
Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Founded in 2005, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is a dynamic cultural center for learning and connection in Chicago’s Chinatown.
The only Chinese American museum in the Midwest, CAMOC’s extensive archive of media and artifacts document the long history and cultural evolution of Chinese in the American Midwest. Our collection houses the lesser known stories of this region’s earliest laborers and merchants, driven east from the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century, and extends to its fourth-generation Chinese American families here today alongside each subsequent wave of the newly arrived.
Now on View
Curated by Larry Lee
Events
CAMOC’ presents 2025 Annual Members Meeting! Time to reflect, set goals, and shape the museum’s future together. Sat, Oct 25 - in person & virtual.
What would you like to see in our program? Sponsor an upcoming program today!
Contact us at : [email protected]
Please title your email with “Sponsorship:” + the name of the program you’d like to sponsor.

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Jul 18, 2025
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC)

Research Request and Collection Access
The Chinese American Museum of Chicago encourage the use of our Collections and Archives for research, publication, educational, and community heritage purposes. The CAMOC Collections and Archives is open to researchers Tuesday to Saturday with the exception of Thursday afternoons. Appointments are available in two (2) hour intervals from 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm. A researcher may make back-to-back appointments if that is needed to complete their work.
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