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Traveling Exhibits
To Enjoy and Defend our American Citizenship
CHSA explores the experiences of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) in their groundbreaking work alongside groups such as the NAACP to challenge discriminatory laws while creating the support systems necessary for survival in a segregated United States. In recent years, C.A.C.A. has carried on its civil rights legacy with its opposition of anti-immigration policies, racial discrimination, and hate crimes. In the 1880s, the federal government passes legislation that removes the equal protection under the law provided by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Racial discrimination and violent attacks intensify throughout the next decades, and community members face the challenge of organizing to fight for basic human rights. Links: CHSA Civil Rights Suite - [...]
Detained at Liberty’s Door
Detained at Liberty's Door traces the formation of the Angel Island Immigration Station and highlights the inspiring story of Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, the wife of a native-born citizen who was detained for more than 15 months on Angel Island. Only an association with one of California's most powerful & iconic families secured her freedom. This traveling exhibit, developed by CHSA, has been displayed at the California History Center, De Anza College in 2011.
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 in 1968, the civil rights struggle of Chinese Americans and allies, and the historic importance of habeas corpus in the Chinese American community. In 2009, the California Legislature passed a Bill that apologizes to Chinese Americans for the the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and other unjust discriminatory laws which resulted in the persecution of Chinese living in California. Online [...]
Earthquake: The Chinatown Story
In commemoration of the Centennial of the 1906 Great Quake and Fire, CHSA presents Earthquake: The Chinatown Story, an exhibition sharing the Chinese experience during and after the disaster of 1906, a pivotal point in Chinese American history. The exhibit highlights several untold stories of Chinatown quake survivors, such as a young American-born Chinese boy who was bayoneted as he attempted to retrieve his birth certificate from his home, a seven year old girl fleeing the fire with her family from Chinatown, and Superintendent Carrie Davis' account of evacuating Chinese orphans from the Oriental Home. Items in the exhibit include photos of Chinatown before the quake, historical documents, and newspaper articles about how the small enclave was destroyed by the [...]