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 three years, [...]
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 [...]
The Chinese New Year arrived on 16 February 2018. This is the 4715th Chinese year. According to the Chinese horoscope calendar, 2018 is the Male Earth Dog year. The color brown is associated with the earth, so another name for 2018 is the Year [...]
Along with the entire Chinese community in Kauai (and globally), Chock Chin led his family in the annual celebration of Ching Ming. Daughter Dorothy remembers: "When it was Ching Ming or decoration Day, Papa sometimes roasted a pig. There would be large bowls and [...]