by justin | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog
Dear Friends, After 20 months of volunteering as CHSA’s interim Executive Director, I am stepping back and happily turning off my cell phone at night and not checking CHSA email 24/7. It’s been both a bumpy and exhilarating ride of stabilizing and boosting CHSA’s...
by justin | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, News and Press
The Board of Directors of the Chinese Historical Society of America is pleased to announce the appointment of Tamiko Wong to the position of Executive Director, effective April 16, 2019. Jane Chin, who has been in a dual role serving on the Board and as Interim...
by justin | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
Dear friends, As we continue to transition, 2018 has been an exciting year for CHSA. In March, we marked CHSA’s 55th year at our Chinatown: Past, Present and Future Gala where we inaugurated the Sarah and Phil Choy Community Service Award and posthumously honored both...
by justin | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog
Update about Ed Lee: The People’s Mayor by Barbara Koh: We set a goal, and you surpassed it! We are deeply grateful for—and elated over—your donations to The People’s Mayor: Ed Lee, a film-in-progress co-produced by the Chinese Historical Society of America...
by justin | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog
Dear friends, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as CHSA interim Executive Director for the past year. I would like to thank the CHSA Board of Directors and staff, and you, our community friends and members, who have stood by the organization during this time...
by justin | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Fight Exclusion
Immigrant Families Torn Apart, Then And Now By Connie Young Yu Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, widow of an American-born citizen, returning to San Francisco from China with her family in January 1924, was barred from entry, separated from her children and imprisoned on Angel...
by justin | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Fight Exclusion, News and Press
Dear Friends, Under the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance policy, families fleeing violence in Central America and elsewhere have been captured near the border, the children torn from their parents and held in separate tents and cages. A public outcry forced the...
by justin | Aug 18, 2017 | Blog, News and Press
Dear Friends, I am humbled and honored to have been asked to be the interim Executive Director. I am passionate about the mission of the Chinese Historical Society of America and the great work it has performed over the past fifty years. Recent and deeply troubling...
by justin | Mar 18, 2017 | Blog, News and Press
In Loving Memory of Philip P. Choy December 17, 1926 – March 16, 2017 It is with profound sadness that CHSA acknowledges the passing of architect and historian Philip P. Choy on March 16, 2017. Phil tirelessly devoted himself to research, preservation and...
by justin | Dec 28, 2016 | Announcements, Blog
Thank you for your support! As we close this momentous year, please accept our deepest appreciation for your support in bringing to light the untold stories, sacrifices, and triumphs of generations of Chinese in America. With your participation, CHSA opened the new...
