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• MFM Exhibit: "WWI: America in the Great War" (thru June 6)

  • Start
    January 31, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    June 06, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Moffett Field Museum, Bldg 126, Severyns Ave, Mountain View, CA 94035

  

  Step into the trenches of World War I and experience life at the front in Moffett Field Museum (MFM)’s most immersive exhibit yet.

  Walk in the footsteps of a First World War soldier and discover how the Great War reshaped the modern world through unprecedented industrial warfare, global alliances, and rapid technological change. The United States entered the conflict in April 1917, joining Allied forces on the Western Front, and the war came to an end on November 11, 1918—forever altering technology, aviation, military strategy, and international relations.

  This exhibit brings that history to life through a fully immersive walk-through trench, placing visitors in the environment faced by soldiers on the front lines. Surrounded by authentic artifacts, rare World War I vehicles, and a striking biplane, guests gain a deeper understanding of the realities of trench warfare and the innovation born from the conflict. This exhibit honors those who served and invites visitors of all ages to engage with the experiences and history of World War I.

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  ATTENTION: To access Moffett Field, all visitors (18+) must present either:

  • A REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card, or
  • A valid passport

  This is in accordance with federal law and is required to board domestic flights and to enter secure federal facilities and military installations.

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• CHCP Contest: Civil Rights & the Asian American Experience (thru July 31)

  • Start
    May 01, 2026
  • End
    July 31, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  Reflections on Civil Rights & the Asian American Experience
  at the United States' Semiquincentennial

  In 2026, the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As we celebrate this historical moment, the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) invites you to explore Asian American history, and connect it to the present. Showcase your creativity and enter the contest. Youth participants may win a cash prize of up to $500. See Who Can Participate for prize details. Winning projects will be featured on the CHCP website and displayed in public exhibitions.

  What Should You Create?

  Submit an original poem, artwork, or video that:

  1. Connects a historical event of a civil rights issue involving Asian Americans, and
  2. Explain why that history matters today.

  Sample topics include, but are not limited to:

  • The Chinese Exclusion Act and immigration rights
  • World War II mass removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans 
  • Vietnamese settlement
  • Birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment
  • School segregation and educational access
  • Labor rights
  • Asian American activism during the Civil Rights Movement
  • Local civil rights struggles in your own community

  You are encouraged to use primary sources, family stories, or local history where possible. Participants are responsible for obtaining all rights, licenses, and permissions for any third party content in their submissions.

  Who Can Participate?

  All California residents, including CHCP members, are welcome to participate. Submissions will be judged in two (2) divisions:

  1. Youth (grades 6-12 for the 2026-2027 school year, including incoming 6th grader)
  2. Adults

  The youth group will have cash awards for first ($500), second ($350), and third ($250) prize, and up to three (3) honorable mentions.

  The adult group will have three (3) People’s Choice Awards. Voting will open after the submission deadline. Please check the CHCP website for updates on when voting begins.

  Submission Formats

  We welcome diverse forms of artistic expression (individually referred to as “work” and collectively, “works”) in the forms of:

  • Short video, film, or documentary, including multimedia storytelling (in .MOV or .MP4)
  • Original artwork, including photography, digital art, and graphic art (a high resolution scan of the original artwork in JPEG or TIFF)
  • Poetry (in PDF)

  Poetry submissions are limited to 500 words. Video, films, and performances should be under 3 minutes.

  All submissions must include a brief artistic statement (up to 150 words) describing:

  • The historical issue addressed
  • Why it is a civil rights issue
  • Why it matters in 2026
  • Other relevant information, including MLA style citations 

  Other Rules

  1. Only one entry per participant.
  2. Participants must submit works that are theirs and theirs only. Submissions of AI-generated content as original creative works are not permitted and will result in disqualification.
  3. Your submission must not depict any recognizable person for whom you have not received permission to enter such person in the contest and must not infringe upon the publicity rights of any third party. You must receive the requisite permission/consent to use the video/photo from anyone who has any rights to the video/photo.
  4. By entering, participants grant CHCP rights to showcase and distribute works across various media platforms.
  5. If your entry is selected as a winner, you grant CHCP a royalty-free, non-exclusive right, in perpetuity, to:
     • Use the poem, artwork, or video in its internal and external communications with attribution, including, but not limited to, website, advertising, presentations, and printed and digital materials.
     • Use, in connection with the contest, the participant’s name and city of residence.
     • Retain a digital copy of the submission.
  6. Entries must not include trademarked or copyrighted material.
  7. Winners will be announced in late September and recognized at an in-person Award Ceremony. Please check the CHCP website for further upcoming details. We welcome all participants to attend the event in person.

