Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC, ) is an historical society and organization based in Los Angeles Chinatown, California. There are monthly meetings, field trips, archive and library collections, oral history projects, scholarships, and publications.

History

On November 1, 1975, the CHSSC held its founding meeting at Cathay Bank in Los Angeles, California. Its key attendees included Paul Louie, William Mason, and Paul De Falla. Its mission is: The CHSSC purchased the site of their present building in Bernard Street in the mid 1990s, constructing a Chinatown Heritage & Visitors Center that is open to the public.

Projects

CHSSC has published several books. Duty & Honor was published in 1998, celebrating Chinese American World War II veterans, and Portraits of Pride I (2004) & II (2012), which are collections of the biographies of high achieving but little known Chinese Americans. In 1992, the society purchased a shrine built in 1880 and 42 surrounding burial places in Evergreen Cemetery, which they restored. It is now a registered historic monument.

CHSSC Honorees

Each year the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California honors Chinese Americans who have made significant contributions to the greater Los Angeles community. They have included: In 2019, the CHSSC participated in the "Gatherings: Collecting and Documenting Chinese American History" exhibit for the Museum of Chinese in America.