Past Event
Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Asian Pacific Islander Americans and San Diego
925 W. Washington Street, San Diego, 92103
Cost: Free
In this illustrated presentation, Alex Stewart (Senior Coordinator of Education and Exhibits at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum) will discuss immigrants from Asia and the Pacific who have made contributions to San Diego history.
Subjects include the pioneering spirit of William Heath Davis to Ah Quin (the unofficial mayor of San Diego’s Chinatown), the growth of Japanese agriculture, the influx of Filipinos associated with the U.S. Navy, and the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees.