IT HAPPENED HERE 2023
Summer speaker series of activists, historians, and community advocates who embrace and share the C-ID’s history and steward its future
WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST 2 - AUGUST 30, 2023
12 - 12:30 PM AT HING HAY PARK PAVILLION
The best, local history, Talk-Story event is back! Join Five powerful leaders in our communities as they share personal stories of building movements, reporting events, and securing the community and the future of civil rights. Each speaker has had a connection to the Chinatown-International District-- some were mentored here- others embrace its history and steward its future.
Bring Your Lunch! Join us in the park!
See below for the lineup of speakers and bios.
EVENT INFORMATION
FREE EVENT! NO TICKETS NEEDED!
Just bring your lunch or a snack and enjoy sitting outside at Hing Hay Park!
MASKS ARE ENCOURAGED
The health and safety of our supporters, volunteers, staff, and community-at-large are of the utmost importance. Masks are encouraged.
WEATHER CANCELLATION PLAN
In the event of inclement weather closures or cancellation, talks will be canceled or rescheduled.
SPEAKERS
AUGUST 2 | NORA CHAN
Founder of Seniors in Action
Nora is an active voice for elders in the neighborhood to advocate for safety concerns, wellness for Seniors, and the future of the neighborhood.
AUGUST 9 | PAUL DE BARROS
Historian and author of Jackson Street After Hours speaks about the Seattle Jazz scene and the many historic clubs in the C-ID.
Paul de Barros is a Seattle freelancer writer and historian. Until 2016, he served as a popular music editor at the Seattle Times, for which he still writes occasional articles. He has taught jazz history at Seattle University, Cornish College and the University of Washington and is a regular contributor to Down Beat magazine and founder of the Seattle arts organization, Earshot Jazz. A recipient of the Governor’s Writer’s Award in 1993 for his history of the early Seattle jazz scene, Jackson Street After Hours (Sasquatch, Seattle), de Barros was a 2003-04 fellow in the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University. His biography of pianist Marian McPartland was published by St. Martin’s Press in October, 2012.
AUGUST 16 | DR. THIRD ANDRESEN
Dr. Third Andresen earned his PhD in Education, MA in Education, and BA in American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington. He is a faculty member at the University of Washington in American Ethnic Studies (AES), Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), the Honors Program, and the Jackson School of International Studies. He is also the Chair of the American Ethnic Studies (AMES) Department at Green River College and a faculty member at Seattle Central College’s Academy of Rising Educators (ARE). Beyond academia, Dr. Third served in the Washington State Army National Guard and is involved with the vibrant Seattle Hip Hop community, where he contributes as both a DJ, an archivist, and educator.
Dr. Third has 25 years of teaching and curriculum development experience at the college and university level. He developed and taught Asian American Studies (AAS) 360: Critical Filipino American Histories, HONORS 398: Hip Hop and Archiving in the 206, CHID 250: Hip Hop in the 206, CHID 250 B: Hip Hop culture, music, and videos, CHID 250 C: Hollywood and BIPOC portrayals in the motion film industry, and CHID 260 (Re) Thinking Diversity. Dr. Andresen is also the Director of Hawai’i, Philippines, China, and New Zealand Study Abroad Program in CHID and AES Department at the University of Washington.
Dr. Third actively holds the position of Chief Curriculum Developer for the pioneering Filipinx American curriculum, which is offered as a History credit course in Seattle Public Schools. Furthermore, he is the Principal Investigator for the 206 Hip Hop archive and arguably the fourth largest Hip Hop Archive in the nation, located within the UW Suzzallo Library Media Arcade. Moreover, he is the founder of Culturally Responsive Education Activities Teaching and Engagement (CREATE) and Third World Productions.
AUGUST 23| RACHTHA DANH
Community hero, Property Management and Community Initiatives at SCIDpda
Rachtha will provide a one-person meandering of etre and raison d'etre in the park. Come hear the ramblings of one person's lived or imagined experience and share in an exploration of what it means to be. Bring your lunch or work from work, but don't miss out on an unscripted, unrehearsed performative art piece by one of the many interesting characters in the neighborhood. As they say- be there or be square (because you ain't ever around)!
Review from previous audience -
"I can't hear him. He mumbles too much." - Jayme L
"Four out five stars- I can handle spicy but not SEA spicy." - Susie H.
"It beats listening to the crows!" - Anonymous"
AUGUST 30 | MEILANI MANDERY
CID Coalition community activist
Meilani Mandery 周秀明 is an artist and community organizer located in Chinatown-International District. Mandery fights against gentrification and displacement with CID Coalition, working towards a safer, more just neighborhood for all. Interested in the radical histories of AANHPI and other communities of color, Mandery’s work aims to repoliticize Asian America. As the YouthCAN Assistant at the Wing Luke Museum, Mandery encourages youth to explore their cultural and political identities.