Nora Sun was a Chinese American diplomat, businesswoman, and granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen died from injuries from a car crash he was , 72.. She was the founder of the Hong Kong based Nora Sun Associates and a longtime resident of Shanghai, San Francisco, and Hong Kong.[1] Chinese-American entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan called Nora Sun "Sino-US trade matchmaker".[2]| (August 6, 1937 – January 29, 2011) |
Timeline
- 1937: Born in Shanghai, China to Sun Fo and Shanghai property developer and socialite Lan-Yi.
- 1946: Kidnapped in Shanghai[3] After her mother Lan Yi 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.
- 1961: 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 general in Guangzhou, China.[6]
- 1989: Served as the commercial consul at the United States consulate general in Shanghai, China.
- 1992: Served as the commercial counselor at the U.S. Embassy, Paris.
- 1994: Resigned from the State Department and founded Nora Sun Associates Ltd.
- 2010: Visited Taipei, Taiwan in order to attend the Taipei International Flora Exposition. Sun was severely hurt in a car accident on her way to Taoyuan International Airport on January 1, 2011.[7] She died on January 29.
Book
- Nora Sun. An album in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen : a great man and epoch-maker (10/1/2001 ed.). Nanjing University Press. pp. 245. ISBN 7305037605.
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