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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...

Chock-Huang Intermarriages

Mar 24, 2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Dong'an Huang Clan, Women's History, Zhuo Clan

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,...

Born to Bless Another Clan

Mar 22, 2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Women's History

When a baby girl was born to a Chinese family, her own clan did not especially welcome the news. In a world that treasured lineage continuity above all else, only healthy male heirs added to the family wealth, and built the power and prestige of the clan. Their full...

Finding my Chock cousins

Apr 13, 2024 | Family Members, Hanalei

The year 2022 has turned out to be a tremendous year of connecting with Chock cousins. I originally created this site specifically for the purpose of finding my cousins. I thought that perhaps the children or grandchildren of my father's siblings might someday Google...

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