April 2008 Location— Alhambra, California American Associations April Program Castelar Elementary School Multipurpose Room 840 Yale Street, Los Angeles Chinatown
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NEWS ’n NOTES CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Spring 2008 Dinner 415 Bernard St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; Voice: 323-222-0856; Fax: 323-221-4162; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.chssc.org; Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. Serving Our Communities: Chinatown Heritage & Visitors Center: 323-222-0856 Almansor Court Celebrating Chinese April 2008 Location— Alhambra, California American Associations April Program Castelar Elementary School Multipurpose Room 840 Yale Street, Los Angeles Chinatown. Open to the public, free admission and parking, enter Portrait of a Chinese Diplomat: See page 4 from College Street between Yale and Hill Streets. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng May 2008 Program— Dora Ho, President of Chinese Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 7:00 p.m. American Librarian Association, will give a presentation May 7, 2008 @ 7:00 p.m. at Castelar Elementary School. Around CHSSC Archiving Family History Workshop Interviewing Family Members By Anna Gee Chinese Historical Society Members and friends who attended the of Southern California “Interviewing Family Members” workshop received 415 Bernard St. a couple of nice surprises. First, Teresa Barnett, Sir Chentung Liang Cheng long-time head of the Oral History Research Center Los Angeles, CA 90012-1703 Reproduced from a photograph by J. E. Purdy in the Library of Congress (OHRC) of the University of California at Los Angeles Library, brought an additional resource By Lorena Tong person, Alex Kline. He is currently interviewing members of the Korean American community for an This program was originally scheduled for OHRC project, and described by Barnett as one of November 7, 2007, but had to be cancelled due to technical difficulties. Fortunately, we can now (Archiving, continued on page 5) present it on April 2, 2008. As a diplomat Sir Chentung Liang Cheng was Inside this issue: knighted twice by Queen Victoria. He mitigated the treatment of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. and Upcoming Programs Archiving Family History Workshop negotiated a Boxer Rebellion indemnity from the Ch‟ing Ming Observation U.S. that not only funded the prestigious Tsinghua Historical Chinatowns University in Beijing, but also enabled thousands of Spring 2008 Dinner Chinese students to study in the U.S. Moreover, he was known for his great love of baseball. Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Chinese Historical Society of Southern California April 2008 April 2008 Ch’ing Ming Observation at the BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHSSC 33rd Annual Spring Dinner Community Calendar Gift Donation Form for Raffle or Silent Auction Chinese Shrine in Evergreen Cemetery Officers Saturday, May 3, 2008 Kenneth L. Chan, President Bone Marrow Drives Donor‟s name will be printed in the program if this Gilbert Hom, Vice President Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches Donation Form is completed and received by CHSSC Eugene Moy, V.P. for Programs Various locations throughout Los Angeles area Friday, April 25, 2008. Ben Nakayama, Treasurer Information: (888) 236-4673 www.asianmarrow.org Albert Chang, M.D., Secretary Donor Name_____________________________ William Gow, Membership Secretary Thursdays, 3:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Title____________________________________ Chinatown Farmers Market Members at Large 727 N. Hills Street, Los Angeles Chinatown Company________________________________ Pete Chinn Saturday, April 5, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. Ernesto Con Address_________________________________ San Gabriel Valley Cultural Association Susan Dickson Fundraising Dinner with raffle prizes City, State, Zip___________________________ Empress Pavilion, Los Angeles Chinatown Irvin Lai $50 per seat or $400 per table of 10 Telephone_______________________________ Jeannie Liu Margaret Leong, Chair of Banquet Committee Donald Loo, Ph.D. Telephone # 323-819-0577 ___ Yes, I am donating a gift item or gift certificate George Yin to CHSSC‟s 33rd Annual Spring Dinner. Saturday/Sunday, April 5 and 6 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Description of Item/Gift Certificate: (Please Cherry Blossom Festival complete one form for each item/certificate) Come and learn about the history of the Los Angeles County JACCC Plaza Cemetery where Los Angeles‟ early Chinese immigrants and the poor Los Angeles Little Tokyo ________________________________________ were buried. News ‘n Notes Editor, Yvonne Chang We will be honoring three people whose actions helped preserve Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. ________________________________________ the history of those buried in this cemetery and gave their memory