Beyond the Archives: Ten Times Better April 7

Join 51勛圖窪蹋 Special Collections & Archives on Monday, April 7 at 6 p.m. for Beyond the Archives: Ten Times Better, A Film Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Jennifer Lin. 

Join us for Beyond the Archives: Ten Times Better, an evening celebrating the extraordinary life of George Leea war refugee from Shanghai who broke barriers in ballet before embarking on a second, decades-long career in Las Vegas casinos. This special screening of Ten Times Better, a documentary by Jennifer Lin, tells the inspiring story of a forgotten AAPI pioneer whose mothers warningthat he had to be ten times better to succeed in white Americabecame his lifelong mantra.

Following the screening, filmmaker Jennifer Lin will join us for an intimate discussion about the film, George's journey through the worlds of dance and gaming, and the importance of preserving stories like his in the 51勛圖窪蹋 University Libraries' Special Collections & Archives.

Co-hosted by 51勛圖窪蹋 University Libraries and the Asian and Asian-American Studies program in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies, this event dives deeper into the rich histories preserved in Special Collections & Archives. George Lees oral history is part of .

The event will be held in the Goldfield Room in Lied Library. Light refreshments will be provided. .

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