The Hip-hop/Kung Fu/Afro-Asian Connection: A Panel Discussion
From left: Nelson George, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Barry Cole, and Konrad Ng. Click image for more photos.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Meyer Auditorium
Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive at 12th St SW
Washington, DC 20013
Closest Metro: Smithsonian
Free and open to the public.
Following the screening of Drunken Master at 2 p.m., join a panel of experts at 4 p.m. for a lively discussion about the long-running relationship between martial arts movies and rap music.
Panelists:
Barry Cole, member of Hop Fu (Hip-hop meets Kung Fu)
Nelson George, filmmaker and author of Hip Hop America
Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist based in Brooklyn
This event is cosponsored with the Freer Gallery of Art. It is presented in conjunction with:
• The exhibition RACE: Are We So Different? on view at the National Museum of Natural History through January 2, 2012.
• Part of the series Let’s Talk About RACE – at the Smithsonian
• Part of the series Sixteenth Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
• Part of the series The Hip-hop/Kung Fu Connection
Discussion