Asian Americans in Military Service Exhibit
2024-05-06 10:00 - 2024-06-03 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, 1816 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, 90015, United States

Beyond the Page with William Gow
2024-05-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Join the Chinese American Museum on Sunday, May 19th at 10:30am for the next installment of Beyond the Page where we will be celebrating the launch of Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community by William Gow. Gow’s book explores the Chinese American community’s contributions to the Hollywood film industry and Los Angeles tourism scene during the early 20th century.
Join Gow and Dr. Kathy Yep, Professor of Asian American Studies at Pitzer College, as they discuss Los Angeles Chinatown’s long-overlooked history and the community’s impact on Hollywood, which in turn shaped mainstream perceptions of the Asian American identity.
About the Author:
William Gow is a Sacramento-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 a B.F.A. in Cinema Studies from NYU, an M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley. He currently serves as the co-director of the Five Chinatowns Community History Project for the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and holds a position as Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies in the Ethnic Studies Department at California State University, Sacramento.
About the Moderator:
Dr. Kathy Yep is a tenured Professor of Asian American Studies at Pitzer College. Dr. Yep received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. With a focus on feminist pedagogies, community-based learning, and cultural politics, her writing has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals and publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Harper Collins and Temple University Press. Dr. Yep was also awarded the Claremont Colleges 2020 Diversity Mentor Award for her role as co-architect of the Claremont Faculty Leadership Program, where she integrated anti-racist pedagogies and contemplative practices in the professional development curriculum.
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Asian American Pacific Islander Veteran Recognition Event
2024-05-20 13:00 | Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, 1816 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, 90015, United States
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2024 Yosemite Pilgrimage Campsite Registration
2024-05-30 - 2024-07-26
After you have registered and paid for your registration fee and you have received email confirmation of camping spot availability, please select the number of tickets you need to pay for your camping spots.
Please do not pay for tickets unless you have received email confirmation of you camping spot availability. Tickets purchases are non-refundable.

Rural Chinatowns and Hidden Sites
2024-06-18 - 2024-06-21 | Family Search Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, United States
REGISTRATION open NOW!
Register at:
https://1882foundation.org/event/rural-chinatowns-and-hidden-sites-conference/

The 1882 Foundation and the Utah State Historic Preservation Office are cosponsoring a conference about U.S. Chinatowns in rural and remote places—and the haunting landscapes and streetscapes preserved in their place. Many are abandoned ghost towns; others are archeological sites with few aboveground remains. They present fascinating histories of boom and bust, angst and exclusion, and triumph and resilience—as well as enormous preservation questions and opportunities.
Join us in Salt Lake City for two days of paper presentations and one day of touring—either to the ghost town of Terrace, Utah, or to the Golden Spike National Historical Park. For those interested in coming early (June 18), staff of the FamilySearch Library will provide an orientation to the library’s resources—with a focus on Asian resources.
The presentations will be far ranging, covering Chinatowns from the northwest to the southeast U.S. that were spawned by railroad construction, mining, agriculture, and more. Discussions will capture social issues, including women and labor history; discrimination and violence; and the ongoing search for equality and acceptance. Innovative methods for presenting these histories to the public, integrating vanished histories with typical preservation programs, and exploring this past through film, oral histories, and archival collections will also be featured.
Paper sessions will be held at the FamilySearch Library at 35 North West Temple Street. The conference hotel is nearby at the Salt Lake Plaza SureStay Hotel, 122 West South Temple. For a discount, mention this conference when you book a room at https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.53045.html?groupId=T85KH3P6.

2024 Yosemite Pilgrimage Registration
2024-07-26 - 2024-07-28 | Lee Vining Community Center, 296 Mattly Ave, Lee Vining, CA, 93541, United States
This year, CHSSC will be hosting with the NPS the 12th Annual Yosemite Pilgrimage honoring the many contributions made by early Chinese in Yosemite National Park. We will be meeting in Lee Vining, just outside of the eastern entrance of Yosemite near Tuolumne Meadows. Arrive on Thursday evening, July 25th, and enjoy several walks and programs throughout Yosemite on Friday through Sunday, July 26-28th. The pilgrimage will end by midday Sunday.
ACTIVITY HQ: Lee Vining Community Center: 296 Mattly Ave, Lee Vining, CA 93541
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Book accommodations in the Lee Vining area.
Lee Vining: https://www.leevining.com/lodging
June Lake: 17 min from Lee Vining Community Center on Hwy 395
Mammoth Lakes: 31 min from Lee Vining Community Center on Hwy 395
Camping Option: We have reserved three group campsites at a nearby facility that has restrooms and showers. Cost is $30 per person for all three nights.
There is limited availability of camping spots and parking spaces. Reservations will taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
For campground reservations, please email info@chssc.org after you register.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Thu 7/25: Check into your accommodations
Fri 7/26: Tuolumne Meadows (entrance fee required) and hiking excursions, South Tufa State Park
Sat 7/27: Olmsted Point (entrance fee required) and hike to May Lake, Potluck
Sun 7/28: Check out of accommodations, optional visit to Yosemite’s Chinese Laundry Exhibit
Optional excursions to nearby historic sites may be added.
REGISTRATION FEE: $36 ($35 + $1 payment processing fee) per person
Please email info@chssc.org with your contact information (phone number and address) if you purchase a ticket.
If you are purchasing more than one ticket, please email info@chssc.org with the names and contact information of all the ticket holders.

