tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10601327453397954562024-03-13T03:14:10.303-07:00Rev. Wai Shing Kwok Family History Blogjjuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07960807215145734076noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060132745339795456.post-42420613150836487082015-08-29T11:45:00.001-07:002015-08-29T12:02:24.185-07:00Kwok Relatives 1930s-1940's.My grandfather Wai Shing had a very special and close relationship with his younger brother Thomas through the years. Here are the brothers as young men.<br />
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And here are the brothers when older.<br />
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Thomas has a very interesting history. Born in Kwangtung in China in 1901. He graduated from Chiaotung Unversity in Shanghai and then emigrated to the US as a student and graduated from Washington University with a D.D.S in 1933, did advanced training in Oral Surgery in St. Louis ,Mo. and then went back to China and became a professor in the College of Dentistry of National Central University in Nanking and had a private practice in Shanghai. He chose to write his English last name as Call instead of Kwok. My mom says he did not like the way Kwok sounded in English.<br />
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Here is a news clip about him .<br />
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A picture of Thomas and his wife and with his children.<br />
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He wrote to my Uncle Johnny and Katie in 1978 and they went to visit him after Communist China was opened again to American visitors after Nixon's historic visit.<br />
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The Kwok brothers had another brother Lt. Kew Kwok of the Chinese Air Force who was killed in action in 1937.<br />
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They also had a sister who married Lukin Pond in St. Louis. They had two daughters. Unfortunately this sister died.<br />
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My Uncle Johnny visited Lukin Pond and his daughters during the war years.<br />
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<br />jjuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07960807215145734076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060132745339795456.post-58003965378611176092015-08-29T09:44:00.002-07:002017-05-15T10:27:06.747-07:00Pictures Sacramento / Los Angeles 1940 to 1950's.Here is a collection of photos during the 1940s and 1950's. The Kwok family was in Sacramento during the 1940's and then relocated to the Los Angeles Area in the 1950's .<br />
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These first series of pictures are during the 1940's.<br />
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My grandfather Rev. Wai Shing Kwok<br />
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My grandmother Ko Po Yung Kwok.<br />
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In front of the new Church building.<br />
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Classroom inside. Notice the framed portraits of parishioners who were away serving in the military. Their families and the congregation prayed for their well being as World War Two raged on.<br />
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On the back of the class in the corner was this picture of my Uncle Johnny, Rev. Wai Shing Kwok's<br />
eldest son who was then flying as a radioman on B-17 bomber missions over Europe.<br />
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View inside the main church sanctuary upstairs with visiting Chinese servicemen training in the United States , my grandfather sitting on the left and my grandmother in the rear.<br />
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A youth choral group at the Church. My mother Alice is standing in the front row next to the boy on the far right of the picture who is Russell Fong. My Auntie Esther is in the back row third girl from the right.<br />
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A Christmas pageant at the Church.<br />
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My Uncle Andy</div>
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My Auntie Sarah</div>
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In 1950 my grandparents retired from their work at Kwai Wah School and the Chinese Christian Church and moved to the San Fernando Valley in order to be closer to their children and grandchildren . My Uncle Johnny had gotten married to my Auntie Katie and settled in Los Angeles , my mom Alice had married my dad Jack and moved to the San Fernando Valley, my Auntie Esther had married Dan Louie and moved also to Southern California , as did my Auntie Sarah who married my Uncle Harry and all started families. My Uncle Andy also moved to Los Angeles and the entire family completed their relocation. Here is my Auntie Esther with my cousins Jeffrey and Linda. </div>
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My grandfather's teaching days were not over quite yet however. My paternal grandfather San Tong Jue engaged Rev. Kwok to teach my young aunts and uncle on the <a href="http://juejoeclan.blogspot.com/2010/09/details-rev-wai-shing-kwok-and-jue-joe.html">Jue Ranch in Van Nuys</a>. </div>
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I have very fond memories of my grandfather who kind of spoiled me as a young kid!</div>
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Here is a picture of the entire Kwok Clan from the late 1950's<br />
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After my grandfather's death, my grandmother continued the family teaching tradition and tried to teach me Chinese after school. I was, however, a very poor student and would rather watch cartoons on TV. I regret that as my Chinese language skills are now only enough to order food at restaurants !</div>
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My grandmother Ko Po Yung Kwok later in life. </div>
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My uncle Johnny gets an early recognition of his potential as an artist , his eventual career.<br />
5/21/1940<br />
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And speaks at his Junior College Commencement ceremony at Sacramento City College .<br />
6/7/1940<br />
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The church helps the war effort. 12/19/1941<br />
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The new Church building is dedicated 11/2/1941<br />
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The congreation hears of the horror of war first hand . </div>
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My Uncle Johnny enters the armed forces. He later sees combat in Europe flying in a bomber squadron. </div>
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My Uncle Andy is called up from reserves to active duty while in Junior College.</div>
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My Uncle Andy spent the war stateside. Toward the end of the war he was assigned to work at a hospital in Framingham, Mass. and then after the war was assigned to the freshman medical class at Tufts Medical School . Unfortunately for family reasons my Uncle never completed medical school at that time and went on to be trained as a pharmacist . Later in life he did complete his dream to </div>
