Object Details
Description
This button was likely used during Bowl of Rice party events in California in 1941. Between 1938 and 1941, Chinese Americans led fundraising efforts, known as Bowl of Rice parties, to raise money to aid Chinese civilians suffering in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Leaders organized Bowl of Rice party events in San Francisco’s and New York’s Chinatowns, along with in over two thousand communities across the country. The drives featured parades, concerts, pageants, and other activities.
To learn more about the history of Bowl of Rice parties, please see this blog post:
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Daniel Ostroff
date made
1941
ID Number
2017.0216.06
accession number
2017.0216
catalog number
2017.0216.06
Object Name
button
Physical Description
metal; plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .6 cm x 3.2 cm; 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in
place made
United States: California, San Francisco
Associated Place
China
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Philanthropy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1864982