Chinese Pioneers
Power and Politics in Exclusion-era Photographs
Through the lens of a camera, we see the struggles Chinese immigrants endured during the late 1800s through the mid 1900s and how they overcame adversity.
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The exhibition will also focus on the Delta town of Locke, built by Chinese Americans for Chinese Americans. From the ashes of a fire in Walnut Grove, the Chinese started building anew in 1912. They persevered by reclaiming the flood lands for agriculture, creating a sanctuary and building a community in a time when they were discriminated against, and the laws were stacked against them.
The Chinese Pioneer exhibition runs through April 20, 2025.