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• CAH Museum Open (during Printers' Fair)

  • When
    April 26, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, 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 during the Bay Area Printers' Fair from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. The Printers' Fair runs from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

  ADMISSION: Free

  For Printers' Fair details: Printers’ Guild – SF Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose

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

  
  

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• AIISF Immigrant Heritage Awards

  • When
    April 26, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    China Live Restaurant, 644 Broadway St, San Francisco, CA 94133

  

  Join the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) for their 2025 Immigrant Heritage Awards for the opportunity to come together as a community, enjoy delicious food and drinks, and celebrate the contributions and positive impacts that immigrants make to the US.

  Your support fuels their efforts towards a future in which all persons across the US understand the history of immigration through Angel Island; leverage this knowledge by treating immigrants with increased respect and empathy; and are committed to increasing equity, justice, and belonging for all communities.

  Tickets must be reserved by April 22 and will likely sell out.

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• Seminar: My China Roots Tools and the Chinese American Experience (thru June 24)

  • Start
    April 27, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM (PDT)
  • End
    June 24, 2025
  •  
    12:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Various Bay Area Libraries

  

  Various Bay Area libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject: My China Roots Tools and the Chinese American Experience. All sessions are in-person.

  Location/Date/Time

  • Burlingame Library, 480 Primrose Rd, Burlingame, April 27, 2 – 4 pm
  • Foster City Library, 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, May 1, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
  • Brisbane Library, 163 Visitacion Ave, Brisbane, May 4, 2 – 4 pm
  • Half Moon Bay Library, 620 Correas St, Half Moon Bay, May 8, 5 – 7 pm
  • Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Ln, Atherton, May 16, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
  • Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave, Millbrae, June 24, 10:30 am - 12:30 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—came 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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• AAS Award Ceremony

  • When
    May 01, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    HL Peninsula Restaurant, 136 Ranch Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035

  

  Join Asian American Stories (AAS) for their Asian American Stories Award Ceremony, a celebration of the vibrant and diverse narratives of the Asian American community. This in-person event will take place on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00 pm PDT at HL Peninsula Restaurant in Milpitas. 

  The ceremony will celebrate those storytellers who submitted videos for the AAS Video Contest, "My Gift to America," a powerful platform for Asian Americans to share their stories of contributions to America. Be prepared to be inspired and moved by the powerful stories that will be recognized and honored at this special occasion.

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  A diverse panel of judges will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner for each division (Adult & Youth). There will also be a People's Choice Winner per division, where a prize will be awarded to the most popular entry as selected by the viewers. Viewers can vote for their favorite video(s) daily thru April 15 here.

  CHCP is a proud sponsor of the AAS Video Contest and Award Ceremony. In addition, CHCP has submitted videos for the contest (please view and vote daily for the videos thru April 15):

  • Showcasing CHCP's Student Docent Cultural Ambassador Program (SDCAP)
  • Sharing Oral Histories from the Chinese American Women's Club
  • Remembering CHCP Advisory Board Member Nathan Louie
  • Preserving the Legacy and Sacrifice of Chinese American WWII Veterans

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• CAH Museum Open

  • When
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, 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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• Seminar: Digitize & Document Your Family History (thru Sept 20)

  • Start
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM (PDT)
  • End
    September 20, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Various Bay Area Libraries

  

  Various Bay Area libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject: Digitize & Document Your Family History. All sessions are in-person.

  Location/Date/Time

  • Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St, Gilroy, Feb 15, 1 - 3 pm (Note Date Change)
  • San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, Feb 22, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Ln, Atherton, Mar 12, 11 am – 1 pm
  • San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St, San Carlos, Mar 19, 11 am – 1 pm
  • Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave, Oakland, Mar 29, 1 – 3 pm
  • Alameda Main Library, 1550 Oak St, Alameda, May 3, 1 - 3 pm
  • Palo Alto Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, May 10, 1 - 3 pm
  • San Mateo Library, 55 W 3rd Ave, San Mateo, Jul 12, 1 – 3 pm
  • Santa Clara Library, 2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, Sept 20, 1 – 3 pm

