TO: Roger Woo. Ruth just emailed me two photos; one shouod be of Mary Carey (Ruth did not put in a caption)with her two sons (I guess one of them should be your grandfather); the other one is of a huge family photo with a total of perhaps 30-40 people, taken perhaps in the 20′s or 30′s, but very clear. If these pix are of interest, please contact me at your earliest convenience. I had forwarded your comments to Ruth and she is very excited. If you are in Seattle, she would like to come up to meet with you and to visit her uncle (at 90+ years old). She can come before 9/23, or after 12/28, as she will be away. Please contact me with some urgency. Thanks. E.Y. Tong
I don’t know if Roger Woo has seen my messages above, but I would dearly appreciate his response here or by phone so we can take the next step to complete this part of the Chinese-American legacy. Roger, if you see this message, please do respond at your earliest convenience. E.Y. Tong
If Teresa Woo also sees this message, my friend Ruth Seung and I would like to get in touch with her as well. Are Teresa and Roger related? Please respond. It appears that many of the offspring of Chin Chun Hock and Princess Mary Carey are now settled in North America, but there was no evidence at all to show that Mary’s two sons did return to America.
E.Y. Tong – roger here. Teresa is my sister. you can contact me directly at roger@wooart.com I reside in new york, teresa in glendale CA. we were just in Seattle in early august. not sure when we will be there next. Is Ruth’s uncle named Lowen?
E.Y. Tong – Roger and I have been researching our Great Great Grandfather Chun Ching Hock (sometimes seen as Chin Chun Hock) for a many years. How exciting it is to find this thread. Hopefully it will lead to finding more relations. My email is woobabie@sbcglobal.net if you and or Ruth would like contact me directly. Yes, Ruth’s uncle could possibly be Lowen and her aunt could be Lillian. There are two daughters Sharon and Susanne, therefore possibly cousins. Sharon gave me the photo of Mary Cary with the two boys. One of them is our great grandfather.
Roger and Teresa: I just came back from a 5-week stay on the East Coast, and was delighted to see your responses. Let me assure you that Ruth will be very anxious to connect with you, at least through your common NA heritage; and I am very happy to have made direct contact with you two from my interests in Chi-Am history and heritage. My single motivation is to leave some oral history to my children and their generation, who may sooner or later ask about their roots. I will email you directly in a day or two with some of my essays on that subject, and hope that we can start something significant and meaningful regarding our place in America.
Cheers and best regards,
I just came across this message post and would like to be in touch with you, Ruth and my other long-lost relatives. I am a great-great-granddaughter of Chun Ching Hock from the same bloodline mentioned above. I would greatly appreciate it if you would email me at your earliest convenience. I would be delighted to speak with you!