This is the first full-time professionally staffed museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving and interpreting the history and culture of Chinese and their descendants in the Western Hemisphere. After more than 20 years of collecting artifacts, archival and library materials, MoCA has amassed one of the most important national archives of materials about Chinese life in America. The Museum provides historical and visual arts exhibitions, walking tours, school and public programs, a museum shop, and extensive information in the fields of Chinese American and Asian American Studies.