Celebrating the Idea that Many of Us are Immigrants from Somewhere and What Does that Mean? A Presentation by George Ow, Jr.

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Celebrating the Idea that Many of Us are Immigrants from Somewhere and What Does that Mean? A Presentation by George Ow, Jr.

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Date:: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time:: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Event location: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Registration is appreciated but not required: bit.ly/GeorgeOw

George Ow, Jr. was born under a lucky star in 1943, in Santa Cruz Chinatown, the year that the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed. He will speak on how his family coped in the United States during the exclusion, a time when "A Chinaman's Chance" meant absolutely no chance at all. Find out what attitudes and actions worked to make good use of opportunities and about the kind people who helped the Chinese and his family. We'll also learn how George lived his early years in Santa Cruz Chinatown, his life and work since then, and his dedication to serving the community.

Land Acknowledgement

The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.

The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.