Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program Blog

On Gold Mountain

Posted in Chinese American, Exhibits by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program on May 18, 2001

A Chinese American Experience

Chinese America Placer Miner, circa 1860s-1870s. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society.

This exhibition tells the story of the Chinese in America through the six-generation odyssey of a Chinese American family in Los Angeles.

On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience explores immigration, the transformation of Chinese immigrants into Chinese Americans, the many facets of Chinese American identity, and methods of uncovering family and community history.

Dates:
May 18 – September 30, 2001
Location:
Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building
900 Jefferson Drive, SW

Click here to visit the website.

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