The San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum’s mission is to educate and inspire by preserving and celebrating the richness of Chinese history, art, and culture, as well as the contributions of Chinese-Americans.
The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum’s permanent exhibition is housed in a mission-style building designed by Louis J. Gill, nephew and protégé of famed architect, Irving Gill. For 30 years, this structure housed the Chinese Community Church (formerly the Chinese Mission), where English language classes were held for new immigrants who often lived in adjacent dormitories.
By 1960, the Chinese community had relocated from downtown San Diego and the congregation built a new facility on 47th Street. The adobe building on First Avenue fell into disuse and was slated for demolition in the 1980s, until Sally Wong-Avery, Dorothy Hom, and City Councilman Tom Hom, launched a campaign to rescue it. The Chinese Historical Society of Greater San Diego and Baja California was able to save the building and, eventually, relocate it to 404 Third Avenue.
Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, Chair
Sheldon Lou, Vice-Chair
Yi Sun, Secretary
Lily Tou Birmingham, Treasurer
Diane Carlos
Lynn Chou
Catherine Jones
Michael McQuary
Jack Meng
Robert Stein
Dr. Niyi Coker, Director of the School of Theatre, Television, and Film, San Diego State University
Chris Chan, Director of San Diego City Council Communications
Matthew Crisci, author and marketing executive
Woon-Wah Siu, Attorney at Law (retired)
Dr. Sandra Wawrytko, Professor in the Department of Philosophy, San Diego State University
Jacinta S. Wong, Executive Director, jacinta.wong@sdchm.org
Elizabeth Hensley Chaney, Programs Coordinator, elizabeth.chaney@sdchm.org
Kristof Marsolais, Registrar, kristof.marsolais@sdchm.org
Mu-Ting Huang, Financial Analyst, mu-ting.huang@sdchm.org
Joseph Ahlstrom, Collections Intern
Vivian Biely, Museum Docent
Diane Carlos, Museum Docent
Julianna Chang, Museum Volunteer
Lynn Chou, Museum Volunteer
Linda DiBenedetto, Museum Docent
Lola Fregoso, Collections Volunteer
Catherine Jones, Museum Docent
Sheldon Lou, Museum Volunteer
Jack Meng, Museum Docent
Virginia Olsen, Museum Docent
Heath Petrie, Museum Volunteer
Chia-Hui Shih, Museum Docent
Karen SooHoo, Museum Docent
Robert Stein, Museum Docent
Elaine Wang, Collections Volunteer
John JenWei Wang, Museum Volunteer
Michael Yee, Historian-Educator
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