawaii. This film portrays the legacy, providence, history, and accomplishments made by Hawaii's Chinese Families.<br />
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The film profiles the lives of many people that you may have heard about in Hawaii history. The film reveals the unique aspects of Hawaii's Chinese population and how they literally changed both Hawaii and China forever.<br />
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Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the father of the Chinese Revolution.</h3>
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Greatest Zhongshan man in Hawaii is Dr. Sun Yat Sen. He was orn and raised in Zhongshan in the middle of Guangzhou. The name of his hometown was named after him when he died in 1925. He is also a hometown hero in Hawaii too.<br />
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Sun Yat Sen was born in 1866. He came to Hawaii at age of 12 to study English. He later became a Christian.<br />
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He came to Hawaii to study. He returned to Hawaii multiple times. He loved learning and education. But his true calling was to save China. <br />
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The more he learned in Hawaii, the more revolutionary he became. He wanted to establish a new Chinese republic.<br />
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The Qing dynasty ended in 1911 by a revolution that was headed by Sun Yat-Sen. He is the founding father of Modern China.<br />
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Hawaii has contributed to the birth of Modern China. It was recognized on the 100 year anniversary of Sun Yat Sen revolution. It was recognized by Chinese all over the world that Hawaii was the birthplace of the Chinese revolution.<br />
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In Hawai`i, he began his search for a model of government to suit his beloved homeland, China.<br />
He completed his studies at the Hong Kong Medical College in 1895. In Nov 1894, Dr. Sun and his friends then formed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revive_China_Society" target="_blank">Revive China Society (Xing Zhong Hui)</a>. He returned to Hawaii to begin his work of raising contributions to fund his revolutionary activities, to bring down the Imperial regime and establish a Republic in China. His efforts were finally rewarded with the success of the Revolution of 1911, which heralded the foundation of the Republic of China. He planned the Chinese revolution in Hawaii across the street from St. Andrews Cathedral on Emmy street.<br />
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He went to 5 different schools in Hawaii. He is considered as a Son of Hawaii. He always considered Hawaii as his second home because he grew up there and his family lives on Maui. He brought is Children here. His son was born and raised here. His grandsons were raised in Hawaii and married Hawaiian women as well as his great-grandsons. Hawaiians regard Sun Yat Sen as a part of their life. At any Chinese clubhouse or school, his portrait in on the wall.<br />
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Roots of Guo Ming Dang started in Hawaii.</h4>
Xin Zhong Hui was founded in Hawaii and was the beginning of his revolution. Xin Zhong Hui is the roots of Guo Ming Dang in China. Sun Yat Sen's campaign took off from Xin Zhong Hui in Hawaii. He got all the Chinese in Hawaii to contribute to the cause. Average Chinese laborer in Hawaii only made $3 per month at that time. People contributed to his cause using pennies, nickels, and dimes. In 1904, Sun Yat Sen became a member of Chinese Masons and could travel to SFO and CHI as a <a href="http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/history/chinese_freemasons/index.html">Free Mason brother</a> and travel to different lodges in order to raise funds for the Chinese revolution.<br />
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Hong men is a secret organization from the end of Ming Dynasty and beginning of Ching dynasty. The Hong men organization still exists in Hawaii.<br />
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Chun Ah Fong, the first Chinese Millionaire in America</h4>
The merchant prince started bringing in a lot of them.<br />
Chun Ah Fong started importing a lot of people from Zhongshan.<br />
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He originally arrived as a cabin boy and started a store his own business.<br />
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Chun Ah Fong business started long before the sugar plantations.<br />
Small and extremely bright guy.<br />
He married a minor princess of an elite Hawaiian royal family.<br />
Worked his way up to becoming an advisor to Hawaiian king to help bring in people from China.<br />
He and his partner Ching Chuk started his own sugar plantation totally run and operated by the Chinese.<br />
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Without Chun Ah Fong, Chinese would not have been in Hawaii.<br />
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Chun Ah Fong returned to China in 1890. When he went to Macau and could not stay at a hotel, he bought the hotel. He tried to get into the best hotel in Macau. But they had a sign saying "No dogs or Chinese allowed in the hotel." The next day he bought the hotel and it became his residence.<br />
It was only one of his mansions in China. All of his people went back to China. He had 13 daughters and 3 sons with a Hawaiian woman.<br />
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Sugar plantation Chinese contact labor made $3 a month. After their contract, Chinese They became friends with all Hawaiians, who were too ill or died of diseases. Chinese refurbished lands, taro farms. fish farms, rice farming. Exporting rice to the mainland. Many of them told their relatives in China to come directly to Hawaii. After labor contract ended, they immediately left the sugar plantation to grow, rice plantation. They also opened small country stores at first using a shoulder pole with baskets.<br />
