BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Nancy E. Davis\, curator emeritus of Home and Community Life a t the National Museum of American History\, Smithsonian Institution\, sha res the story of Afong Moy's travels in Virginia\, the District of Columb ia\, and Maryland. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Lecture: "The 'Chinese Lady's' Presence in DC" on Nov 10\, 2022 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Lecture: "The 'Chinese Lady's' Presence in DC" on Nov 10\, 20 22 X-WR-CALNAME:Lecture: "The 'Chinese Lady's' Presence in DC" on Nov 10\, 20 22 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Lyceum CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=47887\n\nNancy E. Davis\, curator emeritus of Home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History\, Smithsonian I nstitution\, shares the story of Afong Moy's travels in Virginia\, the Di strict of Columbia\, and Maryland. In November 1849\, Afong Moy\, dubbed "The Chinese Lady\," appeared at Lyceum Hall in Alexandria\, Virginia\, d uring a tour of the mid-Atlantic states. She had come to New York in 1834 and was the first recognized Chinese woman to arrive in America. For 17 years\, she travelled across the country\, becoming the first Chinese per son to receive wide public acclaim and national recognition. In the later 1830s and 40s\, and by the time she appeared in Alexandria\, Afong Moy h ad made a transition from a promoter of goods to that of spectacle. Ticke ts are $10 to attend in person and $6 to watch the lecture live on Zoom. \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $10 in-person/$6 virtual\nAudience: Anyone ma y attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=47887\ n\nWeb resources:\n\nTickets Available Here\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/sho p\n DTEND:20221111T013000Z DTSTAMP:20220907T125746Z DTSTART:20221111T000001Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: "The 'Chinese Lady's' Presence in DC" TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:79210c23-71c7-41f6-b46c-9a3a87d20486 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=47887
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Nancy E. Davis\, c urator emeritus of Home and Community Life at the National Museum of Amer ican History\, Smithsonian Institution\, shares the story of Afong Moy?s travels in Virginia\, the District of Columbia\, and Maryland. In Novembe r 1849\, Afong Moy\, dubbed ?The Chinese Lady\,? appeared at Lyceum Hall in Alexandria\, Virginia\, during a tour of the mid-Atlantic states. She had come to New York in 1834 and was the first recognized Chinese woman t o arrive in America. For 17 years\, she travelled across the country\, be coming the first Chinese person to receive wide public acclaim and nation al recognition. In the later 1830s and 40s\, and by the time she appeared in Alexandria\, Afong Moy had made a transition from a promoter of goods to that of spectacle. Tickets are $10 to attend in person and $6 to watc h the lecture live on Zoom. \n
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