“I am not a Virus” Workshop with the Museum of Chinese in America (5/12/2021)

by Tomonori Nagano

The following event is hosted as part of the Asian Heritage Celebration in 2021.

Please join us for a 60-minute workshop examining the history and impact of the perpetual foreigner stereotype, with an emphasis on how that stereotype continues to affect people of (or perceived as being of) Chinese heritage in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interactive virtual program during Asian Heritage Month will be facilitated by an educator from the Museum of Chinese in America.

This is workshop is open to all but will be capped at 60 participants – please register in advance. advance. Please sign up to attend by May 1st at https://lagcc.wufoo.com/forms/event-registration-form/. Contact Dr. Robin Kietlinski (rkietlinski@lagcc.cuny.edu) with any questions about the event.

  • Title: “I am not a Virus:” Revisiting the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype in The Time of COVID-19 (with the Museum of Chinese in America)
  • Date: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
  • Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
  • Place: Zoom (register at https://lagcc.wufoo.com/forms/event-registration-form/)
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