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Mission & History
Mission & History
Quock Mui was born at Point Lobos in 1859. Her parents were Cantonese fishermen who sailed to California by seagoing junk in 1851. Point Lobos was a thriving multicultural community in the later 19th century. Quock Mui had an aptitude for language, and by the time she married fisherman Jone Yow Hoy in 1876, she was able to speak five languages.
In May 1906, a suspicious fire swept through the Chinese fishing community at Point Alones. Nearly all of the homes & businesses were burned and looted; the Chinese residents were not permitted to rebuild.
Over 10 years ago, Quock Mui's descendant Gerry Low-Sabado organized the first Walk of Remembrance to acknowlege the displacement of the Chinese American community in 1906.
Following her passing, Quock Mui Foundation was established as a nonprofit organization to carry out its mission.
Quock Mui Foundation is exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Randy Sabado
Secretary
Jean Quan
President &
Chief Executive Officer
Taylor Lee
Advisor
Klarity Coleman
Treasurer &
Chief Financial Officer
Floyd Huen
Board Member
Gloria Ipson
Board Member
Michael Ipson
Board Member
Call to Action
The Quock Mui Foundation is seeking board members to continue the legacy and work of Quock Mui and Gerry Low Sabado. We invite anyone passionate about centering local history in our communities and honoring the rich heritage of the Monterey Peninsula’s Chinese and immigrant communities to join us.
We extend a special invitation to descendants of the Point Alones fishing village — and of the many fishing villages along Monterey Bay — because our current board believes the foundation is best served when descendants hold leadership roles on the board and in executive offices. The Quock Mui Foundation is envisioned as a body led by village descendants alongside a broader community of accomplices: people who can carry forward the work of two illustrious women, Quock Mui and Gerry Low Sabado, who each provided transformative leadership a century apart.
In this modern age, we must think globally and act locally, knowing that our collective liberation is intertwined. If you are interested in exploring board membership, you are welcome to attend one of our meetings and/or speak with our executive board: President Jean Quan, Secretary Randy Sabado, or Klarity Coleman.
Contact Jean: 510-388-1472
Contact Randy at randy@quockmuifoundation.org
Contact Klarity at finance@quockmuifoundation.org
Victories
1. 2010 — The Walk of Remembrance is established. Through Gerry’s activism and partnerships with Pacific Grove Mayor Carmelita Garcia and the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History — which Gerry called “the venue for change” — the Walk of Remembrance takes root.
2. May 14, 2022 — The City of Pacific Grove issues a formal public apology to the Chinese community for ongoing racism, including the cultural appropriation embedded in the Feast of Lanterns, as a direct result of Gerry’s sustained activism.
3. 2022 — The Pacific Grove City Council votes unanimously to include the Walk of Remembrance as an officially city-sponsored annual event, providing police and public works support going forward.
4. 2023 — The Quock Mui Foundation is formed to support the Walk of Remembrance and carry forward the activism Gerry Low Sabado began.
5. 2026 — $15,000 awarded by Stanford University’s Asian American Art Initiative to the Quock Mui Foundation, supporting educational coordination and teacher training so that local schoolteachers can bring the history of Monterey Peninsula’s Chinese communities into their classrooms.
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