Chinatown Rising (Screening & Discussion)
Chinatown Rising is a doc tracing SF Chinatown’s 1960s-80s activism, told through 16mm footage and voices of young Asian American leaders.
asian american movement
The Brown Asian American Movement: Advocating for South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Filipino American Communities
In this presentation, Dr. Kevin Nadal will discuss the history of the “Brown Asian American Movement” as a way of contextualizing historical power dynamics that have been pervasive in Asian American communities since the 1960s. Dr. Nadal also provides recommendations as to how current Asian American leaders, activists, and policymakers can be mindful of ways that colorism and privilege impacts invisibility and community dynamics.