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DESCRIPTION:Oct 17, 7-8 pm in Piedmont and Oct 20, 3pm in Oakland at The New Parkway, 
 747 24th Street\n\nHard Hitting, Important Documentary on Immigration: 
 \nThe Chinese Exclusion Act \nFree Screenings Set for Piedmont and 
 Oakland\n\n"It is not a melodramatic or breathlessly hyperbolic thing to 
 say that if you want to know about immigration in America and you don't 
 know the story of Chinese exclusion, it would be like saying you want to 
 know about race relations in America but you've never heard of slavery." - 
 Filmmaker Ric Burns. \n\nThe Appreciating Diversity Film Series (ADFS) 
 presents free screenings of THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT on Wednesday, October 
 17, and Saturday, October 20, 2018. The Chinese Exclusion Act explains the 
 causes, consequences, and continuing impact of the only federal legislation 
 in United States history to single out and name a specific race and 
 nationality for exclusion from immigration and citizenship - a timely look 
 at an episode in American history that resonates today.  Award-winning 
 documentary filmmakers Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu shed light on the origin, 
 history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese 
 workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to 
 become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of laws targeting the 
 Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 
 years.\n\nIndiewire calls the film "a sobering and eye-opening look at a 
 chapter in American history that not only reveals the way our nation did 
 wrong by people who helped build it but also has clear parallels to today's 
 issues with immigration."\n\nFollowing the screening, well-known community 
 advocate David Lei, who is featured in the film, will lead a discussion on 
 this little-known part of American history and its relevance for 2018 and 
 beyond. His passion for building communities, social changes/improvements, 
 youth education and the arts has led to his becoming a tireless Bay Area 
 volunteer with many organizations, such as the Center for Asian American 
 Media.\n\nPiedmont: 5:30-7 Chinese food truck; Oakland: food 
 available.\n\nFree; no need to RSVP.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/22/18817719.php
SUMMARY:Piedmont Diversity Film 'The Chinese Exclusion Act'
LOCATION:Ellen Driscoll PLayhouse\n325 Highland Avenue near the corner of Oakland 
 avenue\nPiedmont, CA 94611
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/22/18817719.php
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