How his Education Affected the Revolution

Hawaii Chinese News   How The Education Dr. Sun Yet-sen Received in Hawaii Greatly Affected the Outcome of China’s Revolution Hawaii Chinese News, July 15, 2005, Page 11 Translated by Dr. Tian Chenshan and edited by Yen Chun [ Click Here for Scan of Original Article ] The Ninth East-West Philosophers Conference was held on May 29 to June 10, 2005 at the Imin International Conference Center, East-West Center, Hawaii. The theme was “Education and its Purposes: Philosophical Dialogues Between Cultures”. Some 200 philosophy experts and scholars from all over the world gathered and delivered to the audience about a hundred academic…

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Dr. Sun Yat Sen Commemoration – Nov. 12, 2002

Overview   Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu, Hawaii November 12, 2002 HONOLULU (3 November 2002) – The birthday of historic statesman and renown thinker Sun Yat Sen — credited for creating modern China — will be commemorated at a special evening gathering on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Entitled “Hawaii’s Impact in Shaping Dr. Sun Yat Sen’s Activities and Modern China,” the event will feature remarks by Mr. Al Castle, historian and Executive Director and Treasurer of the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation, and Dr. Michael Lestz, China scholar and Special Advisor to the University of Hawaii President. The featured moderator will…

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9th East-West Philosophers’ Conference – May 29-June 10, 2005

Overview     The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Foundation of Hawaii participated in the 9th “East-West Philosophers’ Conference,” held May 29-June 10 at the East-West Center. The conference was co-sponsored by the University of Hawaii Philosophy Department. For the program, participant abstracts, and additional information, please visit the conference website.   In conjunction with the conference, the foundation presented “Educating Sun Yat-sen: Hawaii and the Chinese Revolution” on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 featuring moderator Sigfried Ramler (East-West Center), Hao Ping (Peking University), and Alfred Castle (Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation). The presentation program and photos from the event are now…

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park Dedication Ceremony – November 5, 2005

Chinatown Gateway Park   Chinatown park open following renovations Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sunday, November 6, 2005 “[Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman] announced plans to erect a memorial at the park to Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary leader who was educated in Hawaii and is known as the father of modern China. Details on the memorial have not been finalized, but Hannemann said it will be funded by the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation.”   Gateway Park reopens in Chinatown ceremony Honolulu Advertiser, Sunday, November 6, 2005 Mayor Mufi Hannemann announced during the ceremony a new partnership to maintain the park and plans…

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China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF) – December 30, 2005

Update by Yen Chun   We had a nice breakfast meeting with China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (SCLF). They expressed their interest in working with us closely in the future. The SCLF’s visit to Hawaii was covered by the Sing Tao Daily News (Chinese). SCLF presented our Foundation a wedding photo of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Mdm. Soong Ching Ling.   Attached are a few more photos: Left to Right: C.F. Damon Jr., Joanne Tachibana, Warren Luke, YU Guilin (Vice Chairman of SCLF), Steven Ai, WU Cunyu (Director of International Liaison Department, SCLF), Yen Chun, WANG Jia Jia (Staff of…

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