PBS Screening the Award Winning Documentary TYRUS!

PBS

Tyrus Wong: American Masters, Episode #3102 Wednesday, May 10, 1:00pm on KCET Friday, May 12, 4:00pm & 9:00pm on PBS SoCal World Saturday, May 13, 5:00am & 11:00am on PBS SoCal World Friday, May 19, 8:00pm on PBS SoCal 2 Saturday, May 20, 4:00pm & 10:00pm on PBS SoCal 2 Monday, May 22, 2:00am, 7:00am […]

Clockshop’s 3rd Annual Community & Unity People’s Kite Festival

Los Angeles State Historic Park 1245 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join Clockshop for our 3rd Annual Community & Unity People’s Kite Festival on May 13, 2023, at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, next to Chinatown. This family-friendly cultural festival brings together diverse communities in Los Angeles through the art of kites and a day of joyful connection in this important public green space.

This all-ages celebration is free and open to the public. Come and spend the day flying kites, learning new flying techniques from Kite Masters, enjoy a “gallery in the sky,” participate in art-making workshops that explore the natural environment, and meet local community organizations.

RSVP to reserve your spot.

Chinese Laundries in San Diego

Zoom

John Lee Wong will explore the history of Chinese laundries in San Diego, drawing from memories of his family's business on State Street.

Two Pasadenas: Debate Over Internment Camps

Pasadena Museum of History 470 W. Walnut St, Pasadena, CA, United States

During World War II, Pasadenans struggled with many questions. Was it right to lock Americans of Japanese descent in camps? What could be done to counter FDR’s War Relocation Authority?

Our Voices Now: A Black and Asian Dialogue to Action – AARP Event

Virtual Broadcast

AARP convenes our Asian American and Pacific Islander and Black communities to address the double pandemic of COVID and systemic racism. In this free online event, we explore our overlooked history of working together for positive change and open up the conversation on empathy, healing and our shared vision of tomorrow. Where do we go […]

Asian Influence on Pasadena’s Craftsman & Mid-Century Modern Homes

Bus Tour

Kansha Pasadena and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California will be co-sponsoring a two-and-a-half-hour bus tour on “Asian Architectural Influence on Pasadena’s Craftsman and Mid Century Modern Homes” on Sunday, June 4, 2023. This tour explores these, sometimes subtle, Chinese and Japanese architectural influences on thousands of Pasadena area homes, influences that have helped to shape our cityscape.

$25.00

CHSSC Summer Picnic

CHSSC 411-415 Bernard St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for your annual summer picnic. Come see old friends and make new ones.

Facing Challenges and Limitations, Where do Organized Chinese Associations Get Respect?

Zoom

Have questions about tongs or associations? Please email advance questions by September 7, 2023, to bacgg.gail@gmail.com or bacgg.jeannie@gmail.com. George Chin (founder of Chinatown History & Culture Association) will provide a personal overview of SF's Organized Associations and will discuss the roles of associations in the Community & Social Services. Additionally, Ding Lee, director of Lee’s […]

Family History Month Open House

Sahyun Library 316 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Sahyun Library by hosting a Family History Month Open House on Sunday, October 1, 1-4 pm.

An Evening with Lisa See

Golden Dragon Restaurant 960 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join us for dinner at Golden Dragon Restaurant and a book discussion with bestselling author Lisa See on her newest book, Lady Tan's Circle of Women.

$40.00

Locating Kinship Across Space and Time

The 1882 Foundation invites you to register for the second Chinese American Women in History conference, to be held in Washington DC this fall. Themed, “Locating Kinship Across Space and Time,” the conference aims to explore how Chinese American women, both as historical subjects and contemporary practitioners of history, have forged interpersonal connections, fostered care, […]