Mr. Lee also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Fordham University, and as counsel to the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. In addition to the keynote address, an exhibition and several public events are planned at the Library throughout May to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The exhibition of legal documents shows how Asian American struggled as immigrants, how they worked to change law and public policy, and how they won significant court victories. Tajima-Pena's film features home movies and archival footage from her family's beginnings in Los Angeles, where her grandfather settled. The glamour and social significance of this chapter of entertainment history is artfully and lovingly captured through interviews, archival film and photographs.
All events are free and open to the public.