Culture on Zoom

In February 2022, the Portland Chinatown Museum and the Lan Su Chinese Garden helped bring in the Year of the Tiger with Culture on Zoom, a free public Zoom series. This special Lunar New Year programming featured an artist talk with Chinese American photographer Dean Wong, and his work capturing the vibrant legacies of West Coast Chinatowns, followed by a detailed, informative look at the Chinese Zodiac with PCM board and community member Sarah Chung, and the many traditions that help us celebrate the New Year.

To watch, click on the image next to the program description.

THE CHINESE ZODIAC AND LUNAR NEW YEAR TRADITIONS WITH SARAH CHUNG

Sarah Chung is a retired Kaiser clinical pharmacist, with roots in Alberta, Canada, Astoria, Oregon, and Portland, Oregon. She plays an active role in her community and has served as the President of the Irvington Club Board of Directors and the Alameda Tuesday Club, is Chairperson of the Portland Chinese Scholarship Foundation, serves on the boards of the Chinese Scientists, Engineers, and Professionals Association and the Oregon Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. She is a founding member of the Portland Chinatown History Foundation and is a current board of director and officer.

ARTIST TALK WITH PHOTOGRAPHER DEAN WONG

Dean Wong is an artist based in Seattle, Washington. Born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown, he has photographed his community for over 40 years. His book, Seeing the Light: Four Decades In Chinatown, earned the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award in 2017. He has photographed Chinatowns in Seattle, Vancouver B.C., San Francisco, Oakland, New York, and Portland.