I visited the Chinese Historical Museum in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown. It is the oldest organization dedicated to the interpretation , promotion and preservation of the the social, cultural and contributions of the Chinese in America:
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| Late 19th Century tea set |
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| 1930's Buddhist alter from the Bei Di Temple |
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| First Edition of this wonderful book |
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| "Holiday"- Dong Kingman-1948 |
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| 1906 Chinese Luggage Baskets |
In 1937, the Japanese invaded China and many people in China started to starve. By 1940, the United States had become China's main financial supporter. The Chinese community in America helped out:
After World War II, China turned to Communism and during the Red Scare of the 1950's, Marvel Comics produced a comic book called "Yellow Claw". China and the Communists are the enemy but Chinese-American's are our friends in according to story line:
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| Untitled - James Leong-1951 |
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| "Fong, Fong, Gingerbread Man"-Stella Wong-1936 |
The Chinese Historical Society Museum is a really interesting and wonderful place to learn about the social and cultural history of Chinese-Americans.
Haven't been to this museum yet. I should definitely check it out.
ReplyDeleteI love the old yellow and blue poster. How cool!
ReplyDeleteI just turned in a genetic testing. I wonder if I have any Chinese in me? That sure would be interesting!
Fascinating history, love the comic books
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating place. I love to go to places where I can learn and have fun at the same time!
ReplyDeletethis looks so cool!! I wish I was close enough to take my children to experience this!
ReplyDeleteWhat great artifacts!
ReplyDeleteOoh; this looks so interesting! Thanks for sharing with us at Love to Learn. Pinned.
ReplyDeleteOh this sounds fascinating - what a great way to find out about Chinese culture and the way it has evolved in America too. #blogcrush
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