A Magical Evening By Dr. Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Education and Exhibits

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1 San Diego Chinese Mission Building 404 Third Avenue San Diego, CA T: F: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension 328 J Street San Diego, CA The Chuang Archive and Learning Center 541 Suite B Second Ave San Diego, CA SPRING 2015 January - March The mission of SDCHSM is to collect, preserve and share the Chinese American experience and Chinese history, culture and art and to educate the diverse community and its visitors. MUSEUM HOURS Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am-4:00pm Sunday 12pm-4pm Closed Mondays Admission $2 Members Free Archive & Learning Center $2 Group tours are available upon request. Please share this information with your local school or organization. SHUI Who? Which? Whose? Written by Wen Zhengming 文徵明 CE during the Ming Dynasty 明朝 誰也不敢 no one dares do it 誰能做 who can do it? 誰料 who knows? A Magical Evening By Dr. Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Education and Exhibits The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum celebrated its nineteenth anniversary with an illustrious banquet at Pearl Chinese Cuisine. One February evening, a crowd of enthusiastic museum supporters enjoyed a magnificent performance by Anthony the Magic and his lovely assistants, a retrospective slideshow of the museum s growth and development, a silent auction featuring fabulous antiques, and of course, a sumptuous ten-course meal. During the banquet, Executive Director Alex Chuang and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts announced the long-awaited news that the museum will soon begin installing two monumental stone lions on either side of Third Ave. at J St. Alex Chuang purchased these lions made of Taishan granite and has spent years working with the Center City Development Corporation (which is now Civic San Diego) and the City of San Diego to have them installed and the County of San Diego to provide funding. Everyone at the museum is very excited to finally have this project completed in time for the museum s twentieth anniversary. The museum honored several distinguished patrons at this year s banquet. Rose Sun Tchang received recognition for her and family s financial support to the museum over the years. Shu Gar Chan received honor for his numerous financial contributions. The museum also recognized Vincent Wang, a high school student who has given up numerous Sundays to volunteer at the museum. Anthony the Magic wowed the crowd with an act that involved conjuring live animals out of thin air, magically switching places with an assistant, and catching a paintball in his teeth. Dr. Alex Chuang greets guests at the 19th Annual Fundraising Banquet at Pearl Chinese Cuisine He even pulled longtime museum supporter Danny Tow onto the stage, so he could join him in producing magic. Of course, viewing Alex Stewart s presentation of the museum s history made it clear that this museum did not just magically appear. A major reason we host this banquet every year is to thank all of the museum supporters that make its continued existence possible. We cannot wait to see everyone again next year when we celebrate two decades of preserving and sharing Chinese and Chinese American culture and history. AS 寫 In This Issue * I.M. Pei: Master of Modern Architecture * Anna May Wong: Trailblazer on the Silver Screen The San Diego Chinese Historical Society & Museum is funded in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture

2 SDCHM Board of Directors Dr. Lilly Cheng, President Marion So, Secretary Eleanor Bregman, Esq. Dr. Alexander Chuang Diana Marjip - Chuh Dr. Richard Henke Sawyer Hsu Donna Lee Dr. Teh-Hsuang (Tom) Lee Dr. Polly Liew Linda Tu Dr. Sandra Wawrytko Dr. Mark Wheeler Dolly Woo Sandy Woods Shian-shi Yao Michael Yee Advisory Board Dr. Joseph Ball Dr. Cheryl James-Ward Dr. Hiroko Johnson Lee Ann Kim Dr. Wendy Maruyama Evonne Schulze Dr. Maria Nieto Senour Dr. Jennifer Taschek Sharlene Thompson Honorary Circle Jenny Benson 彭曹秀麗 Shu-Gar Chan 陳樹家 Dr. & Mrs. William & Margaret Chang 張慎四, 桂華珍 Dr. Winnie Wong Chase 黃安琪 Drs. Shu & Kuang-Chung Chien 錢煦, 胡匡政 David Du 余建強 Gary & Peggy Cheong Fong 徐佩文 Gorman & Delores Fong 方周明, 黃兆群 Norman Fong 鄺振南 Dr. & Mrs. Y.C. & Luna Fung, Dr. Conrad Fung 馮元禎, 喻嫻士 Fredrick & Deborah Gerlach Tom & Loretta Hom 譚卓儀 Dr. Jaw Jim Hsieh 謝肇金 Ping-Shen & Daisy Kuan 關彬森, 林小蝶 Dr. & Mrs. George and Jean Cheng Kung 龔耘, 鄭瑾 Theresa Lai 黎霍德芬 Drs. Haldane & Susan Yee Liew 劉浩翰 Dr. & Mrs. Shao-Chi & Lily Lin 林紹基, 邵友理 Andrew P. & Grace C. Y. Lu 路平, 孟慶雲 Herbert & Betty Ma Lu 胡敦敏 Roxana Ou 江樂舜 Dr. & Mrs. Lu & Georgina Bien Sham 沈呂九卞韻濤 Larry & Theresa Song 宋良銘, 吳驄 Kwang G. & Grace Tan Drs. Charles & Lily Wang 王正平, 李惠英 Chen-Wai & Jing-Ling Wang 王振威鄭錦麟 Drs. Shen-Ye & Florence Wang 王善宜, 蘇芳子 Edward G. & Ellen G. Wong 黃文邁, 黃遇蓮 Joseph and Cathy Wu 黃文蕙 Drs. Jung Fu & Jennie Wu 吳榮富, 張翹楚 Executive Director Dr. Alexander Chuang Treasurer Dr. Teh-Hsuang (Tom) Lee Curator of Chinese American History Murray Lee Historian of Chinese History Dr. James Tung Museum Staff Senior Coordinator of Education & Exhibits Dr. Alex Stewart Senior Graphic Designer Diana Inocencio Administrative Assistants/Docents Mary Anne Lacaman, Amber Sykes, Diana Inocencio, Kathleen Dang Museum Operations Coordinator Norman Fong Administration Consultant Tom Hom Community Relations Coordinator Michael Yee 2 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

3 CONTENTS PRESIDENT S MESSAGE on the Cover: A Magical evening 3 president s message Dear friends and supporters of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, 4 museum update Healing Traditions: Dr. Li & Traditional Chinese Medicine 5 I.M. Pei: Master of modern architecture 6 Anna May Wong: Trailblazer on the Silver Screen 7 Historic Photo Gallery 8 Lunar Prosperity Engulfs the Gaslamp cover calligrapher 9 curator s corner 10 / 11 museum photo gallery 13 Navigating Uncharted Waters: CAM Conference 14 Share Your Time, Share Your Passion with SDCHM 15 education update community outreach report 16 aphafic update 17 The Quest to See it All! 18 funding and donor support The lunar year just left us and we are ready to move into exciting programs for the spring. Our 19th Annual Fundraising Banquet was a huge success. The food was great and the program was exciting. I would like to express my deep appreciation to Polly Liew and Donna Lee, both dedicated members of our Board of Directors. WOW, what a program! The museum continues to present exciting and excellent programs for our members and community. Our recent program on Chinese traditional medicine was a big hit featuring Dr. Daozheng Li. As always, we strive to continue to present enriching cultural programs to our members, supporters, and our wonderful community. The pair of stone lions will soon be greeting visitors from near and far. Undoubtedly they will serve as a gateway into the San Diego Asian Pacific Historical Thematic District. More news about these magnificent statues to come! Thank you so much for ALL you have done to make the museum such a success! Sincerely, Lilly Cheng San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum Board President Lilly Cheng Spring

