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Photo of Interior of Chinese Joss House or store, 1902. Victoria, B.C. VPL 13114
Photo of Interior of Chinese Joss House or store, 1902. Victoria, B.C. VPL 13114

At VPL
Cover Image for Chinese Names: The Traditions Surrounding the Use of Chinese Surnames and Personal Names

Russell Jones

Call Number
929.4 J78c
Publication Year
1997
Cover Image for Dictionary of American Family Names (3 volumes)
Call Number
Central Reference 929.403 D55h
Publication Year
2003
Cover Image for In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surames

Sheau-yueh J. Chao

Call Number
Central Reference 929.351 C46i
Publication Year
2000
Cover Image for Success with Asian Names: A Practical Guide for Business and Everyday Life

Fiona Swee-Lin Price

Call Number
929.4 P945s
Publication Year
2007
Cover Image for Your Chinese Roots: The Overseas Chinese Story

Thomas Tsu-wee Tan

Call Number
929.351 T16y
Publication Year
1987

At UBC

"Genealogical Resources on Chinese Names: An Annotated Bibliography of English and Chinese Language Titles."
Journal of East Asian Libraries (no. 109, June 1996, p. 21-50)
Chao, Sheau-yueh J.

  • This article comprises an extensive annotated bibliography of English and Chinese publications related to Chinese names. Includes materials covering the period between 1980 and 1995, as well as important works of historical value pubilshed before 1980.

Online

Relevant websites include those providing background information on the structure and origins of Chinese names, as well as sites with lists of Chinese surnames.

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