In the Press

The Story Behind Those Old Train Tunnels in the Santa Cruz Mountains
KQED Bay Curious (04/15/2021)

Historic Ming Quong Home archway in Los Gatos needs help
San Jose Mercury News (03/24/2021)

A tribute to the Chinese laborers from S.F. who worked in Alaska’s salmon canneries
San Francisco Chronicle (03/20/2021)

New discoveries at Sanxingdui Ruins shed light on Chinese civilization
SHINE by Shanghai Daily (03/20/2021)

California approves ethnic studies curriculum for K-12 schools after years of debate
Los Angeles Times (03/18/2021)

2021 Chinese New Year Parade: The Year of the Ox
KTVU Fox 2 (02/21/2021)

An Aging Burlesque Dancer’s Unlikely Romance
The New Yorker (02/14/2021)

Corky Lee, 73, legendary Chinatown photographer, dies from COVID
The Village Sun (01/27/2021)

1st Chinese American lawyer gets Columbia Law honor, highlights past barriers
NBC News (12/30/2020)

Judy Yung, S.F. Chinatown native and early scholar of Chinese American life, dies at 74
San Francisco Chronicle (12/23/2020)

San Jose City Council approves Heinlenville Park name for new Japantown park
World Journal (09/07/2020)

San Jose City Council gives nod to Heinlenville Park
San Jose Mercury News (09/03/2020)
(For the recording of the SJ City Council meeting, view: 09/01/20 Past Events blog entry.)

San Jose grapples over name for proposed park in Japantown
San Jose Mercury News (09/01/2020)

Community suggests Heinlenville Park name for new SJ Japantown park 
World Journal (08/10/2020)

Overlooked No More: When Hazel Ying Lee and Maggie Gee Soared the Skies
New York Times (05/21/2020)

Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa: CHCP celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year (video)
NBC Bay Area (01/14/2020)

Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa: Ng Shing Gung (video)
NBC Bay Area (09/29/2019)

Commemorating the end of WW II: Spirit of 45 celebration
Campbell Express (08/28/2019)

Overlooked No More: Lau Sing Kee, War Hero Jailed for Helping Immigrants
New York Times (08/21/2019)

Artists want to honor San Jose’s Chinese immigrant history with new mural
San Jose Mercury News (02/04/2019)

Long-awaited project in San Jose’s Japantown finally gets started
San Jose Mercury News (02/01/2019)

The Better Part – Chinese American Historical Museum (video)
KMVT Community Show (12/05/2018)

Award-Winning Film 4/15 highlighting the Chinese Immigrant Experience in the Deep South
Giant Flashlight Media (03/06/2018)

San Jose Chinatowns/CHCP – part 2 (video)
KTSF Channel 26 Chinese News (11/28/2017)

San Jose Chinatowns/CHCP – part 1 (video)
KTSF Channel 26 Chinese News (11/27/2017)

On the Town: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project’s 30th anniversary
San Jose Mercury News (09/29/2017)

Pizarro: San Jose cultural institutions mark 30 years of preserving history
San Jose Mercury News (09/25/2017)

Chinese Historical & Cultural Project’s 30th Anniversary
World Journal (09/24/2017)

Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (video)
NBC Bay Area (09/19/2017)

The West’s Best City Parks
Via Magazine (07/03/2017)

2017 CHCP Chinese New Year celebration (featured in last minute of video)
UChannelTV Bay Area News (03/16/2017)

San Jose’s History Park offers blast to the past
San Jose Mercury News (09/14/2016)

Tradition, history, youth mesh in Lunar New Year celebration in San Jose
San Jose Mercury News (03/15/2015)

Hands-on history – Immigrant heritage: Event brings experiences home
San Jose Mercury News (02/23/2015)

The Seasoned Collector: 2014 a special year for antiques and antiques lovers
San Jose Mercury News (12/22/2014)

Saratoga: Exhibit explores story of Chinese immigrants
San Jose Mercury News (07/02/2014)

Chinese in Silicon Valley embrace their local history, thanks to an archaeological find at the Fairmont Hotel construction site
San Jose Mercury News (01/29/2014)

Pizarro: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project celebrates 25 years of educating Santa Clara Valley
San Jose Mercury News (01/04/2013)

Artifacts exhibited from a long-buried Market Street Chinatown in San Jose
San Jose Mercury News  (06/01/2012)

He Was S.J. Hero
San Jose Mercury News (04/25/1965)