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Wi l l i a m G . R o o p Chinese America: History & Perspectives —
A l i s a Ye e The Journal of the Chinese Historical Society
of America
Colleen Fong, PhD (chair) • Him Mark Lai
J e f f r e y P. Wo o , E s q . , L e g a l C o u n s e l • Laurene Wu McClain • Ruthanne Lum
McCunn • Russell Jeung, PhD • Russell Leong
• Anna Naruta, PhD
BOARD EMERITI
Him Mark Lai
SPECIAL GALA THANKS TO Wendy Soone–
P h i l i p P. C h o y Broder • Robert Barde • Theresa Burke •
Dr. Donald Cheu • Jeffrey Gee Chin • Liana
Koehler • Evan Leong • Franklin & Daisy Leong
FOUNDERS • Felicia Lowe • Rita Mah • Charles McClain •
T h o m a s W. C h i n n Laurene Wu McClain • Ruthanne Lum McCunn
• Lewis Sykes • John Kuo Wei Tchen • Richard
C. H. Kwock & Sophie Tom • Lisa Wong • Ron Wong
Chingwah Lee
H . K . Wo n g Established in San Francisco in 1963, CHSA
T h o m a s W. S . Wu , D D S is a 501(c)(3) non-profit operating under Fed-
eral Tax ID #94-6122446
CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
6 PM RECEPTION
No-host Cocktails
Silent Auction begins
7 PM DINNER
Greetings by
Mistress of Ceremon ies
Cynth i a G ouw
Welcome & Acknowledgements
Sue Lee
CHSA Ex ec utive Di rector
and
Paul Fong
CHSA Board P res ident
8 PM PROGRAM
CHSA’ s Vi sual Ann ual Celebrat ion 2008
with musical score composed by J on Jang
and
T hree Hundred Years:
From the E mpress of Ch ina to the Present
Tr ibute to Phi li p Choy – Architect of A meri can Hi story
Music composed by Jon J ang
Per for med by F rancis Wong, saxophone, and Jon J ang, piano
For her work on Pacific Time, KQED-FM San Francisco’s nationally syndicated NPR program, the
Asian American Journalists Association recognized Cynthia with a National Award for her report-
ing on Asian American issues. The Public Radio News Directors also awarded “Best Large Market
Public Affairs Program” to a show featuring Cynthia’s reporting on the Korean American commu-
nity and the tenth anniversary of Los Angeles’ civil unrest.
The Chinese American Council’s Member of the Year and the Asian Bar Association of Sacramento’s
Honoree of the Year, Cynthia has also been recognized by the California State Legislature, and was on
the Advisory Board of Stanford University’s “Grade the News”, a media and ethics watchdog group.
Cynthia is also an actress who co-starred as “Caithlin Dar” in the movie Star Trek 5: The Final
Frontier and also won the top prize on the syndicated TV talent show Star Search and was named
the “$100-Thousand Dollar Spokesmodel Grand Champion.” MORE Magazine, a fashion and
beauty magazine, named her as one of the top models over forty in a nationwide model search.
Crowned Miss Chinatown Los Angeles 1983 and Miss Chinatown USA 1984, Cynthia is currently
a contract model with Wilhelmina Models, New York.
Cynthia received her BA in Political Science/International Relations from UCLA and her JD from
UCLA’s School of Law. She and her husband split their time between their homes in Philadelphia
and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jon Jang
MU SI CIAN/Com poser
Jang’s ensembles have toured in Europe, Canada, China, South Africa (1994) and the United States. In 2001,
Jon performed on piano with Max Roach in Zurich, Berlin, Milan, and the Royal Festival Hall in London.
When the Angel Island Immigration Station— Philip P. Choy and Him Mark Lai then co-taught
today a museum—was slated for demolition, he the nation’s first college-level course in Chinese
served on the Chinese Cove Historical Advisory American history.
Committee to develop the preservation of the his-
toric site and the poetry-inscribed walls of the de- He has created or consulted on numerous histori-
tention barracks. In 1993 he prepared the case cal studies, publications, traveling and permanent
report that placed the Station on the National exhibits, and media projects. With Him Mark Lai,
Registry of Historic Places. Choy researched and produced Outlines: History
of the Chinese in America (first edition 1971); Jour-
With Him Mark Lai and Thomas W. Chinn, he neys Made...Journeys to Come: A Pictorial History
co-edited A History of the Chinese in Califor- of the Chinese in America (2001), and, as a KRON
nia–A Syllabus (San Francisco: Chinese Histori- six-part television series, the early masterwork
cal Society of America, 1969), a reference work documentary, Gam Saan Haak – The Chinese of
based on their identification and analysis of a America. His most recent book is Canton Footprints:
wide range of historic documents, and which Sacramento’s Chinese Legacy (2007). This evening
was prepared in response to popular and institu- premieres the new edition of his seminal study, The
tional demand for accurate historical information. Architecture of San Francisco Chinatown (2008).
Him Mark Lai
www.parkmerced.com
SW HOTEL
The Ban croft Li brary
C aliforni a Historical Society a n d
Chinese Histori cal Soc iety of Ameri ca
present
T he C hineseof
C aliforn ia
Through a unique collection of artifacts, images,
documents, and personal stories, The Chinese
of California explores the complex history and
unique challenges Chinese Americans faced in
the fight for civil rights. As legislation directed
at people of Chinese descent removed the
constitutional guarantee of equal protection
under the law, discrimination and violent
attacks intensified, and Chinese Californians
had to fight for basic human rights.
Historic photos (clockwise from upper left): [Streetscene with three men] California Historical Society Collection, FN-32814;
[Affidavit in re Cheung Hung Fon, minor son of native-born San Franciscan Cheung Ah You], 1908, from Papers relating to
Chinese in California, 1894-1926, BANC MSS C-R 153c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; [Marching
with flags of U.S. and KMT], Chinese Historical Society of America, Courtesy Hing Dear. (Title image: Gordon Chun Design)
Thank you also to the CHSA Advisory Committee: Philip P. Choy, Colleen Fong, Erika Gee,
Him Mark Lai, Paul and Emma Woo Louie, Ling-chi Wang, Connie Young Yu, Judy Yung;
Chinese of California Curatorial Team: Anna Naruta (CHSA, Lead Curator), Theresa Salazar
(Bancroft Library), and Mary Morganti (CHS); Translators: Him Mark Lai, Danian Lu, Danny
Loong; Registrar: Maren Art Services; Exhibition Design: Gordon Chun Design