by Susan Chock Salgy | 24,Mar,2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Dong'an Huang Clan, Women's History, Zhuo Clan
Kinship Alliance: one marriage at a time 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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 22,Mar,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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 16,Mar,2025 | Uncategorized
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. Learn More...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 13,Apr,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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 26,Oct,2023 | Chinese Festivals, Dong'an Huang Clan, Family Miracles
by Susan Chock Salgy Finding ancestral records in China is a complex endeavor. Sometimes it comes together neatly and you are done in a month. Other times it takes patience, persistence, prayer, and a miracle or two. Finding my great-grandmother’s ancestors took...
