Halcyon Days

Rose, San Tong and little Jack are on the far right of the picture. Rose's brothers, sister, brothers' girl friends complete the costume party


Jack and Joan , Rose and San Tong's kids


Rose and Jack


San Tong , Rose and Jack


San Tong Jue loved to shoot home movies . This collection of early home movies features San Tong Jue , his wife Rose , their children , Jack , and Joan , and San Tong's sisters Dorothy and Corrine . Also on the movie are Jack and Joan's first cousins ,Maxine, Lorraine , and June , who are children of San You Jue (San Tong's brother) and Maxine May Kam. There is a scripted train robbery movie that also includes Rose's brother Willie. This movie is remarkable when you realize that the young stars of the movie , Jack and Joan , recently celebrated their 82nd and 80th birthdays . The movies were shot circa the 1930's . These are movies from what I have called the " Halcyon Days" of the Jue clan , a time of joy and happiness and prosperity , and of an immigrant family becoming truly American . Jue Joe's hard work in establishing the clan in America had paid off , and the family was doing well despite the Depression