4 MUSEUM UPDATE & Events MUSEuM UPDATE This season is the busiest season we have. Our first event of the year was a film screening of Frosted Yellow Willows: Anna May Wong on Jan. 24 with a presentation by Producer Elaine Mae Woo. Woo spent more than 10 years collecting information to create this documentary film about legendary Chinese-American Actress Anna May Wong. It was no easy feat for Wong to break into Hollywood as an actress, and this film sheds light on her successes and struggles. Woo s presentation was terrific and shared her experience with members and guests in the Chuang Archive and Learning Center. We purchased a copy for ourselves, in case people who were not able to attend the screening have a chance to see it again at the museum. On the verge of the Chinese New Year, February began with the Macy s Museum Month in which San Diegans can enjoy many local museums for half the price for the entire month, and many participants took advantage of this to see the museum and share with us this special time of year. The Annual Banquet was on Feb. 7 at Pearl Chinese Cuisine. This is our largest every year. We had a ten-course dinner, a performance by magician, Anthony The Magic, an opportunity drawing and a silent auction. Thank you to all the staff, volunteers, and board members that helped to make this By Dr. Alexander Chuang, Executive Director a great success. Like every year, Polly made the flowers for the centerpieces and donated them to the museum and Donna put together the fun and creative baskets for the raffle. I would also like to thank to Dr. Henke who purchased two tables for $3000 for his family and friends. The Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair was Feb In these two days we had more than 900 visitors come to the museum. Besides the museum exhibits that we currently have, there was also Chinese calligraphy in the Mission Building and a rummage sale outside of it. There was also fortune telling at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center. The total income for these two events came to about $32,000. Thank you to all the companies and individuals who donated to the raffle and silent auction. After all of the New Year celebrations, on Feb. 28, Dr. Daozheng Li came to the museum for a special presentation on Chinese traditional medicine including guasha ( 刮痧 ) demonstrations on many museum guests. This last quarter is also one of the busiest for our educational programs. Throughout February many schools booked programs that revolved around the theme of Chinese New Year including Dragon Tales, Calligraphy and New Year Prints. In March, almost every day one of our educators presented in middle schools throughout San Diego as they book our Chinese Calligraphy and Rise and Fall of the Qin Dynasty CEPs during their Ancient Civilizations San Diego Chinese Historical Museum Executive Director, Dr. Alexander Chuang curriculum. Staff member Kathleen Dang handled this very well and thank you to Agnes who attended many of these programs to help present Chinese Calligraphy. In other good news, we were recently notified from the Tan family's educational foundation, that we will get a grant for $5,000 for educational use this year. Shu-Gar Chan recently made a donation of $20,000 towards the museum s Endowment Fund and $10,000 to the Building Fund. Gene and Amy Lay also made a $3,000 contribution to the Building Fund. Our accessions recently grew in size since Dr. Geoffrey Smith, a trustee at the San Diego Museum of Man donated 143 pieces from his Chinese artifact collection. It is the largest and finest donation of artifacts we have ever received. We thank Dr. Smith and his wife for their generosity. We will exhibit some of their items during our 20th Anniversary Exhibit. AC 寫 Modern medical technology, practice and even our knowledge of the human body and its superabundance of possible diseases and ailments is rapidly expanding. So much of what were considered treatments and cures are now considered obsolete or incorrect. With that in mind, how is it possible for certain medical practices to be thousands of years old? Traditional Chinese medicine can trace some of its practices back thousands of years to the Han Dynasty 漢朝 (206 BCE 220 CE) and is still in use today. On Feb. 28, Dr. Daozheng Li shared some of his knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine with museum members and guests at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center. According to Dr. Li, traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM as he calls it, is the theory that man is an integral 4 Healing Traditions: Dr. Li & Traditional Chinese Medicine part of nature and can be affected by anything from geography and psychology, to climate and astronomy. Many doctors who practice TCM believe in an energy called qi 氣 that travels circularly and endlessly in our bodies. Qi is active and moves in two opposing directions like yin 隂 and yang 陽. This movement is called qi ji 氣機 and governs qi s travels such as entry or exit, contraction or expansion, downward or upward, and attraction or repulsion to name a few. If the qi ji becomes blocked or disharmonious, the result is sickness or disease. There are six skills related to TCM: acupuncture 針炙, moxibustion 艾灸, herbs 草藥, tuina 推拿, daoyin 導引, and guasha 刮痧 or scrape therapy. For his lecture and demonstration, TCM Continued on Page 12 Dr. Daozheng Li giving a lecture on traditional Chinese medicine at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

5 i.m. pei One of the most renowned architects of our time, Ieoh Ming Pei, was born in Canton, China, now known as Guangdong Province 广东省, on April 26, It was the Year of the Fire-Snake and Chinese astrologists claim that children born under this sign are determined. They excel at solving complex puzzles and can be depended on to overcome even the most difficult obstacles. Snake-born children plan carefully and career wise, they reach soaring heights. This is no exception for him, more commonly known as I.M. Pei. Working with a palette of stone, concrete, glass and steel, Pei has taken his creative vision across the world and has frequently been called The Master of Modern Architecture. In addition to his international distinction as an architect, Pei is known to the public as an elegant, charming and thoroughly diplomatic individual. His taste in poetry and art is significant and nature is an important part of his life and his architecture. The Early Years Snake years have been noted as times of chaos; province against province, Chinese in the north conflicting with the Chinese in the south. In this destructive era, homes, temples and bridges were destroyed and generational gardens leveled to the ground. In Suzhou, one of China s most beautiful and oldest cities, one man worked tirelessly to save it. Pei s grandfather, Li-tai Pei negotiated with warlords, bribed generals, pleaded with soldiers and openly disagreed with officers, all in an effort to save the ancient city he loved and amidst the tumult, his grandson, Ieoh Ming Pei was born. 1 Despite Li-tai s efforts, his son, Tsuyee Pei and his family, refused to negotiate or engage with the militia and soon orders were set forth for the family s arrest. To avoid arrest, Tsuyee Pei disguised himself as a Western woman and led his wife and two children to Hong Kong. For decades, Great Britain ruled the island of Hong Kong, but for a banker like Tsuyee Pei, well versed in the financial ways of the West, he knew Hong Kong was a place 1. Jill Rubalcaba, I.M.Pei Architect of Time, Place, and Purpose, (New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation) 2011 p. 1. where he could succeed. Shortly after, the Bank of China awarded Tsuyee Pei a bank manager s position in their Shanghai branch. As Pei s father became more successful, he spent less time with his children and as a result, Pei was not very close to his father. On the other hand, the memory of his mother still brings him to tears as he recalls listening to her play the flute, laughing with friends, and reciting her poetry. On occasion she brought him along on meditation retreats to a Buddhist monastery high in the mountains. At this age, it was difficult to sit quietly for hours, with no friends and nothing to do. At night the silence was so great that he would strain to hear a sound, any sound. Sitting motionless, waiting for the plop of a raindrop or the chirp of a cricket, even the movement of a tree branch, but he would hear nothing until just before dawn. Pei said, There was a strange creaking, groaning sound. It was the SDCHM EXCLUSIVES Master of Modern Architecture Part 1. of 2. By Dr. Howard Meyer, Museum Member I.M Pei is an internationally recognized architect who has dreamed up amazing buildings such as the Pyramide du Louvre, at Paris, France, built in shoots of young bamboo coming up from the earth at the same time. This was the great gift my mother had given me, to hear the silence. 2 In Hong Kong, Pei attended a Protestant missionary school and he spent many weekends going to the Midtown cinema. On the way, he would pass the Park Hotel. This building was going up, getting taller and taller, he said. At the time it was my favorite building. It was the tallest building in the Far East. 3 With the completion of each floor, Pei s fascination grew and grew, and prior to completion, he knew what he wanted to do with his life - design buildings. At 13, Pei s mother died of cancer. To grieve, his father traveled to Europe and returned with a young wife who had agreed to marry him only if the children lived somewhere else. Fifty miles from Shanghai, in Suzhou, Pei s grandfather, Li-tai, made plans to bring his grandchildren to the ancestral home, where he would teach Confucian ethics and see to it that they would know their place in the long line of ancestors. The road from Shanghai to Suzhou was flat and dusty, and with each passing mile, Pei felt as if he was journeying back in time. When Pei finally reached the walled city of Suzhou, and passed through the town gates, it was as if the modern world no longer existed. The area is best described by a Chinese proverb: "In heaven there is paradise, on earth there is Suzhou." Pei spent his summers exploring the Garden of the Lion Forest, the Pei family retreat where they read and meditated dressed in long silk gowns with broad mandarin sleeves. It was not until much later that Pei realized how his architecture had been greatly affected by the ancestral gardens. He likened his buildings to the rock sculptures saying, Their shapes have hopefully been chosen most carefully, and specifically placed to respond to the functional currents swirling around them. 4 I.M. PEI Continued on Page Michael Cannell. I.M.Pei: Mandarin of Modernism, New York: Carol Southern Books, p Gero Von Boehm, Conversations with I.M.Pei: Light is the Key. (New York: Prestel, 2000 p Cannell, p. 58. Spring

