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Newsletter for August 2019

By Emmi Dunn

Summer is soon ending and we at

CHS hoped that everyone had an

enjoyable summer holiday.

We are excited to share with you

some exciting events – mark your

calendars for the following:

BOOK TALK WITH JOHN JUNG

2 PM, Saturday 9/14/19

Memphis Central Library

Memphis Room (4th floor)

Join John Jung, retired professor of

psychology and now “historical

ethnographer” at Benjamin F. Hooks

Central Library, 3030 Poplar, at 2:00

pm, September 14. His discussion will

focus on the Chinese immigration of

the American South with a

connection to the history of the

Chinese in Memphis. This is a great

opportunity to meet John Jung and

have him sign your book. Think

Christmas!!!

MEMPHIS MOON FESITIVAL

5-8 PM, Saturday 9/14/19

Shelby Farms Park

Visitor Center

The Greater Memphis United Chinese

Association (GMUCA) is inviting

everyone to the Moon Festival to be

held at the Visitor Center at Shelby

Farms. The view from the Visitor

Chinese Historical Society of Memphis and Mid-South

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Center is awe-inspiring and will offer

impressive views of the moon. Enjoy

the moon cakes, BBQ, and home-

made Chinese food – all for $10.00.

Entertainment is by the Zhou Family

Band, who has been musicians for

seven generations. Based in Anhui

Province, the band plays traditional

folk music on traditional Chinese

wind and percussion instruments.

Bring a blanket or chairs to enjoy the

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival from 5 to

8 pm on September 14, Saturday.

Free admission and free parking.

MEMPHIS CHINESE HISTORY AND

CULTURE FESTIVAL

2-5 PM, Sunday 9/15/19

Handy Park on Beale Street

Downtown Memphis

Cap off the weekend with the

Memphis Chinese History and Culture

Festival at Handy Park, Beale Street,

on September 15 beginning at 2:00 to

5:00 pm. Learn the art of knot tying

to make a bracelet or practice your

calligraphy. Other arts and crafts

activities are coloring and learning

about your Chinese horoscope – all

beginning at 2 pm followed by

performances of Tai Chi Sword

demonstration, Tai Chi Fan Dance

and the Zhou Family Band. The

Dragon Dance will lead us to the

unveiling ceremony of the historical

marker that commemorates Chop

Suey Café and the Chinese Merchants

on Beale Street. Join us for this

momentous event to pay homage to

our Chinese pioneers!

OPENING OF MUSEUM OF CHINESE

IN AMERICA

Thursday, 10/17/19

215 Centre Street, New York

MOCA – Museum of Chinese in

America – in New York invited CHS to

participate in an upcoming exhibition:

Gathering: Collecting and

Documenting Chinese American

History. There are sixteen other

participants, including the Mississippi

Delta Chinese Heritage Museum of

Cleveland, Mississippi. We submitted

posters of past events and photos of

the Lung Kong Tin Yee historical

marker, including a rubbing of the

plaque. The curator, Herb Tam, was

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very complimentary on our

submissions. The opening of the

exhibition is October 17 at 215

Centre Street, NY. MOCA’s mission is

to preserve and present the history,

heritage, culture and diverse

experience of the Chinese Americans.

We are truly honored to be a part of

this exhibition.

https://www.mocanyc.org

Photos from the Lung Kong Tin Yee

Unveiling May 25, 2019

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Reception following the unveiling at

Center for Southern Folklore.

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