Saturday, June 8, 2019 | 9AM to 5PM
Sunday, June 9, 2019 | 9AM to 4PM
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, Manhattan
Full Two-Day Registration: $225
(Early Bird by May 29: $175)
One-Day Registration: $125
(Early Bird by May 29: $100)
Learn how to find and preserve your family’s history. Whether you’re just getting started or are a pro, get tools and methodologies to discover your family roots and journey. This two-day series of in-depth workshops, presentations, case studies and one-on-one consultations with expert practitioners of Chinese genealogy in America will inspire and teach you how to find out “where you’re really from”:
- Where did my Chinese ancestors come from and why did they come?
- How do I start creating a family tree?
- Where can I get my family’s U.S. immigration files and other government records?
- What are Chinese clan genealogy books and where can I find mine?
- How can I do research if I am not Chinese-literate?
Day 1 Program
9:45am to 10:15am
How We Got Here: Chinese/Chinese-American History and Migration
Joyce Moy, Executive Director, AAARI-CUNY
10:15am to 11am
Chinese Genealogy Research w/o Having to Know Chinese
Henry Tom
11am to 11:30am
Museum of Chinese in America’s Archives and Special Collections
Kevin Chu, Collections Manager, Museum of Chinese in America
11:30am to 12:15pm
Our Histories Are Personal Stories: Building Relationships Through Storytelling with StoryCorps
Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan, National Facilitator, StoryCorps
1pm to 1:30pm
Tips for Conducting Chinese Genealogy Research in America
Anthony King, Volunteer, Family History Library
1:30pm to 2:15pm
Geography of Villages of Siyi (4 Counties) in Southern China
Gene Chin
2:15pm to 3pm
Finding Railroad Worker Ancestors and Other Stories
Ava Chin, Associate Professor, English, College of Staten Island/CUNY
3pm to 5pm
Roundtables and consolutations
Day 2 Program
9:30am to 10am
Chinese Family History in Personal Documents and Non-Traditional Sources
Amy Chin
10am to 10:45am
What is in A Name? – Pieces, Patterns, & Pitfalls as They Apply to Chinese Genealogy
Patrick Chew, Internationalization/Localization Manager, Change.org
10:45am to 11:15am
Toisan on My Mind: Searching in My Father’s Footsteps
Alan Chin, Instructor and Advisor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
11:15am to 12pm
Interpreting Chinese Genealogy Books
Anthony King, Volunteer, Family History Library
12:45pm to 1:15pm
The Journey of Chinese-Americans with Peruvian/South American Roots
Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi, Program Officer, New York State Council for the Arts
1:15pm to 1:45pm
Chinese Exclusion Act and Immigration Records at the National Archives
Angela Tudico, Archives Specialist, National Archives
1:45pm to 2:15pm
On a Mission: Following Faith in China for Family Clues
Polly Shih Brandmeyer
2:15 to 4pm
Roundtables and consultation
Co-Organizers
Think!Chinatown | CREATE in Chinatown
