In December 1874, nearly 400 Chinese passengers died when a coal fire broke out on the SS Japan as it was crossing the South China Sea, just hours before it would have arrived in Hong Kong. The remnants of the ship?s wreckage (and some of its treasure) still sit at the bottom of the sea.
In his book Voices from the Bottom of the South China Sea, Captain Wells has compiled enough lost documents and survivors? accounts to determine the ship?s final resting place and has resurrected the voices of its passengers whose lives straddled the declining Qing Dynasty and the expanding and increasingly xenophobic United States. Captain Wells discovered this tale during his White House service in 2006 and, after years of research, wrote this important story which reveals the human bonds between the United States and China. Come hear Captain Wells discuss the voices he's tried to keep alive.
Please RSVP to this event by calling: (619) 338-9888 or emailing: .
Admission/Cost: $4, museum members and children free
Location:
Chuang Archive & Learning Center
541 2nd Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, April 25 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 463-3006
In his book Voices from the Bottom of the South China Sea, Captain Wells has compiled enough lost documents and survivors? accounts to determine the ship?s final resting place and has resurrected the voices of its passengers whose lives straddled the declining Qing Dynasty and the expanding and increasingly xenophobic United States. Captain Wells discovered this tale during his White House service in 2006 and, after years of research, wrote this important story which reveals the human bonds between the United States and China. Come hear Captain Wells discuss the voices he's tried to keep alive.
Please RSVP to this event by calling: (619) 338-9888 or emailing: .
Admission/Cost: $4, museum members and children free
Location:
Chuang Archive & Learning Center
541 2nd Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, April 25 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 463-3006
