Date/Time
3/16/2024
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central
Sponsors
Event Type(s)
Community Event
Event Description
In 1875 President Ulysses S. Grant signed the first of nearly a century of U.S. laws restricting Chinese immigration, leaving behind a legacy of split families and lost histories among Chinese American immigrants. Saturday, March 16, 2024, 2 - 6 p.m. Producer Baldwin Chiu’s acclaimed documentary Far East Deep South follows his own family’s search for their roots in the Mississippi Delta, where they discover a surprising family history during the era of racial segregation. This deeply moving and unforgettable story offers a poignant and important perspective on immigration, American identity, and the history that you didn’t learn in school. After premiering on the PBS World Channel in 2021, the film received multiple awards at film festivals across the U.S. After the screening, Chiu and Peter Tao, a leader of the local effort to record and share Chinese American history in St. Louis, will lead a discussion and Q&A about “discovering the past you never knew.”
FULL AGENDA FOR THE EVENT
2-2:45 PM
Introductions and Presentations
“From Ulysses S. Grant to the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis”
Nick Sacco, Historian and Curator at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Susan Brownell, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of History, UMSL
2:45-3 PM
Break
3-4:15 PM
Screening of "Far East, Deep South"
4:15-5 PM
Q&A about “discovering the past you never knew” with Baldwin Chiu, California-based mechanical engineer, producer of documentaries and viral music videos, and renowned rapper under the MC name “Only Won,” and Peter Tao, a St. Louis native and an architect by profession of the design firm Tao+Lee, and a leading member of the Chinese America Collecting Initiative with the Missouri Historical Society.
5-6 PM
Reception
This event is presented by the UMSL Department of History, UMSL Global, and the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
FULL AGENDA FOR THE EVENT
2-2:45 PM
Introductions and Presentations
“From Ulysses S. Grant to the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis”
Nick Sacco, Historian and Curator at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Susan Brownell, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Department of History, UMSL
2:45-3 PM
Break
3-4:15 PM
Screening of "Far East, Deep South"
4:15-5 PM
Q&A about “discovering the past you never knew” with Baldwin Chiu, California-based mechanical engineer, producer of documentaries and viral music videos, and renowned rapper under the MC name “Only Won,” and Peter Tao, a St. Louis native and an architect by profession of the design firm Tao+Lee, and a leading member of the Chinese America Collecting Initiative with the Missouri Historical Society.
5-6 PM
Reception
This event is presented by the UMSL Department of History, UMSL Global, and the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Location
Setting: In-Person
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road
St. Louis, MO 63123
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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road
St. Louis, MO 63123
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Contact Person
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
(phone: 3148421867)
(phone: 3148421867)
Details
This event is free and open to the public. Please call (314) 842-1867 ext. 230 for reservations.
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