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Free San Francisco “Chinatown” Neighborhood Film + Q&A (SF Main Library)

Saturday, September 12, 2026 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE
San Francisco Public Library (Main) | 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Event Details

SFPL

 

Film: Chinatown (1995)

Film screening and post-film discussion with Director, Felicia Lowe and San Francisco Poet Laureate, Genny Lim.

“Chinatown” offers an intimate look at San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood that thrives and survived isolation, racial and social injustice throughout its 160-year history. The film, which features the poetry of Genny Lim received an Emmy Award for Best Cultural Documentary.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Community, Downtown San Francisco, In Person
Venue: San Francisco Public Library (Main)
Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

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