BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chinese Historical Society of Southern California - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chinese Historical Society of Southern California X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://chssc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chinese Historical Society of Southern California REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230301T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230220T164433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T164433Z UID:8594-1677697200-1677700800@chssc.org SUMMARY:March 2023 Program - My Unforgotten Seattle - A Memoir by Ron Chew DESCRIPTION:Our May Program Speaker \nRon Chew is principal of Chew Communications\, a Seattle-based consulting firm which documents community history and helps museums and emerging non-profits cope with organizational growth. \nChew published his memoir\, “My Unforgotten Seattle” in 2020. He is also the author of “Reflections of Seattle’s Chinese Americans: The First 100 Years” (2003\, 2013)\, and “Remembering Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes: The Legacy of Filipino American Labor Activism” (2010). \nChew is a lifelong Seattle resident. He graduated from Franklin High School and attended the University of Washington\, where he majored in journalism. \nIn 2001\, Chew was appointed to the National Council for the Humanities by President Bill Clinton. He was a recipient of the Ford Foundation’s “Leadership for a Changing World” award and was named to the American Alliance of Museums “Centennial Honor Roll.” \nChew served on The Seattle Public Library Foundation board of directors during the successful 1998 “Libraries for All” capital campaign\, which raised over $80 million to build a new central library and support 27 neighborhood branches. He currently serves as vice president of the Board of Trustees. \n  URL:https://chssc.org/event/march-2023-program-my-unforgotten-seattle-a-memoir-by-ron-chew/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230228T003116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T003324Z UID:8613-1677565800-1677612600@chssc.org SUMMARY:Presentation: What Your Mother Never Told You: Chinese American Traditions DESCRIPTION:David Lei is putting on a great “lecture” tomorrow\, Tuesday February 28 at the San Francisco Public Library at 6:30 p.m. \nFor people who are unable to attend in person\, PLEASE register at the link below.  The link will take you to the SF Public Library website. URL:https://chssc.org/event/presentation-what-your-mother-never-told-you-chinese-american-traditions/ LOCATION:San Francisco Public Library\, 100 Larkin Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="San Francisco Public Library":MAILTO:info@sfpl.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230208T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230118T160743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T160743Z UID:8468-1675882800-1675886400@chssc.org SUMMARY:From China to Chinatown: My Po Po’s Journey by Hailey Soh DESCRIPTION:From China to Chinatown: My Po Po’s Journey is a documentary by Hailey Soh that tells the stories of people who immigrated to Los Angeles Chinatown. Hailey created this documentary in the hopes that a public audience might learn more about the history of Los Angeles Chinatown. As the immigrant population in Chinatown grows older\, she wanted to help preserve the histories of those who helped build Los Angeles into the city it is today. She realizes that there are many untold immigrant stories and her documentary is only a snippet of the bigger picture. \nHailey’s documentary follows her grandma\, her Po Po\, Koon Tai Lee Kung\, along her journey from Guangzhou\, China to Chinatown\, Los Angeles. It also includes interviews from her grandmother’s daughter Helena and neighbor Chui King Joe which tell of the community that Chinatown provided for Chinese Immigrants. \nBorn and raised in Pasadena\, California\, Hailey Soh is a junior attending Blair High School and lives with her parents and younger sister. Hailey is active member of the student body and is involved in various clubs such as serving on the Associated Student Body as Junior Treasurer\, National Honors Society\, Girls’ Tennis Team\, and she even started her own club – The Broadcasting Club which creates weekly videos to inform students about school-related events and activities. In her free time\, Hailey likes to listen to music and play instruments such as the piano and the guitar\, and she also enjoys watching her favorite K-dramas on Netflix. She wants to pursue a future where she can continuously learn new things and encounter new experiences. URL:https://chssc.org/event/from-china-to-chinatown-my-po-pos-journey-by-hailey-soh/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T130000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230119T181749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T222405Z UID:8482-1675501200-1675515600@chssc.org SUMMARY:Chinatown Health Fair DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/chinatown-health-fair/ LOCATION:First Chinese Baptist Church\, 942 Yale St\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Pacific Health Corps at UCLA":MAILTO:aphc@cpo.ucla.