To: subscribers of rootsweb From: Lester D. K. Chow, president The Chou Clansmen Association of America P.O. Box 4604 Honolulu, Hawaii 96812 Url: http://www.idis.com/ChouOnline E-mail: lchow@lava.net Tel: (808) 538-1855 If people want information about Chinese genealogy in Hawaii, I would be happy to help them free of charge. The purpose of the Chou Clan Association is to serve as a Chinese family surname organization, to preserve Chou clan history and genealogy and to serve as a traditional surname society for people with the last name of Chow (Zhou, Chow, Chou, Jou, etc. Refer to our site, above, for details). There are two basic classes of membership. One, for the Chow surname as full members. Two, for people who are descendants of the Chou Dynasty, with limited membership privileges. The following Chinese surnames descend from the Chou Dynasty King's lineage and Prince lineages: Chow (Zhou), Chang (Cheng, Zheng), Ching (Cheng), Lum (Lin), Ing (Ng), Goo (Ku), Wong (Wang), Kwock (Kwok, Kok, Kuo, Guo), Loui (Lui), Lau (Liu), Lai, Yap (Yip, Ye, Yeh), Choy (Tsai), Ho (He), Mau (Mao), Sun, Chiang (Jiang), Wu (Woo, Wo) and a few others. Also, included in this family grouping are surnames like Dang (Deng, Dung, Tang and Teng), Young (Yang or Yong), Siu (Hsiu, Hsiao, Xiao), Chock (Cheuk, Cho), Tom (Tan, Tam, Thom), and a few others. Affiliated family surnames to the Chow clan, due to marriage-ties created by Chow P'an Lung's lineage descendancy are the Chun (Chun, Chen, Chu, Zhu) and Aisin Gioro surnames. We house a Chinese genealogy library, which boasts about 40 to 60 Chinese surnames, written in Chinese, going back to about 2,400 B.C. Most of these records have been somewhat updated, to 1900 A.D., (especially the Hawaii Chinese records), so finding your family's genealogy should not present a real problem. Additionally, we have access to records in Hong Kong and Taiwan. We do not have a genealogist, presently, so most of the research would have to be done by me, depending on the time I have available. To research one's Chinese roots would cost $160 per hour with no guarantee that the genealogist will be able to find your roots. I am willing to do a simple search at no charge. It would, though, take a professional genealogist to research and find your Chinese roots. We do not have a professional genealogist, presently, at the Chou Clan organization, but we do have and do maintain records for the above families at no cost to them. Contact me by e-mail, by postal mail (send me your e-mail address for the return reply to you), or by phone and I will see what I can do for you. There is no promise that I can locate your family genealogy, though I have been able to help some families in the past. Families do donate copies of their family or clan genealogies for safekeeping, some requesting that access may be only had by family members. If anyone is looking for Hawaii Chinese genealogy, we are your first stopping place. If you have family or clan genealogies that you would like to house at our library, please contact me for details. Also, see http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/1535/cha_pu.html for a brief history of our Chou Dynasty and Chou clan. ------------------------------------------------------------ All of the following surnames are related surnames as cousins and family of the Chou Dynasty: Chow (Zhou), Chang (Cheng, Zheng), Ching (Cheng), Lum (Lin), Ing (Ng), Goo (Ku), Wong (Wang), Kwock (Kwok, Kok, Kuo, Guo), Loui (Lui), Lau (Liu), Lai, Yap (Yip, Ye, Yeh), Choy (Tsai), Ho (He), Mau (Mao), Sun, Chiang (Jiang), Wu (Woo, Wo), Dang (Deng, Dung, Tang and Teng), Young (Yang or Yong), Siu (Hsiu, Hsiao, Xiao), Chock (Cheuk, Cho), Tom (Tan, Tam, Thom), Chun (Chun, Chen, Chu, Zhu) and Aisin Gioro (Ai Hsin Cheuh Lo). If your family surname is any of the above, I would suggest registration with the Chou Clansmen Association. All of the above Chinese families make up China's entire Imperial family. http://www.idis.com/ChouOnline/ImperialSuccession.html http://www.idis.com/ChouOnline