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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...

The Miracle on the Door

Jul 7, 2021 | Family Miracles, Genealogy Research

Connecting with our Goo Ancestors and Living Relatives

Jul 7, 2021 | Genealogy Research, Gu/Goo Clan

In the spring of 2021, after having completed several important milestones in the project of extracting ancestral records from our Zhuo clan jiapus and zupus, I asked Louise to see if she could go back through the records and find information about the fathers and...

Meet the Family: King Zhuang of Chu

Feb 12, 2019 | History, The Kings of Chu

King Zhuang of Chu was one of our ancestors. King Zhuang of Chu (Chinese: 楚莊王; pinyin: Chǔ Zhuāng Wáng, reigned 613-591 BC) was a monarch of the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. His personal name was Xiong...

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