SAN FRANCISCO — Participants of the 2007 “In Search of Roots” program presented stories and thoughts about researching their ancestry back to China on March 3 at the Chinese Culture Center, in honor of a new book of essays and stories about the program.
The 12 participants and team leaders journeyed through San Francisco Chinatown, the National Archives, the homes of their ancestral villages in China including the Pearl River Delta Region of the Guangdong Province of China, and through the counties and municipalities of Guangzhou, Foshan, Doumen, Xinhui, Kaiping and Taishan.
The Book of Roots: Essays and Stories is now available to order through the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. This book includes the Roots Route Map, essays by interns and their trip leaders, photographs, media coverage, as well as the family trees created by each intern.
The 12 interns for the 2007 program are Theresa Chan, Derek Emmons, Jasn Jay, Frank Lee, Alan Liu, Sondra Morishima, Byron Chun, Nicole Hsiang, Michael Kwan, Kristina Lim, Annie Ly and Trisha Quan.
The annual “In Search of Roots” program is one of many cultural programs by the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. Major sponsors of the “In Search of Roots” program include Cathay Pacific Airways.