The Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project has been in the news!
The articles below give some of the history of Chinese people helping to build the
agricultural environment of Northern California, as well as the latest information
about the commemorative ting to be built in Depot Park in Sonoma.
News from the Sonoma-Penglai Committee
New Sonoma-Penglai Committee Chair Howard Eisenstark reports “The Penglai Committee has been meeting with the architect of our Ting and with our contractor, hopefully making the final push to build our monument in Depot Park, [...]
Donor Bricks Approved by City Council
On October 21, 2019, the Sonoma City Council approved the use of donor bricks with donor names, to be placed around the Ting in Depot Park. This moves the bricks from the prior plan [...]
Chinese Legacy Project Highlighted on KTSF-TV; Coverage of Penglai Committee’s Chinese New Year 2017 Fundraiser to Build the Ting
Video of the event Part 1: https://sscasonoma.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ting-CNY-Penglai-event-2017-KTSF-Part-1.mp4 Video of the event, Part 2:
Voice of America Publishes Video and Article About Chinese Legacy Project
The Voice of America has published a video and article about the Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project. To see this site click on the button: Click here for VOA article and video [...]
Chinese at Buena Vista Winery- George Webber-Buena Vista Winery- 04-07-17
Chinese at Buena Vista Winery Count Agoston Haraszthy, founder of Buena Vista Winery, was a Hungarian who immigrated to America in 1841 with the dream to make great European wine in America. As an [...]
Bill Lynch: A tribute to the Valley’s Chinese citizens – Sonoma Index-Tribune, March 2, 2017
The Sonoma Sister Cities Association’s Sonoma-Penglai Committee is campaigning to fund a Chinese-style pavilion in Sonoma’s Depot Park to honor Chinese laborers. Sonoma had a large Chinese population in the 1870s and ’80s. Hundreds [...]
Sonoma Crows for Year of the Rooster – Sonoma Index Tribune Feb. 3, 2017 – by Kathleen Hill
Chinese New Year Celebration a Feather in the Cap for Sister Cities! Click here for original article