The Chung Mei Chronicles

Originally housed in west Berkeley, the Chung Mei Home for boys of Chinese heritage whose parents could not take care of them moved to El Cerrito in 1935. The home was located in a new building built near Elm and Hill streets and is still used today as a public school. From its very start in 1923, the boys published their (mostly) monthly The Chung Mei Chronicle, which gives a fascinating view of the of life in and around the Chung Mei Home.

Browse these archives to get a sense of how the boys lived, worked and played.

• Volume 1 October 1928 September 1929

• Volume 2 October 1929 October 1930

• Volume 3 November 1930 October 1931

• Volume 4 November 1931 October 1932

• Volume 5 November 1932 September 1933

• Volume 6 October 1933 September 1934

• Volume 7 October 1934 September 1935

• Volume 8 October 1935 October 1936

• Volume 9 November 1936 September 1937

• Volume 10 November 1937 September 1938

• Volume 11 October 1938 September 1939

• Volume 12 October 1939 September 1940

• Volume 13 October 1940 September 1941

• Volume 14 October 1941 June 1942

• Volume 15 December 1942 April 1943

• Volume 16 November 1943 June 1944