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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

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CALA Webinar: A Conversation with Chee Wang Ng and Mae Ngai, Co-Editors of "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice"

  • 1.  CALA Webinar: A Conversation with Chee Wang Ng and Mae Ngai, Co-Editors of "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice"

    Posted Mar 29, 2024 10:34 AM
    Dear Colleagues, 
    The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) will have an upcoming webinar: "A Conversation with Chee Wang Ng and Mae Ngai, Co-Editors of "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice" on May 14th Friday, 9-10 am PT / 10-11 am MT / 11-12 pm CT / 12-1 pm ET.
    Join us for this CALA webinar featuring the co-editors of "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice" (2024). Co-editors Chee Wang Ng and Mae Ngai will discuss the impact of Corky Lee's work and photos documenting Asian American social justice movement. This webinar will be recorded, and is free and open to all to attend. Corky Lee (1947-2021), a native of Queens, New York, was an activist-photographer who documented Asian American communities and movements for social justice for fifty continuous years. For more info on Corky Lee: www.corkylee.org 
     
    Speakers:
     
    Mae Ngai is Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and professor of history at Columbia University. She is the author of several books, most recently The Chinese Question. 
     
     Chee Wang Ng is a New York-based visual artist and photographer.


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    Raymond Pun
    Academic and Research Librarian
    Alder Graduate School of Education
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    https://www.raypun.info/
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