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They made more money as a rice farmer. Chinese would grow taro, harvest, cook and pounded.<br />
Peddlers were all Chinese. Pucked all the hula from trees. dried, cured, stripped the thorns.<br />
Sold vast quantities to Hawaiian. They harvested the fish farms and sold them in Chinatown.<br />
As the Chinese escaped the sugar plantation, there was always a need for more labor to become rice plantation.<br />
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Only a few men could get married because the Hawaiian kingdom enacted a law to collect $500 to bring back wife. As a result, the Chinese became friendly with Hawaiians. In 1888, the law changed, now only cost $5 to bring back a wife. The concentration of Chinese Hawaiian became a threat to white Hawaiians. As a result during 1888 - 1898, Chinese Families grew.<br />
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Kam Fong, the actor who played Chinn Ho in Hawaii Five-O</h4>
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Kam Fong who played Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-O. The term "Five-O" refers to.<br />
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Kam Fong screen name is similar to the real-life Chinn Ho. Dubbed the “Chinese Rockefeller” or the “Chinese Horatio Alger,” Ho was a symbol of the American Dream and was a successful immigrant who gave back to the community through his philanthropic efforts.<br />
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The balcony of the hotel used in the original trailer is a Chinn Ho property.<br />
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At a time when whites dominated corporate boardrooms and prestigious clubs, Ho broke racial barriers with his success. He was the first Asian head of the Honolulu Stock Exchange, the first Asian president of a Triple-A professional baseball team, the Hawaii Islanders, the first Asian trustee of a landed estate, and the first Asian director of Theo H. Davies & Co., a company of the influential “Big Five” group of former sugar cane plantations that exercised great political power in Hawaii.<br />
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After World War II, Ho served as the patron of Daniel K. Inouye, then a young Japanese American soldier who had lost his arm during the war who eventually became a U.S. Senator for Hawaii. In 1961, he purchased the Honolulu Star-Bulletin publication, previously owned solely by whites, becoming the first Asian board chairman and major sole owner of a major Honolulu daily newspaper. As the head of many businesses, Ho used his influence to ensure the staff and board was multiethnic instead of exclusively Caucasian.<br />
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Today Victoria Moy read an excerpt from her book "Fighting for the Dream."<br />
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Fighting for the Dream, by Victoria Moy, is a collection of oral histories of 40 Chinese American men and women—ages 24 to 94—who served in wars from World War II to conflicts in Afghanistan. These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history. Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred years, from the lens of Chinese Americans who served.<br />
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Fighting for the Dream is a collection of oral histories of 40 Chinese American men and women—ages 24 to 94—who served in wars from World War II to conflicts in Afghanistan. These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history. Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred years, from the lens of Chinese Americans who served. We see also how wars affected Chinese American communities.<br />
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This collection includes interviews with the first Asian American general (John Fugh), the first Asian American Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy (Frederick Pang), the first Asian American full unrestricted Marine (Kurt Lee), the first Asian American National Commander of the American Legion (Fang Wong), the first Asian American judge in New York State (Randall Eng), as well as some of the 20,000 Chinese Americans — a quarter of the Chinese American population at the time — who served during World War II.<br />
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World War II veterans</h4>
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<li>Kay Wong Chin</li>
<li>Dr. Wing Mar</li>
<li>Al Chinn</li>
<li>Earl Jung</li>
<li>Tom Wah Sun Lew</li>
<li>Mack Pong</li>
<li>Sam Jue</li>
<li>Richard Y.W. Chin</li>
<li>Richard Goon</li>
<li>Lester Fong</li>
<li>Elsie Seetoo</li>
<li>Wayne H. Wong</li>
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<li>Kurt Lee</li>
<li>Rita K. Chow </li>
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Vietnam War veterans </h4>
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<li>John Gerald Miki</li>
<li>David J. Louie</li>
<li>Gabe Mui</li>
<li>Richard Wong</li>
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Persian Gulf War veterans </h4>
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<li>Tony Lee</li>
<li>Mimi Wang </li>
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Iraq and Afghanistan veterans:</h4>
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<li>Chi Szeto</li>
<li>Pakee Fang</li>
<li>Michael Chan</li>
<li>See-wan Szeto</li>
<li>Welton Chang</li>
<li>Wilem Wong</li>
<li>Cindy Wu</li>
<li>Howard Chin</li>
<li>Cliff Chen</li>
<li>Juliet Shum</li>
<li>Mo Pan</li>
<li>Astrid Szeto</li>
<li>William Chan</li>
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“Victoria Moy adds corrective knowledge about the contributions of Chinese Americans in the U.S. military… Fighting for the Dream is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of the military in the larger and ever-expanding story of the American people.<br />
