The Lane Community College Library will host storyteller Rebecca Hom who will talk about Oregon Chinese pioneers Ing Hay and Lung On, in the Haugland Commons, Center Building second floor, LCC main campus.
Ing Hay and Lung On built the Kam Wah Chung Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence in the 1870's in John Day, Oregon. Their influence remains to modern times. Kam Wah Chung is now a museum, State Heritage Site and National Historic Landmark; see http://bit.ly/1qln6CR .
The presentation is part of the Chinese Oregon Speaker Series sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society in partnership with Oregon libraries.
The public is welcome to attend.
The presentation is part of the Chinese Oregon Speaker Series sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society in partnership with Oregon libraries.