Feet in the Mud: Community Workshop Series

159 H Street, Petaluma, CA 94952
Mon, Apr 13, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

The Feet in the Mud workshop series start Mondays at 4 -5:30 PM: April 13, April 20, & April 27

This workshop series, led and facilitated by Professor Chingling Wo (Sonoma State University, English Department), explores Chinese migration, labor, and exclusion through historical documents, newspapers, and census records. Participants will engage in mini-lectures, hands-on activities, and group discussions that aim to humanize Chinese immigrants beyond reductive racialized narratives. Local teachers interested in teaching the history of Chinese laborers in Petaluma are especially encouraged to attend.
 

Workshop 1 (April 13) — Blood, Sweat, Tears & Bravery: From Xinning (台山Taishan) to Petaluma

Participants will read English translations of a 19th-century Chinese local gazette from Xinning (historical Taishan), the region from which many early Chinese immigrants originated. Through guided reading, mini-lectures, and discussion, participants will explore the social conditions that shaped migration.

Free and open to the public.
Educators, students, and community members are welcome.

Please use the QR code on the flyer to register.