Recent Presentations:

8 January 2023, Sunday, 2 p.m. “Piecing Together the Past: The Chinese Experience in American,” Mark T. Johnson and Trish Hackett Nicola, CG. Seattle Preparatory School, 2400 11th Ave East, Seattle, WA

27 May 2022, Friday, 11 a.m., National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, Sacramento, CA
“Researching Chinese American Family History Using Chinese Exclusion Records” (Part I)
Marisa Louie Lee and Trish Hackett Nicola, CG Learn Learn about the Exclusion Act and how to find the records at the National Archives

27 May 2022, Friday, 2:30 p.m., NGS Family History Conference, Sacramento, CA
“Researching Chinese American Family History Using Chinese Exclusion Records” (Part II)
Marisa Louie Lee and Trish Hackett Nicola, CG Continued presentation about finding and analyzing records at the National Archives

28 May 2022, Saturday, 2:30 p.m., NGS Family History Conference, Sacramento, CA
“Death or Bigamy? Tracking an Elusive Man Across the United States”
Trish Hackett Nicola, CG
Arthur Crim left his family in Iowa to homestead in Washington state, then disappeared. How did Arthur elude identification?

7 October 2021, “The History of the Lost River Tin Mining Company,” virtual conference, Alaska Historical Society

6 March 2021, “War Brides and Citizenship in the Pacific Northwest,”  virtual conference , Pacific Northwest Historians Guild Conference

16 September 2020, “Finding Genealogical Data in the Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files,” Legacy Family Tree Webinars

5 March 2020, “Chinese Exclusion Act Files” Association of Professional Genealogists-Virtual Chapter Webinar

12 October 2019, “Chinese Exclusion Act:  Files on Chinese from California at National Archives at Seattle,” California Genealogical Society, 2201 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

10 October 2019, “Chinese Exclusion Act:  Files on Chinese from California at National Archives at Seattle,” California Genealogical Society, 2201 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

13 April 2019, Second Saturday Speaker Series – “Using the Collections of National Archives at Seattle,” Seattle Genealogical Society, 6200 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 98115.

20 March 2019, “History Café: Untold Stories from the Chinese Exclusion Act Files,” at MOHAI’s History Café, 860 Terry Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109.

16 December 2018, “Chinese Exclusion Act files at the National Archives at Seattle,” Wing Luke Asian Museum, 719 South King St., Seattle 98104, wingluke.org, Trish Hackett Nicola and the CEA volunteers – the story behind the records.
22 April 2018, “Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files: A Treasure Trove of Original Documents, ” Chinese American Citizens Alliance, 4416 S. Brandon St., Seattle, WA
3 March 2018, “WW II Chinese Pilots Trained in Portland, Oregon,” Pacific Northwest Historians Guild Conference, Seattle, WA
13 January 2018, “Chinese Exclusion Act Files,” Seattle Genealogical Society, Seattle, WA
14 October 2017, “The Chinese in Washington State and the Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files,” Pacific Northwest History Conference, Spokane, WA
25 August 2017, “The Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files: A Treasure Trove of Original Documents,” Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, The Dalles, OR
15 April 2017, “The Chinese in Spokane’s Riverfront Park Area,” Northwest Anthropology Conference, Spokane, WA
“Chinese Exclusion Act Files: A Treasure Trove of Original Documents” Oregon Historical Society “Chinese Oregon Speaker Series”:
26 March 2016, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
5 May 2016, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
5 Nov 2016, Washington County Museum, Hillsboro, OR

Oregon Historical Society & Southern Oregon Historical Society “Chinese Oregon Speaker Series”:
“Chinese Exclusion Act Files: A Treasure Trove of Original Documents”
7 April 2016, Klamath County Library, Klamath Falls, OR
8 April 2016, Josephine County Historical Society, Grants Pass, OR
9 April2016, Ashland Public Library, Ashland, OR
10 April 2016, Medford Public Library, Medford, OR

Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Experience:
“Massacre at Hells Canyon” by Kami Horton, 23 January 2017
[There is a small segment about the Chinese Exclusion Act case files at about 13 minutes, but watch the whole video.]