Genealogy Lecture

[Henry]

Dear Colleagues in the New York City:


The Chinese American Librarians Association/Northeast Chapter and New York Public Library invites you to a slide lecture program on "*In Search of the Roots of President Yuan Shikai's Family*", presented by professor KaChuen Yuan Gee and Professor Janey (Sheau-Yueh) Chao.

KaChuen Yuan Gee is a granddaughter of Yuan Shikai, the first president of the Republic of China. Last summer, Professor Gee and Professor Chao embarked on a genealogical research trip to China to search for Yuan's family roots. They spent over a month in China and visited many cities where Yuan descendants live. They brought back many photos and stories of Yuan's family, which were not known previously, to share with you.

*Speakers' Bio:*

*KaChuen Yuan Gee:* received a BA in history from New York University, a MLS in Library Science from Columbia University, and a MS in Special Education from Lehman College, CUNY. Currently, she is the head of Technical Services Department at the Leonard Lief Library of Lehman College.

*Janey (Sheau-Yueh) Chao*: received a MLS at University of Wisconsin-Madison and MS in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology. She is the Head of Cataloging at Baruch College, City University of New York. She is also a Chinese genealogy researcher and has published several books and articles.

*Date:* March 7, 2009 (Saturday)
*Time*: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
*Location*: Mid-Manhattan Library
The New York Public Library
40th Street and 5th Avenue
6th floor
New York, NY 1006



Enjoy,


Henry

[laohuaqiao]

Thanks, Henry, for the info, an interesting topic and an interesting figure in modern Chinese history. I'll try to attend, anyone else in the NY area planning to go?

[Henry]

Hi Laohuaqiao,

My schedule for Saturday is uncertain, however, if I am able to drive up - we could do some dim sum in NYC Chinatown before attending the lecture and dinner afterwards, maybe invite these ladies to join us. I have had email contacts with Janey Chao during the past 3 years but have yet to meet her. She is the author of:

In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Names. This is a well known and often cited source.

Although not very well publicized - an excellent and scholarly reference work of this genre is:

The Origin of Chinese Surnames by CHUNG Yoon-Ngan


Henry