Philip Choy, architect, educator and activist, passed away at 91 on March 16, 2017. He was a stalwart in the social justice movement, and a leading advocate for the recognition of the role the Chinese had played in shaping the United States. A pioneering teacher and scholar, he co-taught with Him Mark Lai the first Chinese American history class in the nation at San Francisco State University.
Among Choy’s contributions to the Chinese community, he served as president of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA)
Philip Choy was a participant in the founding workshop/conference of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford, and gave presentations at the Project’s first workshop of its archaeologists network. He will be greatly missed—and he will be remembered and honored at the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike in 2019.
Below is a link to his obituary in The San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Philip-Choy-SF-expert-on-Chinese-American-11010834.php