Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County records, 1962-1999.

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Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County records, 1962-1999.

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The Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County Records document the organization from 1962 to 1999. The records include correspondence, meeting minutes, personal notes, awards and plaques, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, printed matter, event planning materials and donation records. The records document the organization's promotion and preservation of Chinese culture and service to the larger Bay Area Chinese community.

6.5 linear feet.

San Jose State University

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San JoseĢ State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives

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Organizational History In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established an evening school for current and prospective teachers in the city. The school became know as the Minns' Evening Normal School, named after the principal, Washington Minns. In 1862, the California State Legislature formally established Minns' school as the first California State Normal School. The school remained in San Francisco until the California State Legisla...

Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County.

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The Chinese American Women's Club of Santa Clara County (CAWC) was founded in 1962 by a group of Chinese women who were brought together to preserve Chinese culture and education. While their children attended a weekly Chinese school and learned Chinese languages, the mothers formed a discussion group. These weekly meetings led to the formation of a cultural club, committed to support, educate and befriend the entire Chinese community in Santa Clara County, California. ...