6 SDCHM EVENTS Anna May wong trailblazer on the Silver Screen By Dr. Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Exhibits & Education Like all great stories, the tale of Anna May Wong s life defies simple generalizations. It is partly the rags-to-riches tale of a Los Angeles laundryman s daughter who rose to Hollywood stardom. It is also a tragic tale of a bright career cut tragically short by an early death. It is mostly a story about a Chinese woman s triumph over a racist society, but throughout her career, Wong was too often denied leading roles and relegated to parts that reinforced demeaning stereotypes. The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum hosted a screening of the documentary film, Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows, in order to celebrate this groundbreaking artist. Producer Elaine Mae Woo decided to make this film after she was ashamed when she did not recognize Anna s name at a postscreening reception of a Kurosawa film. She was kind enough to share Anna s story with our museum patrons and answer questions about it after the screening. Anna May Wong was born in 1905 in Los Angeles, just 23 years after the U.S. Congress banned immigration from China with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that specifically targeted one ethnic group. Living outside Chinatown, surrounded by Mexican and Eastern European immigrant families, young Anna fell in love with motion pictures as she witnessed the industry develop in Los Angeles. Much to her Guests packed into the Chuang Archive and Learning Center on Jan. 24 during a screening of Anna s documentary. parents chagrin, she would skip school and use her lunch money to watch silent films at the Nickelodeon. She began harassing movie producers to give her a role, and she got her first part as an extra in The Red Lantern when she was only 14. Just three years later, Anna landed her first leading role in The Toll of the Sea. Her acting in this film, which was Technicolor s first two-strip color motion picture, earned her rave reviews. Wong s rise to movie stardom continued, but it was limited due to the racist culture of the times. She was denied many leading roles because of a lack of male Asian leading men and a ban on interracial kissing onscreen. Most of her early roles reinforced stereotypes of Asian women: the dangerous and manipulative dragon lady or the demure and submissive China doll. She also would be cast to play Native Americans, Latinas, and other non-white supporting roles. Frustration at racist typecasting contributed to her decision to move to Europe in Anna enthralled European audiences with her acting talent, beauty, and mastery of French and German languages. She developed a tremendous fan base abroad and would later tour Europe with a onewoman stage show. She would later return to Hollywood and sign a contract with Paramount Studios, for whom she played one of her biggest roles, upstaging Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express. Despite growing fame and favorable reviews, racism still frustrated Wong when she was passed over for the leading female role in Anna May Wong was born in 1905 to humble beginnings but rose to be a film star in her own right and supported her country during a time of great turmoil The Good Earth, a part Anna had wanted to play since first reading Pearl S. Buck s book on which the film was based. After Japan s invasion of Manchuria in 1931, Wong helped to raise awareness about China s plight. And in 1936, after being denied a part in The Good Earth, Anna spent one year traveling in China, where her father had moved with her younger brothers and sisters. While some Chinese welcomed the young star, the Nationalist Government and much of the Chinese press criticized her for disgracing China by playing demeaning roles. After her trip, Anna reflected on her sense of alienation in that she sometimes felt like a foreigner both in China and the United States. Nevertheless, she auctioned off costumes from films she made to raise money for Chinese refugees, starred in anti-japanese propaganda films, and made no films between 1939 and 1942, as she was solely dedicated to supporting the war against Japan. Wong was able to make the transition from silent to talking pictures, starred in Broadway and vaudeville productions, and even became the first Asian American to host her own television show, The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, in Anna s health began to deteriorate in the 1950s, although she made several more television appearances and was honored with a star on Hollywood s Walk of Fame in She was scheduled to play Madame Liang in the film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Flower Drum Song, when she died of a heart attack at the age of 56. Despite not appearing in the film, Anna s struggle to succeed in mainstream Hollywood helped make it possible for Flower Drum Song to feature a cast almost entirely composed of Asian Americans. A young Nancy Kwan starred in this film, and as she narrated Frosted Yellow Willows, she spoke with regret about never being able to work with the woman who helped pave the way for her and other Asian women to succeed in Hollywood. AS 寫 6 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

7 HISTORIC PHOTO GALLERY The End of World War II 70 Year Anniversary A group of Chinese waiters in London read news of Japan s surrender. August 10, 1945: When the Japanese agree to surrender, American troops and members of the British Women s Royal Navy Service carry a member of the Chinese Military Mission in Piccadilly Circus, London. The Chinese Army in battle with only light artillery. Five soldiers operate this legendary piece wearing poison gas masks. A Chinese soldier at the Marco Polo Bridge 盧溝 橋, where the Japanese invasion of China began on July 7, Spring 2015 Yang Huimin 楊惠敏, a girl scout, delivers a national flag to soldiers defending the Sihang Warehouse 四行倉庫 during the Battle of Shanghai. On September 9, 1945 in a ceremony in Nanjing, General He Yin qin 何應欽 accepts a statement of surrender from Yasuji Okamura 小林淺三郎, General Commander of Japanese Troops in China. 7

8 SDCHM events Lunar Prosperity Engulfs the Gaslamp Rich in culture, activities, food and shopping, the Chinese New Year Fair has plenty for all A Chinese dragon weaves its way through the crowd in front of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum during the San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair on Feb. 21 and 22. By Amber Sykes, Museum Staff Rhythmic drums filled the streets of the Asian Pacific Historic District on an early February morning to bring in the Lunar New Year as well as the 33rd Annual San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair. Followed by the upbeat drumming were the dragon and lion dancers, a crowd favorite among adults and children. The corners of 3rd Avenue and J Street that are usually so calm and quiet were now the heart of the celebration. Performers under the lion cloaks entertained the crowd, and at the same time, searched over onlookers, hungry for some Hong Bao 紅包, the traditional red envelopes filled with money to celebrate the new year. It was early, but the children were ready and waving their red envelopes as bystanders watched their hands disappear into the mouths of the elaborate puppets. Once the lions had their fill, they led the crowd in the direction of the main stage to kick off the rest of the weekend s festivities and the focus went from lions and dragons to the Goat, as it is its Zodiac year. Even among the sounds and excitement, things started slow, most likely due to fear of rain. Similar to the perseverance of the goat, the vendors stuck it out and were eventually rewarded. Once the clouds parted so did the hesitation and the streets were filled with people looking for good food, good treats, and good entertainment. Food vendors lined Third Avenue offering tasty treats like Dim Sum and Boba drinks. At the entrance to the fair, a childrens craft table beckoned kids to create panda headbands and paper lanterns. The lanterns were used by the children to participate in the lantern parade with their handcrafted art alongside the lion dancers and dragon puppet manned by eleven people up to the stage to talk about what made their lanterns special. The fair's Honorary Chairperson and the museum's Board President Lilly Cheng had her share of stage time as well as she greeted guests as the Mistress of Ceremonies of some of the performances that day. The stage on the corner of 3rd Avenue and J Street faces the museum s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension, letting guests inside peek at performances from Asian Story Theatre, Lijun String Ensemble, the UCSD Chinese Dance Association, and more. Though the San Diego Chinese Center organizes the festival, the museum has the lucky position of being at the heart of it all. The New Year Celebration is our busiest two days of the year and we had more than 900 people in and out of our three buildings all day. On Saturday, museum staff member, Kathleen Dang, was telling fortunes at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center, while guests enjoyed the artwork of Jack Liang hung in the gallery space. Board member, Marion So, directed volunteers as they enthusiastically sold knick-knacks, vintage Chinese art, clothing, and collectibles at the annual rummage sale just outside the doors of the Mission Building. The collection is as unique and entertaining as the lion dancers, and people look forward to the LUNAR PROSPERITY Continued on Page 19 Cover Calligrapher : Wen Zhengming 文徵明 ( ) Wen Zhengming was one of the leading artists of the Wu school, the scholar-painters who carried on the amateur tradition in Chinese painting during the Ming Dynasty ( ). He is famous for his Wu school landscapes painted in muted tones. Perhaps more famous for his calligraphy than his paintings, Wen Zhengming studied under Lee In-Zen, Wu Kuan, and Zhu Yuen-Ming. Having had an official career in the Hanlin Academy in Beijing, he retired early to his native city of Suzhou, a cultivated intellectual center. There, having access to private collections of original works by the great painters of the past, Wen Zhengming became an outstanding critic and connoisseur of painting. Although his notion of style was bound by the canons governing forms and motifs laid down by past masters, this did not prevent him from introducing invention and change in his own work. His cao shu 草書 and small-scale calligraphy in kai shu 槢書 are especially renowned, making him one of the four great artists of the Ming Dynasty. 8 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

9 Curator s Corner On January 24, after several long telephone chats with Elaine Mae Woo, I attended her film screening of Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows, Her Life, Times and Legend at the Chuang Archive & Learning Center. On January 28, as a member of the CCBA Board, I attended a dinner at China Max for the change in ministers for Taiwan. On January 30, the San Diego Central Library held its 49th Annual Local Author Exhibit. I had my Master s Thesis, Geographic Factors that Affected the Growth of San Diego s Chinatown Relative to Los Angeles and San Francisco on display along with Tom Hom s book Rabbit on a Bumpy Road. In the month of February, there were nine events associated with Chinese New Year that I attended: (1) on Feb. 7, the SDCHM dinner at Pearl Chinese Cuisine; (2) on Feb. 8, the Year of the Ram Celebration at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant hosted by the House of China, the Chinese School of San Diego, and the Chinese Service Center of San Diego; (3) on Feb. 14, the House of China Open House celebration at Balboa Park; (4) on Feb. 18, the New Year celebration at the 4S Ranch Library in North County, where I was the guest speaker as one of the county library s Living Legends; (5) on the afternoon of Feb. 21, an APHAFIC meeting at the La Jolla Library, where Dr. Jen-shih Lee was the guest speaker; (6) on the morning of Feb. 21 and all day on Feb. 22, Gladys and I volunteered at the annual Chinese Food and Cultural Fair, in the CCBA s historic building at 428 Third Ave. (7) On Feb. 25, Dr. Jen-shih Lee visited me at my home where we discussed his desire to publish a book on Harmonious Globalization; (8) on Feb. 27, Jasmine Seafood Restaurant had a Lunar New Year Celebration and Fundraiser for the service projects of the San Diego United Lions Club; (9) on Feb. 28, we attended the New Year s celebration at Barnard Elementary School, an Asian-Pacific Language Academy. Dr. Lilly Cheng was part of the program conducting a fashion show of Asian gowns. Lee Ann Kim, whose two boys attend the school, also gave a presentation. On March 1, the Chinese Community Church held its Year of the Ram celebration. On March 6 and 7, I attended the Annual Congress of History Conference in Balboa Park where this year s theme was Balboa Park 1915 Spring 2015 CURATOR Continued on Page 12 SDCHM AND THE COMMUNITY Taiwan ministers and friends at the China Max Restaurant Hosts hold Year of the Ram banner at Jasmine celebration. Feeding the Lion at 4 S Ranch Library Ladies in native dress at the Jasmine Lions Club fund raiser Congress of History board members at the conference in Balboa Park By Murray K. Lee Curator of Chinese American History Chinese Community Church celebrates Gladys Lee, Frances Lee, Tom Hom, Mary Lou Hom, Murray Lee, and John Hom turning 88. Two children at House of China celebration in Balboa Park Jen-shih Lee (second from left) after hosting dinner at Chin s Restaurant in Mira Mesa Children at Barnard Elementary School singing in Chinese San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate (center) with attendees at CIA/FBI event 9

10 MUSEUM PHOTO GALLERY Special Events, Education & Outreach (L-R) Dr. Richard Henke, Elaine Mae Woo, and Dr. Lilly Cheng at the screening of the Anna May Wong documentary on Jan. 24 Volunteers, staff, and board members with Elaine Mae Woo, producer of Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows Elaine Mae Woo accepts a certificate of apprecation from Dr. Alex Chuang and Dr. Lilly Cheng on Jan. 24. (L-R) Rose Tchang, Agnes Chuang, and Rose s sister during Rose s 90th birthday on March 14 at Pearl Chinese Cuisine Rose Tchang blows out the candle to her birthday cake during a celebration for her 90th birthday on March 14 (L-R) San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts, Rose Tchang, and Dr. Lilly Cheng at the 19th Annual Fundraising Banquet (L-R) Supervisor Ron Roberts gives Rose Tchang a certificate of appreciation for her years of support for the museum. (L-R) Dr. Lilly Cheng, Vincent Wang, Dr. Shu Gar Chan, Rose Tchang, Supervisor Ron Roberts and Dr. Alex Chuang on Feb. 7 Anthony The Magic performed mind-bending illusions during the banquet including levitating his assistant. (R) Danny Tow shows off his magical abilities with the help of Anthony The Magic and his assistants during the banquet on Feb. 7. (L-R) Agnes Chuang, Dr. Payton Ely and Dr. Dawn Bortolyzzi at the annual banquet on Feb. 7 (L-R) Polly Liew, K. C. Chien, Winnie Fong and Sophie Chien admire the beautiful flowers at the annual banquet. 10 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

11 MUSEUM PHOTO GALLERY Special Events, Education & Outreach Dr. Alex Stewart gave a short but sweet presentation on the history of the museum on Feb. 7. (L-R) Dr. Richard Henke and Marion So help guests at the rummage sale tables outside the museum during the fair. (L-R) Board members Marion So and Dr. Richard Henke set up the museum rummage sale before fair-goers arrive. (L) Kathleen Dang does tarot card reading at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center during the Chinese New Year Fair. (L-R) Amber Sykes, Sawyer Hsu and Agnes Chuang outside the Chinese Historical Museum during the Chinese New Year Fair Mr. Shiao demonstrates Chinese calligraphy for museum guests during the Chinese New Year Fair on Feb (L-R) Board member Sawyer Hsu and Yu Sun, volunteer at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Extension during Chinese New Year (L-R) Dr. Lilly Cheng and Donna Lee at the Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair held annually in downtown San Diego Dr. Alex Stewart kept the doors at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center open during the New Year s Fair. Dr. Daozheng Li demonstrates the art of Guasha 刮痧 by gently scraping the hands and back of Dr. Alex Chuang s neck to help with his voice. (L-R) Dr. Daozheng Li, Dr. Lilly Cheng, Lilin Wang, and Dr. Alex Chuang after Dr. Li s fascinating lecture on traditional Chinese medicine and demonstration Dr. Daozheng Li demonstrates gentle massage on Dr. Lilly Cheng during his lecture on Chinese traditional medicine on Feb. 28 at the Archive and Learning Center Spring

