HIM MARK LAI COLLECTION

An engineer by profession, but known as "the dean of Chinese American studies," Mr. Him Mark Lai has devoted most of his life to collecting, researching and writing about Chinese American history and communities. He is also deeply involved in the Chinese American community and in helping young people find their roots in their ancestral homeland. He was born and raised in San Francisco. His collection consists of 150 cartons of personal correspondence, family genealogy, conference papers, research notes, and newspaper clippings on Chinese American and Chinese Overseas subjects. In June 2002, the Ethnic Studies Library received a one year grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process Mr. Lai's collection.

Him Mark Lai
CONG HUAQIAO DAO HUAREN
(From Chinese Overseas to Chinese People)

A history of the Chinese American and Chinese Overseas community.

Asian Amer E184 C5 L15

A collection of 135 Chinese poems translated into English and oral histories of 39 individuals.

Asian Amer PS591 C54 L3

AN AWARD PRESENTED TO MR. HIM MARK LAI FOR HIS PIONEERING WORK WITH THE SEARCH OF ROOTS PROGRAM BY THE OFFICE OF THE GUANGDONG OVERSEAS CHINESE AFFAIRS IN OCTOBER, 2001 IN GUANGZHOU CITY

Since 1989, the Chinese Culture Foundation, Chinese Historical Society of America, and the Office of the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Affairs have sponsored a summer program to help high school and college students and their parents find their roots in their ancestral homeland in China from 1989 to the present.