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Images of America: San Francisco's Chinatown Bulletin CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA | JULY AUGUST 2006 | VOL. 42, NO. 4 July/ Images of America: August San Francisco’s Chinatown 2006 CALENDAR OF CHSA t last! Arcadia Publishing’s EVENTS & EXHIBITS Apopular Images of America CHSA Summer series has finally released a book Youth Programs for San Francisco’s Chinatown, Details on page 4. authored and edited by historian Judy Yung and the Chinese August 12 Images of Historical Society of America. America: San Francisco’s Drawing from private collections Chinatown Book Launch Party Celebrate the release of the new and public archives, the images pictorial publication by CHSA. and accompanying text and cap- CHSA Museum, 1-4 pm. tions tell the historical and cultural story of the oldest and most August 29 Chop Suey famous Chinatown in the world. on Wax: The Flower Drum Song “I wanted to show how this Album exhibition opens. place that visitors see as foreign September 9 Our and exotic is, in fact, a vibrant History Is Still Being Written: The Chinese American neighborhood Story of Three Chinese-Cuban with a complex history and rich cul- for survival against racial hostility, Generals in the Cuban Revolution tural legacy,” explains Yung, profes- Exclusion laws, two major earth- Panel discussion with Ling-Chi sor emeritus of American Studies quakes, and urban redevelopment.” Wang and Felicia Lowe. Co-spon- sored by Pathfinder Press and SF at the University of California, The book also features a street Eastwind Books. CHSA Learning Santa Cruz and a native of San map listing key sites that are men- Center, time TBA. Francisco Chinatown. tioned in the book, for a self-guid- “The book looks beyond the ed historic Chinatown walking tour. All CHSA events in free to the public Oriental façade of Chinatown to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of For more info, call (415) 391-1188 show the realities of daily life, America series uses archival pho- or visit www.chsa.org including a community’s struggle tographs and brief essays to cele- brate local history and encourage community preservation. Saturday, Images of America: San Francisco’s September 30 CHSA 2006 Gala Dinner and Dance Chinatown will be available for pur- Chinatown Rising chase on July 21 at the CHSA book- n marking the centennial of store and through local book sell- the Great San Francisco ers. A portion of the proceeds go to IEarthquake and Fire, the Chinese CHSA. The book will be “launched” Historical Society of America will at the CHSA Museum on Saturday, celebrate the resurgence of August 12, 1 pm. The event is free Chinatown into the vibrant and and open to the public; guests will resilient community it is today. include lenders to the project and CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 those featured in the book. e In Memoriam CHINESE HISTORICAL Col. William F. Strobridge SOCIETY OF (1929–2006) AMERICA orn in Windsor, Vermont, William BOARD OFFICERS Strobridge died peacefully in San Calvin Fung, President B Francisco, on April 26, 2006 after a last battle with Robert Fung, 1st Vice President Parkinson’s Disease. Anna Naruta, Ph.D., 2nd Vice President A veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Willard Chin, Secretary Vietnam War, and Chief Historian at the Center of Paul Fong, Treasurer Military History in Washington, D.C., Col. BOARD DIRECTORS Strobridge retired from the U.S. Army in 1980. He worked as a historian at Wells Fargo Bank from then until 2002. Irene Poon Andersen Col. Strobridge became a member of the Chinese Historical Society Donald Chan of America in 1975 and served on the Board of Directors from 1982-1983 Joyce M. Chan and 1990-1994. He was the author of numerous books and articles on the Linda A. Cheu history of the U.S. military, the Far West, Southeast Asia, and Chinese Colleen Fong, Ph.D. Americans. His survey study of Chinese Americans who served in World Frank Jang War II was published in the September 1982 issue of the CHSA Bulletin. Agnes Lam He served as an advisor to Thomas Chinn’s book Bridging the Pacific: San Catherine S. Lam Francisco Chinatown and Its People. Col. Strobridge was also an active mem- Alexander Lock ber of the VFW Chinatown Post. A memorial service was held at the Kenneth Louie Presidio Post Chapel on May 13. Galin Luk We also note the passing of Edna Chinn, longtime member and sis- William G. Roop ter of CHSA founder Thomas Chinn. e Connie Young Yu BOARD EMERITI Community Him Mark Lai Celebration for Philip P. Choy Rolland Lowe FOUNDERS n Saturday, June 17, Thomas W. Chinn Chinatown organiza- C.H. Kwock O tions, patients, family, and Chingwah Lee friends gathered to celebrate H.K. Wong Dr. Rolland Lowe’s decades of Dr. Lowe (l) with CHSA Executive Director Sue Lee Thomas W.S. Wu, D.D.S. service to his community and his medical