Around 1884, a young man left his wife and infant daughter to go on a journey that would take him halfway across the world in search of work and a better life for his family. Chin Den Len (陳 登能) left his village of Niu Fu in southern China for the island of Jamaica in the New World with nothing to his name but a dream of a better future for his family in China. He toiled for a number of years as an indentured laborer in the harsh Jamaican sugar cane fields despite the huge language and cultural barrier. Through determination and hard work, he saved up enough money to establish a small business in the coastal town of Falmouth. Chin Den Len later became better known as William Chin See, founder of Chin See Bros. of Falmouth, Jamaica.
In 1912, at age 18, Henry Levy Chin immigrated from Indo China (modern day Vietnam) to Falmouth, Jamaica. Henry Levy Chin (Chin Fah Hing, 陳 華興) was William Chinsee’s nephew and the son of his older brother, Chin Den Luen (陳 登纶). Under William’s mentorship, both men built Chin See Bros. into one of the most successful and influential businesses in the town of Falmouth. After William returned to Niu Fu to enjoy his retirement, Henry Levy remained in Falmouth’s Water Square town center as a businessman, operating Sweetie’s Thrift Shop.
It is due to the hard work and sacrifice of these two men that current generations of the Chin families are able to enjoy the lifestyles to which they are accustomed.
This site is dedicated to the collection and preservation of historical accounts, along with supporting documents of William Chin See, founder of Chin See Bros., and that of his nephew Henry Levy Chin and their descendants for present and future generations of Chin families, so that their hard work and sacrifice shall not be forgotten.