Sat September 11, 2021
Chinese Historical Society of America presents: "A History Repeated Part I: The Chinatown Files"
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The documentary The Chinatown Files explores the legacy of McCarthyism on the Chinese American community. In it, Chinese American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation speak for the first time about how they and their friends were investigated and prosecuted by government agents during the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s. At the height of the hysteria, thousands of Chinese immigrants and American citizens of Chinese descent were targeted because of their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security.
Join CHSA, Saturday, September 11, for part I of our "A History Repeated" series, for an informative and profound look back at a particularly challenging moment in time in Chinese American history. Filmmaker Amy Chen along with Professor Emeritus Ling-Chi Wang discuss this cautionary tale of xenophobia and hysteria and this moment in history serving as a reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections today.
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Join CHSA, Saturday, September 11, for part I of our "A History Repeated" series, for an informative and profound look back at a particularly challenging moment in time in Chinese American history. Filmmaker Amy Chen along with Professor Emeritus Ling-Chi Wang discuss this cautionary tale of xenophobia and hysteria and this moment in history serving as a reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections today.
The documentary The Chinatown Files explores the legacy of McCarthyism on the Chinese American community. In it, Chinese American men and women who were hunted down, jailed, and targeted for deportation speak for the first time about how they and their friends were investigated and prosecuted by government agents during the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s. At the height of the hysteria, thousands of Chinese immigrants and American citizens of Chinese descent were targeted because of their ethnicity and alleged risk to national security.
Join CHSA, Saturday, September 11, for part I of our "A History Repeated" series, for an informative and profound look back at a particularly challenging moment in time in Chinese American history. Filmmaker Amy Chen along with Professor Emeritus Ling-Chi Wang discuss this cautionary tale of xenophobia and hysteria and this moment in history serving as a reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections today.
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Join CHSA, Saturday, September 11, for part I of our "A History Repeated" series, for an informative and profound look back at a particularly challenging moment in time in Chinese American history. Filmmaker Amy Chen along with Professor Emeritus Ling-Chi Wang discuss this cautionary tale of xenophobia and hysteria and this moment in history serving as a reminder of the fragility of constitutional protections today.
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