CHCP Beautification Visit to Iris Chang Park

CHCP invites you to visit Iris Chang Park to honor Iris and to celebrate Women's History Month, Earth Day, and AAPI Month. Iris Chang was a Chinese American journalist, author of historical books, and human rights activist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking, and in 2003, The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. 

The 2.6-acre park near Montague Expressway and Seely Avenue was inaugurated in 2019 to honor Iris. The park's six installations were very thoughtfully researched and beautifully created to carry on Iris' messages of personal activism for democracy and freedom for all. Through brief discussions at several of the park's installations having quotes from Iris, we will be able to know a little more of her perspective of life and what one’s role might be to improve world and community relationships.

Next, we will clean and beautify the park to honor Iris, while also celebrating Women's History Month (March), Earth Day (April 22), and AAPI month (May). (Iris was also celebrated as part of CHCP’s Women’s Heritage Day event on March 7.) Some yard/landscape maintenance tools will be available, but it would be best if you could bring your own broom, greenery disposal bags, small clippers, rake, sunhat, kneeling pads, gardening gloves, etc.

This is a free event open to everyone over the age of 12, with refreshments served after the clean-up session. Please RSVP to CHCP Director Brenda Hee Wong at brenda.wong@chcp.org or 408-228-2424.

Thank you in advance for sharing this event with others.

If needed, alternate parking might be available at nearby company lots at Seely/Epic Way.

To learn more about Iris Chang:  IrisChang.net