The Ningpo Legend – CHSSC December Program
Historian and maritime archaeologist Hans Van Tilburg will present the origins, history and context of the Ningpo ("Peaceful Wave").
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Connecting the Dots of a Chinese American Family
Lorraine Dong self-published her family’s history in 1976 as a Christmas present only for the eyes of her family. Six years later, she wrote a narration for her brother, Arthur […]
David Hugus on the Evolution of Chinese Rank Badges
This Zoom talk will be part 1 of a two part talk on the evolution and dating of Chinese rank badges and will feature some of finest examples of Chinese […]
CHSSC March Program
EventbriteDiscover the depth and variety of the CHSSC archives.
In response to a growing need for access to our collections, CHSSC has introduced several digital initiatives that boost our online presence and make our library, archives, and other materials visible to a global audience. Through these efforts, we can present our histories in new, exciting ways and communicate knowledge of Chinese American heritage on a much wider scale.
China Society: David Hugus on Chinese Rank Badges from the Daoguang Period
EventbriteChina Society's March Zoom program will be Chinese rank badges from the Daoguang period to post Imperial era. Badges from this period (1821-early twentieth century) are of great interest because […]
Visualizing the Past: John Less’ Depictions of his Holocaust Refuge in Shanghai
ZoomOn Sunday, March 20th@10:00 a.m. PDT, we will welcome lecturers Steven Less and Hannah-Lea Wasserfuhr, who will give a talk as part of our Jewish People in China mini-series. Their lecture, titled Visualizing […]
The Qingming Festival and Respecting the Ancestors
EventbriteFrom South China to the American West the tradition of respecting the ancestors was carried out during the Qingming (Bright and Clear) Festival during which time the ancestors are remembered, […]
An Untold Past: Chinese in Canada
EventbriteOur community partner, the Chinese American Museum, is bringing back their series, “An Untold Past.” They’ve partnered with the new Chinese Canadian Museum of British Columbia (CCM) to explore the […]
Do It Yourself: How to Find Your 2600 Year-Old Written Chinese Family Roots
ZoomOn Saturday, April 23rd@10:00 a.m. PDT, we are honored to host Ambassador Elena Wachong, who will provide a talk focused on the global barriers to finding Chinese diaspora family roots for non-Chinese […]
May Meeting – Anti-Asian Violence and America-China Relations
EventbriteThis talk will offer historical perspective on anti-Asian violence in America and their connections to events far from the formal borders.
History of Asian Americans in Riverside, California
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July Program with China Society of Southern California
Where are the hairpins that your grandmother and great grandmother used and loved? They might be in our speaker's virtual museum collection of over a thousand pins. Through the efforts of […]