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Summer Newsletter

Confucius Church sign in Salinas Chinatown.

We are having a quiet summer and will resume most programs this fall. Nevertheless, a number of positive things have happened for ACE this Spring and early Summer. If you haven’t already received your email copy, do check out our current ACE Summer Newsletter! We are now using the Substack platform to send out all newsletters.

This fall we will feature a book talk, at the Confucius Church (), by historian and scholar Dr. Carol Lynn McKibben, author of Salinas: A History of Race and Resilience in an Agricultural City. If you haven’t already read the book, you should; there’s a lot of fascinating information there about Salinas Chinatown’s history and role in Salinas Valley agriculture. 1-4 pm, Oct. 29, at 1 California St., Salinas. The event is FREE. Parking available at Confucius Church and Salinas Buddhist Temple parking lots, as well as on California St.

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Narciso Bulosan Caliva’s Postcards from Salinas

Where: Art & Culture Gallery at the National Steinbeck Center, #1 Main St., Salinas, CA

When: Open Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 11:00 to 5:00 daily.

Reception: Tues., Oct. 2, Art & Culture gallery (inside the Steinbeck exhibit hall), 5:30 pm; join us for discussion and food (including lumpia!).

Asian Cultural Experience (ACE), the National Steinbeck Center (NSC), and the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) of the Monterey Bay Area are pleased to sponsor an exhibit, “Narciso Bulosan Caliva’s Postcards from Salinas.” Filipino American historian Alex Fabros is the curator of the exhibit, which will be open from Oct. 1, through Nov. 30, 2018 in the “Art & Cultural Gallery” of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. The opening reception will take place at 5:30, Oct. 2, in the National Steinbeck Center Bookshop. Join us for discussion and food with Alex Fabros and ACE members. 

Narciso Bulosan Caliva & Friends
Narcisco Bulosan Caliva & Friends outside his photo studio in Salinas Chinatown. Caliva family collection. 1930s.

This exhibit will feature historic photo postcards produced in the Caliva Photography Studio in Salinas, Chinatown during the 1930s and 1940s. Filipinos and their families, along with other residents of Chinatown, came to Caliva’s studio to be photographed and have their images reproduced on postcards they could mail to family and friends. Also featured will be commentary on the history of Filipinos in the Salinas Valley. Some of the people in the photos have not been identified; for the historical record, we encourage the public to visit our exhibit and help us name these people.
Postcard exhibit panel images
Last month, ACE members with Alex Fabros met at the National Steinbeck Center to select photos to use for the exhibit. Photo by Cathy Chavez-Miller.
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For more information, contact:

Jean Vengua, okir2k@gmail.com, (831) 234-8799

Cathy Chavez-Miller, meankitty132@gmail.com, (831) 809-8310

Larry Hirahara, seedyguy@aol.com, (408) 968-9081

 

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10th Anniversary Asian Festival – April 29!

This year’s Salinas Chinatown Asian Festival is going to be special, because we are celebrating our 10th anniversary. Come and join us on Saturday, April 29. The festivities begin with opening introductions and the Lion Dance at 11 a.m. There will be lots of food, produce for sale, entertainment, walking tours, presentations, and a bigger & better car show. MIG, planning consultants for the Chinatown Revitalization Project, will be present at pop-up booths (with translators, if necessary) to get your input and ideas for the revitalization. See you there! 10th Annual Asian Festival Schedule_

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