A History of Tucson’s Chinese Community and Courting! Court Records: Saturday, March 20th

Sandy Chan will present “A History of Tucson’s Chinese Community”  This presentation will take the audience to China, Mexico and Canada as we explore the complex history of Tucson’s Chinese community. Important Chinese Tucsonan’s will be introduced and their lives in Tucson’s minority communities will be discussed. Time permitting, the challenges of doing Chinese genealogical research will be explored.

Sandy Chan has a Master’s in Library Science and was a faculty librarian at Pima Community College for 25 years. She is the former president of the Arizona State Genealogical Society, the predecessor to the Pima County Genealogy Society. She authored “The Incredible Life of Ah One: Tucson’s Chinese Sailor,” published in the Journal of Arizona History in 2015.  Also, in 2015, the PCGS Researcher published her article “Solving the Question of Identity for Wong You, Tucson Grocer.” She was the lead on the Tucson Chinese History Lab project done in collaboration with the Arizona Historical Society and the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center. She was interviewed on the Chinese railroad workers in Southern Arizona for the award-winning film “Voices of Vail.” She has been researching the Don Wah family and other Tucson Chinese families for over 10 years. Finally, she has been doing presentations on the history of Tucson’s Chinese community to various groups for over five years.

Amy Urman is an experienced speaker, Professional Genealogist and Private Investigator. She holds a certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and the National Genealogical Society American Genealogy Course. She is a graduate of ProGen and serves as a ProGen Coordinator. She has completed intensive training in Forensic Research, Advanced Research Tools: Land Research, The Family History Law Library, Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum, and Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy. She spent twenty years working in a law office researching and hanging around courthouses prior to striking out on her own. Amy now owns her own Private Investigative agency, Nosy Wilma LLC. She has served in numerous volunteer and leadership positions for several state societies. She is the co-founder and past president of the Pima County Genealogy Society and Vice President of the Grand Canyon APG Chapter.

Our monthly meetings are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Arizona time (MST). They are free and open to members and non-members alike. However, participants in our virtual Zoom meetings are required to register in advance. After registering, the registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The link to register for the March 20 meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuquqz4tGdD5Tkqdo7tWN8_8kcKf1SVC

The handouts for both lectures are available to PCGS members only on our website in the Secure Download area and the recording of the meeting will be available to members only under Videos: Monthly Meetings area. Not a member? Go to our website’s Join/Renew page and see how easy it is to join online!

DISCLAIMER: We are limited to 100 participants, but Zoom does not stop approving registrations when it reaches the 100 mark. A successful registration does not guarantee a seat in the meeting.