tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835868003235665460.post119101205412966938..comments2024-02-27T02:16:29.956-08:00Comments on A Chinese American Historian By Chance: Ching Ming Remembrance in Los Angeles Included Visit to Miss Donaldina Cameron's GraveChinese American Historian By Chancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854899482394875674noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835868003235665460.post-63633309574354787202012-04-10T09:28:53.819-07:002012-04-10T09:28:53.819-07:00I should have made that point clearer... if you cl...I should have made that point clearer... if you click the link to Donaldina Cameron you will learn more: "Donaldina Cameron was born on a sheep ranch in New Zealand. At the age of two she emigrated to California with her parents, older brother, and four older sisters. In 1874, when Donaldina was five, her mother died, worn out from the hardships of ranching life. The family's ranch eventually failed and Donaldina's father supported his family by working for other ranchers. At nineteen, Donaldina was engaged, but for reasons unknown, did not marry. In 1895, Donaldina was persuaded by an old family friend to spend a year helping out at the Presbyterian Mission House in San Francisco's Chinatown. The acceptance of this offer was the turning point in Donaldina's life."Chinese American Historian By Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854899482394875674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835868003235665460.post-29998777910410704332012-04-10T03:24:03.257-07:002012-04-10T03:24:03.257-07:00Thanks for the heads up John - I didn't pick u...Thanks for the heads up John - I didn't pick up that she was a New Zealander. Sounds like an amazing person.NZBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697363781775206903noreply@blogger.com