practice. After graduating from STAFF UC Berkeley in 1951 and serving in the US Army Medical Corp in Korea, Sue Lee, Executive Director Dr. Lowe began his surgical residency at UC San Francisco. He chose to Charlie Chin, Artist in Residence establish his practice in Chinatown, where he has since served as Chief of Marisa Louie, Exhibitions Coordinator Staff and Surgery at Chinese Hospital and attended a regular stream of Russell Ow, Accountant patients for forty-three years. Dr. Lowe is equally respected for his philanthropic work. He was the Leonard Shek, Program Coordinator first Chinese American to serve on the Broad of Trustees of San Francisco Candace Tom, Operations Administrator Foundation and the Council of Foundations. Dr. Lowe was instrumental Ivy Wong, Weekend Supervisor in the founding of the Chinese Community Health Plan, Chinese Culture Jeffery P. Woo, Esq., Legal Counsel Foundation, and CYC. He has supported CHSA through his family’s chari- table foundation, the Lawrence Choy Lowe Memorial Fund. e CHSA BULLETIN n PAGE 2 Chop Suey on Wax: Our History Is Still Being Written: The Flower Drum The Story of Three Chinese-Cuban Song Album Generals in the Cuban Revolution New Exhibition Book Event & Panel Discussion Opening August 28 Saturday, September 9, CHSA Learning Center, time TBA Frank H. Yick Gallery rguably the most famous Adepiction of San Francisco Chinatown, the Rodgers and Hammerstein-produced Flower Drum Song sent Grant Avenue and Demonstration by Chinese New its personalities around the world. Democracy Alliance, Based on the novel by journalist July 10, 1960. C.Y. Lee, Flower Drum Song’s story of generational conflict and romance little-known but impor- Alice Waters will talk about the grossed millions and was nominat- tant chapter of Chinese book and its creation during this ed for Oscars and Tonys for its film A emigrant history is told through insightful panel discussion. Fellow and stage productions. interviews with three Chinese panelists include professor emeri- Following the hit musical, Cubans who became generals in tus L. Ling-chi Wang, Asian record labels issued dozens of ren- Cuba’s revolution in Our History Is American Studies, UC Berkeley, and ditions of the score, in genres as Still Being Written: The Story of Felicia Lowe, filmmaker who trav- varied as jazz, swing, classical Three Chinese-Cuban Generals in eled to Cuba twice to trace the orchestra, and pop. Filmmaker the Cuban Revolution (Pathfinder roots of her grandfather (as told in Arthur Dong (Sewing Woman, Forbidden Press, 2006.) The three men discuss the film El Barrio Chino) who will City USA) has collected these their roles in the 1959 Cuban discuss the broader history of albums, which will be shown in Revolution and the events that fol- Chinese immigration and commu- Chop Suey on Wax. Examining the lowed, the development of domes- nities in Cuba. imagery of the album artwork and tic policy, and in foreign missions This event is co-sponsored by the arrangement of the music, the to Angola and South Africa. Pathfinder Press and Eastwind exhibition will show the variety of Editor and interviewer Mary- Books of San Francisco. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 e We’ll gather on Saturday, September 30, from 6pm -12 midnight at the San Francisco Marriott. We’ll go back CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Chinatown Rising to the days following the quake, exploring how Chinatown rose from the ashes. Join us in the ballroom, decorated to evoke the atmos- phere of Chinatown. Hear from turn-of-the-century entrepreneur and marketing maven Look Tin Eli as he announces his vision for the new “Oriental City.” CHSA has commissioned jazz pianist Jon Jang to compose an original work. Experience his live performance accompanied by images from CHSA film archives and the new book San Francisco's Chinatown. All guests receive a complimentary copy of the book. On September 30, join us in celebrating the century since the quake. Be a witness to Chinatown’s transformation into an icon for the city of San Francisco and Chinese America. Reserve your tickets now. Invite your friends! For more information, call (415) 391-1188 ext. 101, or email [email protected]. e JULY/AUGUST 2006 n PAGE 3 Preservation of A-Files at the National Archives A report from Chinese American community genealogists Jennie Lew and Jeanie W.C. Low on the movement to permanently preserve the historic century-old “Alien Files” (“A-Files”), comprised of early immigration case files. t CHSA’s Branching Out These files are not limited to those A the Banyan Tree confer- concerning the Chinese, but also ence last October, over a dozen include those related to Japanese Chinese American historical advo- picture brides, Filipino WWII free- cacy organizations submitted a dom fighters, and parolee files for joint letter to U.S.
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