Reading Historical Newspaper Accounts of Chinese Expulsion, 1850–1890: How Racism Is Naturalized and Taught

Learn how racism is naturalized, and explore the effects of such naturalization, in this hands-on activity reading local newspapers on Chinese immigrants across the span of 1850–1890. This lecture will be followed by a group discussion. 

Limited seating.

Image credit: Courtesy of Lina Hoshino; original images from Petaluma Argus-Courier

Petaluma River Park Foundation would like to thank the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) for the Coastal Stories grant allowing us to bring forward stories from communities and voices historically excluded from the storytelling on California’s coast and publicly accessible lands. Our project will highlight three little-known or untold stories from the Coast Miwok, Chinese, and Latinx communities that helped shape the place and culture of Petaluma and the River Park location.