Category Archives: Exhibits
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 […]
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 […]
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#fightexclusion #repealexclusion #neveragain While the original Chinese Exclusion Act was officially repealed in 1943, exclusionary immigration policies that began during the Chinese Exclusion era remain institutionalized to this day.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 […]
The Him Mark Lai Digital Archive Project is an ongoing project dedicated to the lifelong work of the man known as the “Master Archivist” who gave legitimacy to Chinese American […]
The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) has added 51 high resolution art works to the Google Cultural Institute, allowing people all over the world to explore their collection of […]
A transcontinental railroad was the dream of President Lincoln to unite the country. Chinese workers played a critical role in the completion of what General Sherman called “the work of […]
CHSA began a project of digitizing our photography collection and posting it online to History Pin, thanks to our faithful volunteer, Nancy Fong. History Pin is a global history project […]
At CHSA The Chinese Historical Society of America rediscovered eight watercolor paintings by renowned Chinese-American artist Jake Lee. Jake Lee (1911–1991) was born in Guangzhou, China and grew up in […]
The Chinatown Miniatures Collection was acquired by CHSA in 2004, as a donation from the artist, Frank Wong. This donation consisted of seven miniatures of scenes of Chinatown. The miniatures […]
In 1916, the National Board organized the first Chinese YWCA in America. From the 1930s to 1980s, the San Francisco YWCA Chinatown served as a social outlet for many Chinese […]