Posted by Ian Welch on December 18, 1999 at 18:59:59:
In Reply to: Re: Ong FAMILY from HOYPING, CANTON, CHINA posted by Did any of your ancestors/family emigrate to Phoenix, Arizona? on September 05, 1998 at 14:44:22:
Usual spelling is Hoiping, one of the four districts in the See Yup (Siyi) region of Guangdong Province. Unless you have the name in characters, it is highly unlikely that you will get much further. There is a US Chinese Genelogical Association and a Chinese-American in San Francisco. Use your browser to find them.