Lunch & Learn, Zoom at Noon

Excerpts from. and the story behind, Tracings– one family’s story of immigration in 1903 expressed through modern dance as performed by the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company.

With introductions from the Korean Cultural Center explaining the history of Korean immigration in the U.S. and a conversation with founder and artistic director of the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, Dana Tai Soon Burgess.

Tracings is choreographed to tell the story of immigration, migration, leaving home and starting new. A story from over one hundred years ago that resonates today. Currently and timely, this presentation addresses social issues of cultural background and immigration.

About the Series

Join notable historians, curators, and leaders for a series exploring history, historical figures, and the social movements of the early 20th Century and their relevance today. Talks explore women’s suffrage, activism and protest, racial inequity, World War l, the pandemic of 1918 and the consequences and legacy of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.