

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: West Coast Chinatowns Panel Discussion
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join authors and historians for an in-depth exploration of the various histories of Chinatowns from California, Oregon, and Washington.About this EventCHSA presents a very special introspective panel discussion about the various histories of Chinatowns in Portland, Oregon; San Jose, Red Bluff, and Marysville, California; and Washington State. Learn about the establishments and rise of these communities; the adversity faced during Exclusion era; and their present-day existences.Join this conversation with authors and historians Bruce Chin of the Helen &amp; Joe Chew Foundation, Trish Hackett Nicola, Brian Tom, Gerrye Wong, and Dr. Kristin Wong.This presentation includes a Q&amp;A session along with a lunch buffet with the authors.Copies of the following Chinatown series books will be on sale $14 each:MarysvilleTehama CountySan JosePortland, OregonWashington StateABOUT THE AUTHORSBruce ChinBruce Chin is the Vice President of the Helen and Joe Chew Foundation, which was established to preserve and share the rich history of Red Bluff, California's historic Chinatown and is dedicated to reflecting on the Asian American heritage at large. He is the former president of CHSA. Bruce is co-author of the book, Chinese in Tehama County.Trish Hackett NicolaCertified genealogist emeritus Trish Hackett Nicola is a public historian and retired librarian. She has bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in library and information science. She has worked with the Chinese Exclusion Act files at the National Archives at Seattle as a volunteer since 2001. Her blog at ChineseExclusionFiles.com contains more than 330 entries from the National Archives and information for family historians and researchers on how to use this resource.Brian TomBrian Tom's career includes time at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, followed by work with California Rural Legal Assistance in Marysville. He maintained a private law practice in San Francisco’s Chinatown for 30 years and served as an Ad Hoc Administrative Law Judge for the ALRB. He later founded and directed the Chinese American Museum of Northern California and co-authored four Arcadia Publishing photo histories: Marysville’s Chinatown, Sacramento’s Chinatown, Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns, and Gold Country’s Last Chinatown.Gerrye WongA former kindergarten teacher in San Jose, Gerrye Wong created cultural programs and authored the teacher’s curriculum guide Chinese Folklore and Foods. In retirement, she co-founded the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, which built and gifted the Ng Shing Gung temple replica and established the Chinese American Historical Museum in San Jose. She later served as Capital Campaign Chair for CHSA. As board director of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, she also led efforts to restore the historic hospital building that once served detained Chinese immigrants. She is the author of Eternal Spirit and co-author of Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley in Arcadia’s Images of America series.Dr. Kristin WongDr. Kristin Wong is a clinical pharmacist and a fourth-generation Chinese American whose family has been actively involved in the Portland Chinese community. These vintage photographs from the Portland Chinatown Museum, along with public archives and private collections, reveal the fascinating history that dates back over 175 years of what was America’s second-largest Chinatown in 1900.ABOUT THE HELEN &amp; JOE CHEW FOUNDATIONThe Helen and Joe Chew Foundation’s (HJC) is a community-driven non-profit using Chinese American heritage and history as a form of education and cultural enrichment to inspire the general public and the next generation to pursue higher education in a rural community, through storytelling, public programming, exhibitions, and documentary media. HJC's annual mission is to award a scholarship to support the higher education goals of its recipients and to preserve Tehama County's Chinese History. The recipients of HJC scholarships are exceptional high school students who are a resident of Red Bluff, CA.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, exhibitions, nonprofit, it, storytelling
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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 15, max: 71, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Francisco
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
- **lat**: 37.7938363
- **long**: -122.408787
- **full address**: Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, United States

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- **organizer**: Chinese Historical Society of America (https://allevents.in/org/chinese-historical-society-of-america/22775686)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 15 up to 71 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Chinese Historical Society of America
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, business, exhibitions, nonprofit, it, storytelling
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