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Our History

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Our Historic Main Building

The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum’s permanent exhibition is housed in a mission-style building designed by Louis J. Gill, nephew and protégé of famed architect, Irving Gill. For 30 years, this structure housed the Chinese Community Church (formerly the Chinese Mission), where English language classes were held for new immigrants who often lived in adjacent dormitories.

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Relocation to 404 Third Ave.

 By 1960, the Chinese community had relocated from downtown San Diego and the congregation built a new facility on 47th Street. The adobe building on First Avenue fell into disuse and was slated for demolition in the 1980s, until Sally Wong-Avery, Dorothy Hom, and City Councilman Tom Hom, launched a campaign to rescue it.  The Chinese Historical Society of Greater San Diego and Baja California was able to save the building and, eventually, relocate it to 404 Third Avenue.   Click for more photos of the relocation.

Our board and Staff

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SDCHM Board of Directors

Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, Chair

Sheldon Lou, Vice-Chair

Yi Sun, Secretary

Lily Tou Birmingham, Treasurer

Lillian Chu

Murray Lee

Polly Liew

Jack Meng

Robert Stein

Jessica Yang

Neil Chi-Tai Yang

Michael Yee

SDCHM Staff Members

Lily Tou Birmingham, Director

Elizabeth Hensley Chaney, Grant Writer

Diana Chou, Ph.D., Collections & Exhibitions Advisor

Madeleine McManus, Registrar

Arthi Selvaraj, Graphic Designer

Louis Cohen, IT Coordinator


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