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Bringing International Children’s Day to San Diego!

May 24, 2016 No Comment

Tis’ the season of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day celebrations, but the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (SDCHM) and the Gaslamp Museum (GM) think that children should be celebrated, too! SDCHM and GM are making plans to celebrate International Children’s Day on Saturday, June 4. SDCHM will offer a number of cultural activities for children to […]

Embracing a Noble Tradition Spreading Multiculturalism Through Art

May 6, 2016 No Comment

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (SDCHM) is spreading multiculturalism through art this coming May! SDCHM is proud to present “Embracing a Noble Tradition,” an exhibit filled with artwork of students and teachers from the Chinese Brush Painting Society of San Diego. All of these students and teachers come from various ethnic backgrounds, but have […]

SDCHM Presents The Chinese and the Iron Road

March 10, 2016 No Comment

New Exhibition at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum Sheds Light on an Often Overlooked Piece of American History: THE CHINESE AND THE IRON ROAD The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (SDCHM) is proud to present, The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental, a historical overview of the Chinese railroad workers who were instrumental […]

The Year of the Monkey — Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

February 19, 2016 No Comment

Come and celebrate the Year of the Monkey with the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum. The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is hosting a book reading and signing with Oliver Chin, the author of the Year of the Monkey: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac on Sunday, February 21st from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm in the Chuang Archive […]

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum Recipient of CollectionSpace Mini-Grant

January 13, 2016 No Comment

2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, which has become the custodian of thousands of ethnographic artifacts and works of art related to China and Chinese in America. This small museum in downtown San Diego has always had the mission of sharing Chinese and Chinese American history, culture and art […]

Torrey Hills Center Unveils Newest Gathering Spot and Centerpiece

October 26, 2015 No Comment

Torrey Hills Center invites all to join in the unveiling of our community’s newest gathering spot and centerpiece. It was with a vision and intention to connect community with art when Torrey Hills Center took an unusual approach to re-fabricating a worn-out fountain at the focal point of its center. Torrey Hills Center, with sensitivity to the […]

Hui Culture Exhibit Opening – Crescent Moon Over the Celestial Empire

October 7, 2015 No Comment

Crescent Moon Over the Celestial Empire The Hui Minority People of Qinghai Province 新月在天朝: 青海省的回族文化 Exhibit Opening, Lecture, and Reception Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm Take a rare look at a cultural fusion 13 centuries in the making with this exhibit of garments, religious artifacts, and Chinese-style Arabic calligraphy from the ancestors […]