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230201T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230118T160357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T160357Z UID:8466-1675278000-1675281600@chssc.org SUMMARY:Secrets to Longevity by Dr. David Lowe DESCRIPTION:In 2005 National Geographic released their findings of a search for the longest lived and healthiest people in the world.  They came up with 3 areas where longevity and health could be well documented.  They were called Blue Zones.  Later 2 more areas were added to this list.  Is there something in common with all of these areas?  What can we learn from these Blue Zones to help us live longer and healthier lives\, to not only add years to our life but add life to our years? \nDavid Lowe\, M.D. was born in Walla Walla\, Washington and grew up in Southern California.  He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1971 as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha national honor medical society.  His internship was at the Harbor-UCLA Hospital in Torrance\, California\, and he completed his pediatrics residency at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles.  He served 2 years in the United States Air Force as a pediatrician stationed at the Moody AFB in Valdosta\, Georgia.  Upon his return to Southern California\, he co-founded the Pleasant Valley Pediatric Medical Group in Camarillo\, CA.  He was soon involved in planning and directing community health programs through his church\, the Camarillo Seventh-day Adventist Church.  He and his wife Flo have led out in the Heartbeat program that identifies coronary artery disease risk factors\, health fairs\, the Full Plate Living weight loss program\, the Complete Health Improvement Program\, the Longevity Lifestyle Matters program and the Diabetes Undone program. They also co-produce the annual WHOLE Conference sponsored by the Camarillo SDA Church. \n  URL:https://chssc.org/event/secrets-to-longevity-by-dr-david-lowe/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230128T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20230115T184622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230115T184622Z UID:8444-1674910800-1674921600@chssc.org SUMMARY:124th Golden Dragon Lunar New Year Parade DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/124th-golden-dragon-lunar-new-year-parade/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230104T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221214T173720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T173720Z UID:8218-1672858800-1672862400@chssc.org SUMMARY:Ripples in Time: How the Early Chinese American Experience Shaped the Greatest Generation DESCRIPTION:Our January program will feature two-book author Dr. Russell Low\, who will explore the early roots of Chinese in America and show how the WWII generation was connected to this past in ways they may not have fully understood. It will be a 1-hour multimedia presentation celebrating Chinese American history\, diversity\, valor\, and patriotism. \nRussell Low is a California-born 4th generation Chinese American physician who is a great-grandson of Hung Lai Wah\, a Transcontinental Railroad worker\, and Tom Ying\, a rescued child slave. Russell’s passion for research\, family history\, and storytelling come together in recently published novels entitled “Three Coins” and “The All-American Crew.” \nIn exploring the Ripples of Three Coins\, Russell celebrates the heroism of the Chinese Americans in WWII from a very personal perspective. On January 23\, 1943\, a B-24 Liberator bomber and its crew of ten men disappeared without a trace in New Guinea. Their families never knew what happened to them. Now\, 80 years later\, their long-forgotten letters and dusty photographs finally tell their story in the new narrative nonfiction work The All-American Crew: A True Story of a World War II Bomber and the Men Who Flew It. URL:https://chssc.org/event/ripples-in-time-how-the-early-chinese-american-experience-shaped-the-greatest-generation/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221117T051740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221129T044106Z UID:8169-1670436000-1670443200@chssc.org SUMMARY:Holiday Get-Together DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/holiday-get-together/ LOCATION:Golden Dragon Restaurant\, 960 N. Broadway\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T143000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221118T235114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T235114Z UID:8184-1670070600-1670077800@chssc.org SUMMARY:Tan Heung Shan: The Hawaiian Chinese\, 1789-1959 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/tan-heung-shan-the-hawaiian-chinese-1789-1959/ LOCATION:Blinn House\, 160 North Oakland Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Huntington Westerners":MAILTO:carol@criqui.