Beyond Gold: Chinese Immigration & Gold Mountain: Speaker Series

03/30/2026Beyond Gold: Chinese Immigration & Gold Mountain: Speaker Series “From Guangdong to Gold Mountain: A Story of Chinese Immigration, Exclusion, and Community.” The “Beyond Gold: Stories Across Cultures” series continued on March 19, 2025. Historian Shannon Van Zant led a talk that drew a full audience of students, faculty, and local residents eager to engage with a deeper, more inclusive historical narrative.Marketing & Public Relations An audience seated in rows listens to a presentation as a speaker stands beside a projected slide titled “The Push Factors,” with images and bullet points displayed on a screen in a library-style room.

An audience seated in rows listens to a presentation as a speaker stands beside a projected slide titled “The Push Factors,” with images and bullet points displayed on a screen in a library-style room.

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