by Susan Chock Salgy | 19,Aug,2021 | Ching Ming, Chock Chin's grave, Genealogy Research, History, Tang Clan
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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 18,Aug,2021 | Family Miracles, History, The Kings of Chu, Zhuo Clan
The Clan name: Zhuo Zhuo Bing Quan researched for Zhuo family records after he retired from his career as a school principal in Guan Tang Village. He felt a great desire to fill in the gap for Zhuo family Guan Tang jia pu. The gap came about in the Cultural...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 12,Feb,2019 | History, The Kings of Chu
King Zhuang of Chu was one of our ancestors. King Zhuang of Chu (Chinese: 楚莊王; pinyin: Chǔ Zhuāng Wáng, reigned 613-591 BC) was a monarch of the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. His personal name was Xiong...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 12,Feb,2019 | History, The Kings of Chu
At the end of a week of celebrations for Chinese New Year 2019, our researcher, Louise Skyles, called the number on the front door of the family temple and reached Mr. Zhuo Bing Quan. He is a retired educator who has been working for many years on an expanded,...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 03,Feb,2019 | History, The Kings of Chu
In mid-January 2019, I contacted a Chinese genealogist and research specialist named Louise Skyles. She had been of great assistance to our friend, George Huang, helping him trace his genealogy back hundreds of years, and she was highly recommended by him. My two...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 03,Feb,2019 | History, Uncategorized
As a society that practices ancestor veneration, the Chinese have traditionally kept genealogies. These include: zongpu (general genealogies) zupu (clan genealogies) jiapu (extended family genealogies) shipu (branch genealogies) jiacheng (family records or annals) Our...
