Chinese Historical Society Of Southern California Inc

TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH A MUTUAL INTEREST IN THE IMPORTANT HISTORY AND HISTORICAL ROLE OF CHINESE AND CHINESE AMERICANS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TO PURSUE, PRESERVE AND COMMUNICATE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HISTORY; AND TO PROMOTE THE HERITAGE OF THE CHINESE AND CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF A BETTER APPRECIATION OF OUR RICH, MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.

DIGITAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES: THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITS DIGITAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES. SINCE 2021, THE ORGANIZATION HAS HIRED ARCHIVISTS AS COLLECTIONS MANAGER TO ASSESS, ORGANIZE AND MANAGE THE DIGITAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES. IN ADDITION, OTHER QUALIFIED ARCHIVISTS HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO CONVERT ITS ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS INTO A DIGITAL FORMAT FOR GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS.

FIVE CHINATOWNS PROJECT: A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT DOCUMENTS COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES THAT WERE CENTRAL TO THE LIVES OF CHINESE AMERICAN RESIDENTS OF THE CITY DURING THE PERIOD OF CHINESE AMERICAN EXCLUSION AND RESTRICTION. THESE COMMUNITIES EMERGED AS PART OF THE MULTI-ETHNIC CORE OF THE CITY IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1882 AND 1965. STUDENT INTERNS WERE ENGAGED IN THE SUMMER OF 2022 TO CONDUCT ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, RESEARCH NEWSPAPERS, CENSUS MANUSCRIPTS, CITY DIRECTORIES AS WELL AS REVIEW PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTIONS. THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE JOINTLY PUBLISHED BOOK WITH THE UCLA ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: ORGANIZING, PROCESSING AND CATALOGING OF THE IMAGES COLLECTED FROM THE ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD 1978-1983 PERIOD TO THE DIGITAL ARCHIVES. THE ENTIRE COLLECTION CONSISTS OF 1,669 IMAGES, 169 AUDIO INTERVIEWS AND 1,711 PAGES OF SUMMARY TRANSCRIPTS.