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 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.
See you there!

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
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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 | CA

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

LTHS Short Story Contest 2026
2025-11-21 - 2026-02-28 | CA
LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS ENTRIES FOR 2026 SHORT STORY CONTEST
The Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, seeks fictional short stories for its 13th annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger). The deadline is February 28, 2026 midnight Pacific Time. The contest is presented by LTHS in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum’s Discover Nikkei project.
The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness of Little Tokyo through a creative story that takes place in Little Tokyo. The story has to be fictional and set in a current, past or future Little Tokyo in the City of Los Angeles, California. The short story committee will be specifically looking for stories that capture the spirit and sense of Little Tokyo. Both generative AI and plagiarism are strictly prohibited. Each category winner will be awarded $500 in cash with their short story being published in Discover Nikkei and Little Tokyo Historical Society website. A special anniversary hybrid (in-person and virtual) award ceremony and dramatic readings of the winning stories are also being planned for 2026 at the Japanese American National Museum.
For more information and guidelines, refer to the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s website: https://www.littletokyohs.org/.
If you would like to financially contribute to the contest, e-mail imaginelittletokyo@gmail.com

CHSSC Christmas Party 2025
2025-12-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Shadow Park Clubhouse, 12800 South St, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States

January 2026 Program
2026-01-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Eventbrite
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Video Descriptions
Revisiting East Adams (10:00 mins (edited)) By Jenny Cho, 2004
Revisiting East Adams captures the history of a Chinese American community in downtown Los Angeles from the 1930s to 1950s. During this period, the intersection of East Adams and San Pedro Street was home to a vibrant Chinese American community that preserved Chinese culture through social and religious organizations such as the Chinese Presbyterian Church, Chinese schools and various youth groups. East Adams was also a self-sustaining community whose residents earned a living by working at local businesses such as the City Market on 9th Street, the CFO gas station, and the Kwong Hing Lung grocery store. The stories of these former Chinese residents expand our understanding of the history of Los Angeles.
Chinatown Two-Step (17 mins) By Eddie Wong, 1975
Chinatown Two-Step spotlights the importance of the Los Angeles Chinese Drum and Bugle Corps as an important fixture of the Chinese American community — not only serving as its representative in parades and events, but also as an activity bringing the young Chinese American middle class together.
Southern California Chinese American Living WWII Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Presentation (10 mins (edited)) By Kenneth Eng, 2021
It is estimated that almost 20,000 Chinese American men and women served in the U.S. military during World War II. Sixty years after the end of the War, a dinner was organized by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in Los Angeles Chinatown, to honor those veterans, living and passed. Southern California Chinese American Living WWII Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Presentation spotlights the formal award by ranking military leaders, of Congressional Gold Medals to living Chinese American WWII veterans or their families.
Celebrating Tyrus (9:13) By Pamela Tom, 2022
Celebrating Tyrus is Pamela’s 2022 short film about the Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, whose paintings were the inspiration for the classic Disney animated feature Bambi. The film offers an intimate look into Tyrus Wong’s work on Bambi and his passion/hobby: kite making and kite flying. Tyrus’s kites and inspiration send viewers soaring towards the sky.

Sing Lee Theatre Film Series
2026-01-16 - 2026-03-22 | Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
Presented in partnership with the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies.
Series
Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.

At the Friday, January 16 screening, Janet Louie, PhD Candidate at Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilization, along with Kurt, Willie Lew’s nephew, will be speaking on opening night about the history of the Sing Lee theater, an important part of Los Angeles film history as well as Chinatown’s history.
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The March Fong Eu Story
2026-01-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Shadow Park Clubhouse, 12800 South St, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
RSVP event coordinator Gordon Hom (562) 397-3148 if you would like to attend.
