by Susan Chock Salgy | 09,Feb,2026 | Chinese of Hawaii, Chock Inn, Family Members, Madison Chock
Celebrating Madison Chock: Olympic Champion with Roots in Guan Tang Village Join us in honoring the remarkable journey of Madison Chock, an ice dancing icon who has captivated the world for decades with her grace and skill, culminating in her recent gold medal...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 08,Feb,2026 | 1906 San Francisco Quake & Fire, Chinese of California, Guan Tang Village, Migration, Political History, Women's History, Zhuo Clan
Not all the Chocks who left Guan Tang Village at the tumultuous turn of the century chose Hawaii as their new home. Many factors contributed to that choice. But it was a very tactical decision — you went where you could find safety and a job. Typically you chose...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 27,Mar,2025 | Tang Clan
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...
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 | 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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 03,Dec,2022 | Ancestral Temples, Chinese of Hawaii, Cultural Revolution, History, She Clan, Zhuo Clan
The Chinese are a temple people. In addition to the multiple small ancestral temples scattered throughout the neighborhoods of Chinese villages, the oldest clans typically built larger temples called Grand Ancestral Temples, to honor the first ancestor of their clan...
