Tin-Yuke Char

Tin-Yuke Char (July 4, 1905 June 17, 1990) was a Chinese-American historian and businessman who was interested in the history of the Hakka people and Chinese people in Hawaiʻi.

Early life and education Char was born on July 4, 1905. His parents were from Zhongshan, China, and had moved to Hawaiʻi in the 1890s. Char graduated from McKinley High School in 1924. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Yenching University in 1928. While attending Yenching University, he was encouraged by William Hung to study the Hakka people and their migration. After teaching at Chongqing Nankai Secondary School in Tianjin from 1928 to 1930, Char returned to Hawaiʻi and earned a Master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi.

In 1934 he married Wai Jane Chun, who collaborated with him on his research on the history of Chinese people in Hawaiʻi. They had four children.