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Everyday Chinatown: Stories of Ordinary Artifacts

Join the Tenement Museum and Think!Chinatown on YouTube Live for an intimate look at the art and stories behind everyday artifacts in Manhattan’s Chinatown. What happens when everyday objects are recognized as artifacts? See how ordinary items like mooncake tins or hawthorne candy can spark conversations of collective memory and strengthen cultural understanding.  We’ll “visit” the Wong family, the first Chinese American family story to be featured in the Tenement Museum. Then, we’ll celebrate the launch of Think!Chinatown’s third season of their Everyday Chinatown storytelling project. Listen in on audio recordings from the neighborhood and see how these artifacts are visually interpreted by artists John Lee, Lilly Lam, Hui Ma, and XinMei Liu. We’ll also explore some artifacts from the Tenement Museum’s Your Story Our Story online digital storytelling exhibit.











When: Tue., Jun. 30, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Where: Tenement Museum
103 Orchard St.
212-982-8420
Price: Free
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Join the Tenement Museum and Think!Chinatown on YouTube Live for an intimate look at the art and stories behind everyday artifacts in Manhattan’s Chinatown. What happens when everyday objects are recognized as artifacts? See how ordinary items like mooncake tins or hawthorne candy can spark conversations of collective memory and strengthen cultural understanding.  We’ll “visit” the Wong family, the first Chinese American family story to be featured in the Tenement Museum. Then, we’ll celebrate the launch of Think!Chinatown’s third season of their Everyday Chinatown storytelling project. Listen in on audio recordings from the neighborhood and see how these artifacts are visually interpreted by artists John Lee, Lilly Lam, Hui Ma, and XinMei Liu. We’ll also explore some artifacts from the Tenement Museum’s Your Story Our Story online digital storytelling exhibit.

Buy tickets/get more info now