Save Riverside Chinatown

It was a lovely evening to celebrate Ching-In Chen's newest book SHINY CITY with special guests Dan Kuo and Chris Santiago! Thank you to the Museum of Riverside for providing the historic setting, just outside of the home where one of Riverside's Chinese pioneers lived and labored. Thanks also to Kundiman Southern California Chapter, UC Riverside Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts, and Inlandia Institute.

Remembering Riverside's Chinese pioneers at Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery and Olivewood Memorial Park

Join us for the opening of the Pachappa Camp exhibit at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California today at 6:00-8:00 p.m.!

Join us for our annual public remembrance ceremony to honor Riverside's Chinese pioneers on April 5th!

On Saturday Oct 26th at 5:00 p.m., Save Riverside Chinatown and Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California will host a free community screening of Karen Cho's award-winning documentary Big Fight in Little Chinatown! Light refreshments will be served. Join us as we reflect on the important role historic communities play in contemporary times.

Hi friends, hope you're staying cool out there! Join us in supporting the Harada House Foundation and Dosan Memorial Foundation, next Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California for the second of a four-part series celebrating Pachappa Camp, the first Korean American Settlement in the United States!

The keynote for the program is From Harada House to Pachappa Camp: a Conversation with Meiko Inaba. Meiko is a long-time Riverside resident, community volunteer and activist, and Riverside JACL member. She will talk about the friendship and relationship over time with Violet Catherine Kim, the last link to the Pachappa Camp days. Catherine Kim’s father and grandfather were responsible for the daily governance and care of the Pachappa Camp community in Dosan Ahn Chang Ho’s absence. Meiko was the executor of Catherine’s estate and was responsible for directing items via the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies to the UCR Library Special Collections and University Archives, resulting in the Violet Catherine Kim Collection.

The keynote will be preceded by entertainment and other speakers. Light refreshments will be served and this event is free and open to the public.