Special Screening of Edmund Soohoo: The Heart of Chinatown

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event is currently sold out as we have reached venue capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please email rsvp@camla.org with your name and the number of tickets you hope to reserve. Individuals on the waitlist will be notified the day prior to the event if tickets become availabile. Individuals on the waitlist will be served on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If you can no longer attend the event but have already rsvp’d, please email rsvp@camla.org by Thursday, August 20th, so that we may release tickets to those on the waitlist.

Thank you for your support.

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Join the Chinese American Museum and Visual Communications on Friday, August 21st at the historic Pico House (424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012) for a special screening of Edmund Soohoo: The Heart of Chinatown.

Following its sold-out world premiere at the 42nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, this heartfelt documentary, directed by Walt Louie, celebrates the life, legacy, and enduring contributions of Edmund Soohoo, whose dedication helped shape and strengthen the Los Angeles Chinatown community. RSVP at camla.org/edsoohoo.

Pre-reception will be held at 6:00 PM, followed by the screening starting at 7:00 PM.

GOLD STANDARD Open Mic

The annual GOLD STANDARD Open Mic, presented by Palms Up Academy in partnership with the Chinese American Museum, celebrates its fifth year! Join us on Friday, August 14, at 6:30 PM at the Historic Pico House for an evening of performance and poetry. RSVP at camla.org/goldstandard.

Curated by arianna lady basco, founder of Palms Up Academy, the evening brings together a diverse lineup of Asian voices exploring how we navigate ongoing injustice, protect our peace, and find resilience during turbulent times. The program features AAPI artists and Solidarity Speakers in a powerful night of poetry, music, and spoken word. Featured artists include lady basco, MADIMA, DRE MAGIX, CHAI, LOWHI, Shannon Thomas, MaJiK MC, ROR x FIX, FRAN, and special guest, Shihan Van Clief.

While the evening features a curated lineup of storytellers, audience members are also invited to share their own journeys during our open mic. To participate, please arrive early to sign up. Selected speakers will be called throughout the program and will have a 3-minute time limit.

GOLD STANDARD at the Chinese American Museum is presented in conjunction with CAM’s ongoing exhibition, (Be)Spoken: Poems from Our Asian American Voices.