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The Museum of Chinese in America in Manhattan’s Chinatown is a nonprofit institution devoted to Chinese American history and culture. Founded in 1980 as the New York Chinatown History Project by historian John Kuo Wei Tchen and activist Charles Lai, it began by preserving older generations’ memories through oral histories, photographs, research, and collecting. It grew into a museum documenting more than 160 years of Chinese American life through exhibitions, programs, and research resources. After moving in 2009 to a larger home at 215 Centre Street designed by Maya Lin, it faced a major collections setback from a January 2020 fire but later reopened in 2021 and continues as a key Chinatown institution.
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