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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Paula Yoo
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Vincent Chin\, PBS Books is pleased to interview award-winning author Paula Yoo\, who recently published “From A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement”.  It is a groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the case that took America’s Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice.  Paula will be interviewed by Zosette Guir\, Manager of Detroit Public TV’s One Detroit initiative. \nWhile Paula Yoo’s book was written for a YA audience after significant research\, it has captivated audiences of all ages. She has crafted a suspenseful\, nuanced\, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in Civil Rights history\, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism. In this current climate of civil unrest and a country confronting a history of deeply rooted systemic racism\, the story of Vincent Chin is as important now as ever. Asian American history is often overlooked and undertaught in schools\, and Vincent Chin’s name remains relatively unknown despite making national and international headlines at the time. Now\, almost 40 years later\, it’s time to remember Vincent Chin and the significant role his case played in American history.  \nAbout the Author: Paula Yoo\nPaula Yoo is an award-winning author of children’s books\, a former journalist\, and current screenwriter who has merged her talents to create a thoroughly researched and reported nonfiction book\, but with the intensity of a suspense movie thriller\, and the intimate emotional character journey of a novel. As a Korean American who’s specialized in multicultural Asian-American themed children’s books\, and having lived in Detroit working as a journalist for The Detroit News\, Yoo is able to examine the controversial racial issues behind the Vincent Chin story with sensitivity\, authority and grace. “From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry” is her debut YA nonfiction book. She lives in Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-paula-yoo/
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SUMMARY:FILMMAKER TALK: Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña\, filmmakers of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”
DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of Vincent Chin\, PBS Books\, in collaboration with DPTV\, is pleased to host an important conversation about “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” with Filmmakers Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Peña\, along with executive producer Professor Juanita Anderson and attorney/activist Jim Shimoura.  The conversation will be moderated by Bill Kubota\, a Senior Producer at Detroit Public Television’s One Detroit. \nJoin us to understand more about the process of creating this incredible documentary film\, the challenges and obstacles the filmmakers needed to overcome\, and the importance of the film. In addition\, you can expect to learn about the film’s relevancy in today’s climate; the role of this documentary film in Asian American and Pacific Islander history\, and the activism from the 1980s to today.  Given recent Asian American discrimination and hate crimes in the last few years\, we encourage a broad audience to join this program to learn about this important documentary film 40 years later. \n“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Film Description\nIn June of 1982\, 27 year-old Chinese American Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party when he encountered Chrysler Motors foreman\, Ronald Ebens. Ebens\, aided by his stepson\, Mike Nitz\, bludgeoned Vincent Chin that night to death with a baseball bat. After Ebens and Nitz pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were each sentenced to three-year probation and $3\,000 fine\, the Asian American community was outraged. In “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”\, filmmakers Christine Choy and Renee Tajima- Peña chronicle the historic campaign for Justice for Vincent Chin spearheaded by his mother Lily\, Detroit’s American Citizens for Justice\, and a nationwide coalition of activists. Nominated for an Academy Award\, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” became a landmark in Asian American filmmaking and a classic in US independent cinema.  \nAbout the Filmmakers: Christine Choy & Renee Tajima-Peña \nFilmmaker Christine Choy was born in Shanghai\, People’s Republic of China\, and grew up in Hong Kong\, South Korea\, Japan and the U.S. Christine Choy is an educator\, filmmaker\, artist; a pioneer Asian American film maker\, she has produced/directed/photographed works in various forms. Choy has made more than eighty five films and received over sixty international awards. She has been a recipient of numerous fellowships\, among them: John Simon Guggenheim\, Rockefeller\, Asian Cultural Council\, Fulbright Senior Research\, and an award for best cinematography from the Sundance International Film Festival. Choy’s latest collaborative documentary film\, “The Exiles”\, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2022.  \nChoy was trained in architecture\, but later studied directing at the American Film Institute to become a filmmaker. Her work is concerned with discrimination and migration issues. In addition to the Academy Award-nominated co-directed “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” (1987)\, Choy also directed “From Spikes to Spindles” (1976) which focuses on Chinese migrant workers\, Choy is currently a Professor of Film and Television at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts and has taught at Yale\, Cornell\, and SUNY Buffalo. \nHer works have been broadcasted on HBO\, PBS\, Sundance Channel\, Life Time\, NHK\, and many other stations. Her works have also been featured in festivals all over the world. She is the founding director of Third World Newsreel and School of Creative Media\, City University of Hong Kong\, a member of Project Vetting committee of the Film Development Fund\, Hong Kong\, and a member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Pictures and Science of United States of America).  \nFilmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña was born in Chicago\, Illinois. Her grandparents moved from Japan during the Asian Exclusion Era in the early 1900s. She is a filmmaker\, known for “No Más Bebés” (2015)\, “Calavera Highway” (2010) and “My America… or Honk If You Love Buddha” (1997). Tajima-Peña is a Harvard University alum and majored in East Asian Studies and sociology. She is heavily involved with the Asian American movement and the Civil Rights Movement. \nHer work focuses on issues of immigration\, race\, gender\, and social justice and has been screened internationally and at festivals such as Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. Tajima-Peña most recently produced a five-part PBS series “Asian Americans” (2020). She is currently a Professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA. \nAbout the Featured Guests: Juanita Anderson & Jim Shimoura\nJuanita Anderson was the executive producer of “Who killed Vincent Chin?”  She is a veteran producer/director\, executive producer and documentary filmmaker who has amassed a significant body of work in public television and independent media. A native of Detroit\, she is currently Associate Professor of Teaching and Area Head of Media Arts and Studies in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University. \nAs Executive Producer of Cultural Affairs and Special Projects at Detroit Public Television from 1982-1988\, she developed and oversaw the production of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”  She was also the executive producer of groundbreaking PBS news and public affairs specials focused on highlighting Black America\, as well as other important social issues.  \nA long-standing advocate for diversity in media\, Anderson co-founded the National Black Programming Consortium in 1978 (now Black Public Media)\, and has served on the board of directors of the Independent Television Service. She is currently the Resident Artist in Media Arts at The Carr Center in Detroit.  \nJim Shimoura has been an attorney and activist for 35 years and his experience has spanned a wide variety of areas from legal aid\, staff counsel for two national insurance carriers\, and was a partner at a major Detroit area law firm.  \nHe has acted as the counsel to OEM automotive suppliers to the Big Three Manufacturers. Among his numerous civic and political activities\, Mr. Shimoura was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars\, where he served as a commissioner for nearly a decade. He has received numerous civic awards.
