Past+Present: Tobacco in Chinatown

Founder and Executive Director of APPEAL (Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership) Rod Lew will discuss the demographic trend of tobacco use among Asian/Asian American communities in the United States, with a special focus on California. He will detail current tobacco policies, contextualizing the current trend towards e-cigarettes.
Before his talk CHSA staff will explore the historic use of tobacco in Chinatown and display collection items related to tobacco within the Chinese American communities of the United States.
Seating is limited—Please reserve your tickets soon. Tickets include entry to event and CHSA galleries.
To learn more about Rod Lew and APPEAL, please visit: https://chsa.org/event/tobacco-in-chinatown/




Part of our Chinese American: Health Legacy Series, highlighting health issues that have particular impact on Asian American communities, and the influence that Chinese exclusion continues to have on Chinese American communities and the larger American society. To learn more about the origins of this history, please visit our exhibition, Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion.