Two stories worth hearing today..
—————— A new exhibit about Chinese immigration to Brooklyn is opening tonight at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The exhibit, “Living and Learning: Chinese Immigration, Restriction and Community in Brooklyn, 1850 to Present”, will weave together a story about Chinese immigrant life in Brooklyn, showcasing historical newspaper and periodical articles, oral histories, caricatures and photographs. I’ll...
Tears for Sichuan
Yesterday I had the privilege of screening a new documentary that will soon air on HBO. China’s Unnnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province is a film that captures the intense pain and anguish of parents whose children were killed when poorly constructed schools collapsed on them during last May’s devastating earthquake in southwestern China....
China’s Voltaire
In defense of civil liberties it was Voltaire, the French writer, essayist and philosopher, who wrote: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Where is China’s Voltaire? How and when will he emerge? Is he fighting to be heard or is he embodied somewhere...
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