We re-united with Chinese Whispers community storytellers on a sunny April Sunday over dim sum and tea to exchange new stories and brew up ideas. Here's a sneak peek at some of the exciting developments in the works:
Stay tuned for details about a fun and informative Chinese Whispers Story Tour^TM to the Sacramento River Delta, which will include a guided exploration of Locke, featuring Chinese Whispers stories! Authentic and full of ambiance, Locke is the only American town built exclusively by the Chinese for the Chinese.
 

Mapping Stories
We’re hard at work developing Chinese Whispers: Mapping the Traces,^SM an interactive, mapping website that will link research data and Chinese Whispers^SM stories through their geographical locations. Our research partners, historian Gary Noy and the Center for Sierra Nevada Studies, have compiled amazing data that we are working on with geographer Rick Kos, to map and visualize important information about the early Chinese pioneers in California. Our deepest thanks to Gary and the Center, Rick, and to Cal Humanities for their support through a California Documentary Project grant.

Unearthing Stories
Artistic and Project Director Rene Yung is creating an art installation for the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with the Stanford Archaeology Center, History San Jose, and the Chinese Historical Cultural Project. The exhibit, “City Beneath The City: Market Street Chinatown San Jose,” will open on May 26, with a public reception on June 15. Linking cultural history and archaeology through visual design, the installation will showcase over 60 artifacts excavated from the site of the 19th century Market Street Chinatown in San Jose. See sidebar for details.

Of course, this leads to new Chinese Whispers stories, about the South Bay. They will be incorporated into the full Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate^SM production.

Wishing you a vibrant Spring!