Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/19/2026
3:30 pm
Location
Sonora Library
Categories
All of these speakers are well-respected researchers and rarely get an opportunity to present these type of presentations, so it is truly a unique opportunity and I hope people can take advantage of this
More than Gold in the Mother Lode: Me Wuk & CA Native America identity, History & Connection to Place Dr Stephanie Beaver-Guzman teaches Indigenous Studies at Columbia. Dr. Beaver-Guzman is not MeWuk but will be co presenting with Kyle Cox from the Black Oak tribe (this is an incredibly rare opportunity).
March 19, 2026 From Guangdong to Gold Mountain: A story of Chinese immigration, Exclusion & Community Shannon Van Zant is also a professor at Columbia, who has done research on Chinese in the Gold Rush.
April 16, 2026 Latinos in the Gold Country Dr David Hayes-Bautista is the the UCSC researcher who wrote the book on the Cinco de Mayo story that revealed Columbia’s connection (due to the distance, this will be an online presentation)
Cinco de Mayo Festival – May 2nd & 3rd Columbia State Historic Park
June 18, 2026 California’s Black Gold Rush Pioneers Sylvia Roberts is the region’s specialist in the history of Black Gold Rush Pioneers and has a new book coming out soon on her research.
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