On a hot summer night in Detroit in 1982, Ronald Ebens, an autoworker, killed Vincent Chin, a young Chinese American draftsman with a baseball bat. Although he confessed, he never spent a day in jail. This gripping Academy Award-nominated film relentlessly probes the implications of the murder, for the families of those involved, and for the American justice system. Who Killed Continue Reading
"Genesis" is a theatrical performance by Kresge Theater Fellow Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe, telling a story of decolonization through six Filipina mothers across her ancestral line. In describing this performance, Sharpe says: "This work is presented as a mirror ritual. Each mirror is an altar to one of my ancestors, activating their power. In the mirrors, the viewer is called to Continue Reading
Local Asian-American bakery owners Grace Han of Porch Bakery and Rachel Liu Martindale of Milk and Honey will lead a conversation and demonstration about Asian-American cooking and baking, touching on themes of process, community-building, and identity.
Join us at the AADL on Friday, April 14, from 6-8pm, at the first opening reception for our upcoming Awake! Printmaking in Action exhibition, on view in the A2AC Spotlight Gallery and the 2nd floor of the Downtown Branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. The A2AC will celebrate Awake! on May 5, in conjunction with the opening of Maternal Continue Reading
