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Announcing publication of "Chinese Pioneers of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai"
CHINESE PIONEER FAMILIES of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai
Compiled and edited by KEN AND NANCY WONG YEE
In 1789 when Hawaii was a port of call for traders from around the world, the Chinese arrived in Hawaii. They told their countrymen about the beautiful beaches and mountains fi lled with sandalwood trees. The sugar industry brought about large-scale immigration to the “fragrant sandalwood mountains” during the last half of the 1800s through the early 1900s as Chinese migrated from their villages in the Pearl River Delta in Kwangtung Province (Guangdong) and many found their way to the neighbor islands in Hawaii. This fascinating collection of oral histories is fi lled with the voices of their children and grandchildren who tell stories that are both universal and particular. They recount the lives of the early immigrants, how they adapted to their new home and became part of the fabric of Hawaii, even as they held fast to their ties to China.
Ken Yee’s introduction provides a valuable backdrop for the family stories as he describes the geographic, political, historical, and economic context that shaped the patterns of immigration from the early 1800s and the important roles the Chinese pioneers played in developing Hawaii’s economy. He also highlights the important roles
that the Chinese pioneers played as craftsmen, laborers, and entrepreneurs in developing Hawaii’s economy, particularly its agricultural industries on Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Chinese Pioneer Families of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai was edited and compiled by Ken and Nancy Yee, a second-generation, bilingual couple who wanted to bring to light these wonderful tales to inspire others to fi nd and
tell their own family stories. After retirement from his successful marine electrical business, Ken Yee received his bachelor’s degree in Chinese and master’s degree in Asian studies from the University of Hawaii. Nancy
Wong Yee hosted Chinese radio and television programs in Honolulu from 1946–1956 and received her bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Hawaii. She served as the fi rst woman president of Mun Lun Language School and was past president of the Associated Chinese University Women.
This new book is the fourth in the series on early Chinese pioneers published by HCHC. The previous titles are Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of Kauai (1979), Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of the Island of Hawaii (1983), and Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of Rural Oahu (1988).
Compiled and edited by KEN AND NANCY WONG YEE
In 1789 when Hawaii was a port of call for traders from around the world, the Chinese arrived in Hawaii. They told their countrymen about the beautiful beaches and mountains fi lled with sandalwood trees. The sugar industry brought about large-scale immigration to the “fragrant sandalwood mountains” during the last half of the 1800s through the early 1900s as Chinese migrated from their villages in the Pearl River Delta in Kwangtung Province (Guangdong) and many found their way to the neighbor islands in Hawaii. This fascinating collection of oral histories is fi lled with the voices of their children and grandchildren who tell stories that are both universal and particular. They recount the lives of the early immigrants, how they adapted to their new home and became part of the fabric of Hawaii, even as they held fast to their ties to China.
Ken Yee’s introduction provides a valuable backdrop for the family stories as he describes the geographic, political, historical, and economic context that shaped the patterns of immigration from the early 1800s and the important roles the Chinese pioneers played in developing Hawaii’s economy. He also highlights the important roles
that the Chinese pioneers played as craftsmen, laborers, and entrepreneurs in developing Hawaii’s economy, particularly its agricultural industries on Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Chinese Pioneer Families of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai was edited and compiled by Ken and Nancy Yee, a second-generation, bilingual couple who wanted to bring to light these wonderful tales to inspire others to fi nd and
tell their own family stories. After retirement from his successful marine electrical business, Ken Yee received his bachelor’s degree in Chinese and master’s degree in Asian studies from the University of Hawaii. Nancy
Wong Yee hosted Chinese radio and television programs in Honolulu from 1946–1956 and received her bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Hawaii. She served as the fi rst woman president of Mun Lun Language School and was past president of the Associated Chinese University Women.
This new book is the fourth in the series on early Chinese pioneers published by HCHC. The previous titles are Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of Kauai (1979), Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of the Island of Hawaii (1983), and Chinese Historic Sites and Pioneer Families of Rural Oahu (1988).
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