RemembranceDiscovering the Roots
of Our Ancestors
CHONG KUI Family, Hawaii, 1927
Tracing Our Roots Back to China
Historic Migration of Hakka People
Eventually Reaching Guandong Province, Southern China
Guandong Province Guangzhou (Canton) and the Pearl River
Delta Area
Hakka Walled Village and Typical Terrain
Hakka Village on Mountainside
Hakka Walled Village (Fortress)
Interior of Hakka Walled Village; Residents Usually Have the Same
Surname
Interior of Hakka Walled Village Showing the Family Hall (Temple)
Hong Kong Ancestral Villages Located Near Yuen Long
Hakka Walled Village Rectangular Shape Common in Hong Kong
Hakka Walled Village Museum New Territories, Hong Kong
Interior of Hakka Village Museum. Note Hidden Drain System
Hakka Museum Simple Furniture in a Dining Room
Hakka Museum. Furniture Including
High Chair and Suspended Cradle
Hakka Museum Bedroom with Dresser, Bed and Loft
Hakka Museum Interior Hallway
Hakka Museum Interior Walkway. Note: Benches and Underground Drain (on right)
Roger and Sharon at the Sam Tung Uk Hakka Museum,
Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Hakka Museum. Ancestral Hall
Bridal Palanquin (Sedan Chair). Bride was Carried to her Fiancé's Village as Part of the Ceremony
Hakka Museum. Hakka Woman Wearing Traditional
Hat
Closer View of Hakka Woman and Her Hat. Veil Provided Protection From Sun and Insects While Working in the Rice
Fields
Hakka Woman (OK, Hapa-Hakka!) Wearing
Traditional Hat with Veil Lifted.
Hakka Cloth Headgear. Worn Under the Traditional
Hat or by Itself When Not Working in the Fields
Side View of Hakka Woman Wearing Cloth Head Covering. Note the Woven Patterned Band Used to
Hold it on the Head
New Territories, Hong Kong. Location of Ancestral Villages of Ma Tin Tsuen and Kong Tau Tsuen (near
Yuen Long)
CHONG Kui (born about 1851-died May 9, 1935) Ancestral Village, Ma Tin Tsuen
Ceremonial Entrance to Ma Tin Tsuen, 2007
Rear View of Ma Tin Tsuen Gate Showing
Proximity of Yuen Long
Modern Apartments Surrounding Entrance to Older Part of Ma Tin Tsuen (Note Two Red Lanterns Over
Doorway)
Closer View of Entrance to Older Part of Ma Tin Tsuen
Typical Narrow Street in Older Part of Ma Tin Tsuen
Ancestral Hall (Room) and Temple in Ma Tin Tsuen
Interior of Ancestral Hall. Note Altar in Rear and Food Offering for Ancestors on Table. Ornate Object on
Right is Used for Parades and Ceremonies
Mythological Creature on Wall behind Altar
Sharon Chong Picquet Examining the Size, Color and Diversity of the Parade Float in Ma Tin Tsuen
CHING Kyau (born about 1874-died about 1937, buried in Fook On Tong Chinese Cemetery, Kula, Maui, Hawaii). Ancestral Village Kong Tau Tsuen
Kong Tau Tsuen is Located About One Mile from Yuen Long, New Territories,
Hong Kong
Typical Scene in Kong Tau Tsuen. Note Raised Concrete Sidewalks Which
Follow Meandering Footpaths Throughout Village.
Kong Tau Tsuen is a Mixture of Very Old and Rural Buildings
and a Few Two and Three Story Residential Buildings
View of Typical Older Residences in Kong Tau Tsuen
A Collection of What Appeared to be the Oldest Residential Structures in Kong Tau Tsuen.
Unoccupied in 2007
Rear View of the Same Buildings. The Doors and Windows Appear to Have Been Added after the Original Construction
The Buildings Have Some Fascinating Features Including the Picturesque Friezes Along the Roofline
Another View of the Roof Tiles and Friezes
Another Side View of the Old Residences in Kong Tau Tsuen
Hawaii CHONG Kui immigrated to Hawaii in 1886-1895 as a
Contract Laborer and then Returned to China to Marry and
Came Back to Hawaii With His Wife, CHING Kyau, in 1897.
All Chinese Residents of Hawaii Were Required to Obtain a Certificate of Residence to Prove That They Were a Lawful
Resident at the Time of Annexation to the USA
Oldest Known Photograph
of CHONG Kui, age 49, April 18, 1901.
Alice (Ten Kyau) Chong(February 6, 1902-October 30, 1993). Photograph is From Her Certificate of Residence, March, 1909, age 7.
Ten You Chong (born February 8, 1897).
Photograph is From His Certificate of Residence, March 1909, age 12.
Thomas (Ten Kui) Chong
(born September 22, 1898-died May 1, 1957).
Photograph Taken From
His Certificate of residence,
March, 1909, age 11.
Ten You Chong. “Application of Alleged American Citizen of the Chinese Race for
Preinvestigation of Status” (Form 430). Necessary in Order to Leave Hawaii for Visit to China, 1922
Ten You Chong. Close Up of Photograph
From His Form 430, 1922
Thomas (Ten Kui) Chong.
Photograph From His Form 430, 1922.
Photograph of CHONG Kui From His Form 430, 1922.
Age 71
TENN Kui Kyau. Wife of Thomas, from
Ancestrral Village (Ma Tin Tsuen). Age
16.
CHING Kyau“Return Certificate-Lawfully Domiciled Chinese Laborer”,
Form 432, 1930. Necessary to Return to Hawaii After Visiting
China.
CHING Kyau. Photograph From Form
432, age 56.
Anthony (Ten Foon) Chong Photograph From His
‘Certificate of Hawaiian Birth”, 1922
Lydia Kyau Chong, wife of Ten You
(born December 3, 1899)
Arthur (Yun Fung) Chong Natural child of Thomas and Kui Kyau Chong, adopted by
Ten You and Lydia “according
to the Chinese manner”
CHING Kyau 1933, age 59, as she Looked Upon Her Departure for China
With Her Husband. She Returned
to Hawaii in 1935 After His Death
in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong
CHONG Kui 1933, age 82 , as He Looked
Upon His Departure From Hawaii to Return to His Ancestral Home in
China (Ma Tin Tsuen, near Yuen Long,
New Territories, Hong Kong)
CHING Kyau 1935, age 61, as She Looked Upon Her Return to Hawaii
after Her Husband’s Death. She Died in Kula, Maui,
Hawaii Two Years Later, 1937
Edith (Yuen Kyau) Chong (Mrs. James Dvorak) “Certificate of Citizenship-Hawaiian Islands”,
May 20, 1942, age 30. Chinese Exclusion Act Repealed in 1943
To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook
without a source, a tree without a root.