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Traditional
  
孫穗芬

Name
  
Nora Sun

Mandarin
  
Sun Suifen

Parents
  
Sun Fo


Nationality
  
American

Alma mater
  
University of Arizona

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Full Name
  
Eleanora Caroline Sun

Born
  
August 6, 1937 (
1937-08-06
)
Shanghai, Republic of China

Residence
  
Shanghai, Hong Kong, San Francisco

Children
  
Steven Sun Seigrist (孫忠仁)Jeffrey Lloyd Seigrist (孫忠傑)Alan Daniel Seigrist (孫忠偉)

Died
  
January 29, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan

Spouse
  
Capt. C.W. Seigrist (m. 1957)

Similar People
  
Sun Fo, Lu Muzhen, Sun Yat‑sen

Grandparents
  
Sun Yat-sen, Lu Muzhen

Great-grandparents
  
Lady Yang, Sun Dacheng

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Nora Sun (August 6, 1937 – January 29, 2011) was a Chinese American diplomat, businesswoman, and granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen. She was the founder of the Hong Kong-based Nora Sun Associates and a longtime resident of Shanghai, San Francisco, and Hong Kong. Chinese-American entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan called Nora Sun "Sino-US trade matchmaker".

Contents

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Timeline

  • 1937: Born in Shanghai, China to Sun Fo and Shanghai property developer and socialite Rosa Lam (Lan-Yi in Mandarin).
  • 1946: Kidnapped in Shanghai 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.
  • 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.
  • 1978: Received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Arizona. She later completed graduate studies at Babson College.
  • 1986: Served as the commercial consul at the United States Consulate General in Guangzhou, China.
  • 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 injured in a car accident on her way to Taoyuan International Airport on January 1, 2011. She died as a result of the injuries on January 29.

    • Death

    On 1 January 2011, Sun involved in a car accident which caused her serious injury. She was traveling at Jianguo Overpass on the way to Taoyuan International Airport when the car she was riding was hit by another car coming from the opposite side of the highway. The accident injured her chest and abdomen. She was then treated at Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital but died on 29 January 2011.

    Book

  • 孫穗芳; Sun, Lily Sui-fong (1 October 2001). 我的祖父孙中山先生纪念集: 一位开创世纪奇迹的伟人 [An album in memory of Dr Sun Yat-sen: a great man and epoch-maker]. Nanjing University Press. ISBN 7-305-03760-5. 
  • 沈飞德; Shen, Feide (2002). 民国第一家: 孙中山的亲属与后裔 [The first republican house: Sun Yat-sen's relatives and descendants]. Shanghai: 上海人民出版社. ISBN 978-7208040489. 

    • References

    Nora Sun Wikipedia
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