  Judging

  1. Youth Division: All categories of submissions will be judged by the same jurors based on relevant content and historical accuracy (40%), creativity (30%), and production/technical skills (30%).
  2. Adult Division: Voting will be open to the public for People's Choice. Please check the CHCP website for details sometime after the submission deadline.

  For Questions: Please email Contest2026@chcp.org.

  Submission Deadline: 6 pm PDT, July 31, 2026

  
  

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• AIISF Webinar: Honoring AAPI Heritage Month at Angel Island State Park

  • When
    May 12, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
  • Location
    Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (N Ridge Trail, Tiburon, CA 94920) & Online (via Zoom)

  

  Join Angel Island State Park and the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) Live (or Online) at the historic detention barracks as they honor the history and diversity of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) immigrants who passed through the Angel Island Immigration Station from 1910-1940. 

  Special guest, Valarie Kaur, will be talking about her grandfather’s life and how it inspired the work that she does today.

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• C100 Webinar: "The Model Minority Trap: How 'Positive' Stereotypes Harm Asian Americans"

  • When
    May 13, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online (via Zoom)

  

  Join the Committee of 100 (C100) on Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00 PM PT (3:00 PM ET) for the third installment of their 2025 State of Chinese Americans webinar series, featuring new survey data.

  The model minority stereotype is often dismissed as a "compliment" but creates real harm for Chinese Americans and Asian Americans more broadly. The 2025 State of Chinese Americans survey reveals that these seemingly positive assumptions carry a measurable psychological toll, one that rivals the distress caused by explicit discrimination.
  

  In this fireside chat, the speakers will unpack why this stereotype persists, who it hurts most, and what practitioners and policymakers can do differently.

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• HSJ/CHCP South Bay AANHPI Festival

  • When
    May 16, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    History Park, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

  

  Join History San Jose (HSJ), the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP), the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), and Mosaic America for the South Bay AANHPI Festival on May 16th, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at History Park.

  Come for a fun-filled day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) culture through performances, cuisine, crafts, and discussions, as we come together to honor AANHPI heritage. This event is designed for anyone eager to celebrate and learn about the vibrant cultures that make up the AANHPI community.

  Our celebration of activities includes free Asian & Pacific Islander-centric games and crafts, community booths and vendors, food truck fare for purchase, ice cream and treats at O’Brien’s, a panel discussion sponsored by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, open exhibits at the Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM), and an array of cultural performances sponsored by History San José, Mosaic America, the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, and the Japanese American Museum of San Jose.

  Schedule

  • 11:40 - 11:55 am: THD Lion Dance Performance - in Plaza
  • 12:00 - 12:15 pm: Welcome Ceremony with Local Dignitaries - in Plaza
  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm: JAMsj Panel Discussion (details below) - Firehouse, 2nd floor
  • 1:45 - 3:30 pm: Entertainment by Mosaic America - in Plaza

  CHCP Highlights

  • THD Lion Dance Team will open the Festival.
  • Children’s coloring activity and “Year of the Horse” crafts - in area adjacent to CAHM
  • Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) - Open from 12:00 to 3:45 pm

  ADMISSION: FREE

  AREA PARKING: $10 per vehicle

  FOR PARKING & DIRECTIONS: visit our Museum page.

  
  

  
  

  JAMsj Panel Discussion 

  
  

  Asian American Studies and our AANHPI Communities - History in the Making!

  Join in a discussion, on the 2nd floor of the Firehouse, with the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Asian American Studies programs from SJSU and De Anza College to learn more about saving and making our communities' histories!

