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The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Hawai`i Foundation
HISTORY AND MISSION
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Hawai'i Foundation was formed in 1997 to research, chronicle, and exhibit Dr. Sun's links to Hawaii and the contributions of the people of Hawai'i to his work to create a modern China. The long-range mission of the Foundation is the creation of a significant memorial to Dr. Sun. This virtual library, "Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: His Hawai'i Roots," is the first step toward that goal. The Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization and the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the State of Hawai'i and matching contributions by Charter Donors and Supporters.
OFFICERS
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Chairman: |
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Mr. Warren Luke |
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President: |
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Mr. Steve Ai |
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Vice President: |
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Ms. Yen Chun |
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Vice President: |
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Mr. Frank Damon |
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Vice-President/Treasurer: |
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Mr. Kenneth Chong |
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Executive Vice President: |
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Robert G. Lees |
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Secretary: |
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Ms. Joanne Tachibana |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 | | The March 2001 meeting of the board. Standing are Warren Luke, Kenneth Chong, Leigh Wai Doo, Joanne Tachibana, Steven Ai, Stanley Hong, and Lucien Wong. Seated are Yen Chun, Frank Damon, and Robert Lees. Not pictured are Mrs. Carolyn Luke, and Ms. Charlotte Vick. |
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Steven Ai |
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President of City Mill, Ltd. His grandfather, Chung-kun Ai, was a classmate of Dr. Sun at Iolani school and an early supporter and an active member of his revolutionary organizations. |
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Kenneth Chong |
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Attorney and past President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1996). His areas of activity include affairs concerning China-U.S. relations and Hawai'i's Chinese Community. |
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Yen Chun |
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A China business consultant, Yen serves as China Business Program Manager at JAIMS. She is also a Trustee of the Soong Ching Ling Foundation in Beijing and Shanghai and has been working with the Foundations on cultural and educational exchanges. Yen is a relative of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. |
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C. F. Damon, Jr. |
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Attorney, Chairman of the Punahou School Board of Trustees, and a Director of the Wo International Center at Punahou. His grandparents supported Dr. Sun's education and work. |
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Leigh-Wai Doo |
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Attorney, Trustee of the United Chinese Society, and President of Palolo Chinese Home. His maternal grandfather was the "Father of Aviation in China" and one of the 72 National Martyrs of Revolutionary China. |
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Stanley W. Hong |
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President of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i and past President of the Hawai'i Visitors Bureau. |
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Robert Lees |
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Executive Adviser, Asia and the Pacific for BearingPoint. |
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Carolyn Luke |
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Granddaughter of Luke Chan, a close friend and supporter of Dr. Sun who helped bring the Sun family to Hawai'i after the first Canton Uprising failed. |
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Warren Luke |
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hawaii National Bancshares, Inc.; Hawaii State Chairman for the American Bankers Association; President of the Hawaii Bankers Association; Director of the Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation; Chairman of the Pacific Asian Affairs Council; Hawaii Business Roundtable member; and Emeritus Director of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. |
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Joanne Tachibana |
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Freelance writer on issues on peace, culture and education; serves as President of the United Nations Association (UNA-USA), Hawaii Division; is the Publications & Community Relations Coordinator for SGI-USA Hawaii; is a Council Committee Aide for the Honolulu City Council. |
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Charlotte Vick |
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Senior Vice President for International Marketing, Starr Seigle Communications. Active in the Asia Pacific for three decades, serves on and chaired the Hawaii/Pacific Export Council for the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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Lucien Wong |
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President, Lucien Wong & Associates, LLC |
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