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<b><i>- William David Estrada, Curator and Chair of History, <a href="https://nhm.org/site/" target="_blank">Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County</a>. Author, The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space</i></b></blockquote>
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“Victoria Moy tells American history of the last hundred years from a fresh and startling angle. Moy captures the aspirations and inner conflicts of veterans from WWII to Afghanistan with subtlety and nuances never found in traditional historical narratives. Most importantly, this monumental oral history pays tribute to a group of underappreciated Chinese immigrants and their descendants in their role as Americans defending their country.”</blockquote>
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<b><i>- Peter Kwong, Distinguished Professor, Hunter College/City University of New York. Author, Chinese America: The Untold Story of America’s Oldest New Community</i></b></blockquote>
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“I am an American, born in Hong Kong and raised in New York. I remember as a teen, joining the military was probably the furthest from my mind. After serving ten years in the Air Force, which was totally unplanned, i remember reflecting upon my own military career, the highs and lows, the best friends I made during my time, and the one thing I could never forget, getting sent over to the Persian Gulf.
When I came across this book, I said to myself, this is fantastic, a book about Asians, for
Asians, told by Asians. This book is very important to the Chinese American community. When I joined the Air Force, I had no idea what I was getting in to. I was a lost teenager and had wished I read something like this before shipping out. This book accumulates the life stories of so many of our elders and Uncles who served in our country's military. From World War 2 to the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict, the Persian Gulf and both Iraq and Afghanistan wars. As an elder now, I definitely recommend this book to all young Asians who are thinking of joining and to history majors out there, who document our Chinese American history. We have so many heroes tell their stories and tell it so candidly. The author does a great job interviewing and exploring these Veterans insights and what they remember most. She also talks of their great achievements in spite of the racism they faced.
As someone who talks and counsels young people in our community, I want to thank Victoria Moy for compiling all these stories. My experience and the experience of those before me will help guide the next generation of young Asians in their military quests. I take the time to talk to as many young people as I can when they inquire about joining our military. I tell them everything so they can better decide if this is truly what they want to do.
Pick up this book, you won't regret it.” <br />
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<b><i>- Yuk Tam, Veteran</i></b></blockquote>
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“The relationship between China and the U.S. is as important today as it
has ever been. We need to remember how Chinese and Americans and
Chinese/Americans have cooperated in the past to change the future of
our world. Fighting For The Dream provides first-person testimonies of
these historical moments from World War II, and stories from generations
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“These personal stories of Asian American men and
women proudly serving our country in the past seven decades are powerful
and can inspire future generations.”<br />
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Victoria Moy’s book "<a href="http://www.fightingforthedream.com/" target="_blank">Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan</a>" was published in November 2014. Following its launch at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), the book has been featured on NPR, NBC News, KCET and was #1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Asian Studies.<br />
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Victoria Moy is also a New York and Los Angeles-based playwright and screenwriter, and writes an arts review column for Alhambra Source. The Founder and Artistic Director of<a href="http://owlsmarch.org/" target="_blank"> Owl’s March</a>, a new media theater company, she was born and raised in Manhattan’s Chinatown in New York City. She has written for <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chinese-american-wwii-vets_b_989073.html" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>, New York Press, Brooklyn Rail, Foreign Policy’s Tea Leaf Nation and other publications. She is a graduate of <a href="http://www.ps124.org/" target="_blank">Yung Wing Public School 124</a>, The Dalton School, Dartmouth College, and holds a M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from University of Southern California. She speaks Cantonese and Mandarin.<br />
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The Memorial Day Parade organized by American Legion Post 1291 will start at 12:30 PM this Monday May 28th at Kimlau Square in Chinatown. American Legion Post 1291 also known as the <b><a href="http://www.ltkimlau.com/post-events" target="_blank">Lt. B.R Kimlau Chinese Memorial Post 1291</a></b> was founded in 1944 by Chinese American World War II veterans who, after much hardship and runaround, were finally successful in obtaining a charter from The National American Legion Headquarters in 1945. There were 96 original charter members for the new Post, all but one were of Chinese descent. The approved charter name for this Post was ‘The American Legion, Lt. B.R Kimlau Chinese Memorial Post 1291.” Lt. Kimlau was a Chinese American Air Force bomber pilot in World War II who made the ultimate sacrifice when he was killed in action in air battles over the New Guinea Islands. <br />
