Corky Lee's Asian America: A Panel Discussion with Professor Mae Ngai and Activist Virgo Lee About the Legacy of Corky Lee

Date and Time

October 29, 2024
05:00PM - 06:30PM EDT

Location

S010, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA

SponsorsCommittee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, Harvard UniversityDepartment of History, Harvard UniversityHarvard Asia Center
Speakers: 

Mae Ngai, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History, Columbia University

Virgo Lee, Activist

Hosted by:

Erika Lee, Bae Family Professor of History Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Harvard University

Emma Teng, T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations, MIT

Known as the "Undisputed, Unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate," Corky Lee (1947-2021) captured over 500,000 photos documenting Asian American life.