The CHSA Wells Fargo Learning Center hosts a variety of educational programs and events, including monthly lectures, book readings, genealogy, and family history workshops, and a wide range of other activities. The Reading Room contains a growing collection of books on Chinese America for teachers, students, and the general public. The TACT/CHSA Curriculum Project, located in the CHSA Curriculum Library, offers materials for K-12 educators. On permanent display is a historic mural by James Leong, "One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in America."

Housing a wealth of resources about Chinese America, including children's stories, fiction and non-fiction literature, history books, CD-Rom, Internet resources, videos & documentaries, and curriculum materials, the Learning Center will enrich the education of all children and adult visitors seeking to understand the Chinese American experience. As a center for activities that will transform Chinese American history into something exciting and real for children throughout San Francisco, the Bay Area, and beyond, the Learning Center seeks to inspire a new generation of young people to be our future Chinese American historians, teachers, storytellers, and advocates.

Programs and Resources

• Free monthly lectures and presentations open to the public on specific topics related to Chinese America
• Current exhibition-related curriculum and activities for school tour groups
• Classroom lectures for K-12 students as well as other groups requesting such service, on topics in Chinese American history, including the Gold Rush era, the building of the railroads, and the experiences of the Chinese on Angel Island
• Genealogy and oral history workshops/classes (CHSA is a co-sponsor of the In Search of Roots genealogy program with the Chinese Culture Foundation)
• Print and media resources on Chinese America
• Internship and volunteer programs for students and community members including the Summer Internship Program
• A Chinese American storytelling hour for children

Partners
CHSA is pleased to announce the following partners in conjunction with the Learning Center:

• Gordon J. Lau Elementary School (located in San Francisco Chinatown)
• TACT – The Association of Chinese Teachers (San Francisco-based coalition of Chinese American teachers and educators)
• NAATA – National Asian American Telecommunications Association (creates opportunities for Asian American media through production funding, national public television broadcasts, and educational distribution)