THE ORPHAN film screening + Sam Ho on the Making of Bruce Lee

The Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE series with THE ORPHAN accompanied by a talk from Hong Kong film critic Sam Ho.Join CHSA for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE: CINEMA UNDER THE SKY series with a screening of THE ORPHAN accompanied by a talk from Hong Kong film critic Sam Ho on the Making of Bruce […]

THE GRANDMASTER film screening + Influence of Bruce Lee on Hip Hop

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE series with THE GRANDMASTER accompanied by a talk about the Influence of Bruce Lee on Hip Hop .Join CHSA for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE: CINEMA UNDER THE SKY series with a screening of THE GRANDMASTER accompanied by a talk about the Influence of Bruce Lee on Hip Hop […]

THE WAY OF THE DRAGON film screening + Food Panel Discussion

The Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join us for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE series with THE WAY OF THE DRAGON accompanied by a food panel discussion.Join CHSA for our RADIATING BRUCE LEE: CINEMA UNDER THE SKY series with a screening of THE WAY OF THE DRAGON accompanied by food panel discussion: Of Chinese American Immigration and Restaurants.Sunday, November 27 @ The […]

Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Inception – Healing Sound and Art Performance

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Xinye Lin combines CHSA's historic Chinese opera recordings to create a stunning multi-channel visual projection and vocalization art piece.Artist Xinye Lin explores the relationship between art, rhythm, culture and philosophy. 
Her work utilizes all the senses in an active and interactive manner where the depiction of methods to heal the mind, spirit and soul is […]

Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Inception – Healing Sound and Art Performance

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Xinye Lin combines CHSA's historic Chinese opera recordings to create a stunning multi-channel visual projection and vocalization art piece.Artist Xinye Lin explores the relationship between art, rhythm, culture and philosophy. 
Her work utilizes all the senses in an active and interactive manner where the depiction of methods to heal the mind, spirit and soul is […]

Black History Month Film Screening: The Black Kung Fu Experience

The Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

CHSA celebrates Black History Month and social unity with a film screening of Black Kung Fu Experience and a kung fu demonstration.Join CHSA for a very special Black History Month celebration that expands on We Are Bruce Lee’s theme of social unity and solidarity between Chinese and Black Americans. CHSA presents the film The Black […]

Mixing Diasporas: Drag Cabaret and Interactive Beverage Archive

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Intercultural drag show performance with hand-on arts and crafts workshops and historical displays from Chinese American nightclubs.Mixing Diasporas is an intercultural, interdisciplinary, and interactive event that aims to evoke community dialogue and storytelling of personal and ancestral histories. On display will be hands-on arts and crafts workshops and artifacts showcasing the history of Chinese-American nightclubs, […]

Wong Kim Ark Day

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association 843 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision giving birthright citizenship to Chinese Americans. The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) and the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) are jointly hosting a celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark :: 169 […]

Book Release: THE BRUCE LEE CODE with author Thomas Lee

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Bruce Lee was a brand well before that became commonplace. Step into the Dragon's mind and explore how he thought about business, life, and goals. The Bruce Lee Code focuses on the business strategies prevalent in Lee’s life and teachings that helped unlock his full potential. Bruce Lee’s attention to brand is a major reason […]

CHINESE IN NAPA VALLEY Wine Tasting Soiree

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join CHSA for a spirited evening pairing some of the finest wineries from Napa Valley with Chinese American history and art. This fundraising program will include local wine and refreshments reflecting the magnificent bounty of the Sonoma and Napa Valley region, auction items, and a Q&A session and discussion with Napa native and author John […]

Joy on Joice Street Fair and Festival

Chinese Historical Society 965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Joy on Joice Street Fair hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum (CHSA) and Cut Fruit Collective looks to uplift Bay Area Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) creativity, community, and joy. With the many challenges facing San Francisco Chinatown and AAPI communities across the Bay, we look to all of our collective […]

Chinese in the Richmond

One Richmond 802 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Please join CHSA as we launch our newest traveling exhibit, Chinese in the Richmond, the culmination of an oral history and research project about the lives of Chinese Americans in San Francisco’s Richmond District. CHSA’s goal with this new traveling exhibit, Chinese in the Richmond, is to continue to shine a light revealing a historically […]