Events - Chinese Family History Group

Based on primary source materials from the Hong Family Papers at The Huntington, “Y.C. Hong: Advocate for Chinese ...

Michael Ho began with a short segment especially designed for our donors and members about Chinese names. He ...

Bo-Gay Salvador and Brian Yee shared their personal experiences in genealogy research in this session especially designed for ...

Many involved in Chinese genealogy research are familiar with the Chinese jiapu/zupu and perhaps local gazetteers. Tony King ...

Qīngmíng (also known as “Tomb-sweeping Day”) 2021 occurred on April 4th; it’s a “festival” when many ethnic Hàn ...

In collaboration with Chinese American Museum Los Angeles, moderator Michael Ho interviewed panelists Marisa Louie Lee, Bo-Gay Tong ...

Zachary Wilske discussed the history of US immigration laws and its impact on Chinese American women focusing on ...

Two time James Beard Award winner and globally acclaimed Chef Martin Yan wove personal stories from his childhood ...

Kevin Kwan shared intimate stories and photos about his family tree ranging back to the year 946. Born ...

Filmmakers Katie and Gregg Porter discussed their process of documenting "We Are American Soldiers." They shared their research ...

Filmmakers Katie and Gregg Porter share their journey in documenting Katie's maternal grandfather's life and military service in ...

Linguist Patrick Chew provided a basic introduction on Chinese dialects, focusing primarily on the Pearl River Delta of ...

Michael Ho gave an overview of Chinese naming conventions and practices that family history researchers may encounter in ...

Patti Dung, Steve Kwok and Shirley Chu-Ng shared how the Chinese Exclusion Act impacted their family members. Login ...

Kitty L. Lew shared her journey to three of her four ancestral villages in Taishan, Donguan and Zengcheng. ...

Trae Nicholson shared her varied approaches to identifying "mystery people" in family photographs. After finding her father’s box ...

Steve Kwok discussed family ancestral books (jiapu and zupu) including: how to find them; how to make sense ...