Join the Chinese American Museum on Sunday, May 19th at 10:30am for the next installment of Beyond the Page where we will be celebrating the launch of Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community by William Gow. Gow’s book explores the Chinese American community’s contributions to the Hollywood film industry and Los Angeles tourism scene during the early 20th century.
Join Gow and Dr. Kathy Yep, Professor of Asian American Studies at Pitzer College, as they discuss Los Angeles Chinatown’s long-overlooked history and the community’s impact on Hollywood, which in turn shaped mainstream perceptions of the Asian American identity.
About the Author:
William Gow is a Sacramento-based community historian, educator, and documentary filmmaker. A fourth-generation Chinese American and a proud graduate of the San Francisco Unified School District, he holds a B.F.A. in Cinema Studies from NYU, an M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley. He currently serves as the co-director of the Five Chinatowns Community History Project for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and holds a position as Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies in the Ethnic Studies Department at California State University, Sacramento.
About the Moderator:
Dr. Kathy Yep is a tenured Professor of Asian American Studies at Pitzer College. Dr. Yep received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. With a focus on feminist pedagogies, community-based learning, and cultural politics, her writing has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals and publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Harper Collins and Temple University Press. Dr. Yep was also awarded the Claremont Colleges 2020 Diversity Mentor Award for her role as co-architect of the Claremont Faculty Leadership Program, where she integrated anti-racist pedagogies and contemplative practices in the professional development curriculum.
**CAM’s Beyond the Page series features conversations with AAPI authors to amplify Asian American voices and their diverse experiences.
誠邀大家於5 月19 日（星期日）上午10時30分（美國太平洋夏令時間）與華美博物館一起參加最新一期「超越頁面」活動，我們將慶祝William Gow 的《表演唐人街：好萊塢、旅遊與美國華人社區的形成》新書出版。William Gow的新書探索了 20 世紀初美國華人社區對好萊塢電影業與洛杉磯旅遊業的貢獻。
請與William Gow高及皮策學院 (Pitzer College) 美國亞裔研究教授 Kathy Yep 博士一起探討洛杉磯唐人街長期被忽視的歷史以及該社區對好萊塢的影響，這些影響反過來又塑造了主流社會對美國亞裔身份的看法。
作者簡介：
William Gow 是沙加緬度的社區歷史學家、教育家暨紀錄片製片人。他是美籍華人第四代，三藩市聯合學區畢業的高材生，擁有紐約大學電影研究學士學位、加州大學洛杉磯分校美國亞裔研究碩士學位、加州大學柏克萊分校族裔研究博士學位。他目前是南加州華人歷史學會「五個唐人街社區歷史計劃」的共同主任，並在加州州立大學沙加緬度分校族裔研究系擔任美國亞裔研究助理教授。
主持人簡介：
Kathy Yep 博士是皮策學院 (Pitzer College) 美國亞裔研究終身教授。Kathy Yep博士在加州大學柏克萊分校獲族裔研究學士、碩士及博士學位。她的研究重點是女性主義教學法、社區學習暨文化政治，她的文章於許多同行評審期刊及出版刊物發表，包括《洛杉磯時報》、《哈珀柯林斯》及《天普大學出版社》。Kathy Yep博士擔任克萊蒙學院領導力計劃共同設計師，她獲該學院頒發2020 年多元化導師獎，在該計劃中，她將反種族主義教學法和沉思實踐融入專業發展課程中。
** 華美博物館的「超越頁面」系列，特色是與美國亞太裔作者進行對話，重點關注擴大美國亞太裔的聲音及其多元化的經歷。