12 SDCHM EXCLUSIVE I.M. PEI Continued from Page 5 I.M. Pei Comes to America In the early 1900 s it was common for privilaged Chinese to attend college in Europe or the United States. Pei decided to attend the University of Pennsylvania because the course descriptions about architecture captured his interest but after moving to the United States and spending only two weeks at the university, Pei began to doubt his choice. To study architecture in America in 1935 meant mastering the Beaux-Arts style, often by sketching all the flourishes and classic elements of ancient buildings in Greece and Rome. Pei was not interested in becoming a draftsman and merely copying designs from the past. His strengths were math and science, not drawing and Pei quickly transferred to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study engineering. It was in the library at MIT that Pei discovered Le Corbusier. 5 As an architect Le Corbusier was every bit as avant-garde as he had been as a painter. His modernism demanded a novel way of looking at how humans interacted with architecture. Pei devoured Le Corbusier s books and the architect s essays influenced Pei s early years, Le Corbusier s three books were my bible and they were the only thing I could rely on to see anything new in architecture. 6 Pei spent two days watching Le Corbusier s passionate lectures on modernism and said, These were probably the most important days in my architectural education. 7 One day during school, Pei drove to Grand Central Station to pick up a fraternity brother who was traveling by train from the 5. Cannell, p Boehm, p Cannell, p. 69 West Coast. When his friend got off the train, he introduced Pei to Eileen Loo, who was on her way to Wellesley College. While she waited for the connecting train, Pei tried to convince her to let him drive her to Boston. He was smitten. Loo refused, but when Pei discovered that her train had been delayed in Hartford because of a hurricane, Pei called her and teased that she should have taken him up on his offer. He eventually asked her out and it was the beginning of a successful courtship. Five days after Loo s graduation they were married. 8 Pei accepted a job in Boston, and Eileen enrolled in Harvard s Graduate School of Design to study landscape architecture. Listening to his wife and her school friends discuss their classes, Pei became intrigued with Harvard s progressive approach to architecture. Harvard s dean of architecture, Joseph Hudnut had shifted his focus from Gothic style to modernist and immediately stunned American architects by appointing a new chairman of the architecture department, Walter Gropius. Gropius founded a school of architecture in Germany, and his revolutionary philosophy called for artists and architects to work together, thus joining art with technology in design. Harassed by the Nazis, Gropius fled to England and then to the United States, where he accepted the position at Harvard. In 1942, Pei enrolled in a master s program at Harvard. It was wartime, and shortly after he began his studies, Pei took a leave of absence to help with the war effort. When the war ended, Pei returned to Harvard with Eileen and their new son, Ting Chung. The months ticked by and the Pei s had their second son, Chien Chung, (Didi). Seasons passed and he realized it was 8. Rubalcaba, p. 12. time to practice architecture, not just talk about it. In the spring of 1948 at the age of 31, Pei walked into real estate tycoon William Zeckendorf s office. It was apparent that they were complete opposites as Zeckendorf was loud and boisterous and Pei was meticulous, reserved and refined but the two men took an immediate liking to one another. Zeckendorf discovered that he and Pei had been born in the Year of the Snake, and that fate had brought them together. Zeckendorf offered Pei a job as his in-house architect and told him that together they would redesign the cities of North America. Pei quickly accepted. I wanted to learn something about real estate, and to my surprise I learned a great deal from this man. I learned a lot about the politics of building, 9 Pei explained, What was important was creating livable housing at the lowest possible cost, with the highest possible architectural and planning standards. 10 The city of Denver was chosen for their first major project. Pei envisioned a multiuse center that would lure people back into the city by creating a park-like environment and using just a fraction of the available land for building. The empty space for gardens and fountains wasn t the only unconventional idea in Pei s plan. He wanted the building to be visually appealing, calming and restorative. This Mile High Center attracted people by the droves and Zeckendorf was able to charge twice the going rates for rent with the lowest vacancy rate of any building. Denver s first skyscraper was a smashing success. Business was so good Pei could no longer handle all the work and hired more I.M. PEI Continued on Page Boehm, p Boehm, p. 51. CURATOR Continued from Page 9 and Beyond. All the papers were quite appropriate since San Diego is celebrating its 100th anniversary of the Panama-California Exposition. On March 11, Gladys and I were invited to attend a special presentation on, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, The Lesson of Trail Blazing Leadership in the CIA. It was given by the highest ranking Asian- American woman at the CIA. Her sponsors were the Taiwanese American Professionals, (TAP) and the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). Brochures were provided describing the various career opportunities. Representatives from the FBI were also present. It was held at the Four Points by Sheraton on Aero Drive. MKL 寫 TCM Continued from Page 4 Dr. Li focused on guasha which is done by scraping the surface of the body with a smooth tool repeatedly to produce light bruising and sometimes a black sticky toxin called sha 痧. According to Dr. Li, sha is a natural toxin found in the body that causes illness. Dr. Li shared photos of his patients who have done the procedure. Museum members and guests were fascinated by Dr. Li s lecture and wanted to be participants in his demonstration of guasha. After this event there may have been many who walked away from the experience with a new-found appreciation for TCM. 12 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

13 The world of museums and non-profits is vast. It is a living, breathing, dynamic universe of creativity and passion, where history, art and science collide, powered by the pursuit of knowledge, preservation and community engagement, and is undeniable proof that great minds do think alike. In this ever growing, ever changing world, how is it possible for anyone to keep up? Thanks to the support of Rising Arts Leaders Quick Grant, I was able to attend the California Association of Museums (CAM) conference held right here in San Diego. The experience was wonderful and gave me a better understanding of the universal issues all museums face. Topics focusing on fundraising, educational programs, and collections were no surprise, but having the opportunity to hear another organization s struggles and triumphs, as well as defeats, with technology, keeping up with educational standards, and generational dynamics, to name a few, was nothing short of fascinating. During this conference, there were many must-see panels including Common Core on the Ground: A Case Study in Museum Practices. With the recent implementation of the Common Core Standards in California, there has been pressure on many museums to take another look at their educational offering and align it with the new needs of teachers and their students. The biggest obstacle with this new standard for both teachers and museum educators is not figuring out what should be offered but how to present the material. Historically, knowledge is passed down from teachers to students. However, with accessibility to the internet, that model for learning is somewhat obsolete. With Common Core, teaching moves away from that old model towards a constructivist approach let the learner construct their own learning. Many supporters and California educators are optimistic about the benefits of Common Core but not everyone is on the same page about using it in the classroom. Guy Fish and Mikki Heydroff, staff members at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens presented on what their museum is doing to implement Common Core in their programs as well as taking a larger, district-wide leadership role in helping teachers understand how to implement SDCHM events Navigating Uncharted Waters Learning the Ropes from Museum Professionals at the CAM Conference By Diana Inocencio, Museum Staff A printmaking station hosted by Corita Art Center was offered to attendess of the CAM Conference on Feb. 19. the new standards in their classrooms. Working with Jennifer Olson, district arts education coordinator with the Pasadena Unified School District, The Huntington offers professional development training for teachers using their galleries, gardens, and collections for this research and evidence based learning. As a historical and cultural institution with an abundance of primary resources, I hope to take a critical look at our educational offerings at SDCHM and begin the process to align them with Common Core standards. Though all of the panels I attended were enlightening and helpful, I found that the panels I attended simply because the topic was personally interesting to me were the ones that really motivated me to improve and change the way I currently did things at my museum. For example, on the last day of the CAM Conference, I was waiting for the Building a High Performing Board of Directors panel to begin and I decided to sit in on a Lunchtime Lounge called, 15 Minutes Can Change a Visit with Erica Kelly from the San Diego Natural History Museum and Cristina Trecha from Portland State University. Like many of the other attendees, I entered the conference room with my bagged lunch in my hand and was surprised to find out that the session would be an interactive one. We were given an object we knew nothing about and were asked to pretend we were talking to a guest in our museum. The experience was nerve-wracking at first because as individuals who are accustomed to giving tours and spending hours learning all the necessary details, going in with nothing was not a great feeling. However, Trecha stressed that as a representative of the museum out on the gallery floor, you do not have to know all the answers to guests questions - sometimes it is enough to just have a conversation with them to make their experience better. Kelly explained that 15 minutes with a guest could change their entire experience and has the potential to turn any normal visit to any CAM CONFERENCE Continued on Page 19 (L) Image of a teacher leading a class through The Huntington during the 1950s Spring

