Celebrate Corky Lee Tribute Interfaith Memorial Vigil

One can not celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month without thinking of Corky Lee whose photos for the past five decades captured the movement and moments of the APIA community. Corky was a fixture at APIA events and he used his camera to bring Asian American stories to the mainstream consciousness. His untimely passing from COVID has been devastating because we lost a real treasure in our community.

Known as the “Undisputed Unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate,” Corky Lee was a great friend to many and well loved by the community. Because of the pandemic many were unable to attend Corky’s funeral service so we’re having a virtual interfaith memorial service featuring Christian and Buddhist prayers along with special performances to celebrate and pay tribute to Corky’s life.

Performances include:

Chen Dance Center
Cynthia Lin
Diane Phelan
Joann Lee
NAAP
Nobuko Mikaymoto
NYCCC
Pan Asian Repertory Theater
Slant
Soh Daiko
Taiyo Na
Taka Kigawa

There will be an interactive portion of the program, so please have a blank paper and pen ready.

Special thanks to the Chinese American Museum (CAM) in LA for hosting this event. Zoom link will be sent to you a day before the event.