Photo: Anna May Wong Certificate of Identity (detail), August 28, 1924; National Archives at San Francisco (54099). Photographs as proof of identity first came into widespread use as a result of Chinese Exclusion. Starting in 1909, all Chinese entering or residing in the U.S. were required to carry a government-issued Certificate of Identity at all times. Even babies and well-known figures, such as actress Anna May Wong, were subject to the law.
Please join us for a reception at Bix Restaurant
56 Gold Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
September 14, 2016, 5-8pm
To support Chinese Historical Society of America’s newest groundbreaking exhibition
This groundbreaking exhibition explores the centuries-long history of trade and immigration between China and the United States and raises the question “What does it mean to be an American?” Extending from the late eighteenth century to the present, and including all regions of the country, the exhibition interprets the Chinese American experience as a key part of American history. Read more about CAEI here.
RSVP by September 9, 2016
Tickets $150 per person
More Info: 415.391.1188 | aboveandbeyond -at- chsa.org
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
If you are interested in Sponsorship, please call 415-391-1188 x101 or email aboveandbeyond -at- chsa.org with this Reply Card Form, or fill out our online reply form.
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Bix Restaurant
Can’t make it this year, or wish to make an additional donation to support CHSA? Donate to CHSA Museum here
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion major exhibition sponsors:
Robert Joseph Louie Memorial Foundation
Seligman Family Foundation
Committee of 100
Special thanks to our “Above & Beyond Chinatown” 2016 event sponsors! (as of 9/9/16):
Innovators: Buck Gee & Mary Hackenbracht
Above & Beyond Donors: Chao Suet Foundation, Philip Choy, Coca Cola, Friends of Roots, Hazel Louie, Poon Foundation, Recology, Sterling Bank, Connie Young Yu & Kou Ping Yu
Above & Beyond Chinatown 2016 Media Sponsor: