I am so lucky to have Suk Anaru, he has been helping me with all of my trillions of questions about China and our whanau. From my 'small' knowledge of barely nothing, that my Grandfather came from 'Canton??' or rather Guangzhou. I was to find out that we come from the village of 'Saa-teen' and it was on the Pearl River Delta. Suk Anaru was and is patient to let me write all of the names the way that I hear them. He is New Zealand born, so we can talk with each other, however, he can speak Cantonese and this is where I get confused :) He is still concerned that we will be utterly lost once we get over there. He says that on main land China mostly everyone speaks Cantonese and may not be able to understand us...especially if we only 'kinda' know where to go, and then that is just in the general direction. :) He is so lovely. The photo (from left to right) Aunty Kath, (my grandfathers brother) Lum Young Hoy (d) 1960, (at the back) Uncle Jock, Uncle Windy (d) 1986 (small boys) Suk Norm, Haki and Anaru (Ropata (d)1944 and Rihari (not yet born) are missing from the photo) their mother and the wife of Lum Young Hoy or Nana War, Lum Lee Way Hing (d)1965 and my Mum, Jean. *Nga Suk have nom de plumes.
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Suk Anaru
I am so lucky to have Suk Anaru, he has been helping me with all of my trillions of questions about China and our whanau. From my 'small' knowledge of barely nothing, that my Grandfather came from 'Canton??' or rather Guangzhou. I was to find out that we come from the village of 'Saa-teen' and it was on the Pearl River Delta. Suk Anaru was and is patient to let me write all of the names the way that I hear them. He is New Zealand born, so we can talk with each other, however, he can speak Cantonese and this is where I get confused :) He is still concerned that we will be utterly lost once we get over there. He says that on main land China mostly everyone speaks Cantonese and may not be able to understand us...especially if we only 'kinda' know where to go, and then that is just in the general direction. :) He is so lovely. The photo (from left to right) Aunty Kath, (my grandfathers brother) Lum Young Hoy (d) 1960, (at the back) Uncle Jock, Uncle Windy (d) 1986 (small boys) Suk Norm, Haki and Anaru (Ropata (d)1944 and Rihari (not yet born) are missing from the photo) their mother and the wife of Lum Young Hoy or Nana War, Lum Lee Way Hing (d)1965 and my Mum, Jean. *Nga Suk have nom de plumes.
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