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The Concubine's Children: A Family Timeline

By umbreon12
  • The rush to "Gold Mountain"

    The rush to "Gold Mountain"

    Gold is discovered in Sacramento, Califonina. The race across the Pacific is on.
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    the seperated families

  • First Gold is found in B.C. The second rush is on.

    First Gold is found in B.C. The second rush is on.

  • Chinese exlusion act is enforced in the US

    Chinese exlusion act is enforced in the US

  • Chan Sam is born, His Father returnes from Canada

    Chan Sam is born, His Father returnes from Canada

    This is the same year that Scotts exclusion act is introduced, eliminating all Certificates of Return,
  • The Exclusion act is extended to Hawii and the Philipeanes

    The Exclusion act is extended to Hawii and the Philipeanes

  • Chan Sam arrives at "Gold Mountain" (Vancouver, B.C)

    Chan Sam arrives at "Gold Mountain" (Vancouver, B.C)

  • World War One begins

    World War One begins

  • World War one ends

    World War one ends

  • May-ying arrives ,as a concubine for Chan Sam, in Vancouver

    May-ying arrives ,as a concubine for Chan Sam, in Vancouver

  • The Chinese Civil war begins

    The Chinese Civil war begins

    befor the full out war, enciclement campains start the fued between the Nationalists and the Communists
  • Chan Sam and May-ying returne to China

    Chan Sam and May-ying returne to China

    They take their two daughters, Ping and Nan, to live with Hungbo in China.
  • The Stalkmarket crash of 1929

    The Stalkmarket crash of 1929

    This signaled the start of the depression. Hundreds of Chinese would flee back to their country.
  • The Family returnes to Canada.

    The Family returnes to Canada.

    May-ying is pregnant with Winnie and decides to go back to Canada so that she can have a duel citizen ship.
  • Japan invades the provence of Manchuria

    Japan invades the provence of Manchuria

    Later, Japan will have control of most of China, Hungbo's and Chan Sam's home will be wrecked by the resting Japanese soilders.
  • Chan Sam returnes to China, this will be his last trip.

    Chan Sam returnes to China, this will be his last trip.

    Chan Sam returnes home to build Hungbo a new house.
  • Chan Sam returnes to Canada

    Chan Sam returnes to Canada

  • World War 2 begins

    World War 2 begins

  • World War Two ends

    World War Two ends

    In Canada, there is a new respect for the Chinese immagrents because they fought on the allied side and for Canada.
  • End of the full scale civil war

    End of the full scale civil war

    At the end of the Civil war, Mao Zedong is the new leader of the People's Republic of China
  • Chan Sam dies of cancer in Vancouver General Hospital

    Chan Sam dies of cancer in Vancouver General Hospital

  • May-ying is killed in a Car accident.

    May-ying is killed in a Car accident.

  • Winnie visits China with Denise

    Winnie visits China with Denise

    They finaly reunite the seperate families.
  • Britian gives Hong Kong back to China.

    Britian gives Hong Kong back to China.