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Shrimp in the Bay? Exploratorium Hosts Rene Yung in conversation with Kathy Hieb on Aug. 29

Shrimp in the Bay? Exploratorium Hosts Rene Yung in conversation with Kathy Hieb on Aug. 29

by Frances Phillips | Aug 16, 2018 | 2013, News, Visual Arts

On Wednesday, August 29, at 6 p.m., the Exploratorium is hosting a conversation between visual artist Rene Yung and marine biologist Kathy Hieb on the presence, environmental significance, and history of shrimp and shrimping on the San Francisco Bay.  The Event,...
Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers Performance March 18-20

Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers Performance March 18-20

by Frances Phillips | Mar 13, 2016 | 2013, News, Visual Arts

Artist Rene Yung collaborated with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park to create Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles, exploring the little-known history of 19th Century Chinese Shrimp fishers on the San Francisco Bay. Now working with oral histories of...
Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles Through January 10

Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles Through January 10

by Frances Phillips | Dec 19, 2015 | 2013, News, Visual Arts

Featuring the sounds and sights of the San Francisco Bay–stretching from China Camp in Marin to Redwood City–Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles explores the region’s little-studied history of the 19th Century Chinese shrimp fishing...
Chinese Whispers Presents Calvin Fong and Mike Taggart Dec. 12

Chinese Whispers Presents Calvin Fong and Mike Taggart Dec. 12

by Frances Phillips | Dec 11, 2015 | 2013, News, Visual Arts

On Saturday, December 12, at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor’s Center in San Francisco, Calvin Fong, son of Richmond Shrimp Camp owner Fong Wan, and archaeologist Mike Taggart, who worked on the excavation of the former shrimp camp...
Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers Installation Opens November 14

Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers Installation Opens November 14

by Frances Phillips | Nov 9, 2015 | 2013, Visual Arts

Rene Yung and her collaborators with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park have been investigating the forgotten history of the Chinese shrimp fishing industry  in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Their research methods included an expedition on the Grace...
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