14 SDCHM EVENTS Share Your Time, Share Your Passion with SDCHM By Diana Inocencio, Museum Staff There have been some new faces at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum. You may have noticed them at the registration table during our events, in the garden or helping with the rummage sale during the Chinese New Year Fair, or heard about their dedication to the museum during our annual banquet. These new faces are all part of our wonderful group of museum volunteers! Since last year, the museum has had the opportunity to work with dedicated individuals from around San Diego, most of which are students. During the last banquet, we presented Vincent Wang, a junior at Pacific Ridge School, with a certificate of appreciation for his volunteer work at the museum. Vincent, like many of our recent volunteers, has only been working with the museum for a little over a year but he has already worked about 100 hours. To a non-profit organization like SDCHM, this is invaluable. With the increasing number of events, exhibits, collaborations and outreach we do each year, the role our reliable volunteers hold becomes more important and vital to the growth and health of our organization. If you or anyone you know is interested in sharing extra time, has a love and passion for history, or just wants to meet new people and interact with our members, SDCHM is always looking for new volunteers. Volunteering is not limited to giving tours and acting as a docent, though that is a large part of what our volunteers do. We offer opportunities in our administrative office, with our on-site educational programs, assisting with the library and archives, and engaging with our online followers through social media. For those who are specifically interested in the history of the Chinese community in San Diego, we are (L-R) Hannah Tsai, volunteer, helps sell items at the museum s rummage sale with museum member Theresa Lai on Feb. 22. also looking for docents to help with our museum tour, offered on the first Saturday of every month, and our Asian Pacific Historic District walking tour, offered on the second Saturday of each month. Looking ahead to 2016, SDCHM will be celebrating our 20th anniversary and what better way to help us celebrate than by being part of it! To become a volunteer, simply download our volunteer application form from our website, Once we receive your completed application, by or by U.S. post, a staff member will contact you to schedule a volunteer orientation. Now is the perfect season to share your time and talents with the museum! DI 寫 For questions about volunteering or volunteer opportunities, please contact the museum at or via at info@sdchm.org I.M. PEI Continued from Page 12 architects and secretaries to handle his complicated schedule. Pei s family was growing too and in 1950 Eileen gave birth to their third son, Li Chung ( Sandi ). These days were hectic, and with success came mounting pressure and Pei decided they needed a retreat a place to enjoy family and friends away from the hectic demands of business. They discovered the perfect spot on a hilltop, thirty miles northeast of the city, in the rural town of Katonah, New York in Westchester County. Although Pei had very little money, that didn t stop him from building a home on this majestic property. He used prefabricated sections and positioned them as they are in Chinese temples. The architectural design was so amazingly simple that workers were able to erect the entire structure in one day 14 and complete the roofing in less than a week. 11 Meanwhile, Pei and his team worked on intricate large-scale projects that architects with far more experience would never have the chance to tackle. He had a hand in improving the lives of people throughout the United States and Canada. After about ten years he again felt the need to advance as an architect. Pei was doing a lot of low cost housing, a great deal of urban development; exciting, important work, but not the kind of work he really wanted to do. He wanted to design and build concert halls, museums, and public buildings, but as a house architect of a developer, he did not get that kind of opportunity. It was at this restless time in the late 1950s that the real estate market collapsed, and Zeckendorf s creditors called in their 11. Philip Jodidio,and Janet Adams Strong, New York, Rizzoli, p.33. loans. He could not cover his debts and was forced to declare bankruptcy. Zeckendorf s financial difficulties were the beginning of Pei s opportunity as an architect. With Zeckendorf s blessing, Pei opened his own firm, called I.M. Pei and Associates, and later became, I.M. Pei and Partners. Soon after, Pei and his wife had their fourth child, Liane and the family was now complete. Don t miss part 2. in our summer edition Dr. Howard Meyer is a member of the American Artists of Chinese Brush Painting - Lung Hsiang Chapter and the Chinese Brush Painting Society of San Diego. He is also a member of the Chinese Historical Society and Museum. Howard has been recognized for his Chinese brush paintings and his writings on Chinese Art and Culture. San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

15 SDCHM EDUCATION Education Update By Dr. Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Education & Exhibits The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is wrapping up another busy springtime full of education programs. Every weekday the museum was open from Chinese New Year s Day on February 19 through the entire month of March, museum educators presented at least one education program, either at the museum or at schools around San Diego County. While most of our education programs focus on children, I also had the great pleasure of sharing Chinese history and culture with some older audiences. When Tom Hom presented his new book at an event co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific Alliance of County Employees and County of San Diego Filipino-American Employees Association, I was honored to have a chance to give a short talk promoting the museum he helped found. I had a very optimistic morning on February 12 when I visited the Coronado Optimists Club to speak to their members about Chinese New Year prints, festive and auspicious designs that are traditionally pasted up during the Spring Festival. I also gave this presentation to residents of Emeritus Senior Living at Carmel Valley. Agnes Chuang came with me to write residents names in Chinese, and a few of them also tried their hands at brush painting and printmaking. It was my great pleasure to give a lecture to the San Diego County Archeological Society about the Five Dynasties of Chinese Pottery exhibit currently on display in the Sun Yat-Sen Extension. Their members will follow up the lecture with a tour of the exhibit and the rest of the museum in April. The Women s Discovery Group also took a walking tour of the Asian Pacific Historic District on Feb. 24. These tours are also available on the education & outreach Presented January - March 2015 CEPs AND MUSEUM TOURs: Bear Valley Middle School 347 Bella Rosa Learning Academy 15 Bird Rock Elementary 21 Black Mountain Middle School 125 Clairemont Library 15 Coronado Middle School 228 Del Mar Pines School 22 DePortola Middle School 33 Emeritus Carmel Valley 30 Francis Parker High School 39 Holly Drive Leadership Academy 62 La Jolla Elementary 22 Longfellow School 17 Skyline Hills Library 25 Women s Discovery Group 8 TOTAL: 1009 PEOPLE second Saturday of every month, so please come by to learn about the diverse history of Downtown San Diego. AS 寫 Community Outreach Report / January - March 2015 Jan. 3 Museum and Garden Tour Docent: Kathleen Dang Jan. 7 SD Museum Council Meeting Participant: Diana Inocencio Jan. 10 Asian Pacific Historic District Walking Tour Docent: Alex Stewart Jan. 24 Anna May Wong Film Screening Elaine Mae Woo, producer of the film, shared the life and history of Anna May Wong through a screening of the film followed by a Q&A Feb. 7 19th Annual Banquet Feb. 11 SDG&E Energy Solutions Partnership Meeting Participant: Diana Inocencio Feb. 12 Coronado Optimist Club Meeting Participant: Alex Stewart Feb. 14 Asian Pacific Historic District Walking Tour Docent: Kathleen Dang Feb California Association of Museums Conference Participant: Diana Inocencio Feb Chinese New Year Food & Cultural Fair Feb. 25 SDG&E Energy Solutions Partnership Grant Luncheon Participant: Diana Inocencio Feb. 28 The Wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medical Science with Dr. Daozheng Li Dr. Li gave a lecture and demonstration on Chinese traditional medicine. March 4 SD Museum Council Meeting Participant: Diana Inocencio March 7 Museum and Garden Tour Docent: Kathleen Dang March 7 SDCHM Board of Directors Meeting Participant: Alex Chuang March 14 Asian Pacific Historic District Walking Tour Docent: Kathleen Dang March 17 Foundation Training: Introduction to Finding Funders Participants: Alex Stewart & Agnes Chuang March 18 SDG&E Partner Night Participants: Alex Stewart & Agnes Chuang March 21 Third Saturday Lecture Lecturer: Alex Stewart Spring

