VIRTUAL LIBRARY

In the course of answering questions directed to this website, and developing exhibits and demonstrations for community displays and CHCP and/or History San Jose events, CHCP has accumulated information that should be shared. It is also evident that there are many artifacts available in the community, which would be of interest to those with appreciation of Chinese American and Chinese history and culture, thus we have created this Virtual Library.

CHCP Publications

• Chinese in San Jose and Santa Clara Valley (Book)
• Chinatown, San Jose, USA (Book)
• Home Base: A Chinatown Called Heinlenville (Video)
• Golden Legacy Curriculum (Multimedia Materials)

Chinese Festivals and Celebrations

• Chinese New Year
  
• Chinese Valentine's Day
• Ching Ming: Grave-Sweeping Day
  
• Da Jui: Feast of the Hungry Ghosts
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
• Winter Solstice

Chinese Customs and Traditions

• Chinese Wedding Traditions
  
• Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony
  
• Chinese Wedding Foods
  
• Chinese Numerology
  
• Traditional Chinese Games
  
• Chinese Lion
  
• San Jose's Golden Dragon
  

Chinese in the New World

• Asian/Pacific American Military Timeline
  
• Barrio Chino: Chinatown in the Caribbean
  
• Chinese Railroad Workers
  
• Heinlenville Chinatown
  
• Historic Chinese American Cemetery, San Jose, CA
  
• Market Street Chinatown Archaeology Project
  
• Tracing the Origin of the Fortune Cookie
  
• Voyage of the Frolic
  
• Woolen Mills Chinatown
  

Decorative Arts

• Altar Vessel
  
• Bianzhong Bells
  
• Chinese Drums
  
• Embroidered Silk
  
• Foo Dog
  
• Horseshoe Armchairs (and Chinese Joinery)
  
• Traditional Musical Instruments
  

Miscellaneous

• The Pagoda: An Ancient Shrine
• Ancient Seismometer
• Tea’s Wonderful History