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The Chinese American Musuem @camlaorg is hosting

The Chinese American Musuem @camlaorg is hosting a conversation with Paula Yoo and Pam Ng on May 4, 2021, @ 5 pm to discuss Yoo’s YA nonfiction book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement. Paula and Pam will talk about the tragedy of Vincent Chin, the resonating wounds of racial injustice, and the present call to end discrimination towards Asian Americans so many years later.
Registration for this program is free, register now at http://camla.org/ItMatters
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, releases on April 20, 2021. To pre-order your copy of the book visit Eso Won Books – An Independent Black-Owned Bookshop in Los Angeles at http://esowonbookstore.com.

"In Los Angeles’ New Chinatown, in a lovingly re

"In Los Angeles’ New Chinatown, in a lovingly restored blue building that flanks Central Plaza, a watercolor painting by Tyrus Wong, entitled Confucius as a Justice, hangs majestically in a beautiful office away from public view. CHSSC has invited curator Sonia Mak of Art Salon Chinatown to organize an online virtual exhibition about this important artwork that has never been exhibited. The exhibition will launch May 1, 2021 to celebrate the start of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month." Look forward to it! More info to follow.

Join us on April 7th at 7pm PST for the reschedule

Join us on April 7th at 7pm PST for the rescheduled talk with Karen Fang about the Christmas cards of Tyrus Wong! Go to the url on the flyer to RSVP. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-best-selling-christmas-cards-of-tyrus-wong-tickets-148412570995

Join C.A.C.A for their virtual program, “A Chine

Join C.A.C.A for their virtual program, “A Chinese American Giant: The YC Hong Story” on April 20 at 7pm PDT. Register on Eventbrite at ychongdoc.eventbrite.com!

For women history month we recognize May Sun an Lo

For women history month we recognize May Sun an Los Angeles base artist. Who work can be seen across Los Angeles

Join moderator Eugene Moy for our new March meetin

Join moderator Eugene Moy for our new March meeting, March 10 at 7pm PST, discussing important topics with Gay Q Yuen, PhD, Phyllis Chiu, King Cheung, and Rick Eng. RSVP at Eventbrite at the url on this flyer! Space is limited.

Join the Ventura County Chinese American Associati

Join the Ventura County Chinese American Association for a virtual new years celebration featuring talks and tributes! RSVP at the url on the flyer: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErceiqqDwtEtllq9-SJtNVm8VceWSyERLy

UCLA Asian American Studies Center @uclaaasc in pa

UCLA Asian American Studies Center @uclaaasc in partnership with @uclaftvarchive is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Asian American Studies at UCLA with a virtual film festival. From February 19-21 and February 26-28, they will be presenting online programming about meaningful issues facing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, such as "Final Recipe", "Spamfight", and "Phoenix Bakery: Sweets for the Sweet", with a pre-recorded conversation with Gina Kim, George Huang, and Chin Han. Check it out!
Learn more at: http://aasc.ucla.edu/filmfest/2021/schedule.aspx…
#aascfilmfest2021

Join @camlaorg on February 9 at 5:00 PM for part 2

Join @camlaorg on February 9 at 5:00 PM for part 2 of “Stories of a Leaf” with tea master Yoon Hee Kim and moderator Lan Ong, the managing director of Wing Hop Fung, Inc. This Tea Talk covers the foundations of Korean tea, including tea rituals, uses, steeping, and more! Register at camla.org/TeaTalk

Come join us on February 3 at 7pm for our February

Come join us on February 3 at 7pm for our February program! We’ll be speaking with Livia Blackburne, the NYT bestselling author of “I Dream of Popo”, about her book and her experiences as an immigrant from Taiwan. You won’t want to miss it!

If you can’t make it, be sure to check out our meeting recordings on YouTube!

The Chinese American Museum is hosting a program o

The Chinese American Museum is hosting a program on Tuesday, February 2nd from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST with panelists Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Martin A. Tsang, Kathleen López, and Alexandra Chang.

CAM continues “An Untold Past” series by delving into the experience of Chinese in the Caribbean. FCAM’s 1st Vice President Paula Madison along with four scholars will take a look into the history of the Chinese diaspora in the region. Each will share their knowledge about the many facets of Chinese Caribbean culture and what makes their immigration history so compelling.

Topics include the formation of intermixed families, syncretism, and art. Together, the fascinating complexities of Caribbean culture make for a unique Chinese diaspora.

Join us for our virtual meeting on January 6th at

Join us for our virtual meeting on January 6th at 7pm! RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/long-time-midwestrn-the-forgotten-story-of-midwestern-chinese-america-tickets-133606465535

Hi folks! For today #GivingTuesday please support

Hi folks! For today #GivingTuesday please support us. We are a historic nonprofit organization that educate the Chinese American experience in America. Since the start of this pandemic our doors has been closed. One way of help us is applying to Amazon smile. We get a small kick back on your purchase on amazon.

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For Veterans Day, we celebrate the men and women o

For Veterans Day, we celebrate the men and women of the armed forces. Did you know that Chinese American have serving since the Great War and Chinese immigrants fought in the American Civil War? And lastly check out some of our publications of some of our veterans in our book store at www.Chssc.org. Lastly, the two rifles were used during the Great War and World War II, 1903 Springfield and the M1 Garand both chamber in 30-06 cartridge.

For Native American Heritage Month Elizabeth Mar

For Native American Heritage Month

Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tallchief, America's first major prima ballerina.

A Thursday flashback to one of our full house meet

A Thursday flashback to one of our full house meetings and talk. Jon Soohoo, photographer of the Los Angles Dodgers, talked about his career and a bit of his Chinatown roots. Some of the Q & A can be found at CHSSC LA on YouTube.

Central Plaza Chinatown

Central Plaza Chinatown

Los Angeles then and now... and how Chinatown came

Los Angeles then and now... and how Chinatown came to be

When you are in Los Angeles Chinatown, try to make

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