Dr. Laura W. Ng, a historical archaeologist at Grinnell College, will make a presentation of the San Bernardino Chinatown at a lecture 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 6, 2026, at the San Bernardino County Museum’s Fisk Gallery, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA.
General admission fees apply, but parking is free. For more information, click here.
Dr. Ng’s dissertation at Stanford focused on Gom Benn Village and its link to the San Bernardino and Riverside Chinatowns.
Her presentation May 6 will examine the history of the San Bernardino Chinatown, which existed from 1878 to 1944, and offers insight into the daily lives of Chinese immigrants who helped shape the greater San Bernardino County region.
Drawing from archaeological evidence, architecture, oral histories, and archival records from both the United States and China, Dr. Ng explores how residents built community, navigated exclusion, and maintained cultural connections across borders.
