Chong Family Ancestry News


 
Yee Chung Company and Man Wah Stores in Borden

Madera Tribune, 8-28-2007:  "Madera's connection to the Forbidden City"

Madera Tribune, 3-14-2006:  "The Legacy of a Local Chinese Pioneer"

Madera Tribune, 3-7-2006:  "Yee Chung:  A Madera Pioneer"

Isleton History.org, 7-2007:  "Featured Exhibit

Isleton History.org, 6-2-2005:  "Our Featured Exhibit -- The Chong Brothers"

Madera Tribute, 5-17-2005:  "Remembering Madera's Chinatown"

Madera Tribune, December 23, 2003:  "From Madera to Coulterville: A Chinese connection"

Madera Tribune 3-18-2003:  "Family Secret Revealed"

Madera Tribune 9-21-2002:  "From China with Love"

MaderaTribune.com 8-5-2002:  "Another Chinese Connection for Madera"   (source)

Madera Tribune.com, 7-15-2002:  Chinatown Fire Brought Out the Worst in Some People  (source)

  Fresno Bee 8-17-2001:  "Young Sleuths Track Family

  Madera Tribune 8-16-2001:  "Sierra Vista students meet ancestors of Pioneer Madera Family

Madera Tribune, 8-14-2001:  " Sierra Vista students unearch Madera's Chinese heritage

Madera Tribune, 8-16-2001:  Living History, Sierra Vista students meet ancestors of Pioneer Madera Family

More Stories from Madera, 100 years ago 


8/15/01.  Yee Chung descendants receive wildly, enthusiastic reception from  6th grade class

9/22/01.  Sierra Vista's sixth grade class shares moment of silence in remembrance for Marjorie Loui. 

10/16/01.  Sierra Vista students and Madera Historic Society welcomed Dorothy Sun Murray and her family.  State proclamations were presented to Mrs Murray

11/26/01.  Observance for Yee Chung is planned for April 27, 2002;  book release scheduled for July, 2002. 

12/07/01.  Massive steel doors to Yee Chung Company general store and Man Wah Store stores in Borden on Mordecai Ranch were shown to Yee Chung descendants. 

07/27/2002.   Marcia Chan returns from Hong Kong and China, with spectacular photos of large Yee Chung portraits hanging on the wall in his home in Lung Yuet Tau village -- for the last 115 years.  The photo portraits included Yee Chung, 1st wife, 2nd wife all taken in 1887-88, and Lee & Lily Chong with son George taken in 1918.

09/20/2002.  Ron Chong presents Yee Chong Company adjacent Man Wah Store painting to Madera at the Madera County Library.  See From Madera With Love.
 
 


 













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