  

  The work of preserving and interpreting our histories as AANHPI communities will continue to face tremendous challenges in the coming years. From ongoing demographic shifts and generational transitions, to threats of government censorship and erasure, it can be difficult for our history organizations to maintain a sense of grounding and vision.

  But by teaming up with local university and college Asian American Studies programs we can create mutually beneficial partnerships to help us navigate this period of uncertainty and change.

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• Seminar: "China Roots: How to Trace Your Family History" (thru Sept 20)

  • Start
    May 16, 2026
  •  
    1:30 PM
  • End
    September 20, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Various Bay Area Libraries & Online (via Zoom)

  

  Various Bay Area libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject of China Roots: How to Trace Your Family History.

  Location/Date/Time

  • CANCELLED FOR MOTHERS DAY: Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley, CA, May 10, Sunday, 2 – 4 PM
  • Mid-Continent Public Library, Online (via Zoom), May 11, Monday, 12 - 2 PM, REGISTER HERE for Zoom Session
  • Redwood Shores Branch Library, 399 Marine Parkway, Redwood City, CA, May 16, Saturday, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
  • Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St, Mountain View, CA, May 23, Saturday, 2 – 4 PM
  • San Mateo Library, 55 W 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA, June 13, Saturday, 1 - 3 PM
  • Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley, CA, Sept 20, Sunday, 2 – 4 PM

  What you will learn

  • Research tools and resources to discover your China roots
  • Oral histories of a Chinese American family’s struggles
  • How 150 generations of family genealogy was found 
  • ChiAm checklist of online, live and local genealogy groups
  • Interviews from Angel Island Immigration National Archives 
  • Experience a visit to a Chinese ancestral village

  Abstract  

  This multimedia session offers key resources to help you find and explore your China roots and access Chinese American research tools. Showcased are the struggles and assimilation of a Chinese American immigrant family through oral histories of hardship, poverty, segregation, discrimination, and a city’s formal apology—80 years in the making—come to life. Unsure of where your ancestral village is in China and how to find your jiapu (ancestral lineage book)? Learn how 150 generations of family genealogy was documented in China. You’ll receive a checklist of research resources – where to ask live and virtual questions, and details on attending a paid three-day Chinese American Genealogy Conference or joining the free Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group. Can’t read Chinese? No problem using a Chinese-to-English translation tool. Discover how the National Archives in San Bruno can help uncover your Chinese ancestors’ interviews at the Angel Island Immigration Station, where 175,000 Chinese immigrants entered the U.S. between 1910 and 1940.

  About The Speaker: Ron Chan

  Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation best practices, captivating audiences worldwide at genealogy workshops and libraries across the San Francisco Bay Area. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling and teaches innovative technologies to bring ancestral tales to life. Ron is the Founder and Executive Director of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He is also a Co-Founder of the Chinese American GI Project, ensuring that veterans’ legacies are not lost, forgotten, or ignored. As a CHCP Advisory Board Member, Ron is a contributor to CHCP's Oral History Project. Ron shares with you how to capture and share family struggles of the past so future generations can embrace, remember, and learn from those who came before.

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• CAH Museum Open

  • When
    May 23, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:45 PM
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

  The Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) is housed in the Ng Shing Gung building, which is part of History Park, located in Kelley Park, San Jose.

  Admission: Free

  For more information (including parking, directions, slideshow, and virtual tour): visit our Museum page.

  
  

   

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• CAH Museum Open (Special Hours)

  • When
    May 24, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

  The Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) is housed in the Ng Shing Gung building, which is part of History Park, located in Kelley Park, San Jose.

  The Museum will be open special hours, 11:00 am to 12:45 pm on Sunday May 24, so that visitors can visit the Museum before attending CHCP's presentation at 1:00 pm: "Chinese Americans' Fight for Civil Liberties: A Legal History of Resistance and Civil Disobedience."

  Admission: Free

  For more information (including parking, directions, slideshow, and virtual tour): visit our Museum page.

