ACE and Partner Event Updates

A brief update of events in September & October

Hello, all. This is a quick update on ACE and partner events coming up in September and October. ACE members will be participating in these events. We hope to see you there!

• Our Salinas Chinatown Book Reception, Friday, Sept. 1, at Downtown Book & Sound, 213 Main St., Salinas, 6 - 8 p.m. FREE.

  

  You can purchase the book at Downtown Book & Sound, Star Market in Salinas, and on the ACE website book page. Readers will include: Cathy Chavez-Miller, Larry Hirahara, Jean Vengua, Wellington Lee, Albert Fong, Tom Yamashita, Alex Fabros, and Linda Wun Lowe. A Q&A session will follow.

• Monterey County Historical Society’s BBQ Fundraiser, “Rancho Day at the Adobe,” celebrating their 80th Anniversary, Saturday, September 9, from

  10 a.m. - 4 p.m., FREE.

• CANCELLED: The Sixth Annual Salinas Valley Ethnic Studies Conference: “Rooted in Praxis,” previously scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23rd.

• Steinbeck Center Street Fair on Saturday, September 30th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE. ACE will have a table at the Fair.

• Paraluman Fil-Am Festival, Filipino Community Center of Salinas Valley, Sunday, Oct. 15, 1-6 p.m. See the Paraluman Instagram site @paraluman_salinas. More information at Salinas Filipino Fest Linktree.

  

  

JOIN ACE

ACE looks forward to a season of change in Chinatown. We continue to receive grants for historical, cultural, and neighborhood projects; we work with service-learning students and partner with many local organizations, presenting opportunities for historical pop-ups and exhibits; and we continue to work for revitalization of Chinatown and a community based cultural center and museum in the Republic Cafe building (see our summer newsletter for updates on that). If you are interested in supporting our efforts, please join us! Help us to develop and expand our programs! Become a member and volunteer and/or donate to ACE today.

• ACE Website

• ACE Walking Tour (with interviews and videos)