We started off our 2023 year with an unforgettable visit to The Huntington on April 08, 2023! Our paying Members had the opportunity to explore a specially selected, unparalleled collection of rare books, manuscripts, and photographs related to Chinese-American and Chinese in the Diaspora history. They were led by our expert curator, Li-Wei Yang, who…

Military researcher and social historian KB Barcomb will take you through the 14th Service Group, a Chinese American unit. KB Barcomb’s analysis focused on the unit’s lives and formation through their travels before deploying from the United States to the final destination of the China Burma India theater. As you research your family’s stories in…

Celebrating Chinese Family History Group’s 10th Anniversary Recordings Thank you for joining us in celebrating our 10 years as a non-profit genealogical organization.  Whether you attended in person or virtually, it was a memorable and interactive event for all.  Here’s a little glimpse of the attendees: NEWSLETTERS

We hope you enjoyed Doug Joe’s very informative presentation on the webtrees tool on July 9th. (Login to view the recording) As announced at the webinar, Doug generously offered two Chinese Family History Group members exclusive follow-up events. The first is a one-on-one sessions with users to begin exploring webtrees capabilities. Many of our members…

Have you been collecting the names of your ancestors and looking for a family tree program?  Doug Joe has a solution for you. Join us Saturday, July 9th at 10 AM PT as Doug shares the why and how he uses webtrees – an open-source online genealogy program that is not only private and can…

Several board members attended the National Genealogical Society’s National Convention in Sacramento in May 2022.  The conference was our first venture outside of our southern California roots, and we realized our group’s impact on the Genealogy world.  There are a few other organizations, but we are the leading group on Chinese family history.  Thanks to Michelle Jong,…

A Writing Workshop with Cynthia Lim Three 90 minute workshops on “Telling Your Story” to help members document and write their family stories. The workshops will be open to 12-15 people with the understanding that they will share writing. The workshops will have short, five-minute writing prompts where participants write without stopping or editing to…

Do you have several boxes of old photos, slides, videos, and documents you inherited from your parents? How would you feel if you lost them in a fire or flood?  They can’t be easily replaced.  In this podcast, we’ll talk about some tips for protecting and organizing these precious artifacts. In the next 18 minutes,…

Everyone has their own family archive. They can be as simple as the photos on your phone or as sprawling as the boxes and boxes of materials spread across your extended family. Join Caitlin Oiye Coon, Densho’s Archives Director, to learn family archive essentials, such as how to decide what to keep, best ways to…

Have you found yourself or family members in the 1950 Census records?  Join us on Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7pm PDT as Marisa Louie Lee will share her findings on the 1950 US Census.  The Chinese American population increased from 77,504 in 1940 to 117,629 in 1950– a time of enormous growth after many…