Every month, the Santa Monica History museum holds a free workshop for children aged 5-11 and their families titled “Hands on History.” Each workshop has a different theme associated with an event happening during that month, and teaches participating kids through both a lesson and a hands-on craft. In celebration of Chinese New Year which begins on January 28th, this month’s “Hands on History” event, which was held on Saturday January 14th, was focused not just on Chinese New Year itself, but the history of Chinese American heritage in Southern California, dating back to 1850.
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