Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
The Hip-hop/Kung Fu/Afro-Asian Connection: A Panel Discussion
A discussion at the Freer Gallery.
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Following the screening of Drunken Master, join a panel of experts for a lively discussion of the long-running relationship between martial-arts movies and rap music.
Panelists:
Barry Cole, member, Hop Fu
Nelson George, author of Hip Hop America
Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
This event is cosponsored by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program. It is presented in conjunction with the exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? on view at the National Museum of Natural History through January 2.
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