Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Far Western Foundation, we will be able to continue archaeological research on the Evanston and Rock Springs Chinatown and investigate transnational connections between these Chinatowns and home villages in the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Read about the award here: https://www.grinnell.edu/news/professor-ng-receives-grant-advance-archaeological-research
Below is a list of upcoming posters or talks that relate to our archaeological research on the Evanston and/or Rock Springs Chinatown. All presentations are in-person with links to register for some of the posters/talks. Dr. Gardner will also give a talk some time this August at the historic Beeman Cashin Building in Evanston, WY titled “Section Camps and Labor 1868-1942.” Unfortunately, there are no virtual options for any of these presentations.
Special thanks to Ria Pretekin (Field Museum), Jeremy Wilson (IU Indianapolis), and Sue Hyatt for my speaker invitations. Archaeological research in the 2025 field season was funded by the Frison Institute’s Fund for Wyoming Archaeology and Grinnell College.
| Venue | Presentation | Author(s) | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Museum, Chicago, IL | Talk Transpacific Chinatowns in Rural Wyoming: The Archaeology of Chinese Labor, Racial Violence, and Community | Laura Ng | Wed. April 15, 2026 12-1pm CST |
| Field Museum, Chicago, IL | Educator workshop The Rock Springs Chinatown Dig | Laura Ng | Thurs. April 16, 2026 10-11am CST |
| Iowa Human Rights Research Conference, Grinnell, IA | Poster Burn Layer: The Depositional History of the Rock Springs Chinatown and 1885 Chinese Massacre | Laura Ng, Julia Ghorai, Avajane Lei, Luis Lopez, Jorge Salinas | Sat. April 18, 2026 11-11:45am CST |
| Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN | Talk Transpacific Chinatowns in Rural Wyoming: The Archaeology of Chinese Labor, Racial Violence, and Community | Laura Ng | Wed. April 22, 2026 5:30-7:30pm CST |
| Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA | Talk Integrity of Setting: Issues in Cities or Towns Where Cultural Deposits Possess High Integrity but the Site is in a Slum or Blighted Area | A. Dudley Gardner | Sat. May 2, 2026 8:45-9am PST |
| Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA | Poster Burn Layer: The Depositional History of the Rock Springs Chinatown and 1885 Chinese Massacre | Laura Ng, Jorge Salinas, Luis Lopez, Julia Ghorai, Avajane Lei | Sat. May 2, 2026 1-3pm PST |
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