2024 Chinese Bunkhouse Visit
Members of the Fremont City Council (5th left to right), Mayor Lily Mei, Councilmember Yang Shao, Councilmember Raj Salwan, and SBCC Board Member Joe Woo visited the Chinese Bunkhouse at the historic Shinn Park during the Harvest Moon Festival on 9/15/2024.
One of the displays at the Bunkhouse information booth recognized the former Gerry Low-Sabado (former SBCC President from 2005-2006) as an original Bunkmate.
During the Harvest Moon Festival at the Fremont Shinn Historical Park on September 15, 2024, members of SBCC and Fremont City Council visited the historical Chinese Bunkhouse in support of its effort to preserve this historical structure where the early Chinese immigrants helped build our community since the 1940’s. The Shinn family moved the Shinn China Camp up to their barnyard in the 1950’s. The historical Shinn Ranch, established in 1856, became a city park in the 1960’s.
“Preserving the culture and customs of the Chinese heritage” is part of our Mission Statements. SBCC believes that we should support the preservation of the Bunkhouse to give a voice to these forgotten people who helped build our community.
If you would like to join SBCC in supporting the Chinese Bunkhouse preservation project, you can click on the red DONATE button above to donate to the SBCSC Community Service Funds and designate your donation to be used toward the Chinese Bunkhouse Project. All donations are tax deductible.
You can click HERE to go to the Chinese Bunkhouse Project website to learn more about the project.
Mayor Lily Mei took a photo of the “Gerry Low-Sabado Bunkmate” display at the Information Booth of the Chinese Bunkhouse. .
The historic Shinn House at the Shinn Historical Park and Arboretum, Fremont, CA.