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Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Jessica Tang, a library technician in the Asian Division, answers questions about her work and her hobbies -- the latter including writing historical fiction, letterboxing and playing as a clarinetist and fifer in the U.S. Army's 29th Infantry Division Band.
Posted in: Asian American, Asian Division, Gazette, Library Work and Employees, My Job
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's 2023 Innovator in Residence, Jeffrey Yoo Warren, is building another doorway to the past with his project, "Seeing Lost Enclaves: Relational Reconstructions of Erased Historic Neighborhoods of Color." Using 3D modeling techniques and insights from the collections, Yoo Warren is developing a virtual reconstruction of the once-bustling Chinatown district in Providence, Rhode Island. A vibrant enclave 100 years ago, the Chinatown of Providence largely has been erased from historical memory.
Posted in: Asian American, Asian American History, LCM, Library Work and Employees, Maps, Technology
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Midori, a classical violinist, made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11. She plays the 1734 Guarnerius del Gesu "ex-Huberman."
Posted in: Asian American, LCM, Music, Performing Arts, Uncategorized
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Gwendolyn Mink co-wrote "Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress," published this month. They researched the book, a biography of the first woman of color in the U.S. Congress, at the Library.
Posted in: Asian American, Asian American History, Congress, Researcher Stories, Women's History, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The National Film Registry's 2021 class is the most diverse in the program's 33-year history, including blockbusters such as "Return of the Jedi," "Selena" and "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring," but also the '70s midnight-movie favorite "Pink Flamingos" and a 1926 film featuring Black pilots in the daring new world of aviation, "The Flying Ace." The Library interviewed a dozen key players about their role in inducted films, including Mark Hamill, Edward James Olmos, John Waters, and documentary filmmakers Cheryl Dunye and Sylvia Morales.
Posted in: African American History, Asian American, Asian American History, Hispanic and Latino, LGBTQ, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry
Posted by: Neely Tucker
George Yu is an award-winning luthier based in Louisville, Kentucky, who models his handcrafted violins on rare Italian instruments, including a 1654 Amati violin at the Library.
Posted in: Asian American, LGBTQ, Music, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jade Snow Wong was a pioneering Asian American writer, businesswoman and artist. Her memoir, "Fifth Chinese Daughter," became a mid-century landmark of Asian American letters, while her ceramic works were shown in some of the nation's premier museums. The Library holds her papers.
Posted in: Asian American, Asian American History, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Sybille Jagusch, chief of the Library's Literature Center, has just published "Japan and American Children's Books," a gorgeously illustrated volume that details how Japan and Japanese culture has been portrayed in American children's books over the past two centuries.
Posted in: Asian American, Asian American History, Kids, Library Work and Employees, News, Researcher Stories, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee joins a conversation about superheroes and publishing for Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
Posted in: Asian American, Comics, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers