Join us for an online presentation about the word "assimilation" and the metaphor of the melting pot. It asks the question, "Is it time to discard them?" The discussion will […]
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 […]
Our director, Ted Gong, will speak on issues of gentrification and preservation in DC Chinatown at this event hosted by Palisades Village. He will discuss the inspiration for the Foundation's […]
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 […]
Meet the author, deputy national editor at the New York Times, Jia Lynn Yang, as she discusses her book “One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924 - 1965" with the Chinese […]
Join us to learn more about the history of Angel Island and some of the immigrants who passed through it in their journey to enter the US. Sunday, February 7, […]