Asian-American Awareness Month
Film Screening and Q&A with Eric Byler
Tuesday, April 10
7:00-9:00 pm, Stuart Hall 101
Filmmaker Eric Byler (Charlotte, Sometimes,) will screen My Life Disoriented, a television pilot that recently debuted on PBS, and clips from his feature film, Americanese, which will open in theaters nationwide in August. He will also discuss the intersection of art and political engagement with clips from his documentary-inprogress on Asian American involvement in contemporary politics.
Asian Americans Asserting Visibility: The Arts
Thursday, April 12
6:30-8:30 pm, Harper, Room 130
A panel discussion with:
- Eric Byler, filmmaker (Americanese; Charlotte, Sometimes; My Life Disoriented)
- Quang Bao, Executive Director, Asian America Writers’ Workshop
- Kwang-Wu Kim, Dean, Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University
- Ray Yang, visual artist, Program Manager, rph4833 Resource Center, Hyde Park Art Center
- Nancy Tom, Founder and Director, Center for Asian Arts and Media, Columbia College
Literary Caravan: Readings by Writers from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Friday, April 13
1:30-3:30pm, Social Sciences 122 (1126 E. 59th Street)
- Quang Bao, Executive Director of The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
- Luisa A. Igloria, Associate Professor, MFA Creative Writing Program and Department of English, Old Dominion University
- Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi, Architect and Writer
Sentenced Home Documentary Screening
Tuesday, April 17
7:30-9:30 pm, Social Sciences 122
Sentenced Home follows the lives of three Cambodian American men who broke the law in their late teens and served time in prison, but were later informed by the government that because of their criminal records, they would soon be deported to Cambodia. The documentary screening will be followed by a Q & A with David Grabbias, one of the directors, and Many Uch, one of the deportees featured in the documentary.
If you require special services, assistance or accommodations to fully participate in these programs, or if you would like additional information, please call (773) 834-8732 or email tmah@uchicago.edu.
