Events
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon on Lunar New Year Parade Day!
Special FREE Admission 11am-4pm Planning to be in Chinatown for the Lunar New Year Day Parade? Come early and visit the CHSA Museum before the Parade on February 11, 2012 from 11am-4pm! The Museum has a full day of FREE programming highlighting unique Chinese-American experiences in celebrating the Lunar New Year. The schedule includes: 11AM Opening Ceremony & ... read more >
Musings of a Pop Cultural Icon: A Talk with Ben Fong-Torres
Due to scheduling conflicts, this program has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 11, 2012 at ...read more >
“Sun Yat-sen & the Three People’s Principles” A New History Alive
Charlie Chin performs the latest History Alive! series: "Sun Yat-sen and the Three People’s ...read more >
“Reflections” Presentation by Lenora Lee at the CHSA Museum
Lenora Lee’s interdisciplinary work “Reflections” integrates historical research, personal ...read more >
Exhibits
Sun Yat-sen: An American Legacy
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the modern republic of China, CHSA presents the exhibition Sun Yat-sen: An American Legacy. The exhibition tells the story of the “father of modern China” Dr. Sun Yat-sen and his travels in America as he rallied support to the cause of a free and modern China. The exhibit was organized by Connie Young Yu from her family’s collection ...read more >
“Finding Jake Lee: The Paintings at Kan’s”
In the early 1960s, restaurateur Johnny Kan commissioned a series of water color paintings by artist Jake Lee. For many years, these stunning paintings hung in the private Gum Shan (“Gold Mountain”) dining room of the landmark Kan’s Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Each Jake Lee painting showcases specific aspects and milestones in early Chinese American history, including ...read more >
Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights in the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882 Congress passed the nation's first major immigration legislation — a law to prevent people of Chinese descent from entering the United States. The law would tear apart families, cut the nation's Chinese American population in half, and remove the right to become citizens. Remembering 1882 explores the historical debate around the Exclusion Act from its origins through its full repeal ...read more >
Main Gallery Exhibit: The Chinese of America, Toward A More Perfect Union
This bilingual exhibit tells the history of Chinese Americans in the United States, documented by the large wave of immigration that began in the 19th century to the prolific presence of Chinese in American society today. Photographs and artifacts focus on the contributions made by Chinese laborers in the development of the fishing, railroad, mining, and agriculture industries in the ...read more >
Welcome to CHSA!
CHSA opened in its landmark Julia Morgan-designed Chinatown YWCA building in 2001. Founded in 1963, CHSA is the oldest and largest organization in the country dedicated to the documentation, study, and presentation of Chinese American history. Through exhibitions, publications, and educational, public programming, CHSA promotes the contributions and legacy of Chinese America. To learn more, please click here.
