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<\/a><\/p>\nJoin us for this inaugural event for the progam series, “Living Memory: The Culture and Heritage of Chinese New Yorkers” created by Queens Library and The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). The mission of this program is to preserve the stories, traditions, and cultural contributions of the Chinese community in New York and share them with the rest of the city.<\/p>\n
Part 1 – An Oral History Interview <\/em><\/p>\n An oral history interview with with Zhang Hongtu, a contemporary artist based in New York City. Zhang Hongtu has spent the past five decades expanding the ways in which viewers perceive the world around them, skillfully drawing connections between cultures. Originally from mainland China, and New York\u2013based since 1982, Zhang\u2019s subject matter and styles have continued to shift resulting in a vast body of work that has allowed him to show internationally for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n Part 2 – Panel Discussion<\/em>
\nBeatrice Chen, MOCA\u2019s Director of Public Programs, will moderate this panel discussion about issues of identity in the process of becoming American, and will touch upon reconciling cultural differences, preserving cultural roots and celebrating heritage. The panelists include Kian Lam Kho, Jiayang Fan and Peter Kwong.<\/p>\n