GRAMMY Museum Mississippi hosted a free Family Day event celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage on Sunday, Sep. 10, and Monday, Sept. 11. The event featured free admission to GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, a screening of the 2021 award-winning documentary film Far East Deep South, and a Backstage Pass education program with husband-and-wife music and filmmaking team (and producers of Far East Deep South) Baldwin Chiu: aka Only Won and Larissa Lam. This event marked the first ever celebration of AAPI heritage and arts at the Grammy Museum.
“It’s important to us here at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi that we continue to spotlight different cultures through music,” said Emily Havens, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi. “So, we are thrilled to bring our community together for a free Family Day event, spanning not just one but two days, celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. I’d like to thank Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam for dedicating their time to this event, and our sponsors for making it possible.”
This free Family Day event is sponsored in part by The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), the Mississippi Arts Commission, Delta Arts Alliance, Needle Specialty Products Corp., The King’s Daughters and Sons Circle Number 2, and the Maddox Foundation.
