For me, genealogy is about the stories: the ones we heard growing up, and the ones we find through research. The stories that resonate the most for me are those that have largely been forgotten or overlooked by history. What I love most is genealogy’s capacity to encompass everything – history, law, politics, geography, religion, culture, sociology, psychology – because at its heart it is about people.
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There are over fifty pages of information and nearly two hundred blogs. Yes, I’ve been writing for years.
I write about Canadian and Chinese genealogy, about organizing, and archives. See the tags below for topics, and use the Search for anything specific. If you like what you see, sign up for my newsletter at the link below. You will get notices when I drop a new post. If you’ve got a great idea, let me know on the Contact Me page.
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Amazing things happen when you do what you love:
- Went to Sze Yup, China to visit my ancestral roots (Oct 2019) with the Heritage of Cantonese Migration Tour
- I’ve been with the Ancestry Canada Advisory Board since November 2019
- My book, “Getting Started in Chinese Genealogy,” was added to the archives at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Spring 2023)
- Partnered with Ancestry® in their philanthropic release of the Chinese Exclusion Act Records (summer 2023)
- My family’s historic home, the Wing Sang complex, became the permanent site of the national Chinese Canadian Museum at 51 E. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC (1 Jul 2023)
- I became the first Canadian to gain the Accredited Genealogist® designation for Western Canada (Nov 2024)
About me
My speciality is the history of the Chinese in Canada. An unintended but incredible benefit is being able to connect many of the historic families in Canada with my private tree (2200+ people), document archive (24K+), and image archive (40K+). My professional focus is Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba)
I’m a member of the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPgen), the Association of Professional Genealogists (Canada), the Ancestry Canada Advisory Board, and the following genealogy societies:
- Army Navy Air Force Veterans, Unit 280
- British Columbia Genealogical Society
- Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society
- Chinese Family History Group, U.S.
- Manitoba Genealogical Society
- Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
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