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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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Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, Vision, and Grace

The Dynasties of China

by Susan Chock Salgy | March 29, 2025 | Cultural Revolution, History, Political History | 0 Comments

Understand the world inhabited by our ancestors, who each took their place in the family in a China being shaped and controlled by the dynastic ruler of their day. Starting with the first emperor, Yu the Great -- founder of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC (pictured here)...

Noteworthy Tang Ancestors

by Susan Chock Salgy | March 27, 2025 | Tang Clan | 0 Comments

Another famous Tang: Tang Shao Yi The Tang clan of Tang Jia Village was well known in the area. As Louise Skyles told me, "While most of the villagers in the area just barely survived and went overseas to make a living, the Tang clan sent their members overseas to...

Chock Chin’s Historical World

by Susan Chock Salgy | March 24, 2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Hanalei, History, Migration | 0 Comments

To really understand Chock Chin, we must come to understand the world he lived in. His historical context helps us interpret the way he organized his family, the way he interacted with his community, his business practices, his dreams and ambitions, and ultimately the...

Migrant Chinese burials in California and Hawaii

Aug 19, 2021 | Ching Ming, Chock Chin's grave, Genealogy Research, History, Tang Clan

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...

Zhuo Hua and the Origins of the Zhuo clan name

Aug 18, 2021 | Family Miracles, History, The Kings of Chu, Zhuo Clan

The Clan name: Zhuo Zhuo Bing Quan researched for Zhuo family records after he retired from his career as a school principal in Guan Tang Village. He felt a great desire to fill in the gap for Zhuo family Guan Tang jia pu. The gap came about in the Cultural...

FamilySearch.org helps us meet a cousin from Hong Kong

Aug 17, 2021 | Family Members, Family Photos

Having a shared family tree is a brilliant way to meet people you would never have been able to meet any other way. FamilySearch.org operates under the philosophy that it is better to work together on one shared tree, rather than having everyone build and maintain...

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