For Womens History Month, I look at the hidden story of Lily's time in WWII.
Tag: Chinese genealogy
13 databases for Chinese Ancestry on Ancestry.com
What's available for Chinese genealogy on Ancestry? I look at the records and show you how to navigate them.
Top 10 things I learned at SLIG (the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy) 2020
I spend a week at my first ever intensive genealogy conference and live to tell the tale.
Travels in China – the Heritage of Cantonese Migration Tour, 2019
FAQs about the Heritage of Cantonese Migration Tour, 2019
Travels in China – the food
If I had to pinpoint the most accessible cultural gift China has given the world, I would have to choose food. People who rarely meet Chinese people will tell me their favourite Chinese restaurant. They're trying to find common ground and food is the great common table at which we all partake. So let's talk… Continue reading Travels in China – the food
Travels in China – the Overseas Chinese
One of the more startling revelations from the trip was learning about the Overseas Chinese - that's us. We folk of Chinese origin, we whose ancestors migrated from Sze Yup/Wuyi, China from about 1850-1949, we who are Chinese-something, be it Chinese Canadian, Chinese Hawaiian, Chinese Malay, Chinese South African, Chinese Thai, Chinese Singaporean and about 100… Continue reading Travels in China – the Overseas Chinese
Travels in China – introducing Dr. Henry Yu, UBC
I introduce you to professor Henry Yu, and share some of his work on Chinese Canadian history.
Travels in China – Introducing Dr. Selia Tan
I introduce you to one of the two experts on the tour, Dr. Selia Tan, and share some of her work.
Force 136 goes to London and takes some holiday snaps – a pictorial story of WWII
In March, 1945, a group of Chinese men travelled to London, England. It was the penultimate stop on their way to Poona, India. They had enlisted in the top-secret South East Asia Command (SEAC), known in India as "Force 136," and had completed basic training at Shilo, Manitoba. From Manitoba they boarded trains for the eastern… Continue reading Force 136 goes to London and takes some holiday snaps – a pictorial story of WWII
My fave Facebook groups for genealogy
In this post I'll share with you my secret weapon: my collection of 26 genealogy groups on Facebook. #1 - Simple Facebook searches Are you looking for a long lost cousin? Facebook is like the modern equivalent to the phone directory. #2 - Facebook groups Got a genealogy puzzle? There's a Facebook group out there… Continue reading My fave Facebook groups for genealogy