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Symposium - Migrant Letters: The Chinese and Mexican Experience
Explore the letters of Mexican and Chinese migrants and their stories in California's history in this one-day symposium co-sponsored by the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West and The Huntington.
Moderated sessions, discussions, and observations by curators and historians provide insight as to why these valuable letters have received little notice, and how scholarly use and collecting is challenging this perception. Topics for discussion include historian José Orozco's declaration that migrant letters are "the quieter affirmations of humanity, those simple exchanges...expressions of love...scribbled in ink that fades, written on paper that yellows." Ahmanson Room, Huntington Botanical Center
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks: 9:30-9:45 a.m.
William F. Deverell, Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West
Session 1: 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Why this Symposium? Thoughts on collecting migrant letters.
- Li Wei Yang, Huntington Curator of Pacific Rim Collections
- Clay Stalls, Curator of California and Hispanic Collections
Break: 10:30-10:45 a.m.
Session 2: 10:45 a.m.-noon
Mexican Migrant Letters
Moderator: Clay Stalls
- Miroslava Chávez-García, University of California, Santa Barbara
- José Orozco, Whittier College
- Romeo Guzmán, Fresno State
Lunch: noon-1 p.m. (incl. with registration fee)
Session 3: 1-2:15 p.m.
Chinese Migrant Letters
Moderator: Li Wei Yang
Speakers:
- Sue Fawn Chung, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Haiming Liu, Cal Poly Pomona
- Susie Lan Cassel, CSU San Marcos
Break: 2:15-2:30 p.m.
Wrap-Up, Comments and Observations: 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego
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LocationAhmanson Room, Brody Botanical Center (View)
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA 91108
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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