Dear Friends, The long-anticipated unveiling of the National Historic Landmark Plaque for Summit Tunnel Camp will now be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, during our office launch event at The Celine in Sacramento! Please note this change in date…
Dear Friends, Since our founding, the 1882 Foundation has been guided by an unwavering commitment to highlighting our shared American stories and facilitating connection. Our work is focused on promoting cross-community dialogue, designing educational programs, and strengthening relationships at the…
MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST MAKE A LITTLE TROUBLE This year will be exciting. With our office reconstruction completed except for backyard landscaping and installing a lift for handicap access, the new office enables us to engage more effectively with…
The years 2023 and 2024 have been transformative. The Foundation emerged from the pandemic a stronger organization, with innovative methods, and renewed alliances. The Mellon Foundation supported an entire rebuilding and doubling of our office space, and the DC Commission…
I do want to say few closing remarks. It is easy for us to pronounce that the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act is for the purpose of righting a wrong, to get justice for the harm and violence that…
From the Executive Director’s Desk.
Lunar New Year Killings Bring Focus to Guns and Mental Health Again.
There is so much that we do not know about the back-to-back mass killings at Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, but two elements stand out –guns and mental health. Many people will bring attention (as they already have) to the role of guns. Warnings and calls for action deserve consideration once again, and again with another mass, senseless killing, continuously once more. (more…)