About Us

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.