Archivist of the “Yellow Peril”: Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America

Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) presents
Archivist of the 'Yellow Peril': Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America
August 16 - December 31, 2005
70 Mulberry Street (at Bayard Street), 2nd Floor, New York, NY

A seminal collection of Americana that both demonizes and humanizes the Asian American community is highlighted in Archivist of the “Yellow Peril”: Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America, an exhibit opening at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MoCA) on August 16, 2005. On loan from the Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program & Institute of New York University, Archivist draws from the collection of former film editor and lifelong New Yorker, Yoshio Kishi and actress Irene Yah Ling Sun.

For more information, please visit www.moca-nyc.org.

Our Heritage: APA Historical Sites in the Bay Area

South Bay First Thursdays Presents:
Our Heritage: APA Historical Sites in the Bay Area
Thursday, August 4th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
@ Yu-Ai Kai (588 North 4th Street, San Jose, Japantown)

While Asian Pacific Americans (APA) are enjoying increased visibilityfor their contributions to many sectors of society, APA history remains overlooked in our schools’ textbooks and barely exists in the American mainstream’s collective consciousness. Thanks to the hard work and perseverance of community activists, physical proof of Asian Pacific American history remains in the form of historical sites. These physical markers serve an important function in our community--they educate and remind us of the struggles and sacrifices of those who came before. They also promote re-creation and revitalization of culture and community. For the month of August, FT invites you to join an informative and enlightening discussion about Asian Pacific American historical sites in the Bay Area.

Panelists include:
Dr. Christina Fa of Locke, California (The last single remaining rural Chinese American town)
Erika Gee, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Dr. Rodney Lum, Chinese Historical Cultural Project
Moderator: Dr. James Lai, Santa Clara University

Recommended donations of $10, $15, or $20 with meal and $5 or $10 without a meal are suggested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations support refreshments, room rental, and any honoraria or fee waivers.

For more information, including an RSVP form, please visit: http://www.firstthursdays.org/index.html

Saltwater City Revisited: A Demographic Portrait of Chinese Canadians in Greater Vancouver

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:30pm
Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library
350 W. Georgia St, Vancouver, CANADA

The Chinese Canadian population in Greater Vancouver has seen a dramatic transformation over the last two decades. To understand these transformations, Andrew Yan will present a demographic profile of the region's largest visible minority population from the latest Census and social surveys.

A moderated panel will follow Andrew’s lecture. This event is co-sponsored by the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC, the Vancouver Public Library and the UBC Department of History.

Journal of Chinese Australia Call for Papers

The Journal of Chinese Australia is currently accepting papers & contributions for its next issue, themed "Ceremonies, Processions and Rituals" (which the editor notes will be interpreted very broadly.)

September 30, 2005 is the deadline for major contributions; March 13, 2006 is the deadline for all other submission material. Please visit http://www.purl.com/jca/guidelines.html or email jcaeditors@gmail.com for more information.

Cargo is King: SF Maritime National Historic Park Exhibit Call for Assistance

“Cargo is King” is the title of a new exhibit under construction at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The exhibit aboard the ship Balclutha will consist of three films, interactive panels, and a walk-thru recreation of an entire deck load of cargoes destined to and from San Francisco. The content of the exhibit relates stories of the people who manufactured, transported, sold and used the goods that the ship carried. One notable such group were the many Chinese of San Francisco who themselves were transported to Alaska to can salmon in the canneries there. In addition the Chinese living quarters will be open, furnished and interpreted. The exhibit will not open until later this Fall but can be visited now while in the process of construction.

The Park’s exhibit team would welcome any related knowledge, photos, or assistance with their project. Assistance with furnishing the Chinese living quarters with food supplies, baskets, and other items is needed. If you have any stories, materials, or knowledge related to the Alaskan “fish-shop” voyages out of San Francisco or the “China gang” workers, please contact Richard Everett, Exhibits Curator at (415) 561-7111.

Visit SF Maritime National Historic Park online at www.nps.gov/safr.

Head Tax Redress Campaign

The Chinese Canadian National Council is hard at work on the Head Tax Redress Campaign, to seek redress and apology for the head tax levied on Chinese immigrants in Canada between 1885-1923 and the immigration ban between 1923-1947. Of particular note is the video Head Tax Blues, produced by youth in conjunction with the brand new Chinese Canadian Culture Online Project.

(Post thanks to the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia.)