About Us
CAMOC Chinese American Museum of Chicago
History and Mission
Our mission is to advance the appreciation of Chinese American culture through exhibitions, education, and research and to preserve the past, present, and future of Chinese Americans primarily in the Midwest.
Our vision is to work with organizations, visitors, and community leaders across the country to tell the story of Chinese Americans primarily in the Midwest and to build a community around a continuous dialogue illustrating how Chinese American culture and contributions are an important part of the American fabric.
The museum building, formerly the Quong Yick Co., is located in Chicago’s Chinatown, at 238 West 23rd Street in Chicago. The Museum opened to the public on May 21, 2005. After a devastating fire in September of 2008, the Museum was closed for renovation and reopened in 2010.
CAMOC is governed by the Board of Directors of the Chinatown Museum Foundation (CMF), a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation located in Chicago, Illinois.
CAMOC Staff Members
Caroline Ng
Executive Director
Riley Ren 任婉菁
Curator of Collections, Education Lead
Elizabeth Paniagua
Executive Assistant, Operations Manager
Leo Wang
Curator of Exhibitions
Ari Cooks
Gallery & Administrative Assistant
Cristobal Alday
Grant Writing & Development Coordinator
Samantha Ocampo
Operations Administrator
Yue Xu
Curator of Programs
Jobella Vongsomchith
Gallery & Administrative Assistant
Board of Directors
President
Edward Jung, MA 鄭緯略
Retired Operations Manager
Treasurer
John Hsiao 蕭潁濰
CPA
Secretary
Judy SooHoo, MBA 司徒妙華
Retired Marketing Manager
Ada Tong
Bob Davis 戴飛士
Educator
Swee Cheng 鍾穗盛
Engineer, UPS
Richard Frachey 霍偉善
Retired Application Developer
Ram Roy
Rachel Poon
Chien-An Yuan
Interdisciplinary Artist + Designer
Past President
Chuimei Ho, PhD (President 2002 – 2006) Art Historian & Social Worker
Life Director
David K. Lee
Retired Engineer
Life Director
Kim K. Tee, DPM 鄭金光醫生
Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgeon ,Past President
Honorary Director
Wai Chee Yuen
Life Director
Soo Lon Moy, 梅素蘭 MA (2012-2020)
Retired Public School Teacher
Immediate Past President
Honorary Director
Bennett Bronson
Life Director
John Rohsenow, PhD 羅聖豪博士
Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Chicago
Life Director
Andrea Stamm, MA, MLS 安珠雅史丹
Librarian Emerita
Northwestern University
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C. W. Chan
BusinessmanCarol Cheung
Restaurant Owner
Mark Chiang, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Yaumu Huang, MFA
Exhibition Designer
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Rebecca SandersExecutive Director
Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund
Susan Lee Moy, MA
Public School Principal
Charles Weber
Retired Professor
Theresa Mah
State Representative
Henry Moy
Director
Museum of the Red River -
Chinatown Museum Foundation, which governs the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, has formed an Associate Board with the purpose of generating new opportunities for the Museum, especially with programming for high school and college students and young professionals.
Angela Lin
Consuela Hendricks
Melissa Kocelko
Lillian Wu