  
  

   

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• CHCP Presentation: "Chinese Americans' Fight for Civil Liberties: A Legal History of Resistance and Civil Disobedience"

  • When
    May 24, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    History Park, Firehouse 2nd floor, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

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  Join CHCP for a presentation and panel discussion on Sunday May 24 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at History Park in San Jose on the subject: "Chinese Americans' Fight for Civil Liberties: A Legal History of Resistance and Civil Disobedience."

  Hear a powerful presentation and discussion by Historian David Lei with esteemed panelists:

  • CHCP Advisory Board Member/Historian Connie Young Yu
  • Historian/Lecturer Dr. Anna Eng
  • Educator/Researcher Dr. Vivien Leung

  Discover stories that shaped history and learn about the vital and often overlooked role Asian Americans played in shaping civil rights and social justice in America.

  CHCP's Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) in History Park will be open to visitors before the presentation from 11:00 am to 12:45 pm.

  ADMISSION: Free

  For Parking and Directions: visit our Museum page.

  Please RSVP to help us plan for the event and reception to follow.
  

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• CAH Museum Closed (for SJMADE Fest)

  • When
    May 30, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:45 PM
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, San Jose, CA 95112

  

  The Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM) will be CLOSED due to a special event, SJMADE Fest, being held at History Park.

  Meanwhile, please view a slideshow of the museum or take a virtual tour of the museum.

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• Seminar: Create Family Videos with AI and PowerPoint (thru Jun 12)

  • Start
    June 07, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • End
    June 12, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Various Bay Area Libraries

  

  Various Bay Area libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject of Create Family Videos with AI and PowerPoint.

  Location/Date/Time

  • Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Ln, Atherton, CA, March 5, Thursday, 1 – 3 PM
  • Pacifica Sharp Park Library, 104 Hilton Way, Pacifica, CA, March 15, Sunday, 12 – 2 PM
  • Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA, April 24, Friday, 11 AM – 1 PM
  • Foster City Library, 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, CA, June 7, Sunday, 1 – 3 PM
  • San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St, San Carlos, CA, June 12, Friday, 12 – 2 PM

  Seminar Highlights

  • Use AI and ChatGPT to craft narration for family stories
  • Design PowerPoint slides for storytelling with AI assistance
  • Turn your stories into narrated family history videos
  • Learn the full filmmaking process: story → slides → video
  • Familiarity with PowerPoint is useful

  Session Abstract

  Everyone has a story worth remembering. In this engaging multimedia lecture, Create Family Videos with AI and PowerPoint, you’ll learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can help turn cherished memories into beautifully narrated family history videos. Discover how AI can assist with writing narration, designing slides, and blending voice, images, and music to bring your story to life. Perfect for anyone who wants to preserve family stories for future generations. A basic familiarity with PowerPoint is suggested, but imagination and heart are the keys to creating lasting, meaningful stories.

  About The Speaker: Ron Chan

  Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation best practices, captivating audiences worldwide at genealogy workshops and libraries across the San Francisco Bay Area. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling and teaches innovative technologies to bring ancestral tales to life. Ron is the Founder and Executive Director of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He is also a co-founder of the Chinese American GI Project, ensuring that veterans’ legacies are not lost, forgotten, or ignored. As a CHCP Advisory Board Member, Ron is a contributor to CHCP's Oral History Project. Ron shares with you how to capture and share family struggles of the past so future generations can embrace, remember, and learn from those who came before.

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• PEBCC Ensemble Tour Concert: Echoes of Eureka

  • When
    June 11, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thornhill Dr, Oakland, CA, 94611

  

  Bid bon voyage to Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir (PEBCC)'s Ensemble group before they depart on their two-week concert tour to French Canada, with performances in Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa! At the heart of the program is Echoes of Eureka, a groundbreaking seven-movement opera by Eric Tuan that sheds light on the forced expulsion of Chinese immigrants in 1885 Eureka, California. The program also features a vibrant selection of French-Canadian repertoire and PEBCC favorites, offering a rich preview of the music they will share abroad.

  This concert is free to attend, but please donate at checkout to support PEBCC's programs, providing performances like this and bringing the joy of music to all.

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