by Susan Chock Salgy | 24,Mar,2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Hanalei, History, Migration
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...
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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 05,Nov,2022 | History, The Kings of Chu, Zhuo Clan
Louise Skyles has been gathering genealogical records and working directly with Zhuo Bing Quan for almost four years now and it is amazing how much more we know about our ancestors at this point. Because of the royal lineage from which the Chock/Zhuo clan descends,...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 12,Oct,2021 | Chinese of Hawaii, Genealogy Research, Gu/Goo Clan, History, Migration
Gu Chuan Pin 古傳品 was one of the early immigrants from the Nazhou Gu clan who settled in Hawaii. His family’s experiences in Hawaii and later in Chicago, Illinois are fascinating, because they are tied closely to the political affairs of China. Here’s...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 25,Aug,2021 | History, Migration
In the final part of this 2-part series, historian Brian Dillon details the experience of the Chinese immigrants who came to California in the 19th century. Unlike the supportive and welcoming experience Chock Chin and other Chinese immigrants had in the Kingdom of...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 19,Aug,2021 | History, Migration
This is an outstanding presentation by historian Brian Dillon, recorded on August 14, 2021. It offers the historical context for the Chinese migration from Guangdong to the Kingdom, and later the Territory, of Hawaii. This directly informs our understanding of Chock...
