The Ng Shing Gung Museum, located in San Jose, serves as a vital cultural hub that narrates the history of Chinese-Americans from the 1850s. Founded using original architectural drawings, the museum features a timeline wall highlighting significant events in Chinese-American history and includes an interactive touch-screen for engaging visitors. With preserved artifacts and a replica of the community-centric building that once served as a cultural center in San Jose's last Chinatown, the museum emphasizes its mission to educate and promote Chinese-American heritage.
"We took the architectural drawings of the original temple and built this as a replica to show the history of the Chinese-American communities from the early 1850s up to the present."
"That's our goal: to educate, preserve, and promote the Chinese-American culture."
"This building was a community center, a place for people to gather. It was a place for Chinese schools."
"This altar is the largest existing altar of its kind in the U.S., signifying the cultural importance of our heritage."
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