The Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library invites adults over the age of 60 to join a beginners computer class on Saturdays, Feb 11th & 25th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm. You'll learn basic computer skills and how to navigate the Internet and set up email account. Registration is required. Limit to 12 participants. Instruction will be conducted in Cantonese/Mandarin. If you're interested, please register in person at Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library, beginning Jan 28th (Sat) at 10:00 am.
A moving, illuminating memoir about the life of world-famous author and historian, Iris Chang, as told by her mother, Ying Ying Chang.
Iris Chang's best-selling book The Rape of Nanking forever changed the way we view the Second World War in Asia. Her mother, Ying-Ying Chang, provides an enlightened and nuanced look at her daughter, from Iris' home-made childhood newspaper, to her early years as a journalist, and later, as a promising young historian, her struggles with her son's autism and her tragic suicide. The Woman Who Could Not Forget cements Iris' legacy as one of the most extraordinary minds of her generation and reveals the depth and beauty of the bond between a mother and daughter.
Come and learn how to make a beautiful decorative lantern for the Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese red envelopes!
An emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime. Learn how to respond during an emergency, such as how to Check-Call-Care, basic first-aid skills and how to protect yourself from disease transmission with this free American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter workshop.
Please join us as Judy Yung, a pioneer in Chinese American history and former branch manager of the Chinatown Branch Library, gives and illustrated talk on the history of the Chinatown Branch Library. Opened in 1921, the Chinatown Branch Library is celebrating 90 years of service to the community this year.
Pauline Tsui, a docent from the Asian Art Museum, will present the story of jade, considered in China to be more precious than gold. She will give a brief introduction about the formation and classification of jade, followed by an appreciation of jade pieces from 18th to early 20th century China focusing on the symbolic and auspicious meanings of jade. She will finish with tips on how to care for jade.
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Chinatown Branch is hosting a Chinese Chess Tournament for players ages 18 and above.
Are you a beginner who wants to learn how to knit or an experienced knitter looking to share ideas and techniques with other knitters? Join the Chinatown Knitting Group, exchange ideas and learn new skills! 
The San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network (SFILEN) will present a workshop on immigration rights and how to prevent immigration fraud. 
A speaker from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) will talk about the new Clipper (formerly Translink) card, an all-in-one reloadable transit card that manages your passes, fares and transfers and is accepted throughout the Bay Area.
Still uncertain when to use the blue recycle bin, the green compost bin, and the black garbage bin? Come join us for a presentation on recycling and composting by a representative from the San Francisco Department of the Environment. |
Historian and author Judy Young will talk about her latest book Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Drawing on rich immigration histories and stunning photographs, Judy Young will compare the experiences of Chinese immigrants to that of other ethnic groups detained on Angel Island, including the Japanese, Koreans, Asian Indians, Russians and Jews. This fascinating history of Angel Island offers new insight into America's complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today. 
Judy Yung is the daughter of Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island. She is Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the author of Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940 and Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco.
Local author Wu Keping's novel Marry a Gold Mountain Man tells the story of three generations of a Taishanese family both in China and in the United States. It's the second novel in the Gold Mountain series that reflects the history of Taishan immigrants in America.
