HNN launches new series ‘Journey to China, Hawaii’s Connection’

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii News Now’s Stephanie Lum launches a new series, “Journey to China, Hawaii’s Connection”.

The two-week-long special runs from January 29 through February 9 and will air nightly on the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on KHNL and KGMB.

She, along with photojournalist Corbin Gregory, captured the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s first trip back to Southern China since the pandemic and their efforts to strengthen relationships with Honolulu’s sister cities, especially with the United States strained relations with China at this time.

“It was an eye-opening experience,” said Lum. “The only way we’ve been learning about what’s happening in China is through our national news.

Actually being there and talking to residents and learning about the culture and history gave me a new perspective of Southern China that I can’t wait to share with everyone.

I got to see where the majority of the ancestors of Hawaii Chinese came from and traced my roots back to my family’s ancestral village in Zhongshan.”

The series will also focus on China’s cashless society, constant surveillance, political and economic relations, the history of Chinese in Hawaii, rare footage of the very beginnings of Honolulu’s Chinatown, and a look at exotic foods and shopping in each region.

“This trip really taught me the importance of building and maintaining relationships and knowing your family history and where you came from.”

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