(Photos courtesy of Joshua Lewis)
Katie Buesch is a writer, reader, and historian working in central and northern California. She is also a member of the historian team and former tour guide for the Eureka Chinatown Project. Her research focuses on the roles that Chinese immigrants played in the early settlement of Northern California, how Anti-Chinese movements were able to take hold and expand across California and the West, and the resilience of Chinese residents in fighting back through the courts in the case of Wing Hing v. City of Eureka court case that was filed by some of Eureka’s expelled Chinese residents. She has published articles in the Humboldt Historian, a regional history magazine with a nationwide circulation of 2,000 people, and has presented at a variety of educational events and conferences. She regularly attends the American Historical Association conference (and will present something there one of these years…)
(Photos courtesy of Joshua Lewis)
Katie is originally from San Diego, and is a graduate of Vista High School (2014) and Humboldt State University (2017, Summa Cum Laude, BAs in Cultural Anthropology and Religious Studies). She graduated with her Masters in Public History from Sacramento State in December, 2025. Her thesis, Legacies of Redevelopment: A Walking Tour of Sacramento’s Chinatown, is accessible for free online via SacState Scholars.
Katie leading a walking tour out front of the Confucius Church in Sacramento’s Chinatown (Photo courtesy of Patrick Ettinger)
When she isn’t researching or reading, Katie enjoys hiking with her dog Parker and partner Andy. She is also a quilter and enjoys embroidery. Her hobby historical interests include the Church of Latter Day Saints, Worlds Fairs, and weird history.
Katie and Andy near Muir Woods, 2025.
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