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 | 29,Mar,2025 | Cultural Revolution, History, Political History
Discover the Legacy of China's Dynasties China's Imperial Eras 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...
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...
