New Generations
Photograph by Elliot Lowe, October 4, 1987
The Jung Family has stayed close and gathered together for family reunions and celebrations over the years. There is a detailed family tree, which I hope to help update with the newest family members, tracing the family back to Jung San Choy and his 13 children. With the publishing of Sandy Lydon's book, Chinese Gold in 1985, there was a great deal of family pride and appreciation for the detailed account and photos of Jung San Choy, his family, and his contributions to the Monterey bay area. Today, there is an annual Walk of Remembrance, to honor the early Chinese fishing community in nearby Pacific Grove. I am inspired to keep learning more and sharing with others about these pioneering Chinese immigrants to California.
My great-great-grandfather, Robert Jeong, the 5th child of Jung San Choy and Yeung So, and his wife Isabelle Douglas Jeong, at their 50th wedding anniversary in 1963.
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
1987 Jung Family Reunion in Pebble Beach, with the Beach & Tennis Club in the background. The Club is on the site where Jung San Choy's home used to be. This photo includes Bert Jung, 84, the last living child of Jung San Choy.
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
Coverage of the family reunion in the Monterey Herald, October 5, 1987
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
2001 Jung Family Reunion, Oakland, CA
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
2008 Jung Family Reunion, Oakland, CA
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
2014 Jung Family Reunion, Palo Alto, CA
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
2019 Jung Gathering, Palo Alto, CA
Photograph from Elliot Lowe
Early Jung Family Tree, 1994
Book Cover of the Twenty-Year Anniversary Edition of Chinese Gold, with Jung San Choy and his family on the cover
From Sandy Lydon's website: http://www.sandylydon.com/books/chinese-gold