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“if you haven't seen this place, you need to go”
Important Note: The 2016 season begins May 1, 2016. If you haven’t seen this place, you need to go. Originally a Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence, Kam Wah Chung gives you an incomparable glimpse into the past. This remarkable site, a National Historic Landmark, is located in the town of John Day, and includes a museum and a separate interpretive center. The museum was built in the 1870s, possibly as a trading post. This tiny, unassuming building became home to two Chinese immigrants, Ing “Doc” Hay and Lung On. Both became locally famous: Lung On as a general store proprietor and businessman, and “Doc” Hay as a practitioner of herbal medicine. For 50-some years, the building was a social, medical and religious center for the Oregon’s Chinese community. Learn more about Kam Wah Chung by watching an Emmy nominated documentary produced by Oregon Public broadcasting. An ADA-accessible interpretive center across the street from the museum is open daily. In 2011, the center opened a new exhibit, detailing the life and times of Doc Hay and Lung On.
I am currently working on assignment in John Day, Oregon. I had the pleasure of going to the museum with a guided tour. My tour guide was a tall guy, unfortunately, I cannot remember his name. He... Read more
An important piece of Oregon and Chinese history, a must see! I felt very fortunate to have visited the Kam Wah Chung Museum on my recent trip to Oregon. Seeing how the early Chinese settlers... Read more
We enjoyed the tour and all the exhibits! Only downside was the souvenir shop was closed ( late in the season). Read more
Kam Wah Chung Chinese Heritage Museum
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