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Li Wei Yang

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Li Wei Yang is Curator of Pacific Rim Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. His first Huntington exhibition, Y.C. Hong: Advocate for Chinese American Inclusion, was on view in 2015. In 2020, Li Wei was part of the Huntington, Los Angeles Public Library, and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles team that curated Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown, an outdoor exhibit located in L.A. Chinatown’s Central Plaza and online. His next exhibition, Printed in 1085, will focus on the Huntington’s oldest printed book and is scheduled to go on view in 2023.

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A black and white, aged photo of Low Sam, a Chinese man. Over his photo, words are typed across his portrait.
An early Chinese immigrant's experience navigating restrictive immigration laws and practices in the 1800s uncover details about the formation of Los Angeles' Chinese community and reveal strategies developed to work in and around laws or sometimes counter them directly in court.
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