CHCP Celebrates Spirit of '45: Living History Day

When
August 12, 2023
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location
Chinese American Historical Museum, 635 Phelan Avenue, San Jose, CA 95112

CHCP has a special program for History San Jose's Spirit of '45: Living History Day at History Park!

Please join us for the following festivities from 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM at the Chinese American Historical Museum (CAHM):

Time	Activity/Speaker	Location
2:00 - 3:30	Presentation about the Honor Flight, by Judy Petray of the Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation. The Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation is a hub of the Honor Flight Network that honors our nation’s veterans by bringing them to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice, and currently honors those who served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and veterans of any service era who are critically ill.	CAHM, 2nd Floor
3:30 - 5:30	Shortened versions of two videos will be shown continuously, by CHCP Director Brenda Wong: *Our Story of War and Remembrance: Chinese American WWII Veterans of the China-Burma-India Theatre* Stories of four Chinese American WWII veterans of the San Francisco Bay Area are featured in a moving documentary of patriotism as they served to defend the America that had denied them rights under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Documentary produced by CHCP's Student Docent Cultural Ambassador Program (SDCAP). *More than a Medal* Documentary of Robb Centre's Valor Medals Review Project, researching minority veterans from WWI who, in spite of valorous deeds, may have been unjustly denied awards due to race or religion. Documentary includes the San Jose/Saratoga native and decorated Chinese American WWI Veteran, Lau Sing Kee (aka Sing Lau Kee).	CAHM, 2nd Floor

Time

Activity/Speaker

Location

2:00 - 3:30

Presentation about the Honor Flight, by Judy Petray of the Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation.

The Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation is a hub of the Honor Flight Network that honors our nation’s veterans by bringing them to Washington, D.C., free of charge, to visit the memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice, and currently honors those who served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and veterans of any service era who are critically ill.

CAHM, 2nd Floor

3:30 - 5:30

Shortened versions of two videos will be shown continuously, by CHCP Director Brenda Wong:

Our Story of War and Remembrance: Chinese American WWII Veterans of the China-Burma-India Theatre
Stories of four Chinese American WWII veterans of the San Francisco Bay Area are featured in a moving documentary of patriotism as they served to defend the America that had denied them rights under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Documentary produced by CHCP's Student Docent Cultural Ambassador Program (SDCAP).
More than a Medal
Documentary of Robb Centre's Valor Medals Review Project, researching minority veterans from WWI who, in spite of valorous deeds, may have been unjustly denied awards due to race or religion. Documentary includes the San Jose/Saratoga native and decorated Chinese American WWI Veteran, Lau Sing Kee (aka Sing Lau Kee).

CAHM, 2nd Floor

Admission: While this CHCP event is free, you must pay for admission to History Park for Living History Day. Tickets can be purchased here.

For parking and directions: visit our Museum page.

Museum Address:

History Park
635 Phelan Avenue
San Jose, CA 95112

In Ng Shing Gung Building

Mailing Address:

PO Box 5366
San Jose, CA 95150-5366

Email: info@chcp.org

Chinese Historical & Cultural Project

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