Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum)

Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site will design and create a new permanent exhibit telling the story of Kam Wah Chung & Co., and the Chinese American experience in Eastern Oregon, within the context of the larger national and world events that shaped their lives in the American West. In addition, an audio tour will be scripted and recorded for the historic Kam Wah Chung & Co. building, which is the best-known example of a Chinese mercantile and herb store in the United States. The building embodies the role of immigrant Chinese in the post–Civil War expansion period of the western United States, providing an unmatched glimpse into the life and culture of the early Chinese community in the American West.