Replenish Community Nourishment
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 3.4 Thank you for being part of Chinese Whispers! 2014 has been a truly remarkable year, and all of us at CW are grateful for the amazing opportunities to reclaim, retell, and restore community memory in fresh and meaningful ways. In 2015 we look forward to new fruition in our innovations […]
A Gift of Cultural Citizenship
A Gift of Cultural Citizenship We’re excited to let you know that 2 weeks into our Indiegogo campaign for the theater production of Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate, we’re halfway toward our first goal! We’re so grateful to everyone who helped get us here! Help us reach 70% by the end of week 3 – that’s […]
Put CHINESE WHISPERS: GOLDEN GATE On Stage
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 3.3 Nine years ago, a visitor to an installation I made about the disappearance of the Chinese from the Boise Basin casually mentioned that he heard there had once been a Chinese acupuncturist in the backwoods of 19th century Idaho; surprised, I asked him what happened to the man. “Don’t know,” […]
Nurturing Community, Amplifying Voice — Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 3.2 One thing for sure – we don’t sit around here at CW! We’re gearing up for our crowdfunding campaign for Chinese Whispers: Golden GateSM, our flagship storytelling production about the Bay Area. This theater production will combine historical stories with contemporary immigrant stories from our workshops with the Chinatown Y, […]
Retracing the forgotten history of Chinese shrimp fishing around San Francisco Bay
A PROJECT BY RENE YUNG IN COLLABORATION WITH SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK What do you do about 100 years of history that didn’t get into the history books? Right in our own backyard, here in the Bay Area? The history of Chinese shrimp fishing around San Francisco Bay is a rich and poignant […]
Save the Date – Bay Chronicles
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‘Heritage of Hope’ Honors Immigrant Experience
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 3.1 We ushered in the year of the Horse on February 8 with Heritage of Hope, our third Lunar New Year storytelling celebration in partnership with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Braving wind and rain to join us read more…
Nourish Community Heritage–Support Chinese Whispers Today
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 2.4 During this season of celebrations and reflection, we offer our sincere thanks for your stories and your support, which enabled us to share the nourishment of community memory with the public in deep, meaningful ways that satisfy heart and mind. As we look forward to the New Year, we hope […]
Immigrant Voices: CW + YMCA Chinatown
Chinese Whispers Newsletter Vol 2.3 As part of our flagship Bay Area storytelling production Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate℠ we are excited to collaborate with the Chinatown YMCA on a series of transgenerational workshops about contemporary immigrant experiences. read more…