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Free Cantonese Lessons</h2>
Every Sunday at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bTse5PYGm5n" target="_blank">First Chinese Baptist Church</a> from 12-12:50 PM. <br />
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Happy Lunar New Year </h2>
With an unexpected heat wave this week, it's a good time to think about upcoming spring and summer seasons.This article describes the history of Chinese calendar.<br />
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China and many Chinese communities around the world use the Chinese calendar for traditional purposes.</div>
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Although the Chinese calendar originated in China, these days, the Gregorian calendar is used for civil purposes. However, the Chinese calendar is still observed among various Chinese communities around the world. It is used to determine festival dates, such as Chinese New Year, as well as auspicious dates, such as wedding dates. It is also used to determine Moon phases because it follows the moon. </div>
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Lunisolar Calendar</h3>
The Chinese calendar is lunisolar. It is based on exact astronomical observations of the sun's longitude and the Moon's phases. It attempts to have its years coincide with the tropical year and shares some similarities with the Jewish calendar.<br />
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In both these calendars, a common year has 12 months and a leap year has 13 months; and an ordinary year has 353–355 days while a leap year has 383–385 days.<br />
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Counting the Years and the 60-Year Cycle</h3>
The Chinese calendar does not count years in an infinite sequence. Each year is assigned a name consisting of 2 components within each 60-year cycle. The 1st component is a celestial stem:<br />
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<li><i>Jia</i> (associated with growing wood).</li>
<li><i>Yi</i> (associated with cut timber).</li>
<li><i>Bing</i> (associated with natural fire).</li>
<li><i>Ding</i> (associated with artificial fire).</li>
<li><i>Wu</i> (associated with earth).</li>
<li><i>Ji</i> (associated with earthenware).</li>
<li><i>Geng</i> (associated with metal).</li>
<li><i>Xin</i> (associated with wrought metal).</li>
<li><i>Ren</i> (associated with running water).</li>
<li><i>Gui</i> (associated with standing water).</li>
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The 2nd component is a terrestrial branch. It features the names of animals in a zodiac cycle consisting of 12 animals:<br />
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<li><i>Zi</i> (Rat).</li>
<li><i>Chou</i> (Ox).</li>
<li><i>Yin</i> (Tiger).</li>
<li><i>Mao</i> (Rabbit).</li>
<li><i>Chen</i> (Dragon).</li>
<li><i>Si</i> (Snake).</li>
<li><i>Wu</i> (Horse).</li>
<li><i>Wei</i> (Sheep).</li>
<li><i>Shen</i> (Monkey).</li>
<li><i>You</i> (Rooster).</li>
<li><i>Xu</i> (Dog).</li>
<li><i>Hai</i> (Boar/pig).</li>
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Each of the 2 components is used sequentially. Therefore, the 1st year of the 60-year cycle becomes <i>jia-zi</i>, the 2nd year is <i>yi-chou</i>, and so on. One starts from the beginning when the end of a component is reached. The 10th year is <i>gui-you</i>, the 11th year is <i>jia-xu</i> (restarting the celestial stem) the 12th year is <i>yi-hai</i>, and the 13th year is <i>bing-zi</i> (restarting the celestial branch). Finally, the 60th year is gui-hai.<br />
This pattern of naming years within a 60-year cycle dates back about 2000 years. A similar naming of days and months is no longer used but the date name is still listed in calendars. It has been customary to number the 60-year cycle since 2637 BC when the Chinese calendar was supposedly invented.<br />
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If that is true, the current Chinese Calendar Year is 4655 while the Jewish Year is 5778.<br />
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China resisted the Gregorian calendar until 1912 but it was not widely used throughout the country until the Communist victory in 1949. This widespread change occurred on October 1, 1949, when Mao Zedong, who led the People's Republic of China, ordered that the year should be in accord with the Gregorian calendar.Anthony E. Alvarezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14630403776812408871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117238720005069569.post-15879377006151377562018-01-01T15:26:00.000-05:002018-01-03T21:56:01.297-05:00Happy Holidays 2018Nay ho mah? Cantonese/toisan class will resume on Wednesday January 10th inside Silk Road Cafe located at 30 Mott st. Chinatown, New York from 6:00 to 7:15pm. Free textbook and audio tape available too. Sign up form at bottom on page for details. <br />
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The poster image was created by Jook Leung, a 360 Virtual Reality Photograher and a Toisanese. I meet him while on the 2016 China Friendship tour organized by some good people I met at 21 Pell Street for making this trip possible. We all went to Toisan to search for long lost relatives. Everybody else found their long lost relatives except me. Fill out signup form at bottom of the page to be notified of the next trip to Toisan. Thank you for making my first pilgrimage to Toisan both safe and exciting. <br />
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We visited <a href="http://360vrchina.com/taishan-city/?startscene=4&startactions=lookat(104.75,-5.84,78.55,0,0);" target="_blank">Taishan City in Guangdong Province</a>. A place where my parents ancestral villages are nearby. The Toisan dialect of Cantonese is spoken here. This is southern China, in the Pearl River Delta region leading into the South China Sea. The capital is Guangzhou, formerly known as Canton.