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221217T210000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221011T032311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T032311Z UID:7939-1667671200-1671310800@chssc.org SUMMARY:Faith\, Hopes and Dreams DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/faith-hopes-and-dreams/ LOCATION:951 N. Broadway\, Chinatown\, Los Angeles\, 951 N. Broadway\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221011T012138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T031316Z UID:7923-1667638800-1667656800@chssc.org SUMMARY:Yard Sale DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/chssc-yard-sale/ LOCATION:620 Westboro Ave\, Alhambra\, CA 91803\, 620 Westboro Ave\, Alhambra\, CA\, 91803\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221024T224259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T224354Z UID:8117-1667415600-1667419200@chssc.org SUMMARY:November Program - Culture of the Lion Dance in America DESCRIPTION:Our speaker\, David Lei\, co-founded the Chung Ngai Dance Troupe in 1966 and started lion dancing in 1969. After retiring from active lion dancing in 1976\, he started to do research on Chinese lion dance resulting in co-publishing the 400 page “Chinese Lion Dance Explained” with Dr. William Hu in 1995. \nIn 1965\, David participated in his first Chinese New Year parade by organizing his friends to perform the dragon -by 1977\, David became the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade and Festival director. He is still active as the parade’s cultural advisor. Currently\, David is the chair of the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation and a board member of the USA Dragon and Lion Dance Sports Association. \nIn recent years\, David has given talks on Chinese American history and culture at The Commonwealth Club\, California Historical Society\, Asian Art Museum\, Chinese Culture Center and was a commencement speaker to UC Berkeley’s class of 2019 at Memorial Stadium. David feels it is imperative to Interpret Chinese American history and Chinese art/culture/rituals in the American context for future generations. URL:https://chssc.org/event/november-program-culture-of-the-lion-dance-in-america/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221015T204751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T204751Z UID:8029-1666633500-1666641600@chssc.org SUMMARY:151st Anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871 DESCRIPTION:Every year since 2010 the Chinese American Museum has hosted a Commemoration event to remember the victims of the Chinese Massacre of 1871. This year\, the museum is hosting a special on-site film screening and in-person program. \n\n5:45pm PDT: Pre-event screening of “Buried History\,” a short film which maps out the violent night through today’s streets of downtown Los Angeles.\n6:30pm PDT: The Commemoration event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Erika Lee\, Regents Professor History and Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota and this year’s recipient of the Champion for Justice Historymaker Award. Dr. Lee will draw connections between the historic tragedy and today\, as xenophobia and racism towards Asian Americans continues to rise in the US.\n\nThe program concludes with a candle-light vigil\, a reading of the names and traditional Chinese bowing ceremony led by FCAM Board Chair Dr. Gay Yuen. \nThis event is hosted live in-person* at CAM and available to watch virtually. Registration is required for both by visiting camla.org/1871Commemoration \n*For in-person attendees\, face masks are highly encouraged inside the event spaces. \nThis program is presented by the Chinese American Museum with additional support from the Chinatown Service Center. URL:https://chssc.org/event/151st-anniversary-of-the-chinese-massacre-of-1871/ LOCATION:Pico House\, 424 N. Main St.