Nora Sun

Nora Sun
Nora Sun
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Born	August 6, 1938 (age 86); Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, Republic of China
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, author, 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 and World War II Veteran in Taiwan. She followed her husband to Thailand, Japan, and Jordan.
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]

Nora Sun. An album in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen : a great man and epoch-maker (10/1/2001 ed.). Nanjing University Press. p. 245. ISBN 7305037605.