Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

12/03/2024

In 2025, CHSSC will celebrate our 50th anniversary. To commemorate our successes and contributions to Chinese American history, we will organize several events and create online exhibits. We will save this important heritage and share it with our community for generations to come.

Your support is needed to make our plans a reality. You can participate in this fundraising effort online or by check. If donating by check, make check payable to CHSSC, put “Giving Tuesday” on the memo line, and mail to:

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
411 Bernard St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Thank you!

https://chssc.org/donations/giving-tuesday-2024/

04/16/2024

REMINDER! Check out the "Corky Lee's Asian America" Book Launch Event.

About the Event
Editor Mae Ngai will be in conversation with contributor and filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a new book that presents an iconic photographer’s work and a sweeping, rich visual account of the Asian American Pacific Islander social justice movement.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Corky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, this book represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism.

Get your tickets here: https://www.janm.org/events/2024-04-20/book-launch-corky-lees-asian-america

04/12/2024

Date for our Ching Ming observance has changed due to the possibility of rain on Saturday, April 13.

The new date and time for our Ching Ming observance is Friday, April 12, 11am-12pm at the 19th Century Chinese Shrine at the east end of Evergreen Cemetery.

04/04/2024

Hi everyone! Register for FREE for the book launch of Corky Lee's Asian America.

See more about the event below:

About the Event

Editor Mae Ngai will be in conversation with contributor and filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a new book that presents an iconic photographer’s work and a sweeping, rich visual account of the Asian American Pacific Islander social justice movement.



ABOUT THE BOOK
Corky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, this book represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism.

Editor Mae Ngai will be in conversation with contributor and filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña about Corky Lee’s Asian America, a new book that presents an iconic photographer’s work and a sweeping, rich visual account of the Asian American Pacific Islander social justice movement.

08/29/2023

The 1882 Foundation invites you to register for the second Chinese American Women in History conference to be held in Washington DC this fall.
Details at https://1882foundation.org/cawh2023/

08/24/2023

Our latest newsletter is available online.

https://chssc.org/latest-news-n-notes/

08/23/2023

Have questions about tongs or associations? Please email advance questions by September 7, 2023, to [email protected] or [email protected]

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 Association, Ning Yung, Bing Kong Tong, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Chinatown History & Culture Association will share his experience about associations and help answer questions.

Chinese Tongs, or organized associations, have served five generations of Chinese Americans for over 175 years. They have earned respect for their contributions to the Chinese American community, but they also face multiple challenges and limitations. Learn about Chinese Family Tongs/Associations and how they impacted your ancestors and may impact you today:
- Preservation of History, Culture & Education
- Genealogy Research: Tongs have maintained membership and payment records for many years. This information can be valuable for people who are conducting genealogy research.
- Challenges and Limitations of Tongs
- Where do Tongs get their respect?

Registration link: https:/bit.Ly/47FY2fg

07/22/2023

This sweeping historical saga is the dramatic true story of four generations of Chinese women who struggle to survive war, revolution, and the eerie power of an ancient Chinese superstition. The book takes you on a journey from glamorous 1930s Shanghai to China's dusty and dangerous "Wild West" and is filled with stories of pirates, prophecies, and babies sold in o***m dens.

Sunday, July 23 at 2:00 pm
Barnes and Noble at the Grove
189 The Grove Drive, Ste K 30 (mezzanine)
Los Angeles

06/05/2023

Register for our June program.

https://bit.ly/43CygFK

05/16/2023

This Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 10 a.m., John Lee Wong will serve as the speaker for the upcoming edition of The Chinese American Experience & Beyond. Through this Zoom presentation, John will explore the history of Chinese laundries in San Diego, drawing from memories of his family's business on State Street.

Please register here to learn more about this fascinating topic: https://sdsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcuGqpz8uG9bu_q7NQvXovw_Yyth07mLO #/registration

05/15/2023

Admission: General $15; PMH Members $10

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?

Join Susie Ling, Pasadena City College Professor of Asian American Studies and History, for this presentation about the people who did their best to help their Japanese American neighbors. Pasadena’s Friends of the American Way – along with William Carr, Hugh Anderson and PCC’s John Harbeson – sponsored the return of the first “test case” to the area, 19-year-old Esther Takei (Nishio).
Presentation will begin at 7:00 pm; PMH Galleries will be open for viewing at 6:00 pm.

https://pasadenahistory.org/events-overview/events-calendar/two-pasadenas-debate-over-internment-camps/

05/08/2023

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 & 1:30pm on PBS SoCal 2

Check the PBS listings in your area for additional screenings.

If you would like your own copy of the documentary, DVD’s signed by
the writer.director Pamela Tom are still available on etsy.
They are $24.99 and make great gifts and include complimentary gift wrap!
etsy.com/shop/tyruswong