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 to bring overlooked histories to light, and continue the vital cycle of nourishment that empowers each of us as cultural and civic citizens. I hope you will make a tax-deductible year end gift today to support this important work. read more…

February 27th, 2015

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 just 12 people giving A SHOUT (see side bar), or 30 people choosing A CHEER perk from the campaign. read more…

December 17th, 2014

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,” was the reply. “They went away.”

Chinese Whispers was born that day in modern-day Sun Valley. read more…

December 2nd, 2014

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, to connect past and present. The production will include a custom soundscape and projections, and incorporate new stories from our research into Chinese shrimping. read more…

October 22nd, 2014

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 story that has faded from public memory, but now you can learn about it through our exciting new project, Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles. read more…

August 29th, 2014

Save the Date – Bay Chronicles

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July 3rd, 2014

‘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…

March 20th, 2014

Save the Date – Heritage of Hope

January 17th, 2014

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 that you will consider sustaining Chinese Whispers by making a tax-deductible year end gift. read more…

January 8th, 2014

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…

September 17th, 2013
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