Chinese Historical Society of America Museum — Attraction in San Francisco

What a gem! The artwork within, that embraces & shows partially what a typical Chinese American household looked like in the past was fantastic. It was mindfully done, as a ton of elementary schools embark on field trips there. I only wish that they included the first strike within SF of which was successful, carried out by mostly female, Chinese laundry workers! Even before burly construction workers started unions out here! The Chinese female laundry workers started the first strike. 😉 They were the first to do it in the nation and they were successful. 😊❤️ The Bruce Lee exhibit is very well done. Deep, informative & inspirational. There are several stations throughout the exhibits where kids can draw, be creative & reflect on the exhibits. Overall, I...

if you’re in sf and have the opportunity to visit this museum, DO IT! right now (and since 2020) there is an exhibition commemorating the life and legacy of Bruce Lee. If you’re lucky enough like we were you’d probably run into the best tourist guide ever aka JEFF (he give tours on wednesdays and saturdays).

i knew bruce lee was an icon, but Jeff and his bruce lee collection really got to me, and it made me realize how admirable and what an incredible human being he was.

Jeff talks with so much passion about this topic and he’s just a great person to have a conversation with.

Also keep an eye on this exhibition and the soon to be bruce lee statue...

Chinese-Americans have been in California since before California was a US state. This museum does a great job of describing the cultural experience. Exhibits change from time to time, but major exhibits usually cover the complicated "Chinese exclusion" period when racism against Chinese-Americans was especially strong (1880s through 1950s). In addition to the cultural exhibits, the museum has some really beautiful and unique Chinese-American artwork. For architecture fans, the museum is housed in a beautiful brick building that was designed by famed architect...