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SUMMARY:'Juneteenth: We The People' with The BLK Freedom Collective
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, June 19 at 1 p.m. ET | 10 a.m. PT\, PBS Books is pleased to present a special commemoration virtual event\, “Juneteenth: We the People\,” produced by the BLKFreedom Collective\, a collaboration of 10 African American historical and cultural institutions across the country. It celebrates the emancipation of the enslaved people of Texas in 1865 and the liberty and victory of African American communities nationwide ever since.\n\nIt’s become an annual tradition to celebrate our nation’s newest federal holiday. Ten leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast have joined to form the BLKFreedom Collective\, which will commemorate Juneteenth\, the historic day the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced\, ending enslavement in Texas. \nFor the third year\, this collaboration has produced a special\, virtual program to honor this great national event. The 2022 theme is “We the People\,” which explores the founding document of our nation\, the U.S. Constitution through the eyes of historic museums and scholars across the United States. \nTune in Sunday\, June 19\, at 1 p.m. ET\, as PBS Books will livestream this remarkable presentation on its website and on Facebook Live. It will also be offered on BLKFreedom.org and the websites of its partner organizations\, as well as by libraries and PBS affiliates across the nation\, Amazon\, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. \n“We the People” – taken from the opening words of the preamble to the Constitution – recounts how generations of Black Americans have preserved\, innovated\, cultivated\, created\, pioneered\, strived and championed the true principles of freedom so that a new generation remembers\, echoes and celebrates their ancestors’ accomplishments while remaining vigilant on not only issues of inclusion\, diversity and equity\, but also justice as promised in the Constitution. \nEach of the 10 participating museums and historical institutions contributes to the overall program\, focusing on some aspect of the ideas embodied in the preamble and Constitution. In addition\, a stellar lineup of respected judges from across the nation read a portion of the preamble\, such as Denise Page Hood\, Senior United States District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; Eric T. Washington\, Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and Bernice Donald\, Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Cincinnati). \nJuneteenth dates back to June 19\, 1865\, when union soldier\, Major General Gordon Granger\, landed at Galveston\, TX\, with the news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This announcement was more than two and half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. \nThrough this virtual event\, participating Black institutions declare\, “We the people\, having significantly contributed to this country in its quest to form a more perfect union\, desiring for it to fulfill its principles and values as espoused in the Constitution\, despite years of enslavement\, oppression and discrimination\, boldly define ourselves beyond race\, condition or socioeconomic background. We are a holistic community and culture with a profound legacy we carry with us today.” \nThe BLKFreedom Collective is a combined effort among the African American Museum of Philadelphia (PA)\, America’s Black Holocaust Museum (Milwaukee\, WI)\, August Wilson African American Cultural Center (Pittsburg\, PA)\,  Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (AL)\, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit\, MI)\, Harvey Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture (Charlotte\, NC)\, Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park (Hilton Head Island\, SC)\, National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis\, TN)\, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati\, OH) and Northwest African American Museum (Seattle\, WA). \nThis collaborative program explores the meaning and relevance of “freedom\,” “justice” and “democracy.” The event is sponsored by PBS Books\, Detroit Public TV\, Amazon and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). \nFor more information about collaborative partners\, visit blkfreedom.org.
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Mark Clague\, 'O Say Can You Hear'
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 30 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT\, PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with author and esteemed scholar Mark Clague\, author of O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of The Star-Spangled Banner\,  in celebration of the Fourth of July and in anticipation of our nation’s 250th celebration. \nClague’s fascinating story of America’s national anthem examines its history and powerful meaning today. In O Say Can You Hear? Mark Clague brilliantly weaves together the stories of the song and the nation it represents. Examining the origins of both text and music\, alternate lyrics and translations\, and the song’s use in sports\, at times of war\, and for political protest\, he argues that the anthem’s meaning reflects―and is reflected by―the nation’s quest to become a more perfect union. From victory song to hymn of sacrifice and vehicle for protest\, the story of Key’s song is the story of America itself. Join us to hear insights in Mark’s process\, research and books\, and even have an opportunity to listen to a rendition our national song. \nLynette Clemetson\, who is the Director of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards at Wallace House at the University of Michigan\, will provide a brief introduction. \nAbout the Author \nMark Clague\, Ph.D.\, serves as Associate Professor of Musicology\, Arts Leadership\, and American Culture at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, where he is also Associate Dean of Collaborations and Partnerships. His book O Say Can You Hear: A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was just published by W.W. Norton. Mark’s research focuses on the social power of music in American life. His publications include the recording Poets & Patriots: A Tuneful History of The Star-Spangled Banner\, which surveys historic versions and political parodies of the U.S. national anthem. This work also appears in the Star Spangled Songbook\, a collection of sheet music. His anthem research work has sparked collaborations with the Smithsonian Museum of American History\, Los Angeles Grammy Museum\, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\, and in recital with baritone Thomas Hampson at the Library of Congress. His ongoing research is featured at starspangledmusic.org and he posts to twitter as @usmusicscholar. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-mark-clague/
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