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FREE EVENT! Partnership between OCA-Greater Houston and Tokyo X to host the AAPI FEST at the Alief Neighborhood Center and Park.
A collaborative partnership between OCA-Greater Houston and Tokyo X to host the AAPI FEST at the Alief Neighborhood Center and Park. The festival will unite Houston's diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities—including Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and many other groups by working with local community leaders.
With over 170 vendors participating, various cultures will showcase Asian pride through food, merchandise, and art. The festival's core goal is to empower local businesses and foster community unity in the heart of the multicultural Alief district.
A local history workshop methodologies used for Bluff City Chinese.
Hear from historian Emerald Dunn as she discusses discovering the history of the Memphis Chinese community and the research methodologies used for Bluff City Chinese. She will also touch briefly on the Arkansas Chinese History Project.
DATE: Thursday, April 16th
TIME: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
LOCATION: DRC (Digital Research Commons), Brown Wing, Room 266-C in the MD Anderson Library, UH campus
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Bluff City Chinese follows two Chinese-American storytellers, filmmaker Thandi Cai and elder historian Emerald Dunn, as they uncover the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee. Through personal journeys, community oral histories, and archival research, the film weaves a 150-year tapestry of identity, belonging, and resilience. Set against a backdrop of social and racial tensions, this intergenerational collaboration celebrates the power of storytelling to preserve heritage, bridge divides, and inspire unity for future generations.
Visitors coming from off campus are encouraged to pay for parking in either the East Garage, Elgin Street Garage OR the Stadium Garage.
1) Elgin Street Garage: 4224 Elgin Street
2) Stadium Garage: 3874 Holman Street
3) East Garage – 4233 Martin Luther King Boulevard
A screening of the documentary Bluff City Chinese, which tells the 150-year history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee.
On April 16th, join us for a screening of the documentary, Bluff City Chinese. Sponsored by the the UH Media and the Moving Image Initiative, the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, and UH Center for Public History.
DATE: Thursday, April 16th
TIME: 6:00PM
LOCATION: Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design (Classroom ARC 150), 4200 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77204
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Bluff City Chinese follows two Chinese-American storytellers, filmmaker Thandi Cai and elder historian Emerald Dunn, as they uncover the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee. Through personal journeys, community oral histories, and archival research, the film weaves a 150-year tapestry of identity, belonging, and resilience. Set against a backdrop of social and racial tensions, this intergenerational collaboration celebrates the power of storytelling to preserve heritage, bridge divides, and inspire unity for future generations.
Visitors coming from off campus are encouraged to pay for parking in either the East Garage, Elgin Street Garage OR the Stadium Garage.
PARKING VALIDATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE FIRST 15 OFF-CAMPUS GUESTS.
Please see Dr. Melody Li and event coordinators at the event for parking validations.
PARKING VALIDATION IS ***NOT*** AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER PARKING LOCATIONS.
1) Elgin Street Garage: 4224 Elgin Street
2) Stadium Garage: 3874 Holman Street
3) East Garage – 4233 Martin Luther King Boulevard
