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?

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 […]

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.

Iron Horse Road recounts the neglected American history of Chinese railroad workers who labored over alpine summits where other Americans feared to tread.

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

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 […]

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.

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.

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, […]

CHSSC has been conducting a pilgrimage to Yosemite National Park since 2012 in order to discover and highlight the contributions of the Chinese in the development of the park. Our 2023 pilgrimage will be held on October 6th, 7th (arrive evening of Oct 5th, depart Oct 8th). While the planning team finalizes the itinerary, make […]

Join Chinatown Community for Equitable Development's (CCED) second annual Chinatown Neighborhood Night Market on October 7, 5-9 pm, and support legacy small businesses of Chinatown.

WHERE YOU STAND: CHINATOWN 1880 TO 1939 (你所處的位置: 唐人街 1880 年至 1939 年) Waiting Room Gallery Visit the new exhibit in Union Station. CHSSC provided support for this project. Union Station stands at the site of Los Angeles’ original Chinatown. This once vibrant community of families, businesses, and associations with roots going back to the […]