Event Exhibits and Tours Celebrating the Art and Literature of Jade Snow Wong

Date and Location

  • When: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

    10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

  • Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ200-E)

    10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540

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In conjunction with May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, the Library will present two display cases of archival materials related to Jade Snow Wong (1922–2006), the pioneering Chinese American ceramist and author. Located on the second floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, this display will be on view until June 5, 2023. Items on display include the first edition of her bestselling autobiography "Fifth Chinese Daughter" (1950), a Chinese-language lesson book from her childhood, photographs from her career, and materials from her U.S. government-sponsored speaking tour of Asia in 1953. Most display items are from the Library’s Jade Snow Wong Collection, which contains drafts of her books and speeches, drafts of published and unpublished articles, documents related to her art exhibitions, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence, among other materials.