In remembrance of Loni Ding, my mentor

Loni Ding Tribute Video
by Walt Louie
http://www.caasf.org/2010/06/loni-ding-tribute-video/



Loni Ding’s Ancestors in the Americas series to be screened in Berkeley

The first two films in Loni Ding’s Asian American history series will be showing in Berkeley on June 9 and July 14 at. the Unitarian Fellowship, 1924 Cedar Street. Dr. Harvey Dong, a member of the Asian American Studies faculty at UC-Berkeley, will lead the discussion after both screenings.

Part One – Coolies, Sailors, Settlers: Voyage to the New World – Thursday June 9 at 7:30 p.m.
“The story of how Asians – Filipinos, Chinese, Asian Indians – first arrived in the Americas. Crossing centuries and oceans, from the 16th century Manila-Acapulco trade … to the Opium Wars … to 19th century plantation coolie labor in South America and the Caribbean.”

Part Two – Chinese in the Frontier West: An American Story – Thursday July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
“The arrival of Chinese in Gold Rush California of the 1850s … their ventures into the Frontier West from Oregon and Washington to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota … Laboring, reclaiming land, and community building, while pursuing cases before the U.S. courts for justice and equality, they set legal precedents and left a legacy of civil rights for all Americans.”

Both screenings are at the Berkeley Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita), Berkeley [between Shattuck and Martin Luther King Jr Way]. Suggested donation $5-10. No one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible.

“…A breathtakingly beautiful narrative on Asian arrivals in the Americas from an informed world historical perspective.”
– Prof. Dilip Basu, History, UC-Santa Cruz

“…Splendidly conceived, emotionally compelling…offering a new history of Asian America, indeed of America…A must see.”
– Prof. Gary Okihiro, History, Columbia University

“…The global approach is a major achievement – a qualitative leap forward!”
– Prof. Robert Allen, Senior Editor, Black Scholar