AAPI in DC: Here in Plain Sight is delighted to host the first in a series of conversations about the AAPI history and experience in spaces and places across the District. Please join us for a virtual “happy hour” event on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:15pm EST entitled, “AAPI in DC: Coming of Age in the 1960s and ’70s”.

During the political, cultural, and social tumult of the 1960s and 1970s, how did the District’s AAPI youth become aware of their racial or ethnic identity and how they fit into the larger, multiracial community? In this initial conversation, longtime activists and local leaders, Tony Sarmiento, Miu Eng, Jack Lee, and Ed Moy will share what it was like to grow up in DC through such moments as the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Vietnam War, DC’s transition to home rule, and the arrival of new and diverse immigrants. The discussion will be moderated by Tony Sarmiento, who has lived in the DC area since 1958.

Register for this virtual event (via Zoom) in advance here.