HERE7: Dogpatch Ranch - The Origins of a Chinese American Family (Part I)
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Monday, May 6, 2024 12pm
Location
Mechanics' Institute
57 Post St
Details
This is the story of documentarian Glenn Lym's Chinese great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and the seven children they raised on a ranch in the late 1800's in the Potrero neighborhood of San Francisco.
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[Note: This is the first of two sessions of Glenn Lym's presentation. To register for the second session, please click here.]
This is the story of Glenn Lym's Chinese great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and the seven children they raised on a ranch in the late 1800's in the Potrero neighborhood of San Francisco. How and why did they raise their family on a ranch in outlying San Francisco instead of in Chinatown? This was a time of intense anti-Chinese sentiment. Some of the answers spin out in the lives of their children, and these answers suggest an unexpected interface between early Chinese entrepreneurs and San Francisco’s early business elite tied to the Pacific Ocean trade and to the railroads.
This program will feature the first 35 minutes of documentarian Glenn Lym's film, followed by a 25-minute Q&A and discussion.