Dolores/Meg – Yuk Quon was born on July 10, 1916 in Hawaii.
Dolores was born after Francis Cheong Kin. She was born in Hawaii when her father Wah On moved her mother and Francis from Buk Toy, China. Doloes attended the Sacred Hearts Academy in the mornings on Fort Street, and every afternoon they attended Mun Lum Chinese Language School.
Wah On, her father was kind, honest and generous. His concern was to take care of anyone who needed his help and he had contributed generously to the schools and community. Although he was always working such long hours, he an his wife was able to raise their children to abide by the golden rule. Strict in dicipline, yet enough to be a pal whenever he could be free.
Weekends were memorable times as relatives would drop by to spend a day with the family, and most of the time, they would have capons for dinner. They raised their own chickens, squabs (pigeons) and even pigs at one time until the Board of Health put a stop to it.
Yuk Quon (Dolores) had the whooping cough one year. Just when she was recovering, Mother was making Jin Dui (Chinese Donuts) for Chinese New Year. Mother warned Yuk Quon not to eat any as they would make her cough worse. So when mother had her back turned, Yuk Quon took a jin dui and hid behind the door and at it. Behold, her cough disappeared!!!
On June 18, 1931, Dolores moved back to China with her parents. She stayed in the house in Hong Kong on 51-53 Bonham Road with her parents, her other brothers and sisters, Francis, Daisy and their family.
After her father died in 1939, Dolores stayed with her mother Yee Moy and her brother, Francis’ family in Hong Kong. In July 1940, because of the war, Daisy and her two daughters returned to Hawaii.
Yee Moy died of TB in 1942. Delores stayed in Hong Kong with Francis.
After World War II, Francis & Dolores set up Francis’ Photographic Studio. Daisy returned to Hong Kong with her children in 1947. Dolores returned to Hawaii in 1949, and died on February 1, 1959.
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