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T150000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20221005T002241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T143624Z UID:7904-1666432800-1666450800@chssc.org SUMMARY:17th Annual Archives Bazaar DESCRIPTION:  \nWe are an official exhibitor! URL:https://chssc.org/event/17th-annual-archives-bazaar/ LOCATION:Doheny Memorial Library\, 3550 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90089\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="L.A. as Subject":MAILTO:posas@usc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221005T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220921T145305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T145305Z UID:7892-1664996400-1665000000@chssc.org SUMMARY:Grandview Gardens Restaurant: In Their Own Words DESCRIPTION:Last year the Louie Family Foundation awarded CHSSC a grant to research the history of the Grandview Gardens Restaurant. In order to learn more about the restaurant and its owners\, CHSSC contacted the Wong family. Sophia Wong\, daughter of Norman Wong and her cousin Calvin Wong\, son of  Doc Wong\, to learn more. Both Calvin and Sophia have had a continuing interest in the Wong family history as well as the history of the restaurant. They were very generous with their time and their artifacts. Join us at our meeting to learn about their interesting grandfather who started the restaurant in Old Chinatown and to hear stories of their experiences at the restaurant in New Chinatown \nThe online exhibit that we created can be located on the CHSSC website: chssc.org URL:https://chssc.org/event/grandview-gardens-restaurant-in-their-own-words/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220907T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220907T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220824T143919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220824T143919Z UID:7778-1662532200-1662580800@chssc.org SUMMARY:Five Chinatowns Community History Project - September 2022 Program DESCRIPTION:CHSSC has been excited to host nine interns for the 2022 Summer Internship in Chinese American Community History for the Five Chinatowns project\, which documents the five Chinese American communities that existed in Los Angeles during the period before 1965. Over the past ten weeks\, our summer interns worked as a cohort\, learning from community elders under the guidance of Dr. William Gow (CSU Sacramento)\, Dr. Isa Quintana (UC Irvine)\, Dr. Kelly Fong (UCLA) with expertise in Asian American history. Interns conducted interviews\, transcribed interviews\, cleared existing transcripts\, and produced edited transcripts for publication. This paid internship was made possible based on the generous donations of our members\, without whom this project would not be possible. For more information about the Five Chinatowns project\, please visit https://chssc.org/five-chinatowns/. \nJoin us at our September meeting to learn more about our interns’ experiences\, to hear stories of the various Chinese American communities in Los Angeles before the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act and to learn how you can support our project. To allow enough time for all of our interns to present on their internship\, this meeting will run from 6:30-8:00 PM PT. \nProject co-directors \nWill Gow is an Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at Sacramento State. Entering his 20th year as a volunteer with the CHSSC\, he previously oversaw the Chinatown Remembered Project in 2007-2008 and co-produced the CHSSC documentary Revisiting East Adams in 2004. \nKelly Fong is a Continuing Lecturer in the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA. She has been involved with CHSSC since 2005\, and has served as CHSSC Board Member\, Golden Spike Gala co-organizer\, and member of the archives committee. \nIsabela Seong Leong Quintana is an Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Irvine\, where she researches and teaches about Asian American and Latinx women’s histories. She has been an author for the Gum Saan Journal and has participated in various CHSSC events over the years. URL:https://chssc.org/event/five-chinatowns-community-history-project-september-2022-program/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220827T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220827T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220808T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220818T004230Z UID:7736-1661598000-1661608800@chssc.org SUMMARY:CHSSC Summer Picnic DESCRIPTION: URL:https://chssc.org/event/chssc-summer-picnic/ LOCATION:CHSSC\, 411-415 Bernard St\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220824T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220817T231248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220818T003844Z UID:7757-1661356800-1661360400@chssc.org SUMMARY:The Legend of Auntie Po DESCRIPTION:Historians Sue Fawn Chung\, Will Gow\, and Archaeologist Stacey L. Camp join in discussion with author Shing Yin Khor. Set in an 1880s logging camp in the Sierras\, Khor’s graphic novel weaves together stories of thirteen-year old Mei and her friends and family – including the mythical Auntie Po\, camp life\, and Chinese American community-building during the Chinese Exclusion Era. \nWednesday\, August 24th\, 2022 \n4-5pm (PT) \nRegister by visiting https://bit.ly/auntiepo \nShing Yin Khor is the author-illustrator of The Legend of Auntie Po\, the Eisner-winning and National Book Award finalist graphic novel about a young Chinese logging camp cook in the Sierra Nevada telling Paul Bunyan tales\, and of The American Dream?