K. Scott Wong Presentation in Boston

The Chinese Historical Society of New England presents
Dr. K. Scott Wong's
Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War

Sunday, November 13, 2005 12-2 PM
BRA Community Room at the Metropolitan
38 Oak Street (Chinatown), Boston, MA

Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, K. Scott Wong offers the first in-depth account of Chinese Americans in the American military, tracing the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated unit comprising over 1200 men, and examining how their war service contributed to their social mobility and the shaping of their ethnic identity.

For more information, call (617) 338-4339 or email chsneboston@yahoo.com

SWEET: An Evening of Wine & Chocolate

SWEET: An Evening of Wine & Chocolate
Saturday, November 5, 2005
suite one8one
181 Eddy Street (cross street Taylor St.), San Francisco
Event begins at 6 pm

Asian American Theater Company invites you to an evening of wine & chocolate to celebrate the 2005-2006 season. Sip a glass of wine, taste an exotic chocolate truffle, and mix and mingle at suite one8one, downtown San Francisco's premier nightclub. Tickets for this fundraiser are available at http://www.asianamericantheater.org/sweet.

"Polly" by Hung Liu

Hung Liu's "Polly"
Rena Bransten Gallery
77 Geary Street (between Kearny and Grant Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94108
phone: (415) 982-3292

OCTOBER 13 - NOVEMBER 26, 2005

In her October 2005 exhibition at the Rena Bransten Gallery, Hung Liu will show new paintings celebrating the life of Polly Bemis. A Chinese woman who arrived in America during gold rush days, Polly lived in the Wild West community of Warren, Idaho where she married Charlie Bemis. After his death in 1922, she lived alone on a tiny homestead on the Salmon River. From her humble beginnings, Polly overcame tremendous odds to become a respected and beloved member of the pioneer community.

Liu was born in Changchun, China in 1948, and graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing. She emigrated from China to the US in 1984 to attend the University of California, San Diego, where she received an MFA. She currently lives in Oakland and is a tenured professor in the art department at Mills College. Her work is included in major museum collections throughout the country.