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.
Summer of Wong Kar Wai
Four of Hong Kong film maker Wong Kar Wai's films will be screened at the China Institute in New York City.
When:
June 5, 2011 6:30pm to June 26, 2012 8:30pm
Join us for the month of June as we celebrate the work of famed Hong Kong filmmaker, Wong Kar Wai, with free screenings of four of his films. All films are in Cantonese with English subtitles.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012: Chungking Express
(Wong Kar Wai, 1994)
6:30-8:15PM
Comprised of two different stories told in sequence, each is about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman. The film depicts a paradox in that even though the characters live in densely-packed Hong Kong, they are still lonely and live in their own inner worlds.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012: Fallen Angels
(Wong Kar Wai, 1995)
6:30-8:15PM
Often considered a sequel to Chungking Express, the film consists of two plotlines: the first follows the life of a professional hit man and a female partner he rarely sees or knows; the second tells the story of a mute young man who breaks into restaurants and stores at night and sells items to passersby.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012: In the Mood for Love
(Wong Kar Wai, 2000)
6:30-8:15PM
A journalist and a secretary, each rent a room in an apartment becoming neighbors. While both are married they are often left alone by their respective spouses. Often seeing each other during their separate visits to a noodle stand at night, they one day begin to speak to each other and come to the conclusion that their spouses are having an affair together. They begin to wonder how the affair may have begun, and together they re-enact what they think may have happened.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012: Days of Being Wild
(Wong Kar Wai, 1990)
6:30-8:15PM
Set in 1960’s Hong Kong and later the Philippines, the film tells the story of a young, reckless, womanizer who learns that the woman who raised him is in fact not his birth mother. After learning the truth, he decides to venture off to the Philippines in search of his birth mother and himself.
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Seating is limited for all screenings, pre-registration required.
Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost:
Free
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
212-744-8181
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