Chinese Genealogical Resources
Directory
NOTE: Singapore links are included in this compilation because of the
dominance of ethnic Chinese among the local population.
Book Reviews
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Sheau-yueh J. Chao. 2000. In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Baltimore: Clearfield Company Inc. (Printed by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.). 323 pp., illus., indexed, paper. ISBN 0-8063-4946-8. $29.95
Check out my review of In Search of Your Asian Roots.
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Peggy Spitzer Christoff. 2001. Tracking the "Yellow Peril": The INS and Chinese Immigrants in the Midwest. Rockport, ME: Picton Press. 256 pp., illus., indexed, paper. ISBN 0-89725-410-4. $24.95
Check out my review of Tracking the "Yellow Peril."
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Books
Family History:
These books will serve as useful references or as examples of Chinese family history:
- Byers, Paula K. (Ed.) 1995. Asian American Genealogical Sourcebook. Gale Research Inc., New York. 280 pages.
- Chang, Leslie. 1999. Beyond the Narrow Gate: The Journey of Four Chinese Women from the Middle Kingdom to Middle America. Dutton, New York. 289 pages.
- Chao, Sheau-Yueh J. 2000. In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. Clearfield Company Inc., Baltimore. 323 pages.
- Ching, Frank. 1988. Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family. Fawcett Columbine, New York. 528 pages.
- Hook, Brian; Twitchett, Denis. 1991. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 502 pages.
- Low, Jeanie W. Chooey. 1993. China Connection: Finding Ancestral Roots for Chinese in America. JWC Low Company, San Francisco. 65 pages.
- Pan, Lynn. 1994. Sons of the Yellow Emperor. Kodansha International, New York. 419 pages.
- Pan, Lynn. 1999. The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 399 pages.
- She, Colleen. 1996. A Student's Guide to Chinese American Genealogy. Oryx Press, Phoenix, Arizona. 168 pages.
I have the above at home. Another source (authored by a CHINA-L list member), which I do not have, is:
- Sue-A-Quan, Trev. 1999. Cane Reapers: Chinese Indentured Immigrants in Guyana. Riftswood Publishing, Parksville, British Columbia, Canada.
More information about the book can be found at Trevelyan Sue-A-Quan's Web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~guycigtr/.
Atlases and Reference Works:
- Anonymous. 1983. Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Fen Sheng Dituji. Ditu Chubanshe, Zhongguo Beijing. 174 pages.
- Blunden, Caroline; Elvin, Mark. 1998. Cultural Atlas of China. Checkmark Books, New York. 240 pages.2494.
- China Handbook Editorial Committee. 1983. Geography. Foreign Language Press, Beijing. 260 pages.
- Sivin, Nathan; Wood, Frances; Brooke, Penny; Ronan, Colin. (Eds.) 1988. The Contemporary Atlas of China. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London. 200 pages.
- Zhao Ji; Zheng Guangmei; Wang Huadong; Xu Jialin. 1990. The Natural History of China. Collins, London. 224 pages.
General History and Culture:
- Chang, Iris. 1997. The Rape of Nanking. BasicBooks, New York. 290 pages.
- Fairbank, John King. 1992. China: A New History. Belknap Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 519 pages.
- Spence, Jonathan D. 1990. The Search for Modern China. W.W. Norton, New York. 876 pages.
- ---. 1996. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan. W.W. Norton, New York. 400 pages.
- Tuchman, Barbara. 1970. Stillwell and the American Experience in China. Macmillan, New York. 621 pages.
- Werner ,Edward T.C. 1986. Ancient Tales and Folklore of China. Bracken Books, London. 454 pages.
World Wide Web links
WorldGenWeb sites:
Rootsweb general message boards:
GenForum boards:
World Wide Web Virtual Library Sites:
CIA World Factbook
Lonely Planet
Miscellaneous China and Chinese Web Sites:
Miscellaneous Taiwan and Taiwanese Web Sites
Miscellaneous Tibet and Tibetan Web Sites
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