Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

I knew the name M. D. Chow, the King of Chinese Philately, in the same way a modern day chess enthusiast would know of Jose Raoul Capablanca, but never thought of him as important to me personally until I began my genealogy research. The more I learn about him, the more questions I have.
The First Encounter
Soon after [...]

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KaoLiang Chow  周杲良 (1918 - 1998; Tianjin - Stanford)

- Ph.D., 1950, Harvard University 

- Professor of Neurology, Stanford University

 Wei-liang Chow  周炜良  (1911 - 1995; Shanghai - Baltimore)
-  Ph.D., 1936, University of Leipzig
- Chairman, Mathematics Department, Johns Hopkins University

Former Chairman of the Mathematics Department of the Johns Hopkins University, was tutored at home until he moved to the United States at the age of 16.  He attended Asbury College and the University of Kentucky, received his B.A. at [...]

周 zhou - denotes circumference; periphery; circuit; make a circuit; move in a circular course; all; whole;  all over; all around; thoughtful; attentive; week; <elec.> ; cycle; help out (the needy); relieve;  (Zhou1)the Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century 256 B.C.); (Zhou1) a surname - explains the dictionary.  As for surname it varied over the years.  [...]

By Wei-Liang Chow 周炜良,  published in 1995, printed in Hong Kong.   He was a profound student of Chinese philately and had a special interest in the stamps aad postal history of the Shanghai Local Post going back to his days a s youth living in Shanghai.  His interest was no doubt sparked by his father, the [...]

        By Chou Yiliang 周一良,  published in 1998 in Beijing by 北 京 十 月 文 艺 初 版 社, his autobiography. 

     By Chou Yiliang  周一良  (1913-2001), published in 2002 in Beijing by  Sanlian 三联书店.  His autobiography.

will update this one as I go …
The name of the author/book is what published under, [translation is provided when necessary or possible - no guaranty of accuracy nor creativity, lol]
张 凝 [Irene Eng]    德国行 [Bon Voyage Germany], Hong Kong 1986
周一良                    毕竟是书生, [A Scholar After All], Beijing, 1998
  [Zhou Yiliang]        钻石婚杂忆 Beijing, 2002
Wei-liang Chow     Shanghai Large Dragons, Hong Kong, 1995
  [周炜良]
唐德刚                    晚清七十年 [Last 70 [...]

Many have considered this century belongs to China and India, Chindia.  Is it my ignorant nature to think that China doesn’t like to share the limelight with their neighbor?  China thinks India is chaotically poorer and India boosts their democratic status, where China lacks. . . .

The Road Map of my Genealogy Research  . . . in progress . . .  

1993  Jun  earliest attempt to assemble a family tree for King’s manyue jiu 
2000  Nov  grandaunt Lucy’s memoir 
2002  Feb  Zhenhai museum in Ningbo in honor of Liu  
2003  Jul  visit Beijing/Tianjin
2004  Mar  interview Chern 
          Jul  met Marian; 1st visit TK Tong; Sam [...]

Karen Hughes made a big blunder when she went to Mid east, talking to the female college students that she felt sorry for them for lacking of freedom … only to be told “we’re pretty happy and free.”  How ignorant.  Jason the consultant also made popo by insisting foreign titles needed IDG’s approval.  I have [...]