16 APHAFIC aphafic update By Nancy Lo, APHAFIC The Association for Preserving the Historical Accuracy of Foreign Invasions of China (APHAFIC) winter meeting was held at the La Jolla/Ridford Library on February 21, 2015, featuring a lecture by Dr. Jen-shih Lee on the, Victory for Mankind. Dr. Lee s talk was based on two books written by his father, Mr. Lee Yuri 李浴日. The first A Japanese Prison in Shanghai Battle 滬戰中的日獄, which is the diary of Mr. Lee Yuri, who was imprisoned by the Japanese Imperial Army during the January 28, 1932 invasion of Shanghai. The second is On Victories, an analysis on using Sun Tzu Art of War 孫子兵法, from Clausewitz s book, On War, and the revolutionary principles of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen to win the War of Justice 義戰. Dr. Lee s presentation addressed three issues. The first: who inflicted the Century of Humiliation in China? It has been suggested that the humiliation resulted because the Chinese were sick men of East Asia and the Chinese could not fight united as they are as free as loose sands. Reading books* by Lee Yuri, renowned military analyst and writer, among many others, caused Dr. Lee to realize that the Chinese soldiers acted bravely and fought to prevent the advancement of the Japanese army by inflicting injuries and causing casualties. China had been weakened by corrupted and greedy Chinese warlords and government officials and the weakened Chinese government could not counter the killing of its people by the millions as well as the humiliation and other atrocities subjected to billions of Asians by the Japanese Empire who were seeking cheap labor, comfort women, and resources. Next, Dr. Lee wondered if World War II and the Iraq War were fought as Wars for Justice. Dr. Lee explained that after WWII, the victory brought peace and justice to Europe, however, the same was not true for Asia, which he argues, is similar to what is currently happening with the Iraq War. Lastly, he questions how the world can avoid being endangered by wars, predatory globalization, overspending by governments and resource depletion. The practice of certain philosophies such as, if you are not our friends, then you are our enemies, and protecting the interest of the U.S.A. and our partners, makes these endangerments even worse. According to Lee Yuri s writing, in 1946 the Western military philosophy promoted killing and colonization of the world in order to make themselves strong. In contrast, Chinese military philosophy emphasized helping friends and enemies, found in the philosophies of Military for Mankind 仁師 and War of Justice 義戰. Dr. Lee proclaimed that the great nations of the world must practice Military for Mankind and win the War of Justice in order to avoid further endangering innocent lives. Lee s writings are all in Chinese. To promote the knowledge and practice of this Chinese military philosophy, Dr. Lee is writing a book titled, The World for Mankind. He welcomed input from the (Above) Justin and Max, Dr. Jen-shih Lee s grandsons, giving a presentation. (L) Dr. Jen-Shih Lee presenting Victory for Mankind. (Above) Books by Mr. Lee Yuri 李浴日 displayed at the meeting, provided by San Diego Chinese Press. (L) Nancy Lo presents Dr. Jen-shih Lee a certificate of appreciation and the book, The undaunted women of Nanking, the wartime diaries of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-Fang. audience in hopes that the book will be read by Americans and the philosophy be put into practice by the U.S. government. Dr. Lee also announced the establishment of The World for Mankind Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to support the writing and publication of books such as A World for Mankind, China: The Mecca of Innopreneurship, Education for Mankind, Research for Mankind, and Harmonious Globalization. In this way, the people of the world will know the for-mankind philosophies and get their governments in the West and East to practice 仁師義戰, subsequently empowering them with peace, justice and prosperity. Two of Dr. Lee s grandchildren gave short presentations after his lecture. Justin, 11, spoke on, My Great Grandfather, in which he indicated that he is proud of his great-grandfather and thinks it is cool to have a career as a military strategist. Like his great grandfather, Justin believes in 16 San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

17 SDCHM EVENTS peace. Max, who is 10 years old, is an inventor and likes to invent new things to help others in the world. The Foundation encourages our next generation to participate in the For- Mankind Movement. APHAFIC Future Events The APHAFIC annual meeting will be held on May 30 at China Max restaurant with guest speaker, Ms. Satoko Oka Norimatsu, Director of the Peace Philosophy Centre in Vancouver, Canada who will be speaking on, The significance of the 70th year of the end of the Asia-Pacific War - towards reconciliation and peace in East Asia. The Peace Philosophy Centre is a peace-education organization. We are also planning a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of victory of WWII-V-J day in the later part of this year. * A book set of 2742 pages (about 2,000,000 words) authored by Lee Yuri can be obtained with a donation of $500 to the World for Mankind Foundation or $200 to the Lee Yuri Foundation. They are available for free at The Quest to See It All! By Kathleen Dang, Museum Staff February, the shortest month of the year always seems to be the busiest here at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum. This year, our participation in the San Diego Museum Council s Museum Month has once again brought many visitors to our wonderful museum. Presented by Macy s, this annual event provides a perfect opportunity for everyone to enjoy the diverse collection of museums that San Diego has to offer. Forty-five museums in total joined in on the fun as members of the San Diego Museum Council, including SDCHM. Participating museums offered half-price admission to visitors who used a free Museum Month voucher during the entire month of February. These vouchers were made available at Macy s locations throughout San Diego County. Anyone can use a voucher to participate in this annual event. During this event, we even had visitors from Canada! When guests arrived with their vouchers, it seemed they were on an epic journey to enjoy all forty-five museums in one month. The voucher also allows you to keep track of the museums you visited by checking off locations on a list. We saw many guests who already visited more than fifteen museums by the time they arrived at SDCHM! We hope they completed their goal and truly marveled at all of the amazing museums that San Diego County has to offer. Forty-five museums in twenty-eight days sounds like an impossible feat, but believe us when we say that it is well worth the challenge! Our own activities brought many people to SDCHM for the very first time during this event. The First Saturday Museum & Garden Tour Museum Month 2015 as well as the Second Saturday Walking Tour included visitors who learned about SDCHM through the San Diego Museum Council. Our membership in the San Diego Museum Council provides opportunities to participate in many county-wide activities such as this In addition, we celebrated the Lunar New Year on February 19th. Many visitors joined us during this festive month to see our exhibits and enjoy the sights of downtown. This year was the twenty-sixth year of this event and San Diego Museum Council s Museum Month has left a lasting impression on San Diegans and tourists alike. We appreciate this annual event because it gives everyone an exciting opportunity to visit museums, galleries, and wildlife preserves at a great discount! Economic factors shouldn t prevent people from learning something new. Our goal of reaching people of all ages gets fulfilled during this fantastic month. We are honored to participate in this noble event to bring culture, history, and art to our community! KD 寫 Corrections to the Winter 2014 Newsletter In the last paragraph of "Visit to Taipei National Revolutionary Martyrs Shrine": One of the reasons Professor Yuan Jan-Pin went to Taiwan was to pay tribute to the late General Zhao, one of her uncles who served as the Kinmen Defense Command deputy commander. He lost his life during the communist People s Liberation Army attack of Kinmen on August 23, Accompanied by Mr. Wang ( 王應文 ), Professor Yuan and Nancy Lo went to Taipei National Revolutionary Martyrs Shrine ( 忠烈祠 ) and paid tribute to the late general Zhao ( 趙家驤 2) next day on October 23rd. Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Bombing by the US air force on Kanshan. Nancy Lo indicated that she had sympathy for Chinese civilians who suffered during the attack, similar to those Japanese civilians who suffered during the two A bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August We also need to understand the history of Sino-Japanese war which later led to the Pacific war, during which, the Japanese imperial army had brutally killed thousands and thousands of Chinese. If Japan had not attacked China and Pearl Harbor, US would not have bombed Taiwan and would not have dropped two A-bombs. So It is the Japanese government that should be blamed for the suffering of Chinese civilians and Japanese civilians during WWII. Spring

