Chinese Historical Society of Southern California

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC, Chinese: 南加州華人歷史學會; pinyin: Nán Jiāzhōu Huárén Lìshǐ Xuéhuì) is an historical society and organization based in Los Angeles Chinatown, California.

There are monthly meetings,[1] field trips,[2] archive and library collections,[3][4][5] oral history projects, scholarships, and publications.

[1] [2][3][4][5] On November 1, 1975, the CHSSC held its founding meeting at Cathay Bank in Los Angeles, California.

[6] Its mission is: The CHSSC purchased the site of their present building in Bernard Street in the mid 1990s,[7] constructing a Chinatown Heritage & Visitors Center that is open to the public.

In 1992, the society purchased a shrine built in 1880 and 42 surrounding burial places in Evergreen Cemetery, which they restored.