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Photographer Corky Lee’s quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism.
Using his camera as a “weapon against injustice,” Chinese American photographer Corky Lee’s art is his activism. His unforgettable images of Asian American life empowered generations. This film’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.
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Preview: Season 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Using his camera as a “weapon against injustice,” Chinese American photographer Corky Lee’s art is his activism. His unforgettable images of Asian American life empowered generations. This film’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Corky] I've been photographing Asian Americans in New York City for 50 years.
- Who do you see?
Corky Lee taking pictures?
- [Speaker] Who else do you know that does this?
- [Corky] My photographs show that somebody got beaten up and I made the front page.
- Making art and politics come together in a way that very few other photographers have been able to do.
- [Speaker] What was called history was not everyone's history.
- [Corky] I'm practicing photographic justice.
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Photographer Corky Lee’s quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism. (30s)
Documenting the Asian American Movement
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Corky Lee’s rare images of the Asian American Movement on the East Coast in the 1970s. (1m 2s)
Corky Lee’s Life, Legacy, and Quest for Photographic Justice
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The importance of the life, art, and activism of Chinese American photographer Corky Lee. (3m 2s)
Chinatown Rises Up to Unite Against Police Brutality
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Lee’s iconic photo put a protest against police brutality on the front page of the Post. (1m 38s)
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