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9/21/1945</div>
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The Church continues to present Christmas pageants every year throughout the war years . Finally the war is over in August of 1945. This clipping is from December 22 , 1945 There is much to be thankful for this Christmas . </div>
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The law barring Chinese from citizenship is finally repealed and Chinese born abroad can finally be naturalized as US Citizens. The Church becomes the site of citizenship classes for those eager to become full Americans including my grandfather, grandmother and Fong Sik ,founder of the school.</div>
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Rev. Kwok officiates at weddings and funerals and officiates at the funeral of Fong Sik one of the founders of the Kai Wah School and of the Chinese Church of Christ .</div>
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Rev. Kwok often officiated at weddings conducted in the Christian church in the Chinese town of Locke south of Sacramento . This town was settled by people who like Rev. Kwok were from the Chungsan region of South China . He knew many of the people in that town and would be called upon to officiate at funerals as well .In this earlier post on another blog I discuss the<a href="http://juejoeclan.blogspot.com/2013/06/rev-wai-shing-kwok-and-locke-united.html"> Christian Church in Locke. </a></div>
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jjuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07960807215145734076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060132745339795456.post-74239600805129308182015-08-27T12:11:00.000-07:002015-09-05T21:37:51.352-07:00 Sacramento 1931 to 1942In the decade of the 1930s to the early 1940's the Kwai Wah School and the Chinese Church of Christ of Sacramento continued to grow. At the same time the Kwok family continued to grow as my grandmother and grandfather were raising their big family, Johnny, Andrew, Sarah, my mom Alice and Esther.<br />
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Here is a picture of my grandmother Ko Po Yung instructing class in the new church building circa early 1940's (see later in this post about the history of the church building )<br />
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Here is my grandfather instructing class.<br />
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The school became a major Chinese language school for the Sacramento Chinese community and many prominent members of the community learned Chinese as young students under the tutelage of my grandfather . One student was the late William Fong who later became a well respected and well loved physician in Sacramento for many years. Norma On , one of my mother's friends , who also attended the school wrote this remembrance of William Fong's time at Kwai Wah School :<br />
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"William’s intellect was well known not just in the public school system but<br />
also at the Kwai Wah Chinese Language School. He was one of the four<br />
outstanding students that was often called upon by Mr. Wai Shing Kwok to<br />
stand up in front of class to translate our lessons written on a large<br />
blackboard from English to Chinese. William and the others were always calm<br />
and deliberate as they were aware of Mr. Kwok’s persona, a strict<br />
disciplinarian who had a low tolerance for errors."<br />
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During the 1930's the Kai Wah School Marching Band was formed.<br />
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This is the picture of the Silver Cup given to the Kwai Wah School Band by the Committee of the 4th of July Celebration on July 4th, 1936.<br />
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During the 1930s Reverend Kwok was of great help to the medical community. In a "To Whom it May Concern " letter Dr . William Beattie wrote the following letter expressing his appreciation for Rev. Kwok's help . (Click the photo to enlarge and read the letter).<br />
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"In a great number of instances when I am called to a Chinese family, it is necessary to have an interpreter. Mr. Kwok fills this position most satisfactorily, and he has always shown an eager willigness to respond to these requests. Again, Mr. Kwok, upon learning of illness in a Chinese family, calls upon the family, and if medical aid seems indicated, advises the family to call a doctor. I know of not a few instances when Mr. Kwok's services in such exigencies, has meant the saving of life.<br />
Mr. Kwok is also greatly liked and admired by the Chinese citizenry, and seems peculiarly adapted to the work he is carrying on here. I am impressed by his sincerity and his enthusiasm in the position he so ably fills in this community ."<br />
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My mom says that in turn Dr. Beattie provided free medical service to their family which was greatly appreciated as the Kwok family was of very limited means relying on donations from the Church parishioners and very meager teaching salaries from the school .<br />
Here are some graduation pictures from this decade.<br />
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In 1939, a severe storm damaged the church building , and it had to be razed.<br />
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With the help of the Reformed Church in America (RCA), a two-story building was put up to replace it. Here is a picture of the new building being built.<br />
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Here is picture of the finished Church building from a Chinese Language newspaper clipping.<br />
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Here is a picture of the back entrance to the building that the Kwok family used. The Kwok family lived in the back of the church building. My mom says as a girl she used to climb out the side window and sunbathe on the flat roof above the door !<br />
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In 1940 Rev. Kwok was received as a regular Ordained Minister of the Reformed Church of America and the Chinese Church of Christ of Sacramento was received into full membership of the Classis of California and the Reformed Church in America. Here is the document verifying this change.<br />
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In the late 1930's and the early 1940's Chinese woman in America were involved in war relief efforts to support the embattled Republic of China which was being invaded by the Japanese. Madame Chiang Kai Shek made several trips to the United States in support of the war relief effort and was invited to address Congress. Here is my grandmother in the center front row with a large group of woman in support of the war relief effort. Behind the women are portraits of Sun Yat Sen the founder of the Republic of China and President and Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek and the flag of the Republic of China.<br />
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Rev.Kwok's eldest son, John, graduated from Sacramento High School in the Winter 1938 and was the oratorical speaker. His topic was “Our Education - A Continuous Process”. He was one
of the few students honored as a “Permanent Member of the Scholarship Society”.
