San Francisco History Association

MEETINGS 2024

We hold live meetings with an option to view remotely via Zoom. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Congregation Sherith Israel is located at 2266 California Street, at Webster.

Parking: Check the signs. The surrounding streets contain several passenger white zones that are not active after 6 p.m. and can be used for parking in the evenings. Note that paid parking at the closest garage to Sherith Israel IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE after 7 pm at CPMC at 2100 Webster, AKA the Pacific Professional Building.

There is 24-hour parking available a half-block further north on Webster at 2401 Clay, with entry on Clay Street.

Muni: 1, 2, 22, 24.

Admission is free for members; there is a $10 admission for nonmembers. (More information can be found on the membership tab.)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 7 P.M., live and on Zoom:

Filmmaker Josh Chuck on "Chinatown Rising"

Chinatown Rising is a documentary film co-directed by a father-son team based in San Francisco.

Filmmaker Josh Chuck will present impactful excerpts of the film and provide context and commentary, followed by a Q&A.

Josh learned a lot of this important history about his community only through this project, so he is grateful to have presented "Chinatown Rising" to over 250 audiences, including film festivals, schools, and organizations. Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed with a 16 mm camera and leftover film scraps from a local TV station turned his lens onto his community. Totaling more than 20,000 feet of film (10 hours), Harry Chuck’s exquisite unreleased footage captures a divided community’s struggles for self-determination.

About our speaker:
Josh (co-director, producer) is a fourth-generation San Francisco Chinatown resident whose family has included doctors, shop owners, and pastors operating within the neighborhood. He has worked in the community for over 25 years as a youth worker, filmmaker, and fundraiser and recently co-directed his first feature documentary film, Chinatown Rising, alongside his father, Harry Chuck.

How to watch the presentation online

Zoom streaming is now available only for SFHA members. The San Francisco History Association will send out the Zoom link and password to current members on the morning of November 26. Check the website membership tab to renew or obtain current membership. Please add info@sanfranciscohistory.org to your email address book, and check your spam or bulk mail folder.