Chinese Historical Society of America

Established in 1963, CHSA is the oldest and largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering an understanding of the Chinese experience in the United States through research, documentation, interpretation, and education. CHSA produces original programs, events, and publications on Chinese American history, including the annual journal, Chinese America: History and Perspectives.

The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center is located at 965 Clay Street in the historical landmark Julia Morgan Chinatown YWCA. The museum celebrates the contributions made by Chinese Americans through artifacts, photographs, and immigration documents tracing the history of Chinese in America.

Mission Statement
• Establish, maintain, and operate a scientific, literary, and educational organization;
• Study, record, acquire, and preserve all suitable artifacts and such cultural items as manuscripts, books, and works of art or their facsimiles which have bearing on the history of the Chinese living in the United States of America;
• Establish a headquarters to enable the display of such items as are acquired;
• Issue publicity and papers pertaining to the findings of the Society; and
• Promote the contributions the Chinese have made to the United States of America.

		Asian American Studies Department College of Ethnic Studies San Francisco State University

Asian American Studies (AAS) Department, the largest of four departments in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, was established in Fall 1969 as a result of the 1968-69 Third World Student Strike. The Department currently consists of the following Asian American ethnic units: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian of Mixed Heritage. It is a full service academic unit that offers a comprehensive program of study on the Asian American experience with a commitment to serving the University, its students, and the Asian American communities. In 1994, the Department was recognized as an “exemplary” program by the Asian Pacific American Education Advisory Committee of the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

At present, Asian American Studies Department offers 50 sections of classes taught by a faculty of 25-30 to approximately 2,000 students each semester. Students may take AAS courses for a baccalaureate major, which was established in 1997. A master’s degree program was approved by the California State University Chancellor’s Office in 1999, and began its first semester in the fall of 2000.

AAS Department Faculty (Spring 2005)
Marlon K. Hom, Ph.D., chair
Danilo Begonia
Darren Lee Brown
Jeffery Paul Chan
Jennifer Chan
Laureen Chew, Ed.D.
Malcolm Collier
Wei Ming Dariotis, Ph.D.
Lorraine Dong, Ph.D.
Robert A. Fung, Esq.
Daniel P. Gonzales, J.D.
Madeline Y. Hsu, Ph.D.
Russell Jeung, Ph.D.
Betty Kano
Ben Kobashigawa, Ph.D.
Mai Nhung Le, Ph.D.
Eric Mar, Esq.
James K. Okutsu, J.D.
Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Ph.D.
Valerie Soe
Minh-Hoa Ta, Ed.D.
Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, Ph.D.
Bac Hoai Tran
Wesley Ueunten
Benito M. Vergara, Jr., Ph.D.
Jeannie Woo
Grace Yoo, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
Philip P. Choy
Him Mark Lai
Pui-chee Leung
Zheng Dehua