Lecture—Garden Beyond the Garden dignity: Professor Louise Yuhas Value: $ _____________ Irvin Lai—Past President of Chinese Historical Society of MISSION STATEMENT Huntington Library Friends Hall Southern California. San Marino, CA ___ Gift Certificate/Merchandise Enclosed. Mike Ten—Councilman, City of South Pasadena. The Chinese Historical Society of Randy Bloch—Chairman, Chinese Shrine Preservation Southern California was organized in Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. ___ Please create Gift Certificate for me using the Committee. November, 1975. The purposes of the South Pasadena Chinese American Club information stated above. Society are: 1) to bring together people Dinner Party with karaoke and raffle prizes WHEN: Saturday, April 5, 2008, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. with a mutual interest in the important NBC Seafood Restaurant, Monterey Park, CA WHERE: Chinese Shrine Evergreen Cemetery history and historical role of Chinese $50 per seat Deadline for receipt of all donations is Monday, 204 E. Evergreen Avenue, Los Angeles, CA and Chinese Americans in Southern RSVP, Alice Hwang, [email protected] April 28, 2008. Please contact CHSSC to make pick-up Admission: Free California; 2) to pursue, preserve and 626-799-2760 communicate knowledge of this history; arrangements, 323-222-0856, [email protected]. After the Ch‟ing Ming ceremony there will be a traditional feast of and; 3) to promote the heritage of the The Chinese Historical Society of Southern roast pork and dim sum. Chinese and Chinese American commu- California is a 501 © 3 non-profit organization . Please return this form to: nity in support of a better appreciation CHSSC Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable of the rich, multi-cultural society of the by law. 415 Bernard Street United States. Los Angeles, CA 90012 2 7 Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Chinese Historical Society of Southern California April 2008 April 2008 Oregon after Major Arthur Chin, a Chinese Heinlenville Archaeological Excavation National Association of Asian Publishers American World War II fighter pilot. Chin was born in Portland, Oregon in 1913. He Historical Chinatowns Heinlenville is the third historic Chinatown in A group of Asian American publishers met in helped organize the Portland Chinese Aero Club San Jose (See March 2007 News „n Notes, page 6). Orlando, Florida in February 2008 to establish the and started taking flying lessons while still in high Fiddletown Preservation Grant For decades, the site lay buried under San Jose‟s National Association of Asian Publishers (NAAP). school. Chin fought valiantly and was severely Corporation Yard, but the public was treated to an According to the Newsroom of USAsian Wire, burned when his Gloster Gladiator was hit by The California Culture and Historical archaeological excavation open house March 15, “NAAP‟s mission is to develop the Asian American enemy fire and exploded. Endowment announced on February 27, 2008, that a 2008. market and to increase advertising share for Asian For his bravery he received numerous medals, grant of $208,000 will be awarded to the Fiddletown Heinlenville was home to 2,000 Chinese Pacific American publishers, including both including the Distinguished Flying Cross. He Preservation Society (FPS) to restore 2 buildings. immigrants from 1887 to the 1930s. Archaeologists English language and Asian language media.” returned to Portland in 1949 where he worked in the Fiddletown, located 40 miles southeast of from the Anthropological Studies Center, Sonoma NAAP has identified over 400 Asian print, U.S. Postal Service. He died in September 1997. Sacramento in Amador County, was once a vibrant State University are working with the Redevelopment electronic and online publishers throughout the Later, he was inducted posthumously into the Chinese community. It is unique in having four gold Agency, City of San José to unearth selected areas of United States. American Combat Airmen‟s Hall of Fame. rush era structures remaining from its 19th century Heinlenville and early Japantown. By the 1900s Chinatown. A gambling hall and a general store were Japanese immigrants began to set up businesses along NAAP will focus on: constructed around 1855-1862, and are in danger of the edge of Heinlenville and Japantown was 2008 Spring Fundraising Dinner Update crumbling from years of ravages. Across the street is developed. It survived WWII internments. the Chew Kee Museum, a historic Chinese herb store 1. market research, 2. matching circulation verification and analysis that was restored in the 1980s. with the needs of advertisers, and Each current CHSSC member should have The Proposition 12 California Heritage grant 3. developing new leaders in the field of Asian received a letter and registration form from the was awarded to the PFS by the California Office of Pacific American publishing. Dinner Committee Chair on the details of the Historic Preservation in 2002. Additional funds were fundraiser. raised from local grants, Chinese