Publications

The CHSSC has encouraged research and publications on both an academic and general interest level. Published books include:

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Gum Saan Journals (1977 to present) gumsaanjournal.com

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Cheng, Lucie, Suellen Cheng, Judy Chu, Feelie Lee, Marjorie Lee, and Susie Ling. “Linking Our Lives: Chinese American Women of Los Angeles.” Los Angeles: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California(1984). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Linking Our Lives was published in conjunction with the Asian American Studies Center and features stories about Chinese American Women in Los Angeles.

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Larson, Louise Leung. Sweet Bamboo: A Memoir of a Chinese American Family. University of California Press (1989). Purchase at Our Bookstore

This book lovingly chronicles the many challenges experienced by the Leung family, and illuminates the many changes that occurred as the family integrated into American society. 

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Munson A. Kwok and Ella Yee Quan. “Origins and Destinations: 41 Essays on Chinese America” (1994). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Edited volume comprised of papers presented at National Chinese American Studies Conference at California State University, Los Angeles in 1992.

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Lee, Marjorie, ed. Duty & Honor: A Tribute to Chinese American World War II Veterans of Southern California. Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (1997). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Hear the voices of over 400 Chinese American men and women who proudly, yet modestly, and in many cases painfully, came forward to tell us about their participation and experiences in America’s memorable WWII effort.

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Ling, Susie, ed. Bridging the Centuries: the History of Chinese Americans in Southern California, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (2001). Purchase at Our Bookstore

A collection of essays on contemporary and historical accounts of Chinese Americans in Southern California, from Santa Barbara in the north to Mexicali in the south.

Portraits of Pride

Wing Mar, Portraits of Pride Book 1Chinese Historical Society Of Southern California, (2004). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Portraits of Pride project is an oral history and publication effort initiated to record the experiences of Chinese Americans who have distinguished themselves in the health, science, engineering, and architectural fields.

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Cho, Jenny. Chinatown in Los Angeles. Arcadia Publishing, (2009). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Volume includes historic images of the multiple incarnations of Los Angeles Chinatown. 

Cho, Jenny. Chinatown and China City in Los Angeles. Arcadia Publishing, (2011). Purchase at Our Bookstore

This book focuses on New Chinatown and China City.

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L.P. LeungPortraits of Pride II. Chinese Historical Society Of Southern California, (2011). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Portraits of Pride II profiles prominent Chinese American individuals throughout the United States. 

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Cho, Jenny. Chinese in Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing, (2013). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Publications comprised of historical images of Chinese Americans involved in the film industry.

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Siu, Annie ChinRoads into and Out of Chinatown.  Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (2014). Purchase at Our Bookstore

A remarkable story of Dr. Annie Siu, a young  Chinese America woman who was able to find the strength to take a very different pathway to her future. Not only a pioneering orthodontist; she was also an Asian American leader before the San Gabriel Valley was a thriving community. 

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Moy, Victoria, Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan.  .  Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (2014). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Forty Chinese American veterans in their 20s to 90s talk about battles and triumphs before, during, and after war.  These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history.  Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred.

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Gow, William and Jenny Cho, Revisiting East Adams.  Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (2004). Purchase at Our Bookstore

Revisiting East Adams captures the history of a Chinese American community in downtown Los Angeles from the 1930s to 1950s.  During this period, the intersection of East Adams and San Pedro Street was home to a vibrant Chinese American community that preserved Chinese culture through social and religious organization such as Chinese Presbyterian Church, Chinese schools and various youth groups.  East Adams was also a self-sustaining community whose residents earned a living by working at local businesses such as City Market on 9th street, the CFO gas station, and the Kwong Hing Lung grocery store.  The stories of these former Chinese residents expand our understanding of the history of Los Angeles.