\, a graphic novel memoir about driving Route 66. They tell stories about nostalgic Americana\, immigration\, and new rituals. They live in Los Angeles with a small dog and a cargo van. \nSue Fawn Chung\, Professor Emerita\, University of Nevada\, Las Vegas\, received her master’s from Harvard and her doctorate from UC Berkeley.  She is the author of numerous articles on Chinese Americans and has published four books on the subject: The Chinese in the Woods: Logging and Lumbering in the American West. Urbana\, IL: University of Illinois Press\, 2015; In Pursuit of Gold: Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West\, Urbana\, IL: University of Illinois Press\, 2011. Caroline Bancroft History Honor Award\, 2013. Paperback Edition\, 2014. The Chinese in Nevada\, Charleston\, SC: Arcadia Press in their “Images of America” Series\, 2011. Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors eds. Sue Fawn Chung and Priscilla Wegars\, Walnut Creek\, CA: Altamira\, 2005. She is currently working on a book manuscript on Chinese railroad labor contractors in the 19th century as a continuation of her work on the Stanford University Chinese Railroad Workers’ Project. \nStacey L. Camp is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the MSU Campus Archaeology Program at Michigan State University. She is an historical archaeologist who examines migrant and diasporic communities living in the 19th and 20th century Western United States. Her publications explore how different facets of people’s identities – race\, class\, gender\, and citizenship – shape their perceptions of consumerism and material culture. She has conducted ethnography and archaeological research in the Midwestern and Western United States\, China\, and Ireland. \nWill Gow is a California-based community historian\, educator\, and documentary filmmaker. A fourth-generation Chinese American and a proud graduate of the San Francisco Unified School District\, he holds an M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies with a designated emphasis in Film Studies from UC Berkeley. Before joining the faculty at Sacramento State\, he taught Asian American Studies courses at Stanford University\, UC Berkeley\, and UCLA. His first documentary\, More to the Chinese Side\, co-directed with Sharon Heijin Lee\, was nominated for the Golden Reel Award at the Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival in 2003. The documentary is a first-person examination of Dr. Gow’s biracial identity and his parents’ interracial marriage. Driven by an interest in his family history\, he served as a volunteer historian and board member at the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC). At the CHSSC\, he founded and directed the Chinatown Remembered Project. This project paired youth interns with community elders to document the history of Los Angeles Chinatown in the 1930s and 1940s through oral history and digital video. He is currently co-editing a book for the CHSSC about the five Chinatowns of mid-twentieth century Los Angeles. URL:https://chssc.org/event/the-legend-of-auntie-po/ LOCATION:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220729T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220803T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220808T180052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T204448Z UID:7741-1659081600-1659546000@chssc.org SUMMARY:10th Annual Yosemite Sing Peak Pilgrimage 2022 DESCRIPTION:Our first pilgrimage began on August 4\, 2013 with a small group who\, inspired by presentations and research by Yosemite Ranger Yenyen Chan\, organized our first trip to Yosemite National Park.  Led by state park superintendent/environmental educator Jack Shu\, we gathered at Wawona to plan trips to discover the Chinese American heritage of Yosemite and to honor Tie Sing\, the legendary mountain chef whose culinary skills contributed in no small way to the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916. \nSince 2013\, our pilgrimages have led us to many paths of discovery\, and have increased the public awareness of the important role of early Chinese Americans in the mountains.  Chinese workers built long access roads (sometimes in the winter)\, worked in timber operations\, grew food for the hotels and local population\, ran the kitchens in the hotels\, and washed the hotel and restaurant linens.  