Dora Chung Zane

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.

Dora Chung Zane
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

Early life and education

Dora Chung was born in Honolulu, one of the eight children of Chung Kun Ai.[1] Her father, who was born in Kwangtung 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 Hawaii 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

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

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]

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References
  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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