We are excited to participate in this year’s Israel China Festival. The opening reception for “On the Wings of the Phoenix” was also a kick off of the festival. We will […]
The future site of San Francisco’s Central Subway Chinatown Station will feature a mural from CHSA’s Heritage Art Collection. James Leong’s mural One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in […]
CHSA Museum volunteers and members had the opportunity to march in the 2012 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade with Wells Fargo and the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC). Special banners featuring […]
The CHSA Museum is proud to be a co-presenter at the 2012 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF). The Center for Asian America Media presents the San Francisco […]
On the occasion of Him Mark Lai’s birthday, CHSA celebrates with HML’s just released new autobiography. Stop by the CHSA Museum bookstore to pick up a copy for $18 ($20 […]
Ten years ago, The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) opened a Museum in the landmark Julia Morgan-designed Chinatown YWCA Building at 965 Clay Street in San Francisco. On Saturday, […]
A special thank you to everyone who made this year’s Voice & Vision Gala a success! For those of you who missed it, here are some highlights from the memorable […]
From the San Francisco Chronicle (October 11, 2011): …The resolution, SR201, was sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Scott Brown, R-Mass. It passed unanimously by voice vote Thursday. The […]
The Chinese Historical Society of America congratulates Judge Edward Chen, on the occasion of his September 27, 2011 induction ceremony at the US District Court, Northern District of California. Judge […]
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 […]
Kublai Khan was a nightclub founded by Eddie Pond in the 1940s featuring all-Chinese and sometimes Asian cast members singing and dancing to the popular music of the time. These […]
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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 excitement surrounding our many programs and exhibits is both consuming and costly. As a small non-profit, every single dollar counts. Your support as a member would be very welcome […]
A sampling of Silent Auction prizes to be featured at the Voice & Vision Gala on September 11th, include: LUXURY OVERNIGHT & VACATIONS STAYS at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, […]
Earlier this month, CHSA was the lucky recipient~along with 5 other San Francisco Chinatown service organizations~of a grant from the Lincoln University Foundation in California. In 1967, Dr. Tung Kong […]
Sue Lee is a KQED Local Hero! Through her diligent advocacy and dedication, CHSA Executive Director Sue Lee has brought to light untold stories of the Chinese American community. 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 […]
“Rough on Rats” Racism and Advertising in the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century by James Chan One of the many functions of the mass media, aside from informing, entertaining, […]
Daniel Ching’s first family ancestor to come to America was Chinn Mook, who was born in approximately 1861 in Huizhou (now Huiyang), Guangdong Province, and who emigrated to Hawaii in […]
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 […]