  Summary

  • Utilize AI for oral history, scanning, photo restoration, and management
  • Explore case studies for weaving family sagas with multimedia
  • Discover free resources and best practices for legacy preservation
  • Learn tools for creating a digital family heritage library

  Dive into a realm where physical artifacts meet virtual storytelling. This session immerses you in the art of utilizing artificial intelligence for oral history creation, scanning, photo restoration, photo management, movie making and storytelling. Explore real-life case studies illustrating how to intricately weave your family’s saga using multimedia methodologies. Discover invaluable free resources and best practices to preserve your family’s legacy. By session end, you’ll learn about tools and techniques to create a digital family heritage library, that will be a timeless treasure for generations to come.

  About The Speaker: Ron Chan

  Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation principles, captivating audiences worldwide at Genealogy Workshops and libraries. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling, teaching innovative methods to breathe life into ancestral tales. Ron is the Founder of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He is also Co-Founder of the Chinese American GI Project to honor veterans' legacies and a CHCP Advisory Board Member working on CHCP's Oral History Project.

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• CHCP Lecture: "Beer, Bitters, and Batteries - Glass from the Market Street Chinatown"

  • When
    May 03, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Room 213 (150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95112)

  

  Dr. Kimberley (Kim) Connor is a historical archaeologist and food historian who focuses on the everyday life of immigrants in the 19th Century. Dr. Connor's talk on "Beer, Bitters, and Batteries - Glass from the Market Street Chinatown" presents the first results from a new analysis of glass containers and tablewares from the Market Street Chinatown in San Jose.

  Bottles, jars, and tumblers are extremely useful archaeological artifacts, telling us about both technological changes in 19th Century glassmaking, and about the trade and consumption of the products themselves. By studying them, we can learn about everyday life in the Chinatown, about the foods and drinks that people consumed, and about the tablewares they used to prepare and serve them. Tracing where the glass came from reveals connections within and beyond San Jose, highlighting the numerous social and economic relationships that Chinese and Chinese American inhabitants had in the United States. This sheds light on the complicated ways that those living in the Chinatown combined Chinese and Euro-American foods, medicines, and dining practices in their new home.

  Dr. Kimberley Connor completed her dissertation at Stanford University on food and dining in a female immigration depot in Sydney, Australia. Now a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Stanford Archaeology Center, Kim's project looks at life in the Market Street Chinatown, San Jose through analysis of the glass containers and tablewares. Her goal is to understand how people's material lives, especially the ways they ate and cooked, were affected by the process of immigration.

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• Seminar: Writing Family History with Artificial Intelligence (thru Sept 14)

  • Start
    May 06, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM (PDT)
  • End
    September 14, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Various Bay Area Libraries

  

  Various Bay Area libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject of Writing Family History with Artificial Intelligence. All sessions are in-person.

  Location/Date/Time

  • Santa Clara Library, 2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, Feb 1, 1 - 3 pm
  • Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave, Cupertino, Mar 1, 11 am - 1 pm
  • El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave, El Cerrito, Mar 8, 11 am - 1 pm
  • San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, Mar 22, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Atherton, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Ln, Atherton, Apr 9, 11 am - 1 pm
  • San Carlos, 610 Elm St, San Carlos, Apr 16, 11 am - 1 pm
  • Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave, Room 201, Cupertino, May 6, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
  • Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, June 28, 2:45 - 4:45 pm
  • Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Ave, Castro Valley, Sept 14, 2 - 4 pm

  Summary

  • Hands-on Writing Family History with AI Workshop
  • Blend of theory, demonstration, and practical application
  • Explore storytelling fundamentals and AI-generated narratives
  • Learn to use AI as a writing coach and create personalized stories
  • Share family anecdotes and insights with fellow participants 
  • Discover where to publish family stories online – FREE

  Explore the fusion of storytelling and artificial intelligence at this Writing Family History with AI Workshop. This interactive session merges theory, demonstrations, and sharing for a dynamic learning experience. Learn storytelling fundamentals, from traditional tales to AI-generated narratives. Discover how AI can enhance your writing process and create captivating stories. Dive into movie-making techniques and unleash your storytelling prowess through personalized videos. Bring your creativity and laptop, and craft your own AI-assisted family stories. Share and connect with fellow participants, exchanging family anecdotes and insights. No prior experience necessary, just bring your creativity and curiosity, plus an internet-ready laptop with a word processor.

  About The Speaker: Ron Chan

  Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation principles, captivating audiences worldwide at Genealogy Workshops and libraries. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling, teaching innovative methods to breathe life into ancestral tales. Ron is the Founder of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He is also Co-Founder of the Chinese American GI Project to honor veterans' legacies and a CHCP Advisory Board Member working on CHCP's Oral History Project.

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• CAAMFest (thru May 11)

  • Start
    May 08, 2025
  • End
    May 11, 2025
  • Location
    Various SF venues

  

  CAAM (Center for Asian American Media)  presents CAAMFest, the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American film. Since 1982, the film festival has been an important launching point for Asian American independent filmmakers.

  CAAMFest 2025 returns in May with over 40 featured films and special events packed into four days in San Francisco. Learn more about all of this year’s films and programs, including a special selection of Southeast Asian works marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and programs celebrating strong, creative Asian American women in honor of Mother’s Day.

  For more information:  https://caamfest.com

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• CAH Museum Open (during Scout-O-Rama)

  • When
    May 10, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, 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 from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday May 10 during the Scout-O-Rama event. The Scout-O-Rama event will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at History Park.

  Scout-O-Rama is the best of local Scouting on display for the whole community in the heart of San Jose at History Park. This family-friendly day of discovery includes 100+ hands-on activities for all ages. For only $10-$12 per family ($15 at the gate), enjoy archery, shooting water rockets, tomahawk throwing, exploring firetrucks, racing pinewood derby cars, slacklining, crafts, life-size mazes, and more. Several food trucks are onsite to provide a variety of cuisines or enjoy your own picnic lunch. 

  ADMISSION: While the Museum is free, you must pay for admission to History Park for the Scout-O-Rama event. Information and tickets can be found here.

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

  
  

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• Grant Avenue Follies' Documentary Screening: Chinatown Cha-Cha

  • When
    May 11, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Great Star Theater, 636 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133

  

  Celebrate Mother's Day with a special community screening of Chinatown Cha-Cha at the historic Great Star Theater in San Francisco Chinatown.

  This documentary honors the pioneering Chinese American nightclub performers who shaped Chinatown’s golden era, spotlighting the legendary Coby Yee and the Grant Avenue Follies. Enjoy a live performance by the Follies before the screening. Half of the ticket proceedings will directly support the Grant Avenue Follies.

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  Presented by AARP CA, American Legion, and SF Chinatown Merchants Association, in partnership with the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Chinese Culture Center of SF, Clarion Performing Arts Center, Friends of On Lok, and Moonstar Charitable Organization.

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• HSJ/CHCP South Bay AANHPI Festival

  • When
    May 17, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    History Park, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA 95112

  

  Join History San Jose (HSJ) and the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) for a celebration of our diverse AANHPI community in the South Bay! Immerse yourself in 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 and strengthen community bonds. The festival is May 17th, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at History Park.

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

  This event is designed for anyone eager to celebrate and learn about the vibrant cultures that make up the AANHPI community. Continue to check back here for updates on the full schedule.

  CHCP Highlights:

  • Dragon Parades and Lion Dancers: Hop in on the excitement as dragons and lions parade and dance through History Park.
  • Chinese American Historical Museum:  The museum will be open to visitors from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

  ADMISSION: FREE

  For Parking and Directions: visit our Museum page. Area parking is $10 per vehicle.

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• CAH Museum Open

  • When
    May 24, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, 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 Closed (during SJMade Fest)

  • When
    May 31, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PDT)
  • 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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