Genealogy Garage: My China Roots

If you have Chinese ancestry, you'll want to hear about the library's newest database: My China Roots. Global Collections Manager Clotilde Yap will give us a practical demonstration of how to use this dynamite database. Learn how Chinese genealogy is different from Western genealogy. See what resources are available and hear how you can access them through the Los Angeles Public Library. Join us live and bring questions!

[@choychanma5695]

Thank you, LA Public Library, Julie, Clotilde, I can relate to this. Very interesting, how Chinese men ventured out all over the globe to work, mostly "contracted." My father's is surname Ma, and he was employed by BPC - the British Phosphate Commisioners in the 1940s. He was from FuttSan. My mother's surname is Lum, and she was from GuJiang, Sun Wuei, GwondDong. My parents settled on Christmas Island, Australia where I was born. It's quite amazing, and emotional, when I had the chance to visit Gu Jiang and FuttSan. FuttSan is made more known by Tsui Hark's movies played by Jet Li Lian Jie - "FuttSan Wong Fei Hong." My parents left China in the 1940s to 1950s, and never had the resources to return to see their homeland.

[@choychanma5695]

I read Evelyn Hong Kingston's novel "Chinamen" very interesting. Evelyn has written other Chinese-related novels, which I hope to read.

[@IshtarNike]

22:37 Would be interesting to know if people will update this patrilineal tradition to include women or at least have a separate book for them.

[@choychanma5695]

Chinese characters have been simplified, and I have to work out the new characters. I'm not versed in Chinese, still find it very interesting.