In later bulletins\, we’ll discuss more of the progress made\, such as the October 2021 ribbon cutting for the Chinese Laundry Building\, in recognizing Chinese Americans in Yosemite. \nThis years pilgrimage will be centered at the Lee Vining Community Center. On Friday morning\, July 29\, we will meet Ranger Yenyen Chan at Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center for a history walk along an easy trail through Yosemite’s scenic high country and across the Tuolumne River. On Friday afternoon\, choose from one of the following options: Easy: John Muir Trail to Twin Bridges from Dog Lake Parking lot – 1 hour roundtrip; Moderate: Bennettville Trail from across Tioga Lake Overlook parking area – 2.5 hours roundtrip; More strenuous: Hike to the top of Lembert Dome from the Dog Lake Parking lot – 2.5 hours roundtrip. Join us for a campfire gathering hosted by Bak and Karen Jong at Lee Vining Community Center at 5:30pm. \nOn Saturday morning\, July 30\, we will meet at Olmsted Point\, located past Tuolumne Meadows to take in the glacially carved lake\, valleys\, and domes\, and a view of Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the distance. We will leave Olmsted Point and carpool to the May Lake trailhead parking lot for history of the original Tioga Road (aka “The Great Sierra Wagon Road”). Hike to May Lake and back. 3 miles roundtrip\, moderately strenuous. Bring lunch to eat at May Lake. (3.5 hours). At 3:30pm at the Lee Vining Community Center\, illustrator Rich Lo will give a talk about his artwork for the book “Mountain Chef” about Tie Sing and the Mather Mountain Party\, and about his personal journey as a Chinese American artist. At 4:30 PM\, Chef David SooHoo will give a cooking demo and history of Cantonese cuisine cooking. At 5:30 PM\, we will have a potluck\, sharing “Something I learned to cook from someone older than me”\, such as a parent\, older family member or neighbor. \nOn Sunday morning\, we will meet in front of Yosemite Valley Visitor Center for an easy walk led by Ranger Chan and learn about the Chinese who contributed to Yosemite’s early park history in Yosemite Valley. Saturday afternoon\, we will drive to Wawona to visit Yosemite’s Chinese Laundry Exhibit before heading home or out of the park for another evening of accommodations. \nThe hike to Sing Peak will begin on Monday\, August 1 and return on Wednesday\, August 3. URL:https://chssc.org/event/10th-annual-yosemite-sing-peak-pilgrimage-2022/ LOCATION:Yosemite National Park\, CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220715T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220707T043650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220707T043650Z UID:7647-1657911600-1657915200@chssc.org SUMMARY:July Program with China Society of Southern California DESCRIPTION: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 Cheri Hunter of Textile Museum Associates of Southern California\, we have a summer bonus program. \nOften it takes an enthusiastic collector who takes the next step to do research and then write and publish. During the second half of the twentieth century\, Lilla Perry (snuff bottles)\, Raymond Bushell (neutske)\, and Beverly Jackson (Kingfisher feather\, Chinese slippers\, and rank badges) were enthusiastic collectors who did research\, and wrote books which brought attention to these minor arts and revolutionized the collection of them. \nOur speaker\, Yi Shiuan Wu\, is such an enthusiastic collector. She has and is doing research on hairpins. However\, she is in the digital world of the 21th Century. Instead of writing books and exhibiting in museums\, she has created a virtual museum\, www.hairpinmuseum.org\, to spread knowledge of her love of hairpins. Her program will cover not just hairpins and ornaments\, but how they were used. How they were used has been a real mystery to me over the years. Those shaped like a foot long ruler or like a squat\, flatten archer’s bow have always stumped me. \nOptional no host dinner on Saturday July 16 @6:30 at the Golden Dragon\, then to Jin Hing Co. (412 Bamboo Lane) one block away\, to see a display of hairpins. \nIf you are interested in attending the dinner please e-mail yvonnechang8@gmail.com. If you want to see the exhibit of pins but not attend the dinner\, please also let her know. URL:https://chssc.org/event/july-program-with-china-society-of-southern-california/ LOCATION:CA ORGANIZER;CN="The China Society of Southern California":MAILTO:info@chinasocietyofsocal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T203000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220507T020631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T020126Z UID:7546-1654110000-1654115400@chssc.org SUMMARY:History of Asian Americans in Riverside\, California DESCRIPTION:  \n \nClick to register \n  URL:https://chssc.org/event/history-of-asian-americans-in-riverside-california/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220504T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220420T120644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T120644Z UID:7493-1651690800-1651694400@chssc.org SUMMARY:May Meeting - Anti-Asian Violence and America-China Relations DESCRIPTION:Gordon H. Chang is a professor of History at Stanford University and the Olive H. Palmer Professor of