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.
Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, Vision, and Grace
Noteworthy Tang Ancestors
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
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...
Chock-Huang Intermarriages
Chock Chin's mother was Huang Shi -- a daughter of the Dong'an Huang clan. Their marriage was one more golden link in the long chain of kinship alliances that have connected the Guan Tang Chock/Zhuo and the Dong'an Huang/Wong in deep interpersonal bonds of loyalty,...
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