The Jung Family in America:

A Chinese Immigrant's Pursuit of the American Dream


Photograph by Elliot Lowe, November 16, 2014

Mission of the Project

To explore the history of early Chinese immigrant Jung San Choy and his impact on Asian Americans in California

A brief description of me and this project


The presence of Chinese Americans in Monterey starting in the 1850s

My ancestors' fishing village in California


My great-great-great-grandfather and his family


The Jungs' departure from the Monterey area



Photos of Jung San Choy's descendants



What I have learned, who I have learned from, and what I hope to do now.


Questions?

Contact [ronan.bennett@gmail.com] for more information about this project.