Dora Chung Zane

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Dora Chung Zane
The face of a young Asian woman.
Dora Chung Zane, from a 1933 publication.
BornJuly 6, 1904
Honolulu, Hawaii
DiedJune 2, 1991
Maunawili, Hawaii
Occupationmedical social worker
Known forservices for blind people in Hawaii

Dora Chung Zane (July 6, 1904 – June 2, 1991) was a medical social worker and clubwoman in Hawaii, specializing in services for blind people and children with disabilities.

Early life and education[edit]

Dora Chung was born in Honolulu, one of the eight children of Chung Kun Ai.[1] Her father, who was born in Guangdong Province in South China, was a classmate of Sun Yat-sen,[2] and became a wealthy businessman and philanthropist in Hawaii.[3][4]

Dora Chung trained as a teacher at the Hawaii Territorial Normal School, graduating in 1924. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1927, and earned a social work degree at Simmons College in Boston. In 1933 she received a scholarship from the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, to study at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and at the New York State Commission for the Blind.[5]

Career[edit]

Zane taught at the Ananhola School on Kauai as a young woman. She was a medical social worker at Kauikeolani Children's Hospital and St. Francis Hospital,[6] and one of the founding members of the Hawaii chapter of the American Association of Hospital Social Workers.[7] She organized public education programs on eye health.[8] She was assistant to Grace Crosby Hamman in establishing and running the Bureau for Sight Conservation and Blind Services in the Territory of Hawaii.[9][10][11] She was elected treasurer of the Oahu Association for the Adult Blind in 1937.[12] In the 1950s she served on the Territorial Commission on Children and Youth.[13]

Zane was also an active clubwoman. She was a member of the Associated Chinese University Women,[14] and represented Hawaii at the Pan-Pacific Women's Conference in Vancouver in 1937.[15][16] She was a leader in the YWCA in Honolulu.[17] She and her husband were active in the Hawaii Kennel Club.,[18] and in 1962 she won an award from the Dog Writers' Association of America for her newspaper story, "Tippy Has Two to Go On", about a dog with two legs.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Dora Chung married Arthur K. Y. Zane, a dog expert. She died in 1991, aged 86, in Maunawili.[20] An orchid hybrid, Dendrobium Dora Zane, was named in her memory.[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Honored as Father of the Year is Businessman Chung Kun Ai". The Honolulu Advertiser. June 10, 1956. p. 49. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Chang, Toy Len (1988). Sailing for the Sun: The Chinese in Hawaii, 1789-1989. University of Hawaii Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780824813130.
  3. ^ "Hung Lum Chung". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. June 30, 1976. p. 52. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Up from a Chinese Village". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 4, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Local Woman Studies Blind". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. March 23, 1933. p. 40. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Catton, Margaret M. L.; Zane, Dora C. (February 1935). "Services for the Blind in Hawaii". Outlook for the Blind: 15–20 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Hospital Social Service Director Hostess at Tea". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 17, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eye Health Course at Summer Session to Open June 25". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. June 21, 1934. p. 24. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Staff of Sight Conservation in Conference Here". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. July 29, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vision Tests Given at Farrington School". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 21, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "New Deal for Hawaii Blind Gets Started". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 5, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Adult Blind Elect Stone President". The Honolulu Advertiser. May 11, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nine Appointed to Youth Board". The Honolulu Advertiser. June 26, 1957. p. 13. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Mrs. Dora Zane to be Hostess". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 1, 1939. p. 30. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "College Women Elect Members". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 8, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "At the Pan-Pacific Conference". The Vancouver Sun. July 10, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Mrs. Arthur Zane is Representative at YWCA Conference". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. April 2, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Zane, Arthur (November 3, 1946). "K-Nine News". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 39. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Award Made for Top Story About Dogs". The Indianapolis Star. February 12, 1962. p. 21. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Dora Chung Zane". The Honolulu Advertiser. June 8, 1991. p. 38. Retrieved July 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Dendrobium Dora Zane". OrchidRoots. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
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