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Chinese American StoriesSunday, May 11, 2:00 - 4:00
After eight workshop sessions at CHSSC, participants of
Henry Ong's writing/oral history class geared up and presented "Chinese American Stories,"
an evening of community, family and individual memories and narratives. The performance
was presented at the monthly program meeting of January 9, 2008. It will be presented again
at the Pacific Asia Museum, as "Stories for and about the Mother of Chinese Americans.
Free with admission; call 626.449.2742 ext. 31 to RSVP.
Hollywood Chinese Film Series, American Cinematheque, Los Angeles May 15-22, 2008. The series highlight the Chinese in American feature films, curated by filmmaker Arthur Dong. For more information go to hollywoodchinese.com. Concert: Flute and Harp of East & West Sunday, May 18, 2008, 3:00 - 4:30 Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California. Enjoy music from around the Pacific, from Mexico to China, played on flute and harp. Co-Sponsored by the Pasadena Symphony. Admission: $10 for museum members, $12 for non-members; RSVP: 626-449-2742 ext. 31. Exhibition: Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor May 18 to October 12, 2008 Bowers Museum 2002 Main Street, Anaheim, California 714-5697-3600 |
Presidential Town HallUC Irvine, Bren Events CenterSaturday, May 17, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state and local levels. APIAVote envisions a society in which all Asian Pacific Islander Americans fully participate in and have access to the democratic process. Join us for this historic events and learn about the candidates (Invited: McCain, Clinton and Obama). For agenda, directions and other details go to www.apiavote.org. 33rd Annual DinnerThe success of our mission depends on gifts of all sizes. They are fully tax deductible and will go directly to the area of greatest need of CHSSC. Please click here to download a donation form. The following community based Chinese American organizations were honored at the dinner: Arcadia Chinese Association Chinese American Association of Walnut Diamond Bar Chinese American Association San Gabriel Valley Chinese American Cultural Association San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Association South Bay Chineise Woman's Association South Coast Chinese Cultural Association South Pasadena Chinese American Club Ventura County Chinese American Historical Society | |
This project hopes to capture the stories and memories of the generation of Chinatown residents who came of age during World War II. Over the course of the coming year, the society has a goal of documenting in detail the lives and experiences of as many former residents of the Chinatown area as possible. The Society's Oral History Internship Program will train volunteer-interns in the basics of oral history interviewing, recording, transcribing, and archiving. For more information on this intensive 10-week program please visit Chinatown Remembered Project. | ||
| Portraits of Pride (PoP) Book 1 Reprint 2008 is now available for purchase. PoP is a book project of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. Book 1 documents the dramatic life stories of 38 Chinese American men and women of the WWII era in Southern California whose accomplishments in science, technology, medicine and education are largely unknown. Book 2 is upcoming, documenting life stories of notable Chinese Americans throughout the United States. | ||
 Scott Chan, one of the very first CHSSC oral history project intern,
is involved with Leadership In Action 2007 Group Project which documents Asian American and Pacific Islander murals around Los Angeles.
One of them is in Chinatown (see photo at left). They have formed a pamphlet and it is free for download at
www.leap.org/apeyes.
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