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SINGAPORE – Almost 70 years after she was put up for adoption, Madame Jenny Chow finally reunited with her biological siblings on Sunday (September 6).
The meeting, which took place at Blk 516, Bedok North Avenue 2, was the first time Madam Chow, 67, had met seven of her eight biological siblings.
Madam Chow, whose birth name was Lua Siew Hong, was put up for adoption when she was three months old.
She grew up as the only daughter of Mr. Chow Xiang Cheow and Madam Tan Ah Bee.
He found out that she was adopted when she was in elementary school, after looking at her birth certificate, which had the names of her biological parents, and the adoption papers.
However, he did not pursue the matter because he feared that his adoptive parents would be harmed, he said.
He began making attempts to search for his biological family only in 2004, including searching for his home, but to no avail each time.
Sunday’s meeting came after her husband, David Wong, 68, a print shop owner, contacted the Crime Library (CLS) charity library to help find the family last month, for suggestion from your friend. The group of volunteers also tracks missing people.
On Sunday, Madam Chow met five of her brothers, three sisters and two brothers, on the empty terrace of the Housing Board block, where they compared birth certificates. They also gave him photos of the family.
They were later joined by another sister and a brother at a nearby cafe, where the family had lunch together.
Madam Chow, who works part-time in hotel management, told The Straits Times that she was a bit stressed during the meeting as she grew up an only child.
She and her husband now have two children and six grandchildren. Another boy died of cancer when he was 30 years old.
Mrs. Lua Siew Eng, 66, said in Mandarin that she is happy to be reunited with her sister and looks forward to staying in touch with her.
Joseph Tan, who founded CLS, said the organization had conducted inquiries in the Changi neighborhood. This was where the family used to live, according to the address on Madam Chow’s birth certificate.
CLS discovered that Madam Chow’s late biological mother used to work at Changi Airport and managed to find her home.
It is now inhabited by two of Madam Chow’s brothers, one of whom confirmed with CLS that she was his long-lost sister.
“We are happy that both families have finally closed and that CLS is here for them,” Tan said.
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