This month, California Humanities is celebrating an important milestone for the Eureka Chinatown Monument Project, a current Humanities for All grantee that recently broke ground on a permanent public monument honoring the history and legacy of Eureka’s Chinatown.
The groundbreaking marks years of dedicated community leadership, collaboration, and historical research aimed at preserving a story that has too often been overlooked. Once completed, the monument will serve not only as a site of remembrance but also as a space for learning, reflection, and public engagement, ensuring that this history remains visible and accessible to future generations.
Projects like the Eureka Chinatown Monument reflect how the humanities live beyond classrooms and archives. Through public history, storytelling, and place-based memory, communities come together to honor the past while shaping a more inclusive future. Early humanities support helped lay the groundwork for this effort, enabling the project to reach its fundraising goals and move into construction.
California Humanities is honored to have supported this work and applauds the project team and community partners for carrying it forward. We look forward to celebrating the monument’s completion later this year and continuing to uplift stories that connect Californians to their shared and diverse histories.
