This Zoom talk will be part 1 of a two part talk on the evolution and dating of Chinese rank badges and will feature some of finest examples of Chinese textile art.  David Hugus's past talks on the civil service examination process and how to identify the birds and animals can be seen of You […]

Lorraine Dong self-published her family’s history in 1976 as a Christmas present only for the eyes of her family. Six years later, she wrote a narration for her brother, Arthur Dong, who was finishing his senior film project that was based on their mother’s life. In 1984, that film, Sewing Woman, became the first Asian […]

Historian and maritime archaeologist Hans Van Tilburg will present the origins, history and context of the Ningpo ("Peaceful Wave").