1.6.2023 Honolulu Chinatown: Then and Now - Online Short Film Screening and Filmmakers' Discussion

We hope that you can join us for our Online Short Film Screening and Filmmakers' Discussion Free Screening Event Thursday, January 12, 2023 – 6pm-7pm ET (3pm-4pm PT) Featuring Nancy Bannick: Saving Honolulu's Chinatown (11 min) and My Chinatown, With Aloha (10 min). 

Chinatowns across the country from New York to Seattle have seen dramatic and upending changes from gentrification, redevelopment, to the rise of Asian American hate and safety concerns during the pandemic. In this free online screening (two film links) and virtual program, we will take a look at Honolulu's Chinatown in the 1960's and 70's and during COVID-19, through the lens of Robin Lung and Kimberlee Bassford and a discussion with the filmmakers. 

Nancy Bannick: Saving Honolulu's Chinatown and My Chinatown, With Aloha, directed and produced by Robin Lung and Kimberlee Bassford respectively, are short documentaries of about 10 minutes each. Professor Kenneth Lum, Chair of the Fine Arts department at The University of Pennsylvania's School of Design, will provide a historical perspective and moderate the discussion. Dr. Joseph Young, Honorary Mayor of Honolulu's Chinatown, will add his personal message on the program. 

Registrants will receive links to view the film prior to the online discussion.

Registration Link

https://www.chineseamericanmuseum.org/honolulu