Family Ties: Sharing the Past with the Future
A Chinese American Genealogy Workshop
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Loyola Law School, 919 Albany St., Los Angeles, California 90015
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PROGRAM AGENDA
8:00am - 8:30am
Registration with Coffee and Pastries: Outside Girardi Advocacy Center

8:30am - 8:40am
Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker Introduction (Ben Lee): Robinson Court Room in Girardi Advocacy Center
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8:40am - 10:10am
Video Introduction & Presentation (Felicia Lowe)
Chinese Couplets is veteran filmmaker Felicia Lowe’s latest documentary. Part memoir, part history, part investigation, the film spans two centuries, three countries and four generations of women in this intimate story that reveals the impact of America’s Chinese Exclusion era on her family.  Lowe offers a nuanced, engaging approach to the debate that details the long-term, multi-generational effects of ethnically motivated immigration policies while imparting a cautionary tale of living with cultural pluralism in the 21st century.
Q&A (Felicia Lowe)

10:10am - 10:25am
Break

10:25am - 11:25am
Creating an Interactive Family Tree (Steve Kwok): Robinson Court Room 
Utilizing existing PC, Mac or tablet office products; create a Family Tree that is interactive and dynamic.  Learn how to link all the pictures, files and documents that you have accumulated during your research into your Family History.  A demonstration and tutorial will be presented using Microsoft PowerPoint.

11:30am - 12:30pm
  1. Family History on a DVD (Trae Nicholson): Robinson Court Room
    Offers a brief overview on use of video software to start, manage and complete a narrated video/slideshow - for the novice.  Her own creation is available for view at  https://youtu.be/Ns5zY0Kb4p0

  2. Translation Session 1: Back of Donovan Hall

  3.  General Genealogy Questions (Bo-Gay Tong Salvador, Gilbert Hom): Donovan Hall

  4.  1:1 help with Creating Interactive Family Tree (Steve Kwok): Jury Room 

12:30pm - 1:15pm                                                                                                    
Lunch: Outside Donovan Hall, Under the Oak Tree

1:15pm - 2:15pm
  1. Creating Collages and Slideshows Using the IPAD to Document Family History (Rita Takenouchi): Robinson Court Room
    Using iPad apps, PicCollage (free) and Slideshow Pro ($3.99), one can create engaging and informative visual presentations to share with family and friends.  Family photos, NARA documents, maps, and other historical images can be integrated into visuals which entertain and educate.

    Bring your iPad-loaded with your photos, documents, etc. Around 30 (or more) would be good.  This interactive workshop will have several sample slideshows.

  2. Translation Session 2: Back of Donovan Hall

  3. Writing Family History Your Relatives Will Want to Read (Patti Dung): Donovan Hall
    Make your ancestors come "alive" on the page when writing historical narratives by using NARA documents, old photos, timelines, and remembrances.

    Bring photos/NARA documents that you may have for the ancestor you want to write about.

2:15pm - 2:30pm
Break & Raffle Drawing for Books, DVDs and iPad (2017)

2:30pm - 3:30pm
  1. Build a Family Tree Using Commercial Software (Ben Lee): Robinson Court Room 
    Explore some popular non-web and web based commercial genealogy software.  Learn common features and strategies in using commercial genealogy software. Watch a demonstration on how to create a simple family tree using Excel and a free web based genealogy program, Geni.  

    Bring your laptop and some data such as names, relationships, digital photos, and digitally scanned documents to the follow up one on one session and build a simple family tree using Excel and/or start your own free Geni web based family tree.
     
  2. Protecting Family Photos and Documents Is The First Step In Passing On Family History (Evelyn Lee): Donovan Hall
    Do you have photographs and documents laying around?  What is your storage method?  We will be looking at options of preserving and protecting your valuable photos and documents.  We will talk about archival methods and what you can do immediately to avoid any damage.
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  3. 1:1 help with Creating Collages and Slideshow (Rita Takenouchi): Jury Room 

3:35pm - 4:35pm
  1. Creating Your Family History Book (Randy Sakamoto):  Robinson Court Room 
    Gather your old black and white photos, your recent full color digital photos and family stories. We will show you the way to create your own hardbound family history book.  We'll show you everything you need to do this. We shall use the internet to create a lasting family history.

  2. Digital Dissemination of Your Family History (Steve Kwok):  Donovan Hall
    Learn about the different ways to store and disseminate your documents and pictures.  Share them with family around the world.

  3. 1:1 help with Building Family Tree (Using Commercial Software) (Ben Lee): Jury Room 

​4:35p-5:40pm                                                                                                                     
  1. 1:1 help with Creating Your Family History Book (Randy Sakamoto): Jury Room

  2. Closing Announcements (Ben Lee): Robinson Court Room

  3. Networking:  Robinson Court Room
​​CHINESE FAMILY HISTORY GROUP of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
a Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) Interest Group
417 Irving Drive, Burbank, California 92504 (818) 843-7274
scgs@scgsgenealogy.com   www.scgsgenealogy.com