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CHSA is ringing the Lunar New Year with a very special Year of the Snake celebration on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Admission will be free for all attendees during museum […]
Issue Date: March 5, 2025 Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown will join community leaders to speak on project details and the social and historical significance of having a public […]
Issue Date: June 1, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2023—The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) is excited to announce the augmented reality poster series Market Street […]
Issue Date: May 22, 2023 Media contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nathaniel Jue, Communications Coordinator njue@chsa.org, (408) 712-0025 Chinese in the Richmond Exhibition Explores History of the Chinese American Experience in San […]
Issue Date: March 3, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nathaniel Jue, Communications Coordinator njue@chsa.org, (408) 712-0025 NEWS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2023—The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) and […]
Issue Date: February 28, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nathaniel Jue, Communications Coordinator njue@chsa.org, (408) 712-0025 NEWS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, February 28, 2023—The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) […]
The Chinese Historical Society of America Announces Grand Opening of the “We Are Bruce Lee: Under the Sky, One Family” Exhibition April 23-24, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2022—The Chinese […]
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Issue Date: September 1, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nathaniel Jue, Communications Coordinator njue@chsa.org, (408) 712-0025 NEWS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, 2021—The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) […]
Issue Date: July 26, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nathaniel Jue, Communications Coordinator njue@chsa.org, (408) 712-0025 NEWS RELEASE Chinese Historical Society of America Announces Transfer of Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion […]
Today, CHSA remains committed to standing in solidarity with our AAPI brothers and sisters and to build on our founders’ vision for a more just and diverse society. CHSA is […]
We stand in solidarity with the Asian American community in Atlanta and of all people of color who have been attacked and excluded in the United States. The attacks that […]
Issue Date: March 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Maggie Pence, Media Associate, mpence@chsa.org, (415) 391-1188 x107 Chinese Historical Society of America Museum Welcomes Justin Hoover as New Executive […]
The COVID-19 is the latest in the sad and sorry mistreatment of Asian American communities during public health scares. Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and accompanying fears […]
Type CHSA for password. Take a virtual tour of the exhibition, Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion to learn what it means to be an American. Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, CAEI, the largest and […]
Media contact: David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com March 28 Chinese Historical Society Gala Honors San Francisco’s Fong Family with Phil & Sarah Choy Community Service Award Film director […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 31, 2019 Contact: Tamiko Wong, Executive Director, 415-391-1188, tamiko.wong@chsa.org CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA RECEIVES GRANT AWARD FROM CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES TO HONOR CHINESE AMERICANS IN WORLD […]
Chinese American History Museums and Historical Associations Make History First Time National Gathering Held to Establish a National Network SAN FRANCISCO, California – To better inform the public about Chinese […]
Are you passionate about history? Are you an Angel Island descendant? Do you enjoy giving back to your local community? Do you like working in a supportive, encouraging environment? […]
A public meeting will be held Wednesday August 14, 2019, 6:30pm at Julius Kahn Clubhouse (West Pacific Avenue and Spruce Street, San Francisco), when the recommended replacement name for Julius […]
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Chan Hoon Kwock (known to many as C.H. Kwock) on July 20, 2019, four days shy of his […]
On May 10, 2019, CHSA Board Emeritus, historian and railroad worker descendant Connie Young Yu represented CHSA at the Spike 150 celebration. Her speech opened the event at Promontory Point, […]
By Lauren Bennett Published: May 10, 2019 6:04 pm PROMONTORY SUMMIT, Box Elder — People from all walks of life came together Friday morning for the inaugural day of the […]
