Washington, DC – The Chinese American Museum DC (CAMDC) announced that it will hold its third Gold Lantern Awards “An Evening to Inspire” at The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on October 13, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. A part of the museum’s anniversary, the event celebrates diverse Chinese Americans for their outstanding accomplishments, leadership, service, and indelible American spirit. The variety program is an evening for all audiences, regardless of heritage, with inspirational stories, lively cultural and modern entertainment, and a shared purpose. “Our goal is to highlight a great American spiri ..read more

FOR RELEASE (Kennedy Center Release) January 10, 2022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the return of A Lunar New Year Celebration January 27–February 6, 2022 Featuring free activities: REACH Winter Lanterns display Chinese and Korean evenings at the REACH Giveaways, food trucks, and photo opportunities with characters Millennium Stage performances on January 29 and February 3 (WASHINGTON)—From January 27 through February 6, the Kennedy Center’s Lunar New Year Celebration returns, honoring the traditional holiday that is observed in countries and territories around ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Retrospective Exhibit - Dora Fugh Lee: A Lifetime of Art at the Chinese American Museum DC September 20, 2021   WASHINGTON, DC – The Chinese American Museum DC announced a new exhibit opening Saturday, September 25th, Dora Fugh Lee: A Lifetime of Art. The exhibit is the first complete retrospective of the American artist’s expansive work bridging both eastern and western influences and artforms from traditional Chinese brushwork to impressionist oil paintings. The exhibit features more than 50 works of art including ink paintings, watercolors, oils, and sculpture. Do ..read more

Thank You, Corky Lee – The Unofficial Photographer Laureate of Asian Americans Bruce Lee: American Son and International Icon Fashioning Identity in Qipao: The Image of Modern Women   Washington, DC - July 20, 2023 – The Chinese American Museum DC (CAMDC) has officially launched three, new special exhibits representing dramatically different topics all within the Chinese American story. “Thank You, Corky Lee – The Unofficial Photographer Laureate of Asian Americans” is a retrospective exhibit of the late journalist-activist-photographer, Corky Lee (1947-2021), and a personal tribute feat ..read more

Museums are not just places for objects and artifacts. They can also be centers of knowledge exchange and social connection. Full Frame’s Mike Walter talks with David Uy, the executive director of the Chinese American Museum, about what he hopes visitors will gain ..read more

Shoshi Parks Built by Chinese immigrants in the 1860s, the caverns cutting through Donner Summit helped unite the country. A summer hike led me straight to the yawning maw of the Donner Summit tunnels high above Donner Lake in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Not even the longer of the two, a man-made cavern 1,659 feet in length, appeared on my map. There was no historical marker, no plaque, no interpretive signs—no signage of any sort. I had no way of knowing that I’d accidentally stumbled on one of the most important engineering marvels of the 19th century, the one that … [Read More] T ..read more

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chinese American Museum Launches Women in Leadership Speaker Series First Webinar – Tuesday, September 22, 2020 September 20, 2020   WASHINGTON, DC – The Chinese American Museum, a new museum about Chinese American history, culture, and topics, currently in development in Washington, DC, announced a new program, the Pauline W. Tsui Women in Leadership Speaker Series, beginning Tuesday, September 22, 2020. The series is sponsored by the Ruth H. Kuo and Rhoda How Memorial Foundation. Currently to be held as a virtual webinar, the first in this series of speaker events ..read more

(From left) Ms Tanya Ghosh, Mr Nirmal Ghosh and Ms Liuyu Ivy Chen at the Chinese American Museum's Wild Cranes exhibition in Washington DC.PHOTO: COURTESY OF MS TANYA GHOSH https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/straits-times-us-bureau-chief-showcases-poetry-in-washington ..read more