The Getty Summer Multicultural Internship Program
Since 1993, the Friends of the Chinese American Museum (The Friends) has annually received a Getty grant allowing the CAMLA to train two summer interns every year. Interns' responsibilities have included conducting historical research, developing exhibitions, and assisting in artifact preservation and collection management.

The Virtual Museum
The Museum's website, located at the URL http://www.camla.org/, reaches and educates internet surfers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Virtual Museum features exhibition schedules, volunteer information, newsletters, and the history of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles.

Newsletters
Members, interns, volunteers and various contributing writers work together to create the Friends quarterly newsletter for the promotion of the Museum and its programs and services.

Fundraising for Museum Development
The Friends continues to seek support from the local community, grant foundations, government agencies, and U.S. and overseas corporations for the development of the Museum. In addition, the Annual Historymaker Awards attracts new and continuing donors from all over Southern California.

Gallery Exhibits
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and the Friends co-sponsor Museum exhibits which are featured at the El Pueblo Gallery, located on world famous Olvera Street. The CAMLA also collaborates with other museums and community organizations by sharing artifact collections, resources, and ideas to create large-scale exhibits.

Traveling Exhibits
Since 1992, the Museum has created five portable exhibits. They have traveled to libraries, malls, parks, banks, and schools all over L.A. County, sharing the untold stories of Chinese Americans with other Angelenos.

Lectures and Presentations
The Museum's curator has lectured at UCLA, Occidental College, the Jewish Historical Society, and the Historical Society of Southern California, among many other schools and community organizations. In addition, the CAMLA organizes presentations on diverse topics ranging from Chinese herbs and medicine to Feng Shui.

Research Center
The Museum office serves as an resource center on the 150 year Chinese American experience in Southern California. In addition, the Friends and El Pueblo collaborate on historical studies such as the Chinatown oral history project through which the experiences of pioneer Chinese American families are recorded and preserved.

Acquisition and Conservation
The Friends and El Pueblo work together to gather and curate historical documents, photos, and artifacts, building the CAMLA's collection for permanent exhibits.