Humanities. He is currently serving the University as the Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and is the Stanford Alumni Association Fellow in Undergraduate Education. He is the former director of the Center for East Asian Studies and of the Asian American Studies Program. He has been on the Stanford faculty since 1991. \nIn 2019\, he published Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic History of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad and\, as co-editor\, The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental. These books draw from more than seven years of work conducted by the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford\, which he has co-directed. His other books include Friends and Enemies: The United States\, China\, and the Soviet Union\, 1948-1972; Morning Glory\, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Writings\, 1942-1945; and Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China. He teaches courses in American history\, trans-Pacific history\, U.S-China relations\, and Asian American history. \n  URL:https://chssc.org/event/may-meeting-anti-asian-violence-and-america-china-relations/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T110000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220308T075109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T075109Z UID:7363-1650708000-1650711600@chssc.org SUMMARY:Do It Yourself: How to Find Your 2600 Year-Old Written Chinese Family Roots DESCRIPTION:On 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 speakers.  Ambassador Wachong will be joined by discussant\, Dr. Lai Sai Acon (University of Costa Rica).  Dr. Judith Rubenstein (Granite Hills Press) will offer a special introduction\, and Dr. Bob Stein will moderate.  Please register to attend@https://SDSU.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoce2upj8oEtMQaSjpbygDJYMXPvpaJP9U URL:https://chssc.org/event/do-it-yourself-how-to-find-your-2600-year-old-written-chinese-family-roots/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220419T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220419T183000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220412T033033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T035303Z UID:7474-1650387600-1650393000@chssc.org SUMMARY:An Untold Past: Chinese in Canada DESCRIPTION:Our 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 history and changing population of Chinese in Canada! \nJoin the conversation on Tuesday\, April 19th from 5 – 6:30pm PDT. \nThe discussion features Henry Yu\, PhD of the University of British Colombia\, Imogene L. Lim\, PhD\, of Vancouver Island University\, and Paul Yee\, acclaimed writer and historian. It is moderated by Dorothy Fujita-Rony\, PhD\, of UC Irvine. The conversation reflects on family and community history as collective memory and how it is preserved and shared in the new Chinese Canadian Museum. \nClick to register \n“An Untold Past” is a series developed by the Chinese American Museum to tell the often-unknown history of Chinese diasporas in the US and around the world. URL:https://chssc.org/event/7474/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220406T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220406T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220317T044412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T044412Z UID:7379-1649271600-1649275200@chssc.org SUMMARY:The Qingming Festival and Respecting the Ancestors DESCRIPTION:From 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\, the tomb is swept\, and food offerings are made.  The fourth century B.C. philosopher\, Confucius\, stressed the importance of performing the proper rituals.  The preparation of the body for burial\, the funeral procession\, the burial itself\, and the banquet were all part of the prescribed activities.  Join us in this presentation by Professor Emerita Sue Fawn Chung on the Qingming Festival and respecting the ancestors from the distant past to the present on Wednesday\, April 6th at 7 p.m. (PT). \nSue Fawn Chung was born\, raised\, and educated in Los Angeles.  Her mother\, Jane Chung\, was an officer in China Society and her father\, Walter Chung\, was an early supporter of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.  She received her doctorate from UC Berkeley in Asian History\, Asian American History\, and Chinese Art History.  She taught for almost forty years at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas.  She is currently writing a book on Chinese railroad labor contractors in the American West in the late 19th century. \n  URL:https://chssc.org/event/the-qingming-festival-and-respecting-the-ancestors/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220320T110000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220308T074525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T074525Z UID:7353-1647770400-1647774000@chssc.org SUMMARY:Visualizing the Past: John Less' Depictions of his Holocaust Refuge in Shanghai DESCRIPTION:On 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 Past: John Less’ Depictions of his Holocaust Refuge in Shanghai\, will feature discussants Rachel Stern (Fritz Ascher Society) and Esther Benjamin Shifren (author).  