- This event has passed.
LOS ANGELES—Monday Night VC: Jenny Yang
May 20, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Presented by Visual Communications, CENTERING THE MASSES is a series of free pop-up events and programs at 341 FSN, in the heart of Los Angeles Little Tokyo’s historic district. This nine-week series running from April 5th to May 30, 2019 will bring together artists, cultural workers, entertainment professionals, and civic personalities to celebrate and explore all the ways that motion pictures and media artworks impact our lives. Through intimate conversation, screenings, and visual art presentations, this project will be a space to address the current realities of a community that sits at the crossroads of shifting racial, generational, and economic conditions. Free admission. Capacity is limited. Informal seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Click here for a downloadable calendar of all the events. This project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant. LOS ANGELES—Join Visual Communications for a conversation with Jenny Yang, a former labor organizer turned standup comedian, writer and actor. She was a staff writer and performer for the premiere season of the late-night talk show Busy Tonight on E! Jenny produces the Disoriented Comedy tour and The Comedy Comedy Festival. In 2016, President Obama honored her as a White House Champion of Change for her leadership in Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. This provocative series of Monday sessions with filmmakers and artists to discuss what drives these individuals, something about their backgrounds and what has gotten them to their current place. View clips and memories with them as Walt Louie—veteran director/editor/educator—provokes them into penetrating conversation and storytelling in an intimate and casual setting as part of CENTERING THE MASSES in Little Tokyo. Monday, May 20, 2019, 7 pm 341 E 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
