Celebrating Our Roots
Journey from China to Kauai: A Family's Heritage
Discover the inspiring story of Chock Chin’s journey to save his family in China and build a new kind of life in the lush island Kingdom of Hawaii in the early 19th century.
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Migration from China to California in the 19th Century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8342tHnK4gg In the final part of this 2-part series, historian Brian Dillon details the experience of the Chinese immigrants who came to California in the 19th century. Unlike the supportive and welcoming experience Chock Chin and...
Migration from Guangdong to Hawaii in 19th Century
This is an outstanding presentation by historian Brian Dillon, recorded on August 14, 2021. It offers the historical context for the Chinese migration from Guangdong to the Kingdom, and later the Territory, of Hawaii. This directly informs our understanding of Chock...
Migrant Chinese burials in California and Hawaii
Chinese Migration to America, historian Brian Dillon explained that only 10% of Chinese migrants to California who came in the 19th century to work on the railroad, search for gold, etc., can be found in California cemeteries. This is because Chinese who leave their...
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