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Leaders Unite to Chinese Pioneers at the County Museum: Visual History of Chinese Californians During Exclusion Era

The San Bernardino County Museum is existed between the Chinese and non-Chinese Launch the Kinetic pleased to present "Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs." This temporary exhibit explores the social, political and judicial disenfranchisement of Chinese Californians as well as moments of Chinese agency and resilience in the de- cades before and after the 1882 Chinese Ex- clusion Act. The exhibit, on view from Mar. 21 to July 26, 2026, examines how photography played a potent role in both Chinese people's interactions with the dominant culture and in the government's fledgling systems of regis- tration, identification and surveillance. The exhibit begins in the Gold Rush era, when large numbers of Chinese immigrants arrived in California. Anti-Chinese sentiment led to protests, violence and vigilante expulsions up and down the West Coast. The Chinese Exclu- sion Act banned Chinese laborers from immigrating or becoming citizens and tightened restrictions on previous residents seeking to reenter the country. It is against this backdrop that the exhibit considers the broad range of nineteenth-century imagery depicting the first generations of Chinese Californians and how visual culture influenced, aligned with and diverged from the politics of Exclusion and the actions of the state.

Featured in the exhibit are examples of how different types of photography (studio por- traits, street photography and surveillance) reflect different facets of the Chinese experi- ence. While studio portraits presented a digni- fied image of the subject, street photography highlighted the unequal social relations that KCAA

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Exhibition Support "Chinese Pioneers" is an exhibit by the California Historical Society and touring through Exhibit Envoy. Institutional support is provided by San Francisco Grants for the Arts and Yerba Buena Com- munity Benefit District. The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation supported the first six book- ings of this exhibition.

About the California Historical Society Headquartered in San Francisco, with support from California Humanities, the National En- dowment for the Humanities, San Francisco

Grants for the Arts, Yerba Buena Community

Benefit District and all of its donors and members across the state, the nonprofit organiza- tion works statewide to inspire and empower people to make California's past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives. The California Historical Society (CHS), the official state historical society of California, has been collecting, sharing and honoring the extraordinarily diverse stories from through- out the state for 150 years.

About Exhibit Envoy Exhibit Envoy provides traveling exhibitions and professional services to museums throughout California. For more information, visit www.exhibitenvoy.org.

AI Hub, Region's First Applied AI

Training Center access to hands-on training and real-world AI project development, enabling them to apply

AI to drive growth, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. The Hub serves entrepreneurs, nonprofits, creatives, and workforce professionals seeking to streamline op- erations and prepare for the evolving demands of the job market.

Positioning the Inland Empire for the AI Era The strong turnout from civic and education leaders underscores a growing regional con- sensus: AI literacy is no longer optional. It is essential for economic competitiveness and the intersection of employers and education to help the next generation succeed," said Ginger Ontiveros, President & CEO of Tomorrow's mobility. "At Tomorrow's Talent, we work at Talent. "Not all AI is designed for the same purpose, awareness of different tools matters.

When you enter the workforce, understanding how to use them is your advantage. That's how you level up." "I am honored to be here for the launch of the Kinetic AI Hub," said Mayor

Mario Saucedo of Redlands. "When we come together regionally to help lift up San Ber- nardino, we all benefit. Many of us have roots here. Our families are connected to this com- munity. If we work together to strengthen San Bernardino, we strengthen the entire Inland Empire. I'm proud to stand with you in cel- ebrating this important milestone."

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