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To end this post, I will share a family picture of the Kwok family circa 1940. In the back row is my Uncle Andy , my Aunt Sarah, my grandmother Ko Po Yung, my Uncle Johnny, and seated are my mother Alice, my Grandfather Wai Shing, and my Aunt Esther.<br />
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<br />jjuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07960807215145734076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060132745339795456.post-25864994667751407602015-08-26T20:42:00.001-07:002015-09-01T20:31:45.676-07:00Stockton and Sacramento 1920 to 1931"Chinese-language schools have been an integral part of the Chinese immigrant community in the United States, and in the Chinese diaspora worldwide. In the United States, Chinese-language schools date back to the late 1880s, having survived legal exclusion and associated adversarial circumstances.<br />
Just like other ethnic-language schools in German, Scandinavian, Jewish, Greek, and Japanese immigrant communities, Chinese-language schools in much of the pre-World War II era aimed to preserve language and cultural heritage in the second and succeeding generations."<br />
<a href="http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=598">After-School Institutions in Chinese and Korean Immigrant Communities: A Model for Others?</a><span class="text2"><b> By Min Zhou and Susan S. Kim,University of California, Los Angeles</b></span><br />
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After arriving in the United States my grandfather worked with the Methodist Pacific Chinese Mission in Stockton teaching and preaching. Here is a copy of the renewal of his "Local Preacher's License" dated August 23rd 1924. <br />
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Here is a picture of my grandfather and grandmother with their sons Johnny and Andrew 1923. My uncle Andrew was born on November 25, 1922 in Stockton , San Joaquin County , California.<br />
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The Methodist Episcopal Church had an active mission in Stockton at the time.<br />
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The picture above is from "SamFow: The San Joaquin Chinese Legacy" by Sylvia Sun Minnick<br />
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Interestingly there were many Chinese in Stockton who like the Kwoks were from the Heungshan (Chungsan) area of China so the Kwoks would have felt very much at home.<br />
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In Sacramento my grandfather accepted a position as head teacher in a budding Chinese language school being started there, the Kwai Wah School . "Immigrants Fong Sik,Chan Tai Oy, and Fong Bun Wall started the school by renting an old house on P street between Fourth and Fifth in the Spring of 1924. Kwok Wai Shing from the Methodist Mission was engaged to be the teacher.""The Kwai Wah School purchased and remodeled an old house for their use on 519 N Street on December 13, 1926 and named it the Chinese Christian Church with Kwok Wai Shing conducting religious services."<br />
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Here is an early picture of the school in the late 1920's.<br />
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Here are some other pictures from the late 1920s to early 1930's<br />
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This photo is taken on the California State Capitol grounds.<br />
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Here is a picture of the first senior graduating class of the Kwai Wah School on July 5th 1930.<br />
The gentleman with the suit and dark round glasses in the back row on the left is Fong Sik , one of the founders of the school who figures prominently in the other pictures as well. My grandmother Ko Po Yung , and my grandfather Wai Shing are in the back row on the right.<br />
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"Kwok Wai Shing was not actually a minister, so on August 16,1931 the Chinese Christian Union in San Francisco held a ceremony at the Chinese Presbyterian Church and officially ordained Kwok Wai Shing." Canton Footprints, Sacramento's Chinese Legacy by Philip P. Choy , 2007<br />
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Here is a picture of of the ordination ceremony of Reverend Kwok Wai Shing.<br />
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Here is a photo of the growing Kwok family circa 1930. My uncles Johnny and Andy, and my aunt Sarah, and the little baby is my mom Alice.<br />
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<br />jjuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07960807215145734076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060132745339795456.post-27265988774298229832015-08-25T19:39:00.002-07:002022-03-15T11:47:26.518-07:00China 1892 to 1920 This blog is dedicated to my maternal grandparents Rev. Wai Shing Kwok and Ko Po Yung Kwok and to my mom Alice Kwok Jue, my Aunties Esther Kwok Louie, and Katie Kwok and to the memory of my Aunt Sarah, and Uncles Andrew and Johnny and to all my cousins descended from Wai Shing and Ko PoYung Kwok. My grandparents were somewhat reserved about their past in China and piecing together their story has been a bit of a detective story. My late Uncle Andy saved many old family documents and pictures which have not been seen in many years as they were hidden away in my mom's locked storage closet after my uncle's death. I recently opened the storage facility and recovered the documents and pictures. My mom and I poured over them and with her help I have come up with what I think is the story of Wai Shing Kwok and Ko Po Yung Kwok in China.<br />
