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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 & Dragon Dance by Corey Chan and Kei Lun Martial Arts 12PM Author, Rock Icon, and co-Anchor of KTVU's Lunar New Year Parade broadcast Ben Fong-Torres speaks about Musings of a Pop Culture Icon Lunar New Year Crafts with JoAnn Lee 1PM Connie Young Yu gives a Curator's Tour of the exhibit Sun Yat-Sen: An American Legacy Author of Good Luck Life Rosemary Gong presents on Chinese New Year cultural [...]
Dragon ReMix: Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Retro Style
Travel back in time at Dragon ReMix, a new twist on Lunar New Year celebrations that revives the nightlife of Old Chinatown. For one night only, the CHSA Museum opens its doors for a unique celebration remixing history with fresh beats, signature cocktails, tasty dim sum treats, and retro scene of early Chinatown. For more information, contact: info@chsa.org | 415-391-1188 x101 Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6pm-9pm At the CHSA Museum FREE EVENT Sponsored by PG&E FEATURING: Music by d.j.o.g. Tasty eats by The Chairman food truck No-host bar with signature Dragon cocktails Parade costume dress-up with Pika Pika Photos Fashions by Bok Choy Apparel for sale RSVP to receive a free drink ticket! RSVP on Facebook >
Annual Membership Meeting
Calling all CHSA Members! You are cordially invited to an important Membership Meeting on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:30 pm at the Museum. At this time, CHSA members will ratify and install new board members~highly qualified individuals who will guide the organization forward from 2012 to 2014. As members, your input is very valuable and your participation is essential in determining the direction of the organization. If you have not yet already received your ballot, please call us at (415)391-1188 x101. In addition to taking care of business, we will also celebrate the holidays with a Holiday Sale! Pick up Chinese Americana for the holidays to give to friends & family!
Rededication of San Francisco’s Chinatown/HML Branch Library
You are cordially invited to the Rededication of the San Francisco “Chinatown / Him Mark Lai Branch Library,” in honor of the late, renowned Chinese American historian Him Mark Lai. Located at 1135 Powell Street in San Francisco's Chinatown, the festivities on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 12 noon to 2 pm will include lion dancing and unveiling of honoring plaques, as well as speeches by City Librarian Luis Herrera, and Germaine Wong on behalf of the Him Mark Lai Library Committee. Mayor Ed Lee and District 3 Supervisor David Chiu have also been invited to speak. This event will also FEATURE the following projects: Book launch of Him Mark Lai: Autobiography of a Chinese American Historian (Edited by Judy Yung with Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Russell C. Leong; co-published [...]
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 12 noon. Join Author & Rock Icon Ben Fong-Torres as he speaks about his illustrious history with the rise of rock n’ roll at the CHSA Museum on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 1 pm. This is the first Second Saturday of 2012 and the event is free with Museum Admission. Please call (415)391-1188 x101 or email info@chsa.org to RSVP. Ben Fong-Torres was born in Alameda, California, in 1945, and raised in Oakland's Chinatown, where his parents owned a restaurant. He attended San Francisco State College from 1962 through 1966, majored in Radio-TV-Film and served as a reporter and editor of the campus daily. Fong-Torres began writing for Rolling Stone magazine [...]