Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation has been working with Professors Judy Yung and Erika Lee on a narrative history of Pacific immigration to Angel Island. Professor Yung needs help inputting data on 20,000 immigrants who passed through Angel Island into Excel spread sheets. It's not difficult work and volunteers can do it on their home computer with the Excel program. For example, Prof. Yung has spent two hours to input 100 names. Let AIISF know if you can help and Professor Yung will get you the spread sheet and data to enter. All of this work will be combined into NARA's data base and made available online to all researchers, meaning people will be able to look up Angel Island case files by name on any computer.

We would like to finish entering the names by the end of this year, so contact AIISF if you would like to help out at 415-561-2160 or info@aiisf.org.

NARA 101: FAMILY HISTORY DAY AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Saturday, December 2, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

AIISF's Descendants Club in association with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Pacific Region presents a special Saturday workshop to introduce you to the resources held by NARA's Pacific Region and how to access the files so you can uncover your family's journey to America.

You'll learn the basics; the kind of information that can be found from a ship's passenger lists, Naturalization records, and other little used sources along with research tips. NARA archivists are willing to do preliminary research if participants have leads such as the name of the immigrant, name of ship and/or year of travel so files may be pulled for you to peruse on December 2. Upon RSVPing, please let AIISF know the family member's name and information so that we can start the process of finding your relatives files. All record requests must be received by November 27 at the latest.

NARA is typically closed on Saturdays and this workshop is an exclusive opportunity to explore the archives on a weekend. Families are welcome, best suited for children 10 and above. Space is limited to 20 people. Please RSVP by calling (415) 561-2160 by November 27 to reserve a space at this special workshop.

From: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Locke Community Park Dedication Ceremony
Sunday, October 8, 2006 1:00 PM
Main Street, Locke, California

Join the Locke community, the Locke Foundation and its supporters in opening the Locke Community Park. Constructed on a vacant lot on Main Street, the Locke Community Park will serve as a memorial to the Chinese pioneers of the area, and Locke's current and former Chinese residents of the town.

The event will feature a Chinese lion dance, martial arts performances, and musicians. From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the Locke Business Association will be holding their monthly sidewalk sale. There will be art, collectibles, toys, and more for sale. Both the dedication ceremony and the sidewalk sale are free to the public.

For more information, please contact: Dean Okimoto, Locke Foundation Executive Director, at 916-601-1895.

Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
Featuring a slide show presentation by Judy Yung, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz and co-editor

Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando Street, 2nd floor, Room 225, San Jose
For information: (408) 808-2397

The program presents an overview history of the Chinese in America providing insight into immigration, work, family and social life, and the longstanding struggle of Chinese Americans for equality and inclusion. A book signing will follow the program. Light refreshments will be served.

27th Annual Moon Festival
Saturday, October 7, 2006 12-5 pm
Presented by the Taoist Temple Preservation Society
China Alley in Hanford, California

The Cal Poly Lion Dance Team from San Luis Obispo will perform with Fresno Gumyo Taiko at the 27th Annual Moon Festival in Hanford, CA. Tours of the Taoist Temple and Museum will be ongoing throughout the afternoon. Tea and mooncakes will be served in the garden.

The Taoist Temple is located in China Alley, 1/2 block north of E. 7th Street, between Green and White Streets.

For more information, please call (559) 582-4508.