This session presented by Ron Chan offers key resources to help you find and explore your China roots and access Chinese American research tools.  Learn about research tools and resources to discover your China roots, oral histories of a Chinese American family’s struggles, how 150 generations of family genealogy was found, ChiAm checklist of online, live and local genealogy groups, interviews from Angel Island Immigration National Archives and experience a visit to a Chinese ancestral village

Ron Chan is an author and lecturer on family history topics. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories.

This event will be in the Oak Room at the Main Library.  Registration is not required.

Schedules

  • Occurs Saturday, June 13th, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Venue

San Mateo Public Library

55 W. Third Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402

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