Celebrate Chinese Historical Society’s 51st Anniversary with theater, lion dances, a talk about the preservation of Chinese American culture, live music, stories and a film screening at the historic CHSA Museum.
2014 Chinese Historical Society Anniversary
Saturday, November 8, 2014 | Noon to 4 pm
Chinese Historical Society, 965 Clay St, San Francisco
FREE, but an RSVP is requested.
2014 Schedule
12 noon – Dragon dance and Presentation about the Marysville Dragon
Corey Chan of Kei Lun Martial Arts will share images and talk about the restoration he and colleagues Ben Huey and Jeff Lee performed on an historic antique dragon from March through August 2014. This priceless treasure belongs to the Chinese Community of Marysville, California and has resided at the Bok Kai Temple—itself a living monument to the history of Chinese-Americans in this country. How did these artists complete a project in a way that would please the dragon’s owners and the Museum that commissioned the restoration while remaining true to their own artistic integrity and the original creator’s vision? (The Marysville Dragon is currently on view at the New York Historical Society Museum as part of their new exhibit “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” through April 2015.)
1:30 pm – Live music by Francis Wong & friends, plus Birthday cake-cutting
2:30 pm – Film screening: Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin about Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee
On the occasion of Veteran’s Day, and to salute the nation’s veterans, the CHSA Museum is proud to screen the Smithsonian’s 2010 documentary Uncommon Courage: Breakout at Chosin profiling the late Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee. In 1950, he led five hundred Marines through a blizzard to save eight thousand more from certain capture. But his greatest victory may have been changing the way this country regards Asian Americans. Meet Lt. Chew-Een Lee, whose patriotism and bravery ushered in a new era in the Marines…and in America.San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar, whose uncle is Major Kurt Lee, will be joining them prior to the film screening. They will also be joined by Roger Dong of American Legion Cathay Post 384, a U.S. Veterans organization based in San Francisco.