Bernice Chan 陈尔冰
Founder & Chief Researcher
Bernice has been hunting people for years, first as a talent hunter. Now she calls herself a “history detective”. Combing her knack for mystery solving with analytical skills and detailed-oriented personality, she makes a career as a genealogy researcher with proven performance and gratitude from clients.
Consultant for CCTV’s documentary “Searching for Dean Lung”
Max Chen 陈晓平
Research Consultant
Max is an experienced historian and a prolific freelance columnist specializing in modern Chinese history studies (1840-1945). Digging deep into both public and private historical documents, he has uncovered numerous hidden histories. Below is some of his latest works.
Research on Larry Wu-Tai Chin’s family history
Who founded Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (Guangzhou)
Zheng clan’s contributions to the founding of Wong Tai Sin Temple (Guangzhou)
First Caesarean operation in China – performed by Dr. John Myers Swan in 1892 in Canton Hospital
Research on military officer Deng Shichang’s(1849-1894) family background and social network
Several research findings on the obscure fraternity Chen Chih Hui (C.C.H.), an association of Chinese students studying in the US founded in the early 1900s
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2018489
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2019790
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2028736
Research findings on Dean Lung, the Chinese person whose generosity helped found the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in Columbia University
http://history.eastday.com/h/20190723/u1a14993955.html
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_3037301
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_3084462
Member of Dean Lung Search Team covered by China Daily’s report “In search of Dean Lung, a Chinese person”
Why Charles Welsh Mason endangered his life of ease to smuggled arms into China
William Mesny’s influence on Chang Chih-tung’s political philosophy
Chunger Tan 陈聪
Trip Consultant
Chunger is a professional tourist guide with over 15 years of experience. He has guided many roots-seeking tour groups from Southeast Asia and North America. It gives Chunger a great sense of achievement seeing how the tourists start to appreciate Chinese culture. Speaking from Chunger’s guiding experience, a roots-seeking tour is not only meaningful but also beneficial. It would bring the tourists closer to their ancestors and also provide them an opportunity for self-discovery as well as family bonding.