History on Tap: Towards Equality

We are lucky to be a community museum in an area that is rich in natural and cultural histories. An extension of Science on Tap, History on Tap will delve into the always interesting and often complex stories of the people and communities who have shaped our region. The inaugural History on Tap panel will feature two experts: Chelsea Tu, Executive Director of Monterey Waterkeeper and a scholar of Monterey’s Chinese Fishing Village, and Dr. Theodore Gonzalves, Curator of Asian Pacific American History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and author of the new book: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects. The night will also serve as a special opening for a temporary exhibit, Towards Equality: California’s Chinese American Women, on loan from the Chinese Historical Society of America. Our happy half-hour will be sponsored by Peter B’s Brewpub with a book signing by Dr. Gonzalves.