18 FUNDING & DONOR SUPPORT JANUARY - MARCH 2015 DONOR By Teh-Hsuang Lee, Museum Treasurer CASH AMOUNT Eleanor & Robert Bregman... $50.00 Edgar D. & Linda A. Canada... $ Pei-Tei and Chih-Wu Chang... $ Leonard & Winnie Wong Chase... $1, York & Terry Chen... $50.00 Alexander & Agnes Chuang... $50.00 Edward & Diana MarJip Chuh... $ Eric Hamilton... $50.00 Marika Heller... $ Richard & Sophia Henke... $1, Charles W. & ChinYeh Rose Hostler... $1, George & Jean Cheng Kung... $1, Chun & Donna Lee... $50.00 Lo-Shan & Wen Lee... $75.00 Fah-Seong & Polly Liew... $50.00 Roxana L. Ou... $1, Edward and Chen Pun... $ Carole and Howard Robin... $ Lia Yin Shen... $ Kwan L. & Marion Miulam So... $1, Charles W. & Linda C. Tu... $1, Sandra A Wawrytko... $50.00 Katherine Wong... $35.00 David & Sandy Wei Chao Woods... $50.00 SDCHM Archive & Learning Center Building Fund Alexander & Agnes Chuang... $273, Richard & Sophia Henke... $75, Shu-Gar Chan...*$60, Fah-Seong & Polly Liew... $50, Hwei-Chih & Julia Hsiu Endowment Fund... $20, Anonymous... $11, Richard & Laura Bregman...$10, (matching from Bank of America Foundation) Pei Chi & Rosalind Chou... $4, Sdchm Endowment Fund Y.C. & K.F. Wu... $ Michael & Criselda Yee... $50.00 Sub-total... $9, IN HONOR OF TOM HOM Paul and Suzanne Schulman...$ Sub-total... $ IN MEMORY OF ALLEN E. HOM Tom & Loretta Hom...$ Elisa Aguirre Servin...$40.00 Sub-total... $ New Addition to Endowment Shu-Gar Chan...$20, Sub-total... $20, New Addition to Building Fund Shu-Gar Chan...$10, Robin G. & Tammy Tran Low...$ Sub-total... $10, GRAND TOTAL... $40, ARTIFACT DONATIONS Myrna Wosk...11 pieces of Chinese ethnic minority costumes, clothing, embroideries, etc. Gene Jeng Guang Lay... $6, Wu Chung Hsiang & Vicky Ching... $1, Robert E. Lee... $1, Charles & Linda Tu... $1, Chen-Wai & Jin-Ling Wang... $1, Jim Yow & Suzie Hom... $ Sherwin & Julie F. Wang... $ Robin G. & Tammy Tran Low... *$ GRAND TOTAL... $514, Hwei-Chih & Julia Hsiu Endowment Fund... $80, Theodore Tchang... $50, Suzanne & Shu-Gar Chan... *$55, Jung Fu & Jennie C.C. Wu... $32, Alexander & Agnes Chuang... $30, Richard Henke... $25, Tom & Dorothy Lee... $20, Shao-Chi & Lily Lin... $20, Norman & Pauline Fong... $17, Andrew C. & Janet C. Wang... $16, Andrew & Grace Lu... $15, Genghis Khan California, Inc... $13, Fah-Seong & Polly Liew... $12, Shu & Kuang-Chung Chien... $11, Drumright Memorial Fund... $10, Tom & Loretta Hom... $10, Kwan L. & Marion So... $10, Sandra Wawrytko/Fu Foundation... $10, Joseph & Vivian Wong... $10, Winnie Wong Chase... $10, James Ho... $6, Lilly Cheng... $5, Y.C., Luna, Conrad & Brenda Fung... $5, Peter Shih... $5, George & Jean Kung... $4, Anthony Y.H. & Lillian W. Lu...$4, (matching from Merck Partnership for Giving) Dee & Susan Lew... $3, Charles & Linda Tu... $3, Jack & Shirley Fu... $1, Norman Hom... $1, Ernest Chun-Ming & Huei-Jen Huang... $1, Theresa F. Lai... $1, Edward G. & Ellen G. Wong... $1, Gorman & Delores Fong... $ Chun & Donna Lee... $ Robin G. & Tammy Tran Low... $ Michael & Criselda Yee... $ Raymond & Lillie Cheung... $ Howard & Judith Rubenstein... $ Steve & Susanna Kuei... $50.00 GRAND TOTAL... $484, at The San Diego Foundation * - indicates additional donation for current quarter San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

19 LUNAR PROSPERITY Continued from Page 8 treasures they find every year. Inside the Mission Building museum members Grace Wang and Mr. Shiao were demonstrating calligraphy and writing guests names as they explored the building s permanent exhibit on San Diego s Old Chinatown. Many people actually came to the museum just to get their own beautifully stylized names written by our volunteers, but stayed to enjoy the museum exhibits and garden. It is always nice to see the expression on guests faces as they learn for the first time the history of the little corner of Downtown San Diego that used to be Chinatown. With the new year comes new knowledge and more visitors that let us be a part of their annual tradition. ALS 寫 CAM CONFERENCE Continued from Page 13 number of museums into that one that they will never forget. Suffice to say, I love the idea of making unplanned visits to my museum s galleries with a unique piece from our archives or even a prop I may use for our educational programs. It is a wonderful way to get to know some of the people who walk through our doors! The educational and professional value of this conference is not limited to panels but also included discussion sessions, hands-on art activities, as well as special tours and special evening events. From this two-day conference, I feel that I have learned so much information to not only help me be better at my job but to also set me on the path to be able to look at my organization critically with the health, growth, and future of the museum in mind. DI 寫 SDCHM exclusives & events ongoing events museum & garden Tour $2 (included with museum admission) Enjoy a docent-led tour of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum s permanent collection and featured exhibit! Museum tours are held on the first Saturday of every month at 11:00am. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by 3:30pm the friday prior to the tour APHD Walking Tour $4 (includes museum admission) Explore Old Chinatown and the Japanese and Filipino neighborhoods in San Diego s old Stingaree red light district! Walking tours are held every second Saturday of every month at 11:00am. The Asian Pacific Historic Collaborative is a cosponsor. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by 3:30pm the friday prior to the tour Saturday Lectures $5 (includes museum admission) On the third Saturday of each month, join Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Education & Exhibits as he presents a variety of lectures on historical and artistic topics from the museum s catalog of adult presentations. Many of the topics have been developed in coordination with past museum exhibitions. Lectures will be held at the Chuang Archive and Learning Center. Please RSVP by 3:30pm the friday prior to the LECTURE Spring

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