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Los Angeles Public Library is pleased to present a rare look at Chinese-American women's history, told through legal cases fought in the supreme courts of the U.S. and its states. Using the personal collection of Dr. Chang C. Chen, Herstory features rare photographs and case descriptions of efforts by Chinese-American women to gain legal standing in the U.S.

Starting in 1852, the cases document women who fought for equal treatment in the eyes of the law and for citizenship and immigration rights. One 1874 case from San Francisco describes a group of recent immigrants who were defined as "lewd and immoral" due to their style of dress, and were set to be deported. The women fought back and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in their favor, stating that the California laws were in conflict with federal immigration laws and the women were released. In Tape v. Hurley, 66 Cal. 473 (1885), a landmark case in the California Supreme Court in which the Court found the exclusion of a Chinese American student from public school based on her ancestry unlawful. The Court ruled that Chinese-American children had a right to public education and to attend public schools.

he Hawaii State Library is pleased to offer this focused look at Chinese American women’s history, told through the legal cases fought in the Supreme Court of the U.S. and its states.  Featuring rare photographs, personal stories, and a timeline of case descriptions, Herstory documents the efforts of Chinese American women who fought for equal treatment in the eyes of the law and for citizenship and immigration rights.

This exhibition is provided to the Library by Chang C. Chen, PhD, JD, who is dedicated to the documentation of the legal history of Chinese Americans.

2016/4/1於舊金山市立圖書館舉辦開幕活動，當天包括舊金山圖書總館館長、亞洲博物館館長、舊金山觀察家報的首位華人女出版家、北美商會前會長、金美倫堂的主席、日本Korematsu Institute 負責人、Tape v Hurley, U.S. v. Wong kim Ark 等歷史性案例當事人的後代出席活動，此展備具意義，感謝各界人士的支持，讓活動圓滿成功!

HERSTORY Photo Exhibit at Chinatown Branch
September 1, 2016

Herstory 展覽--開幕式及聚會

「Herstory她在歷史的背後」於2015/6/18–2015/8/2在國立歷史博物館展覽，創下27,000人參觀佳績，每日700人參觀。我耗時逾二年，在美國、台灣、香港等地奔走，在無數的挑燈夜戰，埋首於取自美國最高法院及加州最高法院塵封多年的資料，才一一釐析出眾多僵硬法律用語背後，那些血淚交織而不為人知的故事。

例如罕為人知的1876年的二十二位「淫蕩的」華人女性故事。當年二十二位華人女性乘坐輪船從香港到舊金山，被拒入境，因為移民官認為他們都是來賣淫的。女性不甘受辱，告上法院，居然有位白人傳教士作証說，在中國，淫蕩的女性都穿大紅大綠的內衣。法官請律師往女性的衣袖裡看，果然都是大紅大綠的內衣，因此判定他們都是妓女。一直打到最高法院，才還給這些女性公道。最高法院大法官認為，小小的移民官不可以有看人一眼就給人貼標籤的權力，這種權力大到可以引發國與國之間的戰爭。因此，二十二位女性獲勝，立即被釋放。