On the brink of a presidential election, these two documentary films offer a thought-provoking examination of politics and identity in Chinese and Korean American voting communities. Special guest appearances with podcast host Kaiser Kuo (virtual) and film director Joseph Juhn (in person) Movie snacks by Tous les Jours; Free and open to the public Nov. 3, 10th Floor, Weiser Hall, 500 Church St.
ELECTION Double FILM Feature: “First Vote” and “Chosen”
A Seat at the Table | Asian American Perspectives on Electoral Politics 2:00pm
“First Vote” 2020 (60 minutes), dir. Yi Chen. Chinese American electoral organizing in swing states of NC and OH, 2016-2018, with virtual guest/documentary participant, Kaiser Kuo, host and co-founder of The Sinica Podcast. Discussant postdoctoral fellow, Yukun Zeng. 4:00pm
“Chosen” 2022 (89 minutes), dir. Joseph Juhn. Five Korean Americans of vastly different political views run for US Congress in 2020, with a special in-person guest appearance by director Joseph Juhn, a lawyer-turned-filmmaker with passion for diasporic narratives.
