Abstract The Chang Family Collection contains Chinese and English language correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, printed matter, and artifacts collected by multiple transnational generations of the Chang family, also known by the surname Chung or Zhang. Originating from a village in Guangdong, China, the Chang family first immigrated to the United States in the year 1900, and underwent successive waves of immigration and reverse migration between the two nations over the course of the...

Abstract The DeFalla Family collection consists of CHSSC founding documents, papers and artifacts reflecting Chinese American life, collected by the DeFalla family. It is arranged at a series and sub-series level. This collection is significant to CHSSC because it contains items regarding its own founding as well as artifacts that tell the story of Chinese American life and showing the connections in Southern California. Available through this collection are glimpses of Chinese American life through...

Abstract The Fritz Family collection consists of photographs, papers, and artifacts created by three generations of the Fritz Family in Los Angeles. It is arranged at a series level. This collection provides insight into the life of Angelenos who lived in the area of Chinatwon before it was known as such, revealing hidden connections between French American and Chinese American communities in Los Angeles. French immigration was at a high from the 1850s to 1860s, making the French the fastest-growing...

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of newspaper and magazine clippings.