Thursday, March 2, 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM
at CESL Building 103, 1100 James E. Rogers Way
For over fifty years, New York native Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown, and Asian American communities around the country. With a strong sense of social justice, he captured activists, celebrities, and everyday heroes with equal passion, taking over a hundred thousand photos.
Sadly, while documenting the latest rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, Corky fell to COVID. Through his own words and pictures, Dear Corky reveals the man behind the camera. The screening is followed by a discussion between Mr. Chin and Dr. Jacqueline Barrios. Dr. Barrios is an assistant professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at the University of Arizona.
Curtis Chin is a co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City, Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. His memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little, Brown in Fall 2023. Chin is also known for his documentary films, Vincent Who? (2009) and Tested (2015). He can be found at CurtisfromDetroit.com.
