Join us for a film-screening of"On a Tightrope" at the Laogai Museum
When: February 11th, 2010
@ 6pm
Where: Laogai Museum
1109 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Traditional Uyghur snacks and refreshments to be served.
Free Admission
Come early to see our Special Exhibition "The Uyghur Experience:Sixty Years Under Chinese Communist Rule"
This event is co-sponsored by the Laogai Research Foundation and the Uyghur American Association.
About the film: ""On a Tightrope", showcases the traditional Uyghur art of dawaz (tightrope walking), illuminates the challenges faced by a group of Uyghur orphans as they navigate the space between Uyghur and Chinese society, Islam and Communism, childhood dreams and harsh realities."