There will also be a backpacking trip to Sing Peak from July 29-31.
Contact: yosemitesingpeak@gmail.com for more information.
Please note that the backpacking trip is a separate entity from the Yosemite Pilgrimage and is not sponsored by the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.

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CHSSC Summer Picnic
2024-08-24 12:00 - 16:00 | CHSSC Heritage-Visitors Center, 411 Bernard St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Please RSVP via email to info@chssc.org. Let us know if you are paying $20/person at the door or will be bringing a main dish, vegetable dish or salad that serves 8-10 people.
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LA Chinatown Hungry Ghost Festival
2024-08-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Alpine Park, 817 Yale St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States

September 2024 Program
2024-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

The Power of Chinatown - Laureen Hom
2024-09-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Chinatown Branch Library, 639 N Hill St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
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Where You Stand: Chinatown 1880-1939 Exhibit Tour
2024-10-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Los Angeles Union Staton, 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Last chance to view the exhibit before it closes! RSVP to info@chssc.org if you want to attend.

The Commemoration of the Chinese Massacre of 1871
2024-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
CHSSC is a community partner for this event. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendess.
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A Conversation with Albert Lum
2024-11-09 11:30 - 13:00 | Chinatown Service Center, 711 W. College St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Please RSVP info@chssc.org if you plan on attending or register on Eventbrite

An Evening with Karen Fang and Pamela Tom
2024-11-12 05:30 - 20:30 | Golden Dragon Restaurant, 960 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Please RSVP yvonnechang8@gmail.com if you are planning to attend.

CHSSC Chistmas Potluck
2024-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | Shadow Park Clubhouse, 12800 South St, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States

January 2025 Program
2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite
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Stand Up and Be Counted
2025-02-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Loyola Law School, 919 Albany St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
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February 2025 Program
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many Chinese immigrants in inland Southern California labored on Chinese-operated truck farms known locally as “Chinese gardens.” These vegetable farmers provided a variety of fresh produce to Chinese and non-Chinese urban residents. A landscape archaeology analysis of Chinese-operated farms around the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino reveals that Chinese truck farming shaped the built environment in both the United States and China, anti-immigration laws impacted the movement of Chinese laborers without American citizenship the most, and that vegetable farms became part of a racialized landscape where harassment by law enforcement was common. Chinese truck farmers made invaluable agricultural contributions to inland Southern California and created alliances with non-Chinese landlords, but ultimately their visibility on the landscape made them continual targets of race-based exclusion.
Bio: Laura Ng is a historical archaeologist who researches late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Chinese migrants and their transpacific lives. These migrants often lived in segregated communities, but they also migrated back and forth between the U.S. and villages in the Pearl River Delta region of China. Laura is currently investigating racism and transnationalism at Chinese truck farms in Southern California and at the Evanston and Rock Springs Chinatowns in rural Southwestern Wyoming; the latter two sites are community-engaged projects conducted in collaboration with Dr. Dudley Gardner and Chinese
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March 2025 Program
2025-03-05 19:00 - 20:00 | YouTube
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April 2025 Program
2025-04-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite
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CAM Advancing Equality
2025-04-16 18:30 - 20:45 | Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
U.S. v Wong Kim Ark: Explore the Landmark Case That Granted Citizenship to Anyone Born in the United States
Join us at the Chinese American Museum on Wednesday, April 16th, from 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM for Advancing Equality: United States vs. Wong Kim Ark. This event will explore the landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that solidified birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, as well as the lasting impact of the case and its continued relevance in shaping civil rights protections today.
The evening will feature a panel of experts, including Helen Zia, activist and author; Dr. Linda Trinh Vo, Professor Emeritus at UC Irvine; Connie Chung Joe, JD, Chief Executive Officer of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL); and Professor Hiroshi Motomura, Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law. The program will also feature special guest Norman Wong, great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark. Together, the event explores the crucial role of equal protection under the law in driving meaningful change in the United States.
The event will take place in person at the historic Pico House, located at 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. A live stream via Zoom will be available for those who cannot attend in person.
This event is part of CAM’s ongoing series, Advancing Equality: Conversations on Civil Rights Protections, co-presented by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past initiative, as part of their National Conversation on Race series.
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May 2025 Program
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite

June 2025 Program
2025-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite

CHSSC Summer Picnic 2025
2025-08-16 11:00 - 14:00 | CHSSC Heritage-Visitors Center, 411 Bernard St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States

Rock Springs Commemoration
2025-08-28 - 2025-09-02

September 2025 Program
2025-09-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite

October 2025 Program
2025-10-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Eventbrite

CHSSC At 50
2025-11-08 16:00 - 21:00 | Golden Dragon Restaurant, 960 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
4:00 – 6:30 pm Video presentations and exhibits (Please RSVP to info@chssc.org to view even if you are attending the dinner and program)
6:30 – 9:00 pm Dinner and program
If you are not attending the Dinner & Program, but want to check out the Viewing Room and the Museum, please RSVP to info@chssc.org to view our exhibits for free.

November 2025 Program
2025-11-10 11:00 - 15:00 | Shadow Park Clubhouse, 12800 South St, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States

Free Health Fair
2025-11-15 10:00 - 14:00 | First Chinese Baptist Church, 942 Yale St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
