Chinese Pioneer Exhibit Events
Opening Night:
Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs
Admission: Free
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time: 6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. during Arts Alive
Location: Clarke Historical Museum
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/528817619817331/
During the run of the “Chinese Pioneers” exhibit, artifacts connected with Chinese communities in Humboldt and Trinity Counties will be on display at the Clarke, featuring items from the collections of the Clarke Museum, the Humboldt County Historical Society, and the Trinity County Historical Society. Chinese Pioneers is an exhibit by the California Historical Society and is touring through Exhibit Envoy. Institutional support provided by San Francisco Grants for the Arts and Yerba Buena Community Benefit District.
Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs
Admission: Free
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time: 6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. during Arts Alive
Location: Clarke Historical Museum
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/528817619817331/
During the run of the “Chinese Pioneers” exhibit, artifacts connected with Chinese communities in Humboldt and Trinity Counties will be on display at the Clarke, featuring items from the collections of the Clarke Museum, the Humboldt County Historical Society, and the Trinity County Historical Society. Chinese Pioneers is an exhibit by the California Historical Society and is touring through Exhibit Envoy. Institutional support provided by San Francisco Grants for the Arts and Yerba Buena Community Benefit District.
Symposium 1:
"Chinese Labor Days: Contributions of Local ‘Chinese Pioneers’ to Nineteenth-Century Humboldt County."
Panelists: Katie Buesch, Poet Daryl Ngee Chinn, Yolanda Latham, Sheila Moon, and Dr. Alex Service.
Admission: Free
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time: Symposium 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m./ Reception 5:30 p.m.
Location: Clarke Historical Museum & Online (Hybrid Event)
Registration Required: https://events.humanitix.com/chinese-pioneer-symposium-1-chinese-labor-days-contributions-of-local-chinese-pioneers-to-nineteenth-century-humboldt-county
Watch Now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L-Viy8vOpEw?si=22mSCxcDNJb4DFiT
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/860172666043439/
"Chinese Labor Days: Contributions of Local ‘Chinese Pioneers’ to Nineteenth-Century Humboldt County."
Panelists: Katie Buesch, Poet Daryl Ngee Chinn, Yolanda Latham, Sheila Moon, and Dr. Alex Service.
Admission: Free
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
Time: Symposium 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m./ Reception 5:30 p.m.
Location: Clarke Historical Museum & Online (Hybrid Event)
Registration Required: https://events.humanitix.com/chinese-pioneer-symposium-1-chinese-labor-days-contributions-of-local-chinese-pioneers-to-nineteenth-century-humboldt-county
Watch Now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L-Viy8vOpEw?si=22mSCxcDNJb4DFiT
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/860172666043439/
Film Screening and Discussion:
“Pioneering Asian American Stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.”
A screening of two films, Phantom of Chinatown (1940) and Daughter of Shanghai (1937) followed by a discussion. The two films are rare examples of “Golden Age” Asian-themed movies that starred Asian American actors rather than Euro-American actors in “yellowface.”
Admission: Free
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Location: Humboldt County Library, Eureka, Large Meeting Room
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1017713709656055/
“Pioneering Asian American Stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.”
A screening of two films, Phantom of Chinatown (1940) and Daughter of Shanghai (1937) followed by a discussion. The two films are rare examples of “Golden Age” Asian-themed movies that starred Asian American actors rather than Euro-American actors in “yellowface.”
Admission: Free
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:00 p.m.)
Location: Humboldt County Library, Eureka, Large Meeting Room
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1017713709656055/
Symposium 2:
"Nineteenth-Century ‘Chinese Pioneers’ of Humboldt’s Neighboring Counties"
Panelists: Jessica Chew (Red Bluff/Tehama County), Dero Forslund (Trinity County), Lorraine Hee-Chorley (Mendocino County), Dr. Alex Service (Del Norte and neighboring counties)
Admission: Free
Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
Time: Symposium 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m./ Reception 5 p.m.
Location: Clarke Historical Museum & Online ( Hybrid Event)
Registration required: https://events.humanitix.com/chinese-pioneer-symposium-2-nineteenth-century-chinese-pioneers-of-humboldt-s-neighboring-counties-thghpd9t
Online Access: https://www.youtube.com/@clarkemuseum240/streams
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1575878346474808/
"Nineteenth-Century ‘Chinese Pioneers’ of Humboldt’s Neighboring Counties"
Panelists: Jessica Chew (Red Bluff/Tehama County), Dero Forslund (Trinity County), Lorraine Hee-Chorley (Mendocino County), Dr. Alex Service (Del Norte and neighboring counties)
Admission: Free
Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
Time: Symposium 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m./ Reception 5 p.m.
Location: Clarke Historical Museum & Online ( Hybrid Event)
Registration required: https://events.humanitix.com/chinese-pioneer-symposium-2-nineteenth-century-chinese-pioneers-of-humboldt-s-neighboring-counties-thghpd9t
Online Access: https://www.youtube.com/@clarkemuseum240/streams
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1575878346474808/