Thursday, May 09, 2019 By Terray Sylvester PROMONTORY, Utah (Reuters) – Connie Young Yu says that when her parents joined a delegation of fellow Chinese-Americans attending a 1969 event commemorating […]
Published April 22, 2019, 8:26 AM PDT By Chris Fuchs They thought this was their chance. May 10, 1969, marked 100 years since the golden spike was hammered in at […]
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor inducted Chinese Railroad Workers into its Hall of Honor. CHSA was there to witness this historic event along with living descendants of Chinese […]
Dear Friends, After 20 months of volunteering as CHSA’s interim Executive Director, I am stepping back and happily turning off my cell phone at night and not checking CHSA email […]
The Board of Directors of the Chinese Historical Society of America is pleased to announce the appointment of Tamiko Wong to the position of Executive Director, effective April 16, 2019. […]
Issue Date: March 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Janice Lee, gala@chsa.org Women’s History Month Chinese Historical Society to honor Janet Lee Chen with 2019 Phil & Sarah Choy […]
Issue Date: February 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Janice Lee, gala@chsa.org Gala to celebrate Chinese American history and progress SAN FRANCISCO, California – The Chinese Historical Society of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Chin, Interim Executive Director, Chinese Historical Society of America / jane.chin@chsa.org / 415-391-1188 THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “MAYOR ED LEE” January 25, 2019 — On […]
Dear friends, As we continue to transition, 2018 has been an exciting year for CHSA. In March, we marked CHSA’s 55th year at our Chinatown: Past, Present and Future Gala […]
Update about Ed Lee: The People’s Mayor by Barbara Koh: We set a goal, and you surpassed it! We are deeply grateful for—and elated over—your donations to The People’s Mayor: […]
Dear friends, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as CHSA interim Executive Director for the past year. I would like to thank the CHSA Board of Directors […]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Full-time, exempt. Reports to Board of Directors. SUMMARY Based in San Francisco and founded 55 years ago, the Chinese Historical Society of America […]
Immigrant Families Torn Apart, Then And Now By Connie Young Yu Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, widow of an American-born citizen, returning to San Francisco from China with her family in […]
Dear Friends, Under the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance policy, families fleeing violence in Central America and elsewhere have been captured near the border, the children torn from their parents and held […]
Who: Chinese Historical Society of America What: Lee Family Association Celebrates 1,400th Anniversary of the Founding of Imperial Tang Dynasty, June 17, 2018, 12PM When: June 15, 2018: 10:30am – […]
On April 30, 2018, CHSA hosted a press conference where a coalition of city officials and advocates called for the renaming of Julius Kahn Playground, due to the anti-Asian policies […]
Dear CHSA community, We would like to take this opportunity to shed light on a troubling situation that occurred near our premises. On Sunday, April 15, 2018, San Francisco Police […]
Dear friends, We reflect on 2017 as a time of tremendous change and new opportunities for CHSA. We began 2017 fresh off the opening of Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, the groundbreaking exhibition that […]
The CHSA Board of Directors and Staff expresses its profound sadness at the sudden passing of Mayor Edwin M. Lee on December 12, 2017. Mayor Ed Lee made history in […]
Dear Friends, I am humbled and honored to have been asked to be the interim Executive Director. I am passionate about the mission of the Chinese Historical Society of America […]
The Chinese Historical Society of America is pleased to announce that board member Jane Chin has expanded her role to serve as interim Executive Director effective August 2, 2017. As […]
Effective August 1, 2017, CHSA has new museum hours! We are now open to the public Wednesday-Sunday from 11am-4pm, and are closed Monday, Tuesday and holidays. Plan your next visit […]
Hoodline recently spoke with CHSA Gallery Coordinator Palma You about CHSA’s upcoming Chinese in the Sunset District exhibition, which is slated to open in November 2017. Read the full interview […]
Dear Friends, I’m taking this opportunity to bid you farewell after more than 13 years of service to the Chinese Historical Society of America. Thank you from the bottom of […]
CHSA seeks your stories through photographs, ephemera, and artifacts to tell the story of the Chinese in the Sunset District. Chinese in the Sunset District is an upcoming exhibit being […]
Media contact: David Perry / (415) 767-1067 / news@davidperry.com SUE LEE RETIRES AS HEAD OF CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OVERSAW EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH IN 13 YEARS AT THE HELM 8 May 2017 […]
