If you would like to know more information about any of the projects or information on this website please feel free to contact us via email. In addition, if you know of any Chinese sites or historical references regarding Chinese in Montana, please direct your queries to Dr. Kelly Dixon.

Dr. Kelly J. Dixon, Professor

University of Montana

Biography: Dr. Dixon received her Ph.D. from the University of Nevada-Reno, and has been teaching at the University of Montana as an Assistant Professor since the fall of 2003. Her dissertation focused on the analysis of archaeological collections and documentary resources from a series of saloons in Virginia City, Nevada dating to the mid-19th century. Currently, Dr. Dixon is working on a couple of books focused on her collaborative work on the Donner Party Site located outside Truckee, California. Her research interests are on the under documented people of the American West, including African-Americans and the Chinese. Email: kelly.dixon@mso.umt.edu