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My grandmother, Ko Po Yung was born in 1898 in what is now known as the Sheki (Shiqi) district of Zhongshan, China. Her father's surname was Ko (Gao) and her mother's surname was Leung (Liang) . I remember the stories my Grandmother told me of how she was raised in the family of a wealthy government official who had several wives. Her mother was the third wife. Initially my grandmother's feet were bound but luckily as her parents became more progressive in their thinking the binding was removed and she was able to walk well later in life. My mom remembers my grandmother showing her the evidence of what the binding had done to her feet and how she needed special shoes. It was a time of revolution in China against the ruling Qing dynasty and my grandmother rememberd secret political meetings in her father's house where revolutionaries would meet in a hidden basement of their house with a trap door to avoid becoming known to the Qing soldiers. My grandmother says during this time her father converted to Christianity.<br />
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Here is a portrait of Ko Po Yung's mother Madame Ko . My grandmother kept this picture framed on her wall in her house .<br />
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Here is Madame Ko's photograph later in life.<br />
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My grandmother was educated in missionary schools starting at a young age. In her application for admission to the United States she says she began her education as a child of age 6 in Shek Ki and then continued her education in Heung Shan (later known as Chung San and now known as Zhongshan), and finally completed her education in Kwantung (Guandong, or Canton ) in the years 1904 to 1917. Southern China at this time was a hot bed of western missionary work with missionary churches and schools being set up throughout the region. The schools had western and chinese teachers and taught students both Chinese and English and included religious teaching .<br />
It was in a Christian church that she met my grandfather Wai Shing Kwok.<br />
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Wai Shing Kwok was born in Heung Shan ( later known as Chung San and then Zhongshan ) in 1892, so essentially in the same city as my grandmother. His father's surname was Kwok and his mother's surname was Jong. My grandfather was from a family of farmers who were not as well off as my grandmother's family but Wai Shing like herself was a Christian, had been educated in missionary schools and was studying to be a teacher at Chung San college. Both sets of parents consented to their marriage and in 1917 they were married at the Presbyterian Church in Skek Ki . Attached is their beautiful marriage certificate which in the missionary church style of the times is written in both Chinese and English. There has been some confusion in our family as to my grandmother's madien name as she always wrote her name in English as Ko Po Yung Kwok ( Is her madien surname Ko or Yung ?), whereas my grandfather always wrote his name in English as Wai Shing Kwok with the surname last. The marriage certificate is clear in that the names are written in Chinese characters with the surname first. For my grandfather it was Kwok Wai Shing, and for my grandmother it is Ko Po Yung with the surnames of Kwok and Ko and the given names of Wai Shing and Po Yung.<br />
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Although we do not have a picture of their actual wedding we do have a later picture that we think is of the marriage of one of my grandfather's brothers. In the foreground seated are Mr. and Mrs Kwok, Wai Shing Kwok's parents.<br />
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Here is another picture of my great grandfather Kwok later in life.<br />
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My grandmother told me the story that on their wedding night bandits broke through the roof of their room and stole the dowery chest which contained many valuables given to her and Wai Shing by her parents. She was very sad about that.<div><br />
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In 1917 after their marriage and completing their education in Kwantung, my grandparents moved to Shanghai to take up teaching positions. My grandfather was 25 at the time and my grandmother 19. In Shanghai, they had their first child Johnny.<br />
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After spending 2 1/2 years in Shanghai they decide to leave for America In 1920 . In 1920 Chinese were specifically prohibited from immigrating to the United States unless they were in certain protected classes such as diplomats, teachers, and merchants. Entry into the United States required that the immigrants apply and attest to their membership in one of the protected classes. Attached is my grandmother's immigration application as a teacher. When my grandparents left China it was in the grip of unrest and armed skirmishes after the establishment of the Chinese Republic and it was a good time for the young family to leave for America. Their immigration was aided by the Fat Ming Company in San Francisco that was a respected bookseller and helped to attest to my grandparents status as teachers.<br />
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