Lectures Archive

Lecture/Painting Demonstration by Chen Jiang Hong

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

MEET WITH ARTIST CHEN JIANG HONG!

When: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 12:00 – 1:45 PM
Where: Chinese Culture Center Gallery (3rd Floor)
Price: Free
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On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, Chinese-French artist and author Chen Jiang Hong will honor us with his presence, to give a lecture and painting demonstration. This event will be held at the Chinese Culture Center’s gallery, from 12:00 to 1:45pm.
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Special Presentation on Chinese-American Art by Professor Gordon H. Chang

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Gordon H. ChangPatrons, students, and researchers of Chinese-American culture of Northern California will have a chance to listen to a lecture by Professor Gordon H. Chang on Chinese American Art History at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco on October 10, 2009 at 1:00pm.

In partnership with San Francisco State University, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is proud to host a lecture by Gordon H. Chang with opening remarks by Mark Johnson. The lecture is given in conjunction with the exhibition, Chromatic Constructions: Contemporary Fiber Art by Dora Hsiung. Hsiung, a contemporary Asian-American artist, has been adapting traditional yarn wrapping techniques of China and other countries for more than 30 years. The lecture is free to the public and will focus on Chinese-American Art. Read More »

“Gold Mountain Wives” Book Preview & Signing 《金山伯的女人》新書發布會

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

“Gold Mountain Wives”
Book Preview & Signing
- Offered in Chinese & English

Date: June 6th, 2009 Saturday
Time: 1:00-3:00PM
Location: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (Inside the Hilton Hotel)
舊金山中華文化中心三樓會議廳 (花園角廣場對面,希爾頓酒店內)
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 986-1822
Refreshment will be provided 作者現場簽售,免費茶點供應
The book is available for purchase at the Chinese Culture Center Bookstore. Read More »

Dora Hsiung Lecture

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Tea Tasting

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Tea Exhibition (Pacific Heritage Musuem)

C4 Lecture – 20 Years Since Tiananmen 1989 (Partner with Asia Society)

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Present Tense Lecture

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Uncle Toisan Premiere

Monday, April 6th, 2009


Date & Time: 04/18/2009 [Saturday] 1 pm
Location: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108,

Chinese Culture Center is proud to sponsor “Uncle Toisan.”

“Uncle Toisan” features the unique experience of a Chinese American immigrant to the United States. His eyewitness account bridges the historical relevance of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the modern post-civil rights movement, and the emergence of present-day Asian American consciousness.

Uncle Toisan enters the country as a 17 year old “paper son” (immigrants who purchased legal immigration status as a “paper son” of an American citizen), then perseveres through a two-month detention at Angel Island Immigration Station on the eve of its closing in 1939. Read More »

Guzheng Music Performance

Sunday, April 5th, 2009


Chinese Culture Center is proud to sponsor San Francisco Guzheng Music Society 27th Annual Concert.

Date/日期: Saturday, April 11/星期六,4月11号
Time/时间:2:30pm
Location/地点: Auditorium/多功能厅

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2008 In Search of Roots Intern Presentation

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

2008 In Search of Roots Intern Presentation
Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Auditorium