About Amy Chu:
In 1989, Ms. Chu received dual degrees at Wellesley College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for East Asian Studies and Architectural Design, respectively. She was in Hong Kong from 1995 to 1997 running the Macau tourism office. Returning to the United States, Ms. Chu attended Harvard Business School for her MBA in 1999. In 2010, Ms. Chu started Alpha Girl Comics when she and her friend, Georgia Lee, discussed the lack of female voices in comics. Ms. Chu took a course in creative writing and developed her interest in comics writing from there. She has continued to focus on the lack of representation of women in the comics industry speaking on panels at comic events. She published three collections of short stories under Alpha Girl Comics titled Girls Night Out from 2012 to 2014. Several were funded through Kickstarter, as well as in 2017, a remaster and collection of all three volumes into paperback format. Ms. Chu has been writing Red Sonja for Dynamite Entertainment since late 2016. She also started working on Dynamite's KISS in 2016. Ms. Chu took over writing duties for Dynamite's Green Hornet beginning with the 2018 run. Ms. Chu was recognized as a cultural leader of the year for 2018 by the Corea Image Communications Institute and said she had plans to write a comic in Seoul. Ms. Chu's latest series Carmilla recently won a Bram Stoker award.
About the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum:
The San Diego Chinese Historical Society and Museum’s mission is to educate and inspire by preserving and celebrating the richness of Chinese history, art, and culture, as well as the contributions of Chinese-Americans.
The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is a true gem in the heart of old Chinatown. Originally built in 1927 as a Chinese mission, the building was saved from demolition in the 1980s by the Chinese Historical Society of Greater San Diego and Baja California. Since then, the museum has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors and collected thousands of ethnographic artifacts.
Architect Joseph Wong was in charge of the renovation, making it the cornerstone of the Asian Pacific Historic District. The museum’s gallery showcases the history of San Diego’s historic Chinatown, including display models of early Chinese American settlements, artifacts excavated from old Chinatown, and equipment salvaged from local businesses of yesteryear. The relics on display, such as a jade burial suit, a limestone Buddha head, and a warlord’s bed frame, provide a brief glimpse into China’s rich history.
Over the past 27 years, the museum has hosted hundreds of educational programs and exhibitions. Today, the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum remains a piece of living history, celebrating multiculturalism, enriching the community, and showcasing San Diego as an international and cultural tourist destination. Come and explore the museum’s fascinating collection and learn about the rich history of Chinese Americans in San Diego!
San Diego , CA 92101
Note: This event takes place outside the Convention Center so you do not a need Comic-Con badge to get in.