Liu Chang Guan

Guangdong, China, in the village of Baihe. She passed away on April 11, 2022 at the age of 91,

at the Queen of the Valley Hospital, West Covina. She is survived by her six children and their

spouses, 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She lived a fruitful and full life.

She was the youngest of three girls, her father worked in the Philippines and her mother was a

farmer. As a young girl, she lived through the cruelties of the Japanese invasion of China,

famine and enduring not having her father around.

In February 1949, at the age of 18, she was arranged to marry Zhi Rang Hu, the grandson of

the Town of Chikan’s Hu Family Business, which was a well known general food store and

factory. They quickly started a family, enjoying their life in the city. Despite that, they endured a

big share of hardship - such as having their family business appropriated by the government in

1956 and the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, which forced Liu Chang and her six children to

move to the countryside, and her husband to remain working in the city.

Liu Chang earned the praises of many being talented, smart, resilient, determined, frugal,

hard-working, humorous. She spoke candidly and honestly. She created a wonderful home in

the countryside with the help of her mother. Together, with her six children, they learned to grow

vegetables, grains and roots, raised chicken, ducks, geese, pigeons and pigs for their

consumption and income. In their spare time, she did embroidery, basket-weaving and knitting

to sell it to market for extra cash. Also, Liu Chang was a pioneer in the neighboring cities and

villages, being among the first to own and ride a bicycle for work and transportation. Her work

ethic, strength and resilience were admired and respected by many people, especially her

husband and children.

In 1977, the Chinese government relaxed its policy of driving people to the countryside and the

family was able to move back to the city. The family was reunited with her husband and her

mother, and they lived in Chikan once again as a family of eight. In 1979, Liu Chang and her

husband, along with their two younger children, immigrated to the United States of America.

Three years later, her family of eight reunited once again in Los Angeles, California. Together,

they worked hard and smart to build, and expand their family, which will continue to grow for

generations.

Liu Chang was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a devoted daughter,

honoring and caring for her mother until she passed away at age 94. She was always generous

and willing to help friends and her community. Through her rich life experiences, wisdom and

genuine heart, she helped so many people. She had home remedies for a number of common

illnesses. Having survived the life-changing and traumatic experiences of war, extremely difficult

times, immigrating to another country, and adapting to its new culture, she kept a great sense of

humor. She is so much more than the matriarch of our family. Her memory and legacy will

remain alive in our families, and in our hearts, forever. With our love, appreciation and

reverence, Mom/Grandmother/Great-grandmother, we will miss you greatly. Rest in peace and

rejoice in heaven, forevermore.