2:00 - 4:00
William Gee Wong will be in conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Felicia Lowe about Chinese immigration during the Chinese exclusion era through the Angel Island Immigration Station and subsequent integration of the second-generation in an illegal immigration success story set among contradictory American historical, political and cultural circumstances.
A native of Oakland, California's Chinatown, William Gee Wong is the author of Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco News Call Bulletin, the San Francisco Examiner, East West: The Chinese American Journal, and Asian Week, among other publications. He is also the author of Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America, Images of America: Oakland's Chinatown, and co-author of Images of America: Angel Island.
Author Readings & Lectures
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Chinese American Interest
Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Chinese American community.
AANHPI Interest
Weaving Stories: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Interest
Connect with AANHPI heritage with programs and workshops, book recommendations and more.
Weaving Stories is the Library's celebration of the many diverse histories and cultures from Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.