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Please join us on September 24 at 3pm for an encore presentation of the documentary film "Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese." A documentary which premiered last year. Please listen to Samantha's comments about the film in the podcast interview below. Samantha is joined with Dr. Gwendolyn Gong, who is actually from Mississippi Delta region. Click play button to hear it.<br />
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Chinese American WWII Veteran members and/or their families are invited to bring documents or photos that will be scanned for inclusion in the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project.<br />
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We are proud to help build awareness of the importance of honoring and recognizing our Chinese American WWII veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) with this encore presentation of "Honor and Duty." The CGM bill is building traction in Congress in both The Senate and House of Representatives.<br />
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Come by for free Cantonese/Toisan lessons </h2>
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Mingle In Cantonese Toisan.<br />
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Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM<br />
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First day. Thursday August 31. And every Thursday.<br />
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Last year the case of Peter Liang brought together the Chinese community to support a police officer on trial for the wrongful death of an unarmed black man in a Brooklyn Housing project. The case happened after a series of killings of unarmed black men by police in which police officers lost their jobs but were found "not guilty" by the court.<br />
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In the aftermath of the conviction, a "Friendship tour" was organized to bring together the Asian and Black communities in New York. A group of 16 people traveled to China in order to build lines of communication and understanding. The tour group consisted of Toisanese from Manhattan Chinatown and Hakka Chinese. In total 16 people participated in the Friendship tour.<br />
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Sixteen people went to China, many were racially mixed Chinese. With no agenda to discuss, the sole purpose of the "Friendship tour" was to develop relationships and friendships. So if conflicts occur, as with the killing of Akai Gurley, at least there was a communication channel among us.<br />
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While in China, we visited a Toisan to find long lost relatives. The other Toisanese members of my group were able to find their relatives in China, but I had no such luck. Later in the trip we re-grouped with the Hakka people on the tour in Shenzhen to visit a Hakka village and learn more about Hakka history and culture at a museum.<br />
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There were more Toishanese than Hakka people of this "Friendship tour." The relationships continue as the new friends are helping each other to produce the New York Hakka Conference this weekend. <br />
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In fact, Toisanese are presenting workshops at New York Hakka Conference. <b><i><br /></i></b><br />
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<li><a href="https://www.nyhakkaconference.com/workshops/2017/8/6/tales-of-the-golden-spike-did-the-hakkas-join-the-punti?utm_source=blogger&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=puchowebsolutions" target="_blank">TALES OF THE GOLDEN SPIKE</a>: Did the Hakkas join the Punti? By Corky Lee and Bayer Lee.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyhakkaconference.com/workshops/2017/8/6/hakka-cuisine?utm_source=blogger&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=puchowebsolutions" target="_blank">Hakka Cuisine</a> presented by Don Lee. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nyhakkaconference.com/workshops/2017/8/6/chinatowns-and-chinese-associations-in-the-americas" target="_blank">Chinatowns And Chinese Associations In The Americas</a> with photos from Corky Lee and Jook Leung.</li>
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So even though it is a Hakka Conference, there is a major Toisanese presence. Although we agree to disagree on many things, at least there is an ongoing dialogue in our communities. <a href="https://www.nyhakkaconference.com/workshops/?utm_source=blogger&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=puchowebsolutions" target="_blank">New York Hakka Conference activities start tonight at 6:30 PM</a> at Flushing Town Hall and continue until Sunday night.<br />
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