Chinese Overseas Genealogy

Resources for Chinese Overseas Research

 * The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas by Lynn Pan
 * Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora edited by Tan Chee-Beng
 * Chinese Overseas, Migration, Research and Documentation edited by Tan Chee-Beng, Colin Storey, Julia Zimmerman
 * Resources for Chinese Immigration to United States (The National Archives and Records Administration - NARA)
 * Chinese Historical Society of America -Him Mark Lai Digital Library
 * Online Resources for Chinese Studies in America (Library of Congress)
 * Shanghai Library Chinese Genealogies (only in Chinese)

Siyi (Szeyup) Resources
Siyi (Szeyup) refers to the four former counties: Xinhui, Taishan, Enping, and Kaiping in southern Guangdong province.


 * Roots Village Database of Chinese Surnames and the Villages they are from (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco)
 * Online Siyi (Szeyup) Genealogy Forum
 * Information on Szeyup Dialects