Nora Sun
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Children | 3 |
Nora Sun (b. August 6, 1938) (Chinese: 孫穗芬; pinyin: Sun Suifen) was a Chinese American diplomat, businesswoman, and granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yatsen. She was the founder of the Hong Kong based Shun Asia Consulting Limited and a longtime resident of Shanghai, The United States, and Hong Kong.[1] Chinese-American entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan called Nora Sun "Sino-US trade matchmaker".[2]
Timeline
- 1938: Born in Guangdong, China to Sun Fo and Chen Suk-Ying.
- 1946: Kidnapped in Shanghai[3] After her parents paid the kidnappers' ransom, she and her mother fled to Hong Kong when Mao's troops seized the family's villa.[4]
- 1955: After graduating from High School, she became the youngest flight attendant to work for Taiwan based Civil Air Transport airline.
- 1957: Married American pilot Sun Kangwei.
- 1962: Moved to the United States.
- 1978: Received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Arizona. [5] She later completed graduate studies at Babson College.
- 1986: Served as the Commercial Consul at the United States consulate in Guangzhou, China.[6]
- 1992: Served as the commercial counselor at the US Embassy in Paris.
- 1994: Resigned from the State Department and founded Shun Asia Consultants Ltd.
- 2010: Visited Taipei, Taiwan in order to attend the Taipei International Flora Exposition and was severely hurt in a car accident on her way to Taoyuan International Airport.[7]
See Also
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/real_cities/9093457.stm
- ^ http://book.163.com/09/1023/14/5MALTTS400923INP_7.html
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z1GZCPaJy4
- ^ http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,491469-5,00.html
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=U8vgRF-E8y0C&pg=PA262&dq=%22nora+sun%22&hl=en&ei=SbIgTdilKIH0swPCh9i5Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22nora%20sun%22&f=false
- ^ http://www.china.org.cn/english/NM-e/44799.htm
- ^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/01/02/2003492455