We remember 1882 in 2017 with fervor and resolve. This is another watershed year in American history. 2017 will be remembered by how we respond to the edicts of President […]
Starting this May APA Heritage Month 2017, we will host a series of events and exhibits about the legacy of Exclusion and its lessons for today. Learn the history of […]
#fightexclusion #repealexclusion #neveragain While the original Chinese Exclusion Act was officially repealed in 1943, exclusionary immigration policies that began during the Chinese Exclusion era remain institutionalized to this day. Share […]
Download CHSA’s free handout “What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?” (pdf) Intense social conflicts divided economic classes, racialized groups, and immigrants from the native born as America industrialized in the […]
Updated 4/14/2017: A memorial service for Philip Choy will be held Sunday April 23, 2017 at 1:00 pm on Treasure Island at the site of the 1939 Golden Gate International […]
In Loving Memory of Philip P. Choy December 17, 1926 – March 16, 2017 It is with profound sadness that CHSA acknowledges the passing of architect and historian Philip P. […]
TechSoup’s Lewis Haidt and Molly Bacon visited CHSA on February 22, 2017 as part of their Community Broadcast series of conversations with non-profits. The Facebook Live broadcast featured interviews with […]
Many thanks to Phil Zimmerman of Gourmet Globetrotter for including CHSA in his “Rainy Day Survival Guide to San Francisco.” Read it here: http://www.gourmetglobetrotter.com/2017/02/13/rainy-day-survival-guide-to-san-francisco/
“The Parade is a manifestation of the community’s desire to be a part of American society,” CHSA Executive Director Sue Lee tells KTVU reporter Jana Katsuyama, while sharing CHSA’s archives […]
“Bay Area People” hosted by Claudine Wong on KTVU FOX-2 toured CHSA’s exhibition Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion with Executive Director Sue Lee. Artistic Director Lenora Lee of Lenora Lee Dance also […]
Executive Director Sue Lee was interviewed by a reporter from Al Jazeera about parallels between US policies during the Chinese Exclusion era (1882-1943) and present-day controversies surrounding an executive order […]
Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa visited the Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion exhibition at CHSA during an episode that aired on NBC Bay Area January 29, 2017. CHSA’s Executive Director Sue […]
CHSA was featured in a special episode of Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa about “The Story of Chinese American Immigrants in the Bay Area.” This episode, which aired December […]
Supported in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion (CAEI) is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition about the experience of Chinese […]
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The exhibition Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion includes educational curriculum designed to meet national content standards. Educators who would like to explore the exhibition Chinese American: Exclusion/ Inclusion before their trip may […]
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion (CAEI) is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition about the experience of Chinese in America to date. CAEI immerses visitors in a broad sweep of history, presenting […]
Thank you for your support! As we close this momentous year, please accept our deepest appreciation for your support in bringing to light the untold stories, sacrifices, and triumphs of […]
San Francisco Chronicle – NY gives SF vivid view of Chinese immigrants’ history [PDF] CCTV America – Exhibit exploring Chinese Exclusion Act opens in San Francisco, Youtube NTDTV –《美籍華人》歷史展 再現百年移民路 […]
Media contact: David Perry / (415) 767-1067 / news@davidperry.com On Saturday, November 5 Chinese Historical Society Museum Reopens Landmark Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion Exhibition, Is Largest Ever for Esteemed Institution in […]
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CHSA’s new permanent exhibition! We did it! On November 5, 2016, after four months of preparation, CHSA opened Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion (CAEI), to hundreds of visitors and rave reviews. A gift […]
media contact: David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com May 17, 2016 Blank Boy Canvas, Tian Tian Xiang Shang (天天向上) by internationally renowned artist Danny Yung (榮念曾) […]
Photo by Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Parks Congratulations, Connie! On April 24, 2016 Connie Young Yu was awarded the State of California 13th Senate District Woman of the […]
Chinatown Memories exhibition features two institutions of Chinatown, Ping Yuen Public Housing and Fong Fong Bakery. If you have objects, photos or memorabilia related to either of these institutions that […]