I think your friend is referring to the Chinese Historical Society of 
America, in San Francisco's Chinatown.  The website is chsa.org and the 
museum is located at 965 Clay St in SF.

Suzanne Fischer
Hennepin County Medical Center History Museum
Minneapolis, MN

On Monday, July 17, 2006, at 11:00  PM, MUSEUM-L automatic digest 
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> Date:    Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:43:02 +0800
> From:    Jyue Tyan LOW <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Museum in San Francisco about Chinese immigrants
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend of mine has asked if I know of a Museum on Chinese immigrants 
> in
> San Francisco. I told her that I wasn't sure and will find out for her.
> She recalled reading about one in a newspaper (?) but couldn't 
> remember the
> details and tried to no avail when he did a search on the internet.
> Can anyone here help?
>
> The family (from Hong Kong) is going to SF for about 3 weeks and wants 
> to
> bring their kid on a tour to the museum.
>
> Appreciate if someone can give me the website or information on the 
> Name
> and location of the museum or if there are any such museums with this
> focus.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Low Jyue Tyan
> Asst Registrar
> Heritage Conservation Centre
> National Heritage Board, Singapore

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