Accounts on Chinese immigration history during the Exclusion Era have placed great emphasis on the mainstream society’s hostility towards Chinese people. But, how did the Chinese fight back? Where could we find the resilience of Chinese people? Can we still observe these imprints today? As an architectural historian and material culture scholar, Hongyan Yang (Adjunct […]
To commemorate the anniversary of the repeal of the anti-Chinese laws on December 17, 1943 and to remember the amazing national contributions of the Chinese workers, the 1882 Foundation will screen “Legacy” by the US Forest Service. The short film will be followed by comments from descendants of the railroad workers and readings from “Island: […]
Join us for the next Talk Story event on Sunday, September 27 to learn about our current projects underway that will document and share the history of the neighborhood from the perspectives of its longtime community. We will discuss the Chinatown Walking Tour, the Chinatown Off H Oral History project, a digital mapping project in […]
Join us to celebrate the phenomenal work of our summer 2020 interns! Each intern will be presenting the work and research that they’ve conducted all summer on topics such as historic preservation, the Range 99 Project, the Chinese diaspora in Peru, and many others! Register HERE
With special guest Professor Charlotte Brooks. RSVP here.