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 | 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,...
by justin | Mar 9, 2015 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
On view through September 12, 2015 in the Choy Gallery Corey Chan & Nolan Chow. Photo by Cody T. Williams. Currently in the Choy Gallery: The Forgotten Art of Lion Dance Puzzles, curated by artist and historian Corey Chan. This exhibition is based on...
by justin | Jan 16, 2015 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Save the date January 17, 2015 for the opening of the “Roots: Him Mark Lai Family History Project” exhibit in the Yick Gallery. Every year a cohort of young Chinese Americans are brought together to delve into their ancestry in the Pearl River Delta of southern China....
by justin | Nov 11, 2014 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
In the Choy Gallery Since 2011, CHSA has been proud to share the remarkable watercolors of Jake Lee. We are happy to announce that several of his works from the CHSA Museum Collection are now on loan to the landmark exhibition, Chinese American:...
by justin | Sep 29, 2014 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Leland Wong’s new exhibit #Chinatown: Leland Wong’s Photographic Sketchbook encompasses two of decades of Wong’s photography of people he comes across while walking around the neighborhood. Leland Wong began documenting the community in 1968; this collage is a...
by justin | Apr 24, 2014 | Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Leland Wong is transforming the CHSA Yick Gallery into a working artist’s studio. The prolific artist is a CHSA artist-in-residence for 2013–2014. His works-in-progress includes photography, painting, t-shirt silkscreening, dumpling making–whatever is on his...