Bob Stein will moderate this talk. \nYou may register to attend@ https://SDSU.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuc-mprj4jHdDBFpnkoX0-yPkLHTyOlQ8X URL:https://chssc.org/event/visualizing-the-past-john-less-depictions-of-his-holocaust-refuge-in-shanghai/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220307T190000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220304T025239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T174733Z UID:7338-1646679600-1646679600@chssc.org SUMMARY:China Society: David Hugus on Chinese Rank Badges from the Daoguang Period DESCRIPTION:China 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 they are the ones that form the majority of badges in private and most museum collections\, and other than modern reproductions\, the most likely to be on the market. They are the ones that can be both seen and purchased. This period in Chinese history is a very turbulent and trying period in Chinese history and the badges reflect these times. \nOur speaker\, David Hugus\, is the author of Chinese Rank Badges-Symbols of Power\, Wealth\, and Intellect in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This is his third and final program on the evolution of design in Chinese rank badges and his fifth program on badges and the “ladder to the clouds” where the badges represented the rungs of the ladder. One does not need to have been present to the previous four programs to enjoy this coming program. However\, all four of the previous programs can be seen on China Society of Southern California’s You Tube site if interested. URL:https://chssc.org/event/china-society-david-hugus-on-chinese-rank-badges-from-the-daoguang-period/ LOCATION:Eventbrite ORGANIZER;CN="The China Society of Southern California":MAILTO:info@chinasocietyofsocal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20220226T081253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T003856Z UID:7205-1646247600-1646251200@chssc.org SUMMARY:CHSSC March Program DESCRIPTION:Discover the depth and variety of the CHSSC archives. \nIn 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. \nRegister on Eventbrite URL:https://chssc.org/event/chssc-march-program/ LOCATION:Eventbrite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20211231T071031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211231T071213Z UID:6413-1641841200-1641844800@chssc.org SUMMARY:David Hugus on the Evolution of Chinese Rank Badges DESCRIPTION: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 textile art.  David Hugus’s past talks on the civil service examination process and how to identify the birds and animals can be seen of You Tube by visiting the China Society of Southern California site.\n\nJin Hing Co will be stocking David’s book.  It is $65 plus sales tax. All profits from the sale of the book resulting from this announcement will be donated to the China Society. URL:https://chssc.org/event/6413/ LOCATION:CA ORGANIZER;CN="The China Society of Southern California":MAILTO:info@chinasocietyofsocal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T200000 DTSTAMP:20260425T032746 CREATED:20211231T070402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211231T072312Z UID:6410-1641409200-1641412800@chssc.org SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots of a Chinese American Family DESCRIPTION: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 Dong\, who was finishing his senior film project that was based on their mother’s life. In 1984\, that film\, Sewing Woman\, became the first Asian American film to be nominated for an Oscar®; it was in the category of Best Short Documentary. \nIt took another thirty-five years before Lorraine returned to her family history when the Square and Circle Club embarked on two service projects. One was to share their family histories for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation’s “Immigrant Voices” website. The other was to share their families’ World War II veteran stories when Chinese American WWII veterans received the Congressional Gold Medal. \nLorraine Dong was born and raised in San Francisco Chinatown. She attended her local American and Chinese schools\, including San Francisco State\, until she ventured beyond to earn her PhD at the University of Washington in Seattle where she majored in Chinese language and literature. Lorraine’s current research is Asian American children’s literature\, specifically picture books. URL:https://chssc.org/event/connecting-the-dots-of-a-chinese-american-family/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR