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Writing the Land
Thursday June 16, 2022
A book talk with award-winning author and Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Greg Sarris. Sarris will discuss Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees, and Ancestors, about his own life and journey that lead to his work as a tribal leader. The event will be in person and live stream.
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Celebrating Chinese American Family History
Tuesday June 23, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at 678 Mission Street San Francisco CA
A panel of genealogy experts will discuss their genealogical research and stories they have uncovered about their family history. Followed by a discussion with the audience. CHS’s exhibition, Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs will be open for viewing before and after the presentation. Register now
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Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture
Tuesday July 19, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. live via Zoom
Author Patrick Moser discusses the career of Hawaiian athlete George Freeth, who introduced early twentieth-century beachgoers to the ocean with surfing and lifeguard instruction. His thousands of lessons in swimming, surfing, diving, and ocean rescue formed the foundation of California beach culture as we know it today. Register now
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Elaine Black Yoneda: A California Story
Tuesday July 26, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. live via Zoom
Author Rachel Schreiber discusses the life of Elaine Black Yoneda, Jewish immigration, labor activism, and Japanese American exclusion and incarceration. Yoneda, daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants to the US, spent eight months in a WWII concentration camp in California with her Japanese American husband, Karl Yoneda and their son. Prior to WWII, Elaine had an important career in labor activism throughout the state of California. Register now
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SAVE THE DATE!
Community Day: Celebrate Chinese History and Culture
In-person Event August 13, 2022 12:00PM–4:00PM
Join us for a celebration of Chinese history and culture as we commemorate the closing of our exhibition Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs. Participate in hands-on activities for all ages and visit our library for an exclusive show-and-tell featuring collections related to Chinese-American history. Admission to this event is free for everyone.
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Mapping a Changing California: Selections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries
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Opening August 25, 2022, Mapping a Changing California considers the diverse and at times difficult stories of California's growth and development through maps dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Read more
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Our Latest Recommendations
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Check out this article about the oldest cross-country trail race in the United States, the Dipsea Race, in northern California. // trailrunnermag.com
Experience the legacy of Harvey Milk in an opera about the activist and first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California who was gunned down in 1978. // operaamerica.org
Listen to L.A. Chinatown, a Western Addition podcast series from the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West that explores the past, present, and future of one of L.A.’s oldest neighborhoods and one of the first Chinese American cultural centers in the U.S. // dornsife.usc.edu/icw/podcast
Read Enough for All, a memoir and cookbook celebrating native California food gathering and preparation across the seasons. // heydaybooks.com
Watch Amazing Grace, a recently released documentary about the legendary 1972 performance of Aretha Franklin with the Southern California Community Choir at the New Temple Missionary Baptist church in Los Angeles, which became the biggest selling live gospel album of all time. // justwatch.com
Visit one of California’s state historic parks to enjoy the outdoors while learning about the history of our Golden State. // calparks.org
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Hours:
Galleries and Store | Wednesday through Saturday 12:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Library | Thursday and Friday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. by appointment
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CHS remains committed to reducing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting the health and wellness of all guests and staff. To reduce the likelihood of transmission, we request that all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask while inside our headquarters at 678 Mission Street in San Francisco.
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