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Penglai Sends Consolation Letter to Sonoma After the Fires of October 2017

This is a translation of the letter sent by the Penglai Municipal People’s Government, October 12, 2017, to Mayor Hundley in Sonoma, after they heard about the fires in our area. We thank them for their concern.

Penglai Sends Consolation Letter to Sonoma After the Fires of October 20172018-01-22T18:06:02-08:00

NPR Reports on the Chinese Legacy Project

National Public Radio (NPR) quotes two Sonoma-Penglai Committee Members, Jack Ding and Gordon Phillips, in an article about Chinese laborers in Wine Country and how they were discriminated against in the late 19th century. Our Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project is prominently mentioned.

Click on this link to read the article and view other photographs:

NPR Reports on the Chinese Legacy Project2017-08-15T21:05:01-07:00

Morgan Harrington, Soprano, to Sing in San Francisco July 21, 2017

Morgan Harrington, also known as the Red Soprano, has sung at Penglai Committee events in the past, most recently at our Chinese New Year Fund Raising event for the Chinese Legacy Project. She will be giving a concert in San Francisco on July 21. Admission is free (donations are welcomed). […]

Morgan Harrington, Soprano, to Sing in San Francisco July 21, 20172024-02-17T18:32:30-08:00

Sonoma-Penglai Committee Celebrates its 6th Year!


The Sonoma-Penglai Committee celebrated the 6th anniversary of its inception on May 3, 2017 at the beautiful and tasty patio dining area of the Depot Hotel Restaurant.

Photos show several members enjoying the lunch, with pictures of Penglai, and the future site of the Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project at Depot Park.

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Sonoma-Penglai Committee Celebrates its 6th Year!2024-02-17T19:07:29-08:00

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 of Chinese laborers were employed on local ranches and in vineyards. They also worked as launderers, […]

Bill Lynch: A tribute to the Valley’s Chinese citizens – Sonoma Index-Tribune, March 2, 20172017-04-29T12:20:37-07:00

Successful Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration!

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A wonderful Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration was held at the Jacuzzi Family Vineyards on January 29, 2017, presented by the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee. We were honored by the attendance of the Chinese Consul General to San Francisco, Luo Linquan and Rachel Hundley, Mayor of Sonoma. Other notable attendees included Gary Edwards, Sonoma Mayor […]

Successful Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration!2024-02-17T19:09:57-08:00
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