Join Chee Wang Ng & Virgo Lee, for a discussion on "Fifty Years of Photographic Justice: Corky Lee's Asian America." Moderated by Jiefei Faye Yuan of the Queens Memory Project; opening remarks by NY Assembly Member Ron Kim & NYC Commissioner on Human Rights Rocky Chin.
Young Corky Lee (1947– 2021) was a Chinese American activist, community organizer, photographer, journalist, and the self-proclaimed unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate. His work chronicled the diversity of Asian American culture.
Funded by the Starr Grant. Co-Sponsored by the QPL AANHPI Heritage Month Committee; Estate of Corky Lee; CPC Nan Shan Older Adult Center; Lewis Latimer House; Assembly Member Ron Kim; NYC Commission on Human Rights; Chinese American Planning Council; Social Practice CUNY; Rise Now Inc; Forest Hills Asian Association.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://queenslib.org/37cd
Meeting ID: 833 9180 7019
Passcode: 383237