by justin | Aug 30, 2020 | Exhibits
A collaboration between the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) and Western Neighborhoods Project (WNP), Chinese in the Richmond illuminates the lives of Chinese Americans in San Francisco’s Richmond District from the community’s point of view. Located in...
by justin | Oct 3, 2018 | Exhibits, Fight Exclusion, Traveling Exhibits
Women have played a vital role in the course of human civilization, but much of their accomplishments and contributions have been excluded from history. Throughout California’s history, Chinese American women have contributed to the economy of our state....
by justin | Feb 26, 2018 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
On View at CHSA, Lower Level: 965 Clay Street, San Francisco Opens February 24, 2018 YWCA San Francisco+Marin’s new photography exhibit Living with Dignity—Thriving In Community is on view now at CHSA. This moving exhibit features vivid portraits of YWCA...
by justin | Oct 20, 2017 | Exhibits, Traveling Exhibits
The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) proudly launches Chinese in the Sunset, a project about the lives of Chinese Americans in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District. Chinese in the Sunset illuminates the history of racial restrictions preventing Chinese...
by justin | May 27, 2016 | Exhibits, Traveling Exhibits
An exhibit exploring Chinese American participation in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater and other military units of World War II When the United States entered World War II after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, China had already been...
by justin | May 9, 2016 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Danny Yung brings Tian Tian to North America in a collaboration that combines his iconic character as a canvas with creative minds. The three-dimensional, nearly 2 ft. casting has been given to selected artists to freely express, create or alter while exploring...
by justin | Feb 4, 2016 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Left: Alfred A. Hart (1816–1908), Heading of East Portal, Tunnel No. 8, from Donner Lake Railroad, Western Summit, c. 1865–1869. Right: Li Ju (b. 1959), Heading of East Portal, Tunnel No. 8, from Donner Lake Railroad, Western Summit (Hart photo #204), September 26,...
by justin | Apr 1, 2015 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition (PPIE), the Chinese Historical Society of America is presenting “Underground Chinatown,” a penetrating look back at a troubling aspect of PPIE, also known as the 1915 San...
by justin | Mar 9, 2015 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Part III: Turning Heads opens Oct 10 2015, with an opening reception and curator’s talk on Oct 17, 2015. Curated by Sally Yu Leung, From Manchu to China Chic: the Evolution of the Qipao, it features outfits from 1890s to 2000s along with accessories,...
