Join us for a conversation with Julia Flynn Siler, author of “The White Devil’s Daughters: The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown”. The book is a revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first century of Chinese immigration (1848-1943) and the “safe house” on the […]
Join us for a conversation with Cheuk Kwan, director and producer of the 15 part documentary series, “Chinese Restaurants” on YouTube and author of “Have You Eaten Yet?” a book inspired by his series. Before Anthony Bourdain’s “A Cook’s Tour”, there was Cheuk Kwan’s, “Chinese Restaurants.” He traveled for 4 years to unexpected places in […]
Did you know that Canada had its own version of the Chinese Exclusion Act, similar to the one passed in the United States in 1882? Join us for a fascinating talk with Linda Yip, Accredited Genealogist®, as she explores how both countries restricted Chinese immigration — and what that means for family history research today. […]
Join us for an online conversation with Nicole Wong, author of “Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora.” Nicole will share how playing mahjong with her grandparents helped her preserve their Chinese New Zealand family history and cultural legacy. She will also share family stories and offer tips on how to start documenting your […]
Do you have albums and drawers full of old family photos that you don't know what to do with? Are you thinking it's time to Marie Kondo your holdings - especially the photos with people no one recognizes anymore, like classmates and colleagues of your parents; distant aunties and uncles; or cronies of your grandparents […]