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April 2020
Special Online Event: Qing Ming & Other Chinese American Traditions
Join CHSA and San Francisco State University’s Russell Jeung for a discussion on QingMing. Also known as the Tomb Sweeping Day, the QingMing Festival honors the ancestors of those who have passed away. The practice of Qing Ming has endured in the Chinese American community, with about 45% of Chinese in the US believing in ancestral spirits, and even non-believers continuing to venerate their ancestors and visit their graves. This QingMing Festival, learn what Chinese Americans believe and how they…
Find out more »Xenophobia & Racial Profiling During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Over the past few months, fears have coronavirus have drastically changed American society. While many Americans are facing economic and health concerns, a community particularly impacted by fears of COVID-19 is Asian-Americans. There has been a reported increase in anti-Chinese and Asian American rhetoric on social media platforms, as well as documentation of discrimination against Asian-Americans. In response to this sentiment, Dr. Russell Jeung has helped Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) establish…
Find out more »May 2020
Free Docent Tour
CHSA now offers free regular museum docent tours once a month to visitors who want to learn more and engage with Chinese American history in the United States. Explore the museum's galleries with a trained docent, who will provide an in-depth explanation of the topics raised in our groundbreaking exhibition Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion. If you've always wanted to delve more deeply into the complex history of the Chinese in America, and how their experiences relate to present-day events, now is…
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