A Historic Reenactment of the Case of 22 Lewd Chinese Women

Date: 
04/03/2014 - 4:30pm
Location: 
Lewis Library, Bowl 120
Speakers: 
Created and moderated by the Honorable Judge Denny Chin, featuring Princeton student readers. Directed by R.N. Sandberg.

A historical reenactment created by and moderated by The Honorable Judge Denny Chin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, returns to collaborate with Princeton student readers on the re-enactment of a 19th-century immigration case (Chy Lung v. Freeman, 1876) that still resonates with heated issues today about immigration reform, state vs. federal power, racial profiling. Directed by R.N. Sandberg.

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Sponsored by The Department of English, Program in Law and Public Affairs, Center for African American Studies, Program in Gender ans Sexuality Studies, Lewis Center for the Arts, and the Asian American Students Association