Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Double Feature! To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey and World of Suzie Wong
This documentary follows actress Nancy Kwan from her birth in Hong Kong to her big screen debut in 1960s.
When:
August 11, 2011 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Where
Double Feature! TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: KA SHENS JOURNEY, 2010, Locomotive Distribution, 104 min. Dir. Brian Jamieson. This documentary follows actress Nancy Kwan from her birth in Hong Kong to her big screen debut in 1960s THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG and up to today. Through scenes from her movie and TV work and interviews with Kwan herself, the film offers both a portrait of a successful performer and insight into the changing roles of Asian women in American society in recent decades. [BLU RAY] Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkhagrR-2N4
50th Anniversary! FLOWER DRUM SONG, 1961, IDP Films, 133 min. Dir. Henry Koster. In this adaptation of Rodgers & Hammersteins Broadway musical, Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco for an arranged marriage, but husband-to-be Sammy Fong (Jack Soo) is more interested in Linda Low (Nancy Kwan), a singer at his nightclub. While their parents feel bound by tradition, Mei Li and Sammy would prefer to follow their hearts - something that becomes easier to do when it turns out that another young man (James Shigeta) also is looking for a bride. Features choreography by Hermes Pan and such memorable songs as I Enjoy Being a Girl. [35mm] Discussion between films with actress Nancy Kwan. Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnoezYA_rAc
Cost:
$11 General, $9 Student/Senior, and $7 American Cinematheque Member
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Phone Number:
323.466.3456
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