TRANSLATION OF THE GRAVESTONE FROM THE ORIGINAL CANTONESE, TOP TO BOTTOM, RIGHT TO LEFT:
TOI SAN, HA PING / NG YU SAI GRAVE / CHEUNG SING VILLAGE. NAME USED IN THE U.S.: ENG, GOEY HONG.
THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE PERSON IS OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME THEY USED IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT PROMPTED THEM TO BECOME A "PAPER SON," CLAIMING TO BE RELATED TO A PERSON ALREADY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE TOMBSTONE AND THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ARE BECAUSE THE DATE ON THE TOMBSTONE IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR, RATHER THAN THE WESTERN CALENDAR.
HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE HAS THE BIRTH YEAR 1990, WHEREAS THE TOMBSTONE HAS 1881.
MANY THANKS TO TOM HOM, LOS ANGELES, CA, FOR HIS EXPERT TRANSLATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.
TOI SAN, HA PING / NG YU SAI GRAVE / CHEUNG SING VILLAGE. NAME USED IN THE U.S.: ENG, GOEY HONG.
THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE PERSON IS OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME THEY USED IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT PROMPTED THEM TO BECOME A "PAPER SON," CLAIMING TO BE RELATED TO A PERSON ALREADY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE TOMBSTONE AND THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ARE BECAUSE THE DATE ON THE TOMBSTONE IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR, RATHER THAN THE WESTERN CALENDAR.
HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE HAS THE BIRTH YEAR 1990, WHEREAS THE TOMBSTONE HAS 1881.
MANY THANKS TO TOM HOM, LOS ANGELES, CA, FOR HIS EXPERT TRANSLATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.
TRANSLATION OF THE GRAVESTONE FROM THE ORIGINAL CANTONESE, TOP TO BOTTOM, RIGHT TO LEFT:
TOI SAN, HA PING / NG YU SAI GRAVE / CHEUNG SING VILLAGE. NAME USED IN THE U.S.: ENG, GOEY HONG.
THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE PERSON IS OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME THEY USED IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT PROMPTED THEM TO BECOME A "PAPER SON," CLAIMING TO BE RELATED TO A PERSON ALREADY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE TOMBSTONE AND THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ARE BECAUSE THE DATE ON THE TOMBSTONE IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR, RATHER THAN THE WESTERN CALENDAR.
HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE HAS THE BIRTH YEAR 1990, WHEREAS THE TOMBSTONE HAS 1881.
MANY THANKS TO TOM HOM, LOS ANGELES, CA, FOR HIS EXPERT TRANSLATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.
TOI SAN, HA PING / NG YU SAI GRAVE / CHEUNG SING VILLAGE. NAME USED IN THE U.S.: ENG, GOEY HONG.
THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE PERSON IS OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE NAME THEY USED IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT PROMPTED THEM TO BECOME A "PAPER SON," CLAIMING TO BE RELATED TO A PERSON ALREADY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES. DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE TOMBSTONE AND THE DATE OF DEATH ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE ARE BECAUSE THE DATE ON THE TOMBSTONE IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR, RATHER THAN THE WESTERN CALENDAR.
HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE HAS THE BIRTH YEAR 1990, WHEREAS THE TOMBSTONE HAS 1881.
MANY THANKS TO TOM HOM, LOS ANGELES, CA, FOR HIS EXPERT TRANSLATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.
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