corky lees book with protest background photo

Special Events

Book Launch—Corky Lee’s Asian America

corky lees book with protest background photo

Special Events

Book Launch—Corky Lee’s Asian America

Editor Mae Ngai will be in conversation with contributor and filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a new book that presents an iconic photographer’s work and a sweeping, rich visual account of the Asian American Pacific Islander social justice movement.

 

About the Book

Corky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, this book represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism.

Corky Lee’s Asian America is available for purchase at the JANM Store.

FREE; museum admission not included

Saturday, Apr 20, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Editor Mae Ngai will be in conversation with contributor and filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a new book that presents an iconic photographer’s work and a sweeping, rich visual account of the Asian American Pacific Islander social justice movement.

 

About the Book

Corky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, this book represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism.

